Harp, Harp Solo, Programme Notes
Programme note Armistice was commissioned for Lavinia Meijer for the 65th Anniversary of ending of the 2nd World War and signing the peace treaty in Wageningen, Holland in 1945. The work was 1st performed live on Dutch television as part of the memorial service in...
Harp, Harp Solo, Programme Notes
I. Changing Chameleon; II. Leaping Lizard Lizards may be viewed as a sequel to Paul Patterson’s earlier solo harp pieces, Spiders(1985) and Bugs(2003) which have become widely known to harpist around world. At the request of the commissioners Patterson has...
Harp, Harp Solo, Programme Notes
Decade; Reflection; Twists and Turns; Humoresque; Twirls; Cascades Inspired by the title, Sioned Williams chose to name a musical celebration of her sixth decade, ‘Sioned’s Spiralling Sixtieth’. Patterson’s six-part piece is based on the musical...
Harp, Harp Solo, Programme Notes
I. Dancing White Lady II. Red Backed Spider III. Black Widow IV. Tarantula Spiders was first performed by Sioned Williams in London at the Wigmore Hall in 1985. No doubt when hearing this piece all sorts of images will be conjured up of the enchanting world of the...
Harp, Harp Solo, Programme Notes
I. Late-night Ant-ics; II. The lonely Locust; III. Mosquito Massacre Bugs may be viewed as a sequel to Paul Patterson’s earlier harp piece, Spiders (1985). The Royal Academy of Music’s Harp Department, keen to have a second solo piece from Patterson,...
