and who better to go for karljenkins?ony orchestra, and have performed in hull's city hall for over 130 years. a hall famous for its magnificent organ. they wanted a piece of music that would celebrate that. for a composer best known for his choral music, it would be a break from the norm, but an opportunity too good to miss. city of culture is an amazing thing and to be part of it was wonderful that i was asked, to write an organ piece for this organ. it ticks all the boxes. experimenting with music is how his career began. in fact, the last time he played in hull was while performing with the 70s jazz rock grip soft machine. but in a career that spans over three decades, he has never written music for an organ like this before. in this age, nowadays, sounds are digitised, and you press a button and you get something, but inside that thing there's an actual bass drum with something hitting it. when you want a bass drum sound on a glockenspiel, it's played with hammers. it is quite incredible, really. 6000 pipes is, in si