9th September sees the launch of a new CD and the live premières new music by chair of the Sound World board of trustees and renowned composer Sadie Harrison.

Performed by Nicholas McCarthy and the Bristol Ensemble, under the baton of conductor John Pickard, the programme is described as “a kaleidoscope of musical moods and influences – joyful dances based on medieval tunes, poignant laments from Afghanistan, the drama of a Spanish bullfight and a gentle pastorale at dusk.”

The full programme is:
Alexander Scriabin Nocturne op 9 for left hand
Sadie Harrison
Kabul: When I wake at midnight for left hand piano duet
I kiss the earth (voice and left hand piano)
The People of His Pasture (left hand piano and ensemble Mvt III)
The Book of Storms and Mists (left hand piano Mvt I)
The Nightingales of Afghanistan (solo left hand piano and ensemble)
Béla Bartók Study for the left hand in Bb major
Sadie Harrison
Round Dances (flute and piano)
I shan’t be gone long (violin and left hand piano)
Sergei Rachmaninov Prelude in G minor (arranged for left hand by Nicholas McCarthy)

Tickets and further details here: https://www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/whats-on/pasture-storm/