"Lucy Pankhurst has been producing outstanding pieces for brass in recent years, but until 2009 had gone somewhat unnoticed. No longer. Recently recorded works such as 'Wicked' and 'Jagaligaliga Shine' by Wingates and Scherzo Brass, as well as the performance of 'Wired' by Leyland Brass in Concert this year have showcased an original, freethinking talent. The banding movement should do everything it can to nurture and support a musical voice of the future."
Iwan Fox (4br, 2009)
Lucy has officially been voted as the Best Newcomer in the 4barsrest.com 2009 Awards, for her 'exciting compositional talent' and contribution to the brass band repertoire. The nominees were posted on the website before Christmas, with an exclusively online voting system deciding the overall winners, to be announced on Christmas day. Lucy was the only composer in this category and she polled 32% of the votes cast, a clear way in front of the other nominees.
Many thanks to all those who voted and for the continuing support of Lucy's work.