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FarmED
Station Road
Shipton-under-Wychwood
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 6BJ
England
Tickets
Prices: Tickets, including refreshments: £16, 18s and under £8
Booking line: 01608 642350
Book Tickets
Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Silence and Music
Pēteris Vasks – Klusas dziemas (Silent songs)
Jean Sibelius – Sydämeni laulu (Song of my heart)
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Bushes and Briars
Becky McGlade – To a Skylark
Johannes Brahms – Waldesnacht, Op.62 no.3
Benjamin Britten – The Evening Primrose, Op.47 no.4
Antonin Dvorak – Večerní les rozvázal zvonky (Evening bells ring)
Arvo Pärt – The Deer’s Cry
Galina Grigorjeva – There will come soft rain
Edward Elgar – The Prince of Sleep
Performers
George Parris – Conductor
Programme Note
For centuries, solitude in nature has been an essential need for Europeans, as well as an inspiration for artists, writers and, so it would seem, composers. The idea of ‘being at one with nature’ also suggests a restorative state of mind, connecting us with natural landscapes and our primal instincts. The music here reflects on this theme, with pieces by composers from across Europe who were/are particularly attuned to the natural ecologies of their countries or regions.
Join NC3 and George Parris for a concert of music and poetry in the wonderful surroundings of FarmED in the Oxfordshire countryside. The concert will include poems by Mary Oliver, W B Yeats, Jaan Kaplinski and Jackie Kay and be followed by tea and cake in the FarmED cafe.
