Harriet Riley is a British Percussionist and Composer based in Bristol, UK. With a broad range of percussion disciplines, Harriet plays in many settings including orchestral, classical, jazz and contemporary music. Long established chamber quartet Spindle Ensemble featured on Guardian’s Top 10 Contemporary Classical albums of 2021 and collaborated with Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan in Toronto.

Harriet also plays with alt pop project Stevie Toddler on vibraphone and percussion which featured on Guy Garvey BBC Radio6 and Jamie Cullum BBC Radio 2. Harriet regularly plays with Charles Hazlewood’s Paraorchestra and has performed with them in Australia and Russia as well as London’s Barbican and headlining at Bluedot Festival in UK with Hannah Peel. Harriet studies Balinese Gamelan and regularly goes back to Bali to learn and perform Gender Wayang, a chamber music gamelan used for ceremonies and shadow puppetry. Harriet is also an official artist with Malletech and Collingwood Cymbals. Harriet is a busy performing and recording artist and has been freelancing since 2014.

Programme:

[multi percussion set up] 
Love of L’histoire
Charles Delancey (inspired by stravinsky’s l’histoire du soldat)

[hammer dulcimer]
Blue Milk Moonlight
Harriet Riley

[marimba]
Rhythm song
Paul Smadbeck

[vibraphone]
Don’t explain
Billie Holiday (arr Harriet Riley)

[vibraphone]
Cangak Merengang
Traditional Balinese gamelan piece learned in Sukwati from Wayan Sarga

[multi percussion set up]
Clapping music
Steve Reich

These short 1hr recitals take place in the city centre at Eglwys Dewi Sant,  St Andrews Crescent on the first Tuesday of every month. They are accessible, relaxing, informal and a perfect introduction for anyone new to the classical music scene or for those who are passionate enthusiasts of classical music. Either way, you  can pop along and enjoy these during a lunchtime break, make an afternoon of it with friends or family, or simply come along yourself and enjoy!

Doors Open 12:30pm