Harriet Mackenzie at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, London on Friday 24th March 2023

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Harriet Mackenzie

Add to my Calendar 24-03-2023 19:30 24-03-2023 21:30 36 Harriet Mackenzie Searing intensity; a performance full of panache, captivating.” (The Strad)Internationally acclaimed Harriet McKenzie performs a one-off concert as a fundraiser for World Heart Beat. Proceeds from the concert will fund our bursaries. World Heart Beat's academy gives children and young people, many of whom live in challenging circumstances, the opportunity to learn music. We open our doors to any child wanting to learn music and provide free instruments and tuition to anyone who needs them. With the cost-of-living crisis, families face significant financial challenges, and our bursaries are more vital than ever.Harriet Mackenzie is a renowned concerto soloist who has performed across five continents. Her recordings include concertos with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Nova and the English Symphony Orchestra and these have received international acclaim, including Five Stars in The Times (Richard Morrison) and have also frequently appeared in the ‘Top Recordings of The Year’ lists. Julian Joseph - KayryouacouThis violin concerto is titled with the Carib name for the island Carriacou, in the Grenadines. It was written for Harriet Mackenzie and is conceived to draw on her ability to take melody into transcendent sparkles of sound; transforming elegant virtuosity into poignant swaths of poetry and majesty.Jazz depth and complex connection fire my imagination as I envisage a realm I’m excited to explore with Harriet’s sound, musical brilliance and insight. Set in an orchestral concerto environment a mixture of delicious colours from the jazz neighbourhood will combine with a myriad of influences from the classical tradition, folk and contemporary vocabularies as the construction of the piece unfolds over 3 movements: Lullaby of the SeaGreen and OleanderandThe People and the Drum.Textures in tempo and orchestration aim to tease and guide the listener through the garden of sound now a customary part of the jazz and classical combination ultimately to coax the imagination into the island’s seascape, luscious green and floral landscapes, its inhabitants and big drum tradition. World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens
3 Ponton Road
Nine Elms, Battersea
London
SW11 7BD
England

Friday 24th March 2023
7:30 PM

Programme

Julian Joseph – Kayryouacou
~ Interval ~
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

Performers

Harriet Mackenzie – violin

Programme Note

Searing intensity; a performance full of panache, captivating.” (The Strad)

Internationally acclaimed Harriet McKenzie performs a one-off concert as a fundraiser for World Heart Beat. Proceeds from the concert will fund our bursaries. World Heart Beat's academy gives children and young people, many of whom live in challenging circumstances, the opportunity to learn music. We open our doors to any child wanting to learn music and provide free instruments and tuition to anyone who needs them. With the cost-of-living crisis, families face significant financial challenges, and our bursaries are more vital than ever.

Harriet Mackenzie is a renowned concerto soloist who has performed across five continents. Her recordings include concertos with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Nova and the English Symphony Orchestra and these have received international acclaim, including Five Stars in The Times (Richard Morrison) and have also frequently appeared in the ‘Top Recordings of The Year’ lists.

Julian Joseph - Kayryouacou
This violin concerto is titled with the Carib name for the island Carriacou, in the Grenadines. It was written for Harriet Mackenzie and is conceived to draw on her ability to take melody into transcendent sparkles of sound; transforming elegant virtuosity into poignant swaths of poetry and majesty.

Jazz depth and complex connection fire my imagination as I envisage a realm I’m excited to explore with Harriet’s sound, musical brilliance and insight. Set in an orchestral concerto environment a mixture of delicious colours from the jazz neighbourhood will combine with a myriad of influences from the classical tradition, folk and contemporary vocabularies as the construction of the piece unfolds over 3 movements:

Lullaby of the Sea
Green and Oleander
and
The People and the Drum.

Textures in tempo and orchestration aim to tease and guide the listener through the garden of sound now a customary part of the jazz and classical combination ultimately to coax the imagination into the island’s seascape, luscious green and floral landscapes, its inhabitants and big drum tradition.

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