Recalling the show, Theo notes “A very beautiful church. This place has musical history as the first organist at All Saints was Adolf von Holst, father of composer Gustav Holst. Holst's parents were married at the church and he himself was baptised there and sang in the choir. This felt to me like a very in-tune, refined and effective performance.”
The ambience of church adds a sparkle to Theo Travis’ soprano sax as he plays the theme to The Power To Believe getting a remarkable concert underway. A powerful and acerbic Rotary Symmetrical lends a pensive quality to the flow. As they progress into Dark Clouds, Travis’ use of layered flutes as a shifting harmonic backdrop for Fripp’s keening but brief solo demonstrates the trust and support these players offer to each other. Overall the music seems to slip away touch on something vast and unknowable. Holst probably had it about right when he said “Music, being identical with heaven, isn’t a thing of momentary thrills or even hourly ones. It’s a condition of eternity.”
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