Your events at Classical Events
Commotio Celebrates Oxford Swift City
Messiaen piano works, and choral works on an avian theme
Part of the Oxford Festival of Nature 2017
Add to my Calendar 10-06-2017 19:30 10-06-2017 21:30 36 Commotio Celebrates Oxford Swift City Commotio is teaming up with RSPB to promote Oxford Swift Project in a Summer celebration of all things avian. We are pleased to welcome back Chloe Martindale, pianist, to perform excerpts from Messiaen's Catalogue d'oiseaux and Petites Esquisses d'oiseaux. Messiaen became fascinated by birdsong in his later years, using astonishingly accurate notation of birdsong within these pieces. Oxford choir, Commotio will perform choral pieces inspired by birds, including lesser known works by Stanford, Ravel and Hindemith. RSPB will be on hand to promote the work they are doing with local partners to improve the breeding prospects and habitat for swifts in Oxford. Oxford Swift City Project has been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, and will run from 2017- 2018. Further events about Oxford Swift City Project will be included in Oxford Festival of Nature. Church of St John the Evangelist, Oxford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Church of St John the Evangelist
109A Iffley Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX4 1EH
England
Programme
John Paynter – The Windhover
Alan Bullard – The Darkling Thrush
Bob Chilcott – The Silver Swan
Charles Villiers Stanford – The Swallow, Op.119 no.6
Robert Fuchs – Die Nachtigall, Op.64 no.6
Krzysztof Penderecki – Kaczka Pstra (Speckled Duck)
Maurice Ravel – Trois Beaux Oiseaux du Paradis
Paul Hindemith – Six Chansons: 2, Un Cygne
Jonathan Dove – Who Killed Cock Robin?
Olivier Messiaen – Les Petites Esquisses: L'Alouette des champs
Olivier Messiaen – Les Petites Esquisses: La Grive musicienne
Olivier Messiaen – Les Petites Esquisses: Le Rouge-gorge
Olivier Messiaen – Catalogue d'oiseaux: L'Alouette-Lulu
Performers
Chloe Martindale – piano
Matthew Berry – choral director
Commotio
Programme Note
Commotio is teaming up with RSPB to promote Oxford Swift Project in a Summer celebration of all things avian. We are pleased to welcome back Chloe Martindale, pianist, to perform excerpts from Messiaen's Catalogue d'oiseaux and Petites Esquisses d'oiseaux. Messiaen became fascinated by birdsong in his later years, using astonishingly accurate notation of birdsong within these pieces.
Oxford choir, Commotio will perform choral pieces inspired by birds, including lesser known works by Stanford, Ravel and Hindemith.
RSPB will be on hand to promote the work they are doing with local partners to improve the breeding prospects and habitat for swifts in Oxford. Oxford Swift City Project has been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, and will run from 2017- 2018. Further events about Oxford Swift City Project will be included in Oxford Festival of Nature.
