Lancing: A musical tour

You are writing a musical about Lancing? Are you mad?

Well, no on both counts really. I'm writing a piece of music about Lancing, and I'm pretty sure I'm sane.

Why are you writing a piece of music about Lancing?

Well, I've been asked to write something for a young composers concert next week, and as it is in Lancing I thought I would write about... well... Lancing.

Hold on, "young" composers?

Don't be rude. And they are a little short on genuine student composers this year.

So is it all fights at the train station, rowdy pubs, council estates and wet weather?

No actually. I've taken quite a positive view because Lancing actually has a lot of good things about it. Now I know I don't have a lot of experience of other places but I always quite liked it. I like Durrington too of course...

Weirdo. But.. but... you once lived in Virginia Water! The epitome of the suburban dream that is Surrey!

Well, yes, and it was very nice. It lacked soul though. Lancing has much more of a sense of community. OK, you aren't going to see Gary Linekar in your local newsagent but having lived in Lancing the majority of my life I know lots of other people who live there, which is nice.

So what have you written about in Lancing?

The manor, the village shops, a church or two, the beach, row after row of 1930s housing. Monks.

Monks?

Well, there is Monks Rec, and The Merry Monk and Monks Avenue. So I thought "Why not?".

What was your inspiration for the main then?

The note A, followed by intervals based on the numbers 2, 0 and 5.

How'd you come up with that.

... well... ... ...

Oh hold on... A... 2...0.......2...5?

:)