Thursday 5 May 2022 7:30PM
Ayanna Witter-Johnson; Jess Gillam; Solem Quartet; Ligeti Quartet; Nitin Sawhney; Héloïse Werner; Andrea Baker; Marianne Schofield; Thea Sayer; Darren Bloom
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Confirmation of Programme
The programme of the above concert has been confirmed and will now be as follows:
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- Ayanna Witter-Johnson voice, cello, piano, composition
- Jess Gillam saxophone
- Solem Quartet
- Amy Tress violin
- William Newell violin
- Stephen Upshaw viola
- Stephanie Tress cello
- Ligeti Quartet
- Christopher Jones violin
- Patrick Dawkins violin
- Richard Jones viola
- Valerie Welbanks cello
- Nitin Sawhney piano
- Héloïse Werner soprano
- Andrea Baker mezzo-soprano
- Marianne Schofield double bass
- Thea Sayer double bass
- Darren Bloom conductor
Ayanna Witter-Johnson is a multi-talented singer/songwriter, cellist, pianist and composer. She has a phenomenal mastery for seamlessly crossing the boundaries of classical, jazz, reggae, soul and R&B, to imprint her unique musical signature collaborating with artists including Anoushka Shankar, Nitin Sawhney, Andrea Bocelli and Jools Holland.
As a composer, Ayanna has been commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra, Güerzenich Orchester, Ligeti Quartet and Kronos Quartet and for the first time this evening we will hear a unique programme of her classical works performed by a variety of friends and guest performers such as Jess Gillam, Solem Quartet, Ligeti Quartet, Nitin Sawhney, Andrea Baker, Thea Sayer, Héloïse Werner and Marianne Schofield. A British-born Jamaican, her music is a body of work that represents, celebrates and pays homage to her ancestral heritage, culture and identity.
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Ayanna Witter-Johnson
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Earth
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Mento Mood
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Ain't I A Woman?
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Draw the Line
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Brown Sounds
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Lumina Rhythm
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Earth
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- Interval
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Nitin Sawhney/Ayanna Witter-Johnson
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Movement Variation II
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Movement Variation II
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Ayanna Witter-Johnson
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Island Suite
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Wooden Woman
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DreamCity
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Equinox
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Island Suite
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- Commissioned by the Solem Quartet