Most regular visitors to this blog probably know that I am a professional cellist. Usually I perform as a member of the
Dallas Symphony, but on Sunday I had the honor to perform the Cello Concerto (1956) by Sir William Walton (1902-1983) as soloist with the
New World Youth Symphony Orchestra (of which I was a member from 1987 to 1996) conducted by Susan Kitterman in Indianapolis.
Anyone wishing to listen to the performance can hear it at this "Dropbox" link! Please enjoy.
My biography in the program concluded as follows: "A keen royalist and Anglophile, Mr. Harvey would like to dedicate today's performance of the Walton concerto, which coincides with Remembrance Sunday in the UK, to HM Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of her Diamond Jubilee year." Royalists may also be interested in the
program notes I wrote which draw attention to Walton's work for the coronations of George VI and Elizabeth II.
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