Rick Wakeman is promising a "Mock Rock Tudor Experience" when he performs his legendary concept album The Six Wives of Henry VIII at Hampton Court in May .
This is Rick's contribution to the celebrations marking the 500th anniversary of Henry's accession in 1509 [if you have not yet visited the palace, this is the year to come].
Rick has also been inspired to write 3 new pieces for the event - Tudor Overture, Defender of the Faith and Tudor Rock. Groovy.
If the credit crunch hasn't hit you yet, it's only £150 for the VIP Platinum Package, "including pre-show canape reception and chance to meet Rick Wakeman". Groundlings will still have to cough up almost £50 for the cheap seats.
If you want to sample what to expect, I included a Youtube extract from the Six Wives in this post last year.
More events for the 500th around the world are listed at TudorHistory.
08 March, 2009
Rick Wakeman at Hampton Court
Posted by cardinal_wolsey at 8:08 AM
Labels: Hampton Court, Henry VIII, Music, Rick Wakeman, Tudor Music
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4 comments:
Nice to see a Bob Harris reference there.
hey..o will leave you a sugestion:
listen this pianist work:
www.myspace.com/rodrigoandreiuk
he is influenced by rick style...
regards
hey..o will leave you a sugestion:
listen this pianist work:
www.myspace.com/rodrigoandreiuk
he is influenced by rick style...
regards
Fabby,
Thanks for that suggestion. He is definitely in that tradition, but without the funny hat and cloak.
CW.
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