Russ Palmer, Mark Pampel

‘Music for the Senses’ a classical and contemporary music concert by deafblind musicians Russ Palmer and Mark Pampel in support of Sense, the national deafblind charity will take place at the Cecil Sharp House on 13 September.

The double bill will start with Mark Pampel’s piano performance including his own classical compositions. Mark is influenced by composers like Schubert, Jarrett, Finnissy, Cashian and Messiaen to name a few.

Songwriter Russ Palmer will be performing his first album ‘Warm Summer Days’ and some of his favourite tunes on guitar along with musician Juha Sarkkola. Russ is a music therapist and consultant advisor in music research at the University of Helsinki and has recently played Parafest, a disability arts festival in Finland.

After the concert the musicians will be talking about how technology can help people with limited sight and hearing to experience and produce music. Russ and Mark will also be talking about the way they interact with music despite the fact that it seems completely inaccessible for people with sensory loss.

See www.sense.org.uk/content/music-senses for more information.