Classical concert on international Women's day in Norwich celebrates and highlights the work of female composers and Women's Rights.A violin and piano recital at the Assembly House in Norwich on International Women's day March 8th will celebrate and highlight the work of female composers, Grace Williams and Sally Beamish.
With the hope of 'Inspiring Inclusion' Welsh violinist Sian Philipps and Swedish pianist Per Rundberg will be playing compositions on the day by Grace and Sally crowned by 'The Lark Ascending' by one time Sheringham resident Ralph Vaughan Williams that he wrote for the violinist Marie Hall. He taught Grace Williams at the Royal College of Music.
As part of an Arts Council England project comprising of a CD release and tour; 'From Shadow to Light; outsiders, living on the margins' is a series of concerts and talks around the theme of inclusion. This was inspired by Sian's own lived experience having been subjected to stalking in Vienna followed by online impersonation even after she'd been forced to leave for the UK, and the marginalisation which followed. Homelessness is an increasingly prevalent form of exclusion and Dr Jan Sheldon, CEO of St Martin's Housing Trust will talk about how her work has helped the homeless of Norwich for many years and with great success.
A select group of pupils from Norwich school will provide the 'youth voice' on this theme in a short presentation.
Of Sian Philipps: “it takes very many pages in a book to call forth the many feelings she conjured with four strings” Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag GmbH & Co
“This was a quality of violin sound as beautiful as it comes..”..... Musical Opinion , Wigmore Hall, 2006
Of Per Rundberg:"... congenial sense of sound..."– Salzburger Nachrichten
"very poetical playing with such wonderful purity."– Murray Perahia