Senbla presents:
Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells
Extended 50th Anniversary Celebrations
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- About the album
Iconic. World-Renowned. An epic celebration of a multi-award-winning album.
Get ready for an electrifying celebration as Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells Extended 50th Anniversary tour comes to The Glasshouse this Autumn!
Experience the iconic album performed live in its entirety by an expansive group, conducted by Oldfield’s collaborator Robin Smith, which will see the iconic Tubular Bells performed in full, as well as other works by Mike Oldfield including Moonlight Shadow, Summit Day, Family Man and Ommadawn.
Need to know
Price: From £28.10
Stage Times: Announced nearer showtime.
Age: Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.
Mike Oldfield is not appearing in this performance.
‘A magnificent performance of a piece that’s now part of the fabric of popular culture. And when you think Mike Oldfield was just 17 when he began writing it, and was 19 when the album was released, it’s nothing short of a work of genius.’
Newcastle Chronicle
‘This is a concert for anyone, for those who grabbed the album when it came out on vinyl in 1973 to the Spotify audiences of today. Music is at its best when it’s live! A most enjoyable experience. I would go and see this show again in a heartbeat.’
Brighton and Hove News
About the album
Tubular Bells, created in 1971 and released in 1973, was the debut studio album by English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and songwriter Mike Oldfield. At just 17 years old when he started composing the music, Oldfield recorded and played almost all the instruments on the album, gained worldwide recognition when the opening theme was used for the soundtrack of the horror film, The Exorcist and went on to become the highest selling instrumental album of all time.
A bold and progressive fusion, Tubular Bells is a journey through classical, jazz, folk, progressive rock, and electronica and went on to win a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition in 1974.
Robin Smith, the Musical Director of the tour show, was completely mesmerised by Tubular Bells the moment he heard it. He was educated at the Royal Grammar School High Wycombe and then studied Composition at the Royal College of Music. He spent several years working as a piano/keyboard player in Africa, the Caribbean, USA, and Europe before coming back to UK to join National Youth Jazz Orchestra. He quickly became the principal pianist and spent most of his free time composing new jazz compositions.
Smith has collaborated with Mike Oldfield for over 30 years, with performances of Tubular Bells including at Edinburgh Castle, and also the 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
