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Jun
26
Thu
Jazz on the Tea Lawn: Alina Bzhezhinska and Tony Kofi @ Lauderdale House
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Jun 26 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Jazz on the Tea Lawn: Alina Bzhezhinska and Tony Kofi @ Lauderdale House

Enjoy an evening on the Tea Lawn with one of the world’s leading harpists and award winning sax: ‘Ukraine meets West Africa’ an evening on the Tea Lawn.

Harpist Alina Bzhezhinska joins tenor saxophonist Tony Kofi in a duo that unites the music styles of the Ukraine and West Africa and celebrates the harmony between the harp and the saxophone.

Undoubtedly one of the leading harpists in the world today, Alina Bzhezhinska (a.k.a. AlinaHipHarp) is a one-woman powerhouse on a mission to bring harp to the forefront of contemporary sound. Bzhezhinska is the creator of HipHarpCollective, who recently won the Parliamentary Jazz Award’s Best Ensemble of the Year 2024. The group’s double LP “Reflections” (BBE Music) won best album of the year 2023 by Preston Music and Alina Bzhezhinska’s Quartet was nominated for Best Live Act of the Year at JazzFM Awards 2017.

Tony Kofi is a multi award winning saxophonists, a recording career that has seen collaborations with Donald Byrd, Eddie Henderson, Abdullah Ibrahim and Ornette Coleman to name a few. Kofi’s solowork, in particular his 2020 album ‘A Different Kind Of Soul’ and his recently reissued ‘Plays Monk’ cement his reputation as one of the UK’s most accomplished saxophonists.

‘…Bzhezhinska shares with Alice (Coltrane) a mastery of the jazz harp.’ ★★★★★ The Times

‘There is so much respect in jazz circles for Tony Kofi.’ Jazzwise

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Jul
22
Tue
Contemporary Vocal Sünds @ Lauderdale House @ Lauderdale House
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Jul 22 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

A playful evening of vocal performance with boundary-pushing singers Eleanor Westbrook and Oskar McCarthy, celebrating the radical spirit of 20th and 21st-century vocal music.

The programme explores pioneering works by Cage, Xenakis, and Aperghis, alongside daring reinterpretations of older music and contemporary works from both established and emerging composers. Featuring Ben Smith on piano, plus a balloon and a toy glockenspiel.

Eleanor Westbrook is an expressive interdisciplinary performer working at the intersection of opera, physical theatre, clowning, and experimental music. She has appeared across the UK and Europe, from the Edinburgh Fringe to Southbank Centre, and collaborated with companies such as Belarus Free Theatre, Waste Paper Opera Company, and Kneehigh Theatre. Her original works have been featured at Soho Theatre’s Fool’s Moon and the De La Warr Pavilion. Known for her visceral energy and surrealist storytelling, Eleanor is committed to reimagining classical forms through a contemporary lens. She is artistic director of TUFT, producing large-scale performance events in Hastings Castle and Caves, and is currently developing a multidisciplinary production of Titus Andronicus.

Oskar McCarthy is a dynamic actor-singer performing new music and old music in new ways. He has premiered operas by Avner Dorman, Robert Reid Allan and Bertie Baigent, and commissioned new work including Laura Bowler’s Lines, Letters and Disinformation for baritone and tape, performed at Snape Maltings and Café OTO. He has recorded works by Meredith Monk and Ion Marmarinos, improvised operatic monologues with composer/violist Zeo Fawcett, and collaborated with Rufus Elliot on durational six-hour vocal installations. A VOICEBOX alumnus, he trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and recently worked with the Royal Opera House’s Opera Lab, part of the Jette Parker Programme. He is co-Artistic Director of Festival Voices, performing at venues including Kings Place, Bold Tendencies, and Southbank Centre.

Join Ellie and Oskar on a voyage into the squelching heart of Contemporary Vocal Sünd.

Programme to include:

Georges Aperghis Recitations 9 & 11 (1977)
John Cage Aria (1958)
Jonathan Cole TSS-k-haa (2008)
Liz Dilnot Johnson Pig (2022)
Cheryl Frances-Hoad Le Vampire (2021)
G. F. Handel Ah mio cor (1735 / 2025)
Chris Kirkham (arr.) Bonny at Morn (trad. / 2022)
Geoffrey Poole Heynonnynonny Smallprint (2009)
Iannis Xenakis Pour Maurice (1982)
Annelies Van Parys 3 Haiku’s (2012)
Errollyn Wallen Deadalus (2004)
Judith Weir Ständchen (1997)

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