Blues For A Blue Earth
Composition for string orchestra and soloist
commissioned by Purbeck Strings with funds from
South West Arts.
World premiere Swanage, Dorset, March 18 2007, with Billy Thompson violin, Alex Stanford piano, The Stanford Quartet, The Purbeck Festival Strings conducted by Ian Pillow.
Piece by 
Mike Westbrook's MAMA CHICAGO has been reissued. The CD mastering from the original stereo tapes, has brought a new richness and detail to the classic album. There are a few new touches of which we hope fans of the original vinyl will approve. 
Werner Uehlinger of HatART has reissued Mike Westbrook's 'ON DUKE'S BIRTHDAY' in July 2007 
Mike Westbrook will be performing ON DUKE’S BIRTHDAY with a Tentet drawn from the five Swiss Jazz Schools (two students from each) in October. 
With music by Mike Westbrook and libretto by Kate
Westbrook, based around JMW Turner's travels in the Alps, TURNER
IN URI was commissioned by the Alpentoene Festival and
premiered in Altdorf and Zurich in 2003. The 75 minute work involves
2 vocal soloists, jazz and rock musicians, 25 voice choir and 30 piece
brass band, combined with film projection of paintings by Kate Westbrook.
