Innovation in Music

Sarah Nicolls

Nicolls is a genuinely “edgy Brit”, and what she does should be happening every week of the year.

– The Guardian

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Self-evaluation and audience comments

The final show on December 10th was a great success.  We had an audience of 106, lots of press coverage, a great review in the local paper (see REVIEW ) and genuinely heartfelt and generous comments from audience members, both on the night and subsequently (see...

Evaluating the project – team comments

I created my latest show Moments of Weightlessness with the help and support of a fantastic creative team.  At the bottom of this are comments from Brighton Dome's Music Producer, Laura Ducceschi, who made the whole thing possible.  I asked the other team...

26th Oct

A rare day at home making music, so an incredibly short post so as not to waste time - but currently working on a loop of 'peg bag', 'ratchet', 'spinning top'…  If you happen to be reading this and would like to come to my work-in-progress showing on 19th November at...

Thursday 9th October

Thanks to Brighton Dome for giving me a fantastic opportunity, in using their fab Corn Exchange space and lending me their lovely tech team for the last days. I've been in the space with Chris Umney doing lighting design, Lou Cope advising on the dramaturgy and Janine...

Thursday 2nd October

A fascinating day, as I start to discover just how the theatrical processes might actually affect the music I write, creating useful ideas/challenges/limitations. For example, just for the very first piece: 1. Lou observing that the hammers are really lovely to watch...

Sun 28th September

On the train going to do IF WET and realizing that there are so many clear parallels between the senses and feelings of motherhood and the act of creating an instrument, that the piano texts really do feel relevant (e.g. about not knowing fully about something til you...

Sat 27th September

• Trying soundtrack of me describing Stan’s birth-day whilst watching me swinging piano from behind. Could be very tense/harsh/strong but I’d need to edit out ALL human chatty & gory/extra bits I think. • Motivated today by finding my run the other day to Lou too...

Self-evaluation and audience comments

The final show on December 10th was a great success.  We had an audience of 106, lots of press coverage, a great review in the local paper (see REVIEW ) and genuinely heartfelt and generous comments from audience members, both on the night and subsequently (see...

Evaluating the project – team comments

I created my latest show Moments of Weightlessness with the help and support of a fantastic creative team.  At the bottom of this are comments from Brighton Dome's Music Producer, Laura Ducceschi, who made the whole thing possible.  I asked the other team...

26th Oct

A rare day at home making music, so an incredibly short post so as not to waste time - but currently working on a loop of 'peg bag', 'ratchet', 'spinning top'…  If you happen to be reading this and would like to come to my work-in-progress showing on 19th November at...

Thursday 9th October

Thanks to Brighton Dome for giving me a fantastic opportunity, in using their fab Corn Exchange space and lending me their lovely tech team for the last days. I've been in the space with Chris Umney doing lighting design, Lou Cope advising on the dramaturgy and Janine...

Thursday 2nd October

A fascinating day, as I start to discover just how the theatrical processes might actually affect the music I write, creating useful ideas/challenges/limitations. For example, just for the very first piece: 1. Lou observing that the hammers are really lovely to watch...

Sun 28th September

On the train going to do IF WET and realizing that there are so many clear parallels between the senses and feelings of motherhood and the act of creating an instrument, that the piano texts really do feel relevant (e.g. about not knowing fully about something til you...

Sat 27th September

• Trying soundtrack of me describing Stan’s birth-day whilst watching me swinging piano from behind. Could be very tense/harsh/strong but I’d need to edit out ALL human chatty & gory/extra bits I think. • Motivated today by finding my run the other day to Lou too...

Self-evaluation and audience comments

The final show on December 10th was a great success.  We had an audience of 106, lots of press coverage, a great review in the local paper (see REVIEW ) and genuinely heartfelt and generous comments from audience members, both on the night and subsequently (see...

Evaluating the project – team comments

I created my latest show Moments of Weightlessness with the help and support of a fantastic creative team.  At the bottom of this are comments from Brighton Dome's Music Producer, Laura Ducceschi, who made the whole thing possible.  I asked the other team...

26th Oct

A rare day at home making music, so an incredibly short post so as not to waste time - but currently working on a loop of 'peg bag', 'ratchet', 'spinning top'…  If you happen to be reading this and would like to come to my work-in-progress showing on 19th November at...

Thursday 9th October

Thanks to Brighton Dome for giving me a fantastic opportunity, in using their fab Corn Exchange space and lending me their lovely tech team for the last days. I've been in the space with Chris Umney doing lighting design, Lou Cope advising on the dramaturgy and Janine...

Thursday 2nd October

A fascinating day, as I start to discover just how the theatrical processes might actually affect the music I write, creating useful ideas/challenges/limitations. For example, just for the very first piece: 1. Lou observing that the hammers are really lovely to watch...

Sun 28th September

On the train going to do IF WET and realizing that there are so many clear parallels between the senses and feelings of motherhood and the act of creating an instrument, that the piano texts really do feel relevant (e.g. about not knowing fully about something til you...

Sat 27th September

• Trying soundtrack of me describing Stan’s birth-day whilst watching me swinging piano from behind. Could be very tense/harsh/strong but I’d need to edit out ALL human chatty & gory/extra bits I think. • Motivated today by finding my run the other day to Lou too...

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