THE PRINCE OF WALES HAS COMMISSIONED A PIECE OF MUSIC TO CELEBRATE HIS BELOVED GARDENS AT HIGHGROVE. HE RECENTLY ASKED THE BRITISH COMPOSER PATRICK HAWES TO WRITE A FOUR-MOVEMENT SUIT FOR HARPS AND STRINGS WHICH ARE INSPIRED BY AND CELEBRATE THE ORNATE GARDENS AT HIS HOME NEAR TETBURY IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE. FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS, THE PRINCE, HAS TAKEN A PASSIONATE INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GARDENS WITHIN THE HIGHGROVE ESTATE. THESE INCLUDE A WILD FLOWER MEADOW, A WALLED KITCHEN GARDEN, A STUMPERY AND AN ISLAMIC CARPET GARDEN, WHICH WON A SIVER MEDAL AT THE CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW IN 2001. THE HIGHGROVE SUITE IS INTENDED TO CELEBRATE THE HORTICULTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN MUSIC. THE COMPOSITION HAS DEVELOPED OUT OF PATRICK HAWES ONE-MOVEMENT WORK FOR HARP AND STRINGS ENTITLED 'GODDESS OF THE WOODS', WHICH WAS PREMIERED ON THE PRINCE'S 60th BIRTHDAY IN NOVEMBER 2008 BY THE ROYAL HARPIST, CLAIRE JONES. THREE NEW MOVEMENTS HAVE NOW BEEN ADDED TO COMPLETE THE SUITE, EACH ONE INSPIRED BY AN ASPECT OF THE GARDENS AT HIGHGROVE. THE FULL 25 MINUTE COMPOSITION WILL BE GIVEN A ROYAL PREMIERE BY JONES AND THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA WITHIN THE GROUNDS OF HIGHGROVE THIS SUMMER. THE CONCERT WILL BE IN CELEBRATION OF THE PRINCE'S FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN AND THE ARTS.
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