26th September
Oxford Chamber Music Festival 2024 – These Enchanted Isles
Here are two very contrasting twentieth-century masterpieces: Vaughan Williams‘ universally-beloved evocation of an English summer, with its lark and its country fair; and Britten‘s brilliant and heartfelt portrait of his musical mentor Frank Bridge, with variations showing ‘his humour’ ‘his integrity’ ‘his enthusiasm’ and so on. The mix is seasoned with Purcell’s majestic Rondo, made famous in Britten’s Young Person’s Guide, and rousing instrumental arrangements of sprightly folktunes and some of the finest popular songwriting.
Purcell Rondo from Abdelazer
Celtic traditional music
Finzi Romance from Five Bagatelles, op.23
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Britten Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge
Arrangements of songs by Radiohead, Sting, and Pink Floyd
Prices
Prices start from £30.00