Reed Thomas

Nigel is to attend the US premiere of his wind orchestra version of his space epic`Earthrise’. The premiere will be given by the Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble under the baton of Dr Reed Thomas on the April 15 at 3pm in the Hinton Music Hall in the University’s Wright Music Building, Murfreesboro. The programme also includes Igor Stravinsky’s “Symphony of Psalms” and George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”. The orchestra will then record `Earthrise’ for the Naxos label the week after.