tilbury

Reeves mentioned the new Lower Thames Crossing, the UK's largest road tunnel, which will link Tilbury in Essex and Gravesend in Kent.

The composer assembled a dream team of musicians, many of whom were already friends or mutual friends — or, in the case of 88-year-old John Tilbury, a longtime hero.

Blumberg took his portable recording equipment to them partly out of necessity; Tilbury doesn’t travel, and Sophie Agnel, another accomplished pianist, had restrictions on her busy schedule.

It was pouring rain one day on the roof of Tilbury’s kitchen shed, which caused Blumberg to worry.

To retain that spirit, he put a microphone on Tilbury himself, to capture the sound of the pianist adjusting in his chair or breathing; if you listen closely during the film’s intermission, you can actually hear Tilbury scribbling on his sheet music.