The second workshop for Next Wave took place on July 23rd and 24th up at the Sage, Gateshead. This time I had completed more or less a full draft of my new work 'El Hilo del Tiempo' for accordion, two violins and percussion. The piece is inspired by the Mayan sacred calendar. The first day in the calendar is called the 'thread of time' (translated in to spanish El Hilo del Tiempo) and I took this as the idea of the piece. The accordion interests me as it can create very susta