FOR those who remember Mike Oldfield’s classic 1973 album Tubular Bells will be in for a treat when Crediton Arts Centre presents Tubular Bells for Solo Piano on Saturday, February 27.

This is a unique opportunity to hear the instrumental album performed live when stripped bare of its glockenspiels, organs and “two slightly distorted guitars” then faithfully re-constructed as a solo piano piece.

From the haunting introductory motif of Part One right through to the concluding Sailor’s Hornpipe of Part Two, Dave Sanderson performs his own piano version of Oldfield’s groundbreaking prog-rock epic live; journeying from one melody, riff and texture to the next with only his two hands, one instrument and no pre-recorded loops or backing tracks.

Exeter-based Dave, who is well-known for An Evening Without James Taylor and “Mr Food” from BBC’s Steve Wright In The Afternoon, is delighted to be coming to Credition Arts Centre with this new solo live project which, as well as Tubular Bells, will include a selection of his own original piano pieces.

Tickets, priced at £8 (£6 for concessions), are available from Crediton Arts Centre (01363 773260), Crediton Community Book Shop, Sandford Post Office and online at: ticketsource.co.uk .