Brighton Festival Ditchling Museum Music Trail

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“My thanks to the Brighton Festival for this marvellous event. It's a great walk; there were carpets of cowslips on the way up and English bluebells on the way back down. And the weather - rain then shafts of sunlight then blue sky - added to the drama. But the astonishing thing was the music and how that enhanced the experience. It seemed to mirror our mood - energetic on that stiff climb up, expansive, contemplative even, as we gazed across Sussex from the top, tricky rhythmically as we came back down that awkward eroded chalk path. And the technical bits worked perfectly for me - I just stuck my phone in my pocket and listened though my earpieces. I didn't look at the pictures or text, I didn't want to lose momentum. And that was the other thing about the music, it drove us on, it gave structure to the walk. I really want to listen to that music again in the cool light of day - and read the text. I haven't been so struck by a piece of contemporary music for some time. Every moment of it was so full of interest.”

Andrew Polmear. 15 May 2021. On the Brighton Festival Ditchling Museum Soundwalk - Echoes App - Music by Ed Hughes