Sounding Bombe: Enigma project Jack M Campbell
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“Campbell is a young master of the arts...demonstrating prodigal talents....and making waves across the Classical Music Scene” - London Daily News
Enjoy a live performance of an experimental, multi-media composition based on the mathematics used to crack the enigma code during World War II.
Written by violinist Jack M Campbell in collaboration with the National Museum of Computing in Bletchley Park, this multi-genre work for solo violin and experimental electronics is both an historical reflection and a celebration of the technological triumphs of the past.
Sounding Bombe; Enigma Project has already toured North America and been performed at Bletchley Park, UK. Join Jack at the York Army Museum as he reflects musically on the foundation of the modern computer and the end of World War II.
Accessibility: The York Army Museum is down a flight of 11 steps. There is a platform stairlift which will take weights of up to 325Kg. Contact the museum on 01904 461010 for further information.
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Image credit: SD Holman
About the performer
Jack M Campbell is a composer, violinist, and arts producer. Having commissioned and premiered over 20 works for solo violin by composers across the globe, he currently
creates and collaborates in France, England, US, Germany, Switzerland and across Canada. His compositional projects build bridges between contemporary classical music and visual arts, dance and theatre. He works as a soloist, chamber musician, improvisor and recording artist for LP, video, radio and sound installation. He has collaborated artistically with and/or performed at The United Nations Summit of the Future (NYC), The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park (UK), The Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris, Conway Hall (London), Lightsound Festival (London), Splendor (Amsterdam) and many others.
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