Liberation International Music Festival 2023

The 15th Liberation International Music Festival celebrated our beautiful island of Jersey and its people with music.

With a theme of “Islands” and Coronation, the Liberation Festival welcomed internationally renowned artists to Jersey to enrich lives and deliver educational outreach.

Including a mixture of outdoor concerts and concerts in dramatic locations, and educational sessions the 2023 Jersey International Music Festival truly had something for everyone! Festival artists included celebrated singers from the coronation at Westminster Abbey, opera stars Lucy Crowe and Chen Reiss, jazz great Julian Joseph, and the wonderful violinist Harriet Mackenzie.

Some brilliant local were artists featured include Eva Hsieh on marimba, Red Fish, Jersey Academy of Music Saxophone ensemble, and the Jersey Festival Choir.

More than 20 outreach workshops were delivered in various schools. Ten young singers were invited to participate to a singing masterclass given by Lucy Crowe and Anna Tilbrook and the Jersey Academy of Music students had the rare opportunity to get involved in a jazz workshop delivered by Julian Joseph and its trio.

All ticket sales for this year’s festival has helped to fund Music in Action’s work in the community.

The 2023 Liberation International Music Festival was made possible by The Bailiff’s Chambers, our kind sponsors Amati Law and anonymous private donors.

2023 festival imagery generously provided by artist Ian Rolls.

Liberation International Music Festival 2023

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2023 HIGHTLIGHTS

12TH MAY : 7.30PM

LUCY CROWE I JERSEY ARTS CENTRE

This ravishing programme sung by international soloist Lucy Crowe and accompanied by Anna Tilbrook opened with show stopping music by Arne and Handel.  Based upon themes of water then turning to night time with exquisite songs by Schubert completing the journey from dusk ‘til dawn BY Strauss.  The second half saw the theme of Islands return with Britten’s song cycle before providing entertaining settings of folksongs from the British Isles.

Jazz : JULIAN JOSEPH JAZZ TRIO

14th May : 7.30PM

World renowned jazz musician and composer Julian Joseph and his trio performed jazz standards and his own remarkable compositions.

‘The most significant jazz musician this country has ever produced…’,  this concert featured Julian Joseph’s concerto for violin premiering in Jersey in a new arrangement for jazz trio and violin with soloist Harriet Mackenzie.

14th MAY : 2-4.30pm

MUSICAL WALK | ST OUENS MANOR

A stunning walk around St Ouen’s Manor was serenaded by marimba player Eva Hsieh, international violinist Harriet Mackenzie, young artist Savannah Vogt and Red Fish singing close harmony. Music included evocative music for marimba, close harmony songs to gypsy melodies. Actress Flora MacAngus delivered intimate stories about one of the characters who lived at St Ouen’s Manor and received a standing ovation.

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This 2023 Liberation International Music Festival is generously made possible by

The Bailiff’s Chambers

and our generous sponsors and partners