mes ▁on ▁music ▁and ▁architecture ▁for ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 3 ▁with ▁the ▁produ cers ▁Tim ▁Thor ne ▁and ▁Anton y ▁Pitts , ▁and ▁two ▁notable ▁examples ▁of ▁radi ogen ic ▁work , ▁" Ch rom atic ▁Fant asy " ▁and ▁" From ▁the ▁Di ary ▁of ▁a ▁Fly ". ▁Jack ▁had ▁written ▁about ▁music ▁regularly ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁first ▁for ▁the ▁month ly ▁Music ▁and ▁Mus icians , ▁then ▁for ▁Time ▁Out , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁Class ical ▁Music ▁and ▁Opera ▁Editor ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 7 7 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁quality ▁national ▁papers , ▁not ably ▁The ▁Guardian ▁and , ▁later , ▁The ▁Independent . ▁The ▁other ▁activity ▁was ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁Arts ▁( IC A ) ▁in ▁London , ▁devoted ▁to ▁new ▁music . ▁It ▁ran ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁the ▁American ▁pian ist ▁Y var ▁Mik hash off ▁requested ▁a ▁t ango ▁(" T in - Pan ▁T ango ") ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁the ▁Al me ida ▁Festival ▁in ▁London . ▁This ▁kick - start ed ▁a ▁rev ival ▁in ▁Jack ' s ▁composition . ▁React ing ▁against ▁his ▁own ▁earlier ▁music ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁experimental ▁or ▁avant - gar de ▁music ▁he ▁promoted ▁at ▁the ▁I CA , ▁Jack ▁now ▁wrote ▁music ▁which ▁is , ▁broad ly ▁speaking , ▁t onal