This concert is part of the Sound Out Leeds 2023/24 series.

Manchester Camerata
Ellinor D’Melon – violin
Leon Foster Thomas – steel pan

Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons

Philip Herbert, Cassie Kinoshi, Renell Shaw & Ayanna Witter-Johnson
Four Seasons of the Caribbean world premiere

Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons is a well-known piece of classical music that musically characterises all four meteorological seasons of the year. Four Seasons of the Caribbean is a 21st-century response to this classical masterpiece that blends the sounds and feelings of the Caribbean population in Britain.

Composers Philip Herbert, Cassie Kinoshi, Renell Shaw, and Ayanna Witter-Johnson were each commissioned to write a ‘season’ to contribute to the growing catalogue of ‘four seasons’ pieces in the repertoire. The result is a unique blend of sounds, both traditional and modern, featuring a violinist, a steel-pan player, and the outstanding Manchester Camerata.

Join us for the world premiere to celebrate Black British composers’ legacy and descendants of the Windrush generation. Mesmerising beats await!

Four Seasons of the Caribbean has been commissioned by Leeds International Concert Season in partnership with Riley Theatre and Northern School of Contemporary Dance for the Sound Out Leeds series. Four Seasons of the Caribbean is supported by the Francis Routh Trust.

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