Deborah Pritchard lecturer
Harriet Mackenzie violin
Programme includes works by Deborah Pritchard: extracts from Wall of Water, Edge and the award-winning Inside Colour, as well as works for solo violin by J.S. Bach and others.
‘Synaesthesia’ definition: the simultaneous response of different senses to a single stimulus
The composer Deborah Pritchard explains her capacity for synaesthesia, including her collaborations with the artist Maggi Hambling and her ‘music maps’ which respond to works by other composers. The leading interpreter of Deborah’s music is the violinist Harriet Mackenzie, renowned for her improvisatory skills and performances of new music. The pair present fascinating perspectives on the history and theory of synaesthesia, revealing how it can inform compositional process and performance.