Highgrove Suite

The Highgrove Suite is a contemporary classical harp concerto by Patrick Hawes.[1]

The piece was commissioned by Charles, Prince of Wales, in 2010 to celebrate the gardens of his home at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire, and was first performed in its entirety by the Philharmonia Orchestra and harpist Claire Jones.[2] In its original form, it was a single-movement piece entitled Goddess of the Woods, which received its première on the Prince’s 60th birthday in 2008 by Jones in her role as Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales.[3]

A television documentary about the work and the background to it, including an interview with the Prince of Wales by Alan Titchmarsh, was broadcast in 2010,[4][5] and a recording of the work was released at around the same time, with profits going to the Prince's Charities Foundation.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Classic FM - CD of the week:Patrick Hawes - The Highgrove Suite. Accessed 19 April 2014
  2. ↑ "Prince Charles commissions classical concert to celebrate Highgrove gardens", The Telegraph, 10 April 2010. Accessed 19 April 2014
  3. ↑ Claire Jones official website. Accessed 19 April 2014
  4. ↑ BBC News - Gloucestershire. Accessed 19 April 2014
  5. ↑ "TV review: Highgrove: Alan Meets Prince Charles", The Guardian, 24 September 2010. Accessed 19 April 2014
  6. ↑ Presto Classical - Patrick Hawes: The Highgrove Suite .Accessed 19 April 2014
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