Following last year’s critically acclaimed debut album 2013, and live performances at Glastonbury, Latitude, Green Man and End of the Road, Jones debuts a new piece inspired by and performed in front of John Singer Sargent’s painting Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose.Ìý
Jones first noticed the painting as a postcard that his sister-in-law had put up in her home, commenting ‘the more I have seen it, the more I love it’.
This is the first time Jones has composed a piece of contemporary classical music on which he has worked closely with collaborator Joseph Davies, who he worked with on the album 2013.
The piece is performed by a group of twelve musicians, including a clarinetist and harpist, and conducted by Jones.
The ensemble plays Jones’s music in front of Carnation, Lily, Lily Rose in Gallery 9 spontaneously throughout the afternoon in an experience not-to-be missed.
