We’re thrilled to welcome 4 Girls 4 Harps back to the Festival, celebrating their 20th Anniversary.

Since their formation in 2000, 4 Girls 4 Harps have been heard in numerous venues and festivals in the UK and across Europe, delighting audiences with their dynamic performances and innovative repertoire.

This evening’s programme of music is influenced by literature – featuring works such as Mendelssohn’s incidental music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade inspired by tales from The Arabian Nights.

Performers

Harriet Adie  harp
Eleanor Turner  harp
Keziah Thomas  harp
Elizabeth Bass  harp

Programme

Mendelssohn  Scherzo and Bergomask from Op.61 Incidental music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Bizet  Entr’actes I, II and IV from Carmen

Rimsky-Korsakov  The Young Prince and Princess from Sheherazade

Prokofiev 
I) Grand Waltz from Cinderella
II) March of the Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet

Transcribed by Harriet Adie

Bernstein  Candide overture

Massenet  Scenes from L’histoire de Manon

I) Scenes Pittoresques Suite No.4: Air de ballet
II) Divertissement: Valse from Le roi de Lahore
III) Elegie

Khachaturian  Mazurka and Waltz from Masquerade Suite

Transcribed by Harriet Adie

Henriette Renié  Légende

Arranged by Harriet Adie

 

Impeccable ensemble

BBC Music Magazine

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The range of genres and sounds they covered was incredible

Lynn News