the performers:

The Hermes Experiment

the programme:

Music written for the ensemble by Freya Waley-Cohen, Errollyn Wallen, Graham Ross and Jeremy Thurlow, as well as new arrangements of Clara Schumman and Lili Boulanger songs.

about the music:

We don’t know exactly which pieces you’ll hear in this concert, but we know it’s going to be great.

Why? Because The Hermes Experiment are the most exciting new-music quartet around. They’re an unusual combination of harp, clarinet, double bass and soprano voice, and they’re amazing musicians and storytellers.

Have a listen to this short improvised performance for a sense of their vibe.

One thing we do know is that this concert will feature the work of four of today’s best composers, including Errollyn Wallen, whose piece Jerusalem - Our clouded hills featured in the Last Night of the Proms this year.

Have a listen here to Wallen’s Gun Gun Gun, from The Hermes Experiment’s latest album. The music is full of exciting rhythms, unusual sounds and a virtuosically difficult soprano part performed by the quartet’s very own Héloïse Werner.

This is the perfect post-lockdown concert full of fresh new music played by the best people around. Definitely worth getting a ticket. We’ll be there.

the venue:

This event will take place in Princess Alexandra Hall, the performance space in the Royal Over-Seas League’s London clubhouse & headquarters: Over-Seas House. It’s a stunning building in a beautiful location - their garden leads out on to Green Park, with Buckingham Palace peeking out through the trees.

ROSL have a strong connection with the arts - for nearly 70 years they have run programmes to support the careers of emerging talent in the fields of music, visual arts and literature, starting with the recital series which emerged in 1947 from the ruins of WWII.

Usually a members-only venture, this event is a rare chance to have a peek inside one of London’s beautiful private clubs.

the price:

£24 (£18 for ROSL members & friends)