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The Instrumentalist: A journey through colour & music
Lucy Russell (violin)
Musicians from The Purcell School
Harriet Constable (author)
Read by the author herself, excerpts from Harriet Constable’s debut novel, The Instrumentalist, are woven together here with music by Vivaldi, Correlli and Tartini to tell the story of young Anna Maria, a musical prodigy studying under Vivaldi at the Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage for girls in Venice in the 1700s. When Anna Maria hears music, she sees colour: this representation of what we now call synaesthesia is told beautifully and sensitively through Harriet’s writing — and has inspired us to bring colour into this musical event, too. Featuring extracts from The Four Seasons and Tartini’s The Devil’s Trill, we also hear new music from Deborah Pritchard — a synaesthetic composer herself — commissioned especially for the event and created through work with colour and sound with local primary school children and composers from The Purcell School.
Before the concert, at 6.30pm, join Harriet and Deborah for a rich discussion about words and music, synaesthesia, and women in music and history (included in ticket).
Books will be for sale at the event and Harriet will also be available for book signing after the event.
Musicians from The Purcell School
Harriet Constable (author)
Read by the author herself, excerpts from Harriet Constable’s debut novel, The Instrumentalist, are woven together here with music by Vivaldi, Correlli and Tartini to tell the story of young Anna Maria, a musical prodigy studying under Vivaldi at the Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage for girls in Venice in the 1700s. When Anna Maria hears music, she sees colour: this representation of what we now call synaesthesia is told beautifully and sensitively through Harriet’s writing — and has inspired us to bring colour into this musical event, too. Featuring extracts from The Four Seasons and Tartini’s The Devil’s Trill, we also hear new music from Deborah Pritchard — a synaesthetic composer herself — commissioned especially for the event and created through work with colour and sound with local primary school children and composers from The Purcell School.
Before the concert, at 6.30pm, join Harriet and Deborah for a rich discussion about words and music, synaesthesia, and women in music and history (included in ticket).
Books will be for sale at the event and Harriet will also be available for book signing after the event.
Friday 16 May
St Peter & St Paul’s Church, Church Lane, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire HP16 0BA
6.30pm optional Talk, 7.30pm - 9.30pm ConcertZone A £35
Zone B £28
Zone C £25
Zone D £15
Under 16s FREE
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