Articles by hazelreevesweb
BRITISH LIBRARY: Knepp Nightingales
One sunny spring evening, I wandered out from my studio. I froze. What was that incredible sound. It was my first nightingale. And I’ve been obsessed ever since. Each spring, Knepp kindly gives me permission…
FRONT PAGE: Our Emmeline
Our Emmeline hits the front page of the Manchester Evening News on election day, with the headline, ‘USE YOUR VOTE’. It’s rare for a statue to appear on the front page of a newspaper unless…
UNVEILING: Sir John Manduell
Sir John Manduell’s son, David Manduell, unveils the bust at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) on Friday 21 June 2024. Really heart-warming to receive such warm and touching responses from Sir John’s family.…
RADIO PLAY: BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour
To introduce the fascinating Woman’s Hour interview with Isabella Tree (10 June 2024) I was asked to provide a soundscape snippet of a spring dawn on the Knepp Estate. Listen to the interview here (25m…
MEDIA COVERAGE: Knepp Dawn
Absolutely delighted with the media coverage of the release of Knepp Dawn on 4 May, as part of the celebrations of International Dawn Chorus weekend. Highlight was launching it on BBC Radio 4’s flagship Today…
RELEASED: ‘Knepp Dawn’ track
Damian Montagu and Hazel Reeves: Bucolic composer and acclaimed sculptor release new music inspired by nature Classical chart-topping artist Damian Montagu and sculptor and field recording artist Hazel Reeves announce the release of their collaborative…
LIVESTREAMING: Reveil 11
I will be livestreaming from the Knepp scrubland on Saturday the 4th May 2024 for the 11th edition of the Reveil broadcast, which is celebrating International Dawn Chorus weekend. You can read the background to…
EXHIBITION: Inspired by Knepp
I am very excited to be asked to join 12 other artists for the ‘Inspired by Knepp’ exhibition, taking place 4-16 May 2024, at Knepp Wildland. Come and listen to my soundscapes of hope, that…
COMMISSION: Sir John Manduell
PRESS RELEASE February 2024 RNCM FOUNDING PRINCIPAL HONOURED WITH NEW SCULPTURE BY HAZEL REEVES Sir John Manduell CBE, the Founding Principal who brought together two eminent Manchester music schools to establish the Royal Northern College…
EXHIBITION: ‘Reveal’ 7-28 February
I’m really excited to be part of the ‘Reveal’ exhibition, which brings together the work of 26 artists working across Printmaking, Bookbinding and Sculpture departments at Morley College. Curated by two tutors in each of…
NEW CLASSES: 2024 dates so far!
Visit my ‘Classes’ page here to see all the details of the new dates so far. Expressive Portrait Workshop, Art Junction, Billingshurst Weekend: Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 March 2024; 10-4pm each day, £250 Portrait…