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James Gilchrist & Eric McElroy / Oxford Lieder Spring Song 2022
A Short Story of Falling
Part of the Oxford Lieder Spring Song 2022 Festival
Add to my Calendar 19-03-2022 14:00 19-03-2022 16:00 36 James Gilchrist & Eric McElroy / Oxford Lieder Spring Song 2022 World-renowned tenor James Gilchrist is joined by rising star pianist-composer Eric McElroy in this special lunchtime concert that features the world premiere of Eric McElroy’s setting of the Oxford Professor of Poetry Alice Oswald, ‘A Short Story of Falling’, commissioned by Oxford Lieder in 2021 and postponed due to illness. James and Eric also include songs by Lennox Berkeley, Doreen Carwithen and Muriel Herbert, all leading lights of the English song tradition. This concert is generously supported by the Lennox Berkeley Society. Practical InformationIt’s wonderful to be fully back in person, but we still want to ensure that audience, artists and our team feel safe. Please click here to view our latest COVID-19 policies. We will continuously review our safety measures as the situation progresses and government guidance changes. Do please check this page before your visit for the most up-to-date information. Holywell Music Room, Oxford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Holywell Music Room
Holywell Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 3SD
England
Programme
Doreen Carwithen – Clear Had the Day Been
Doreen Carwithen – Echo (Who Called?)
Eric McElroy – After the Voices
Muriel Herbert – To Daffodils
Muriel Herbert – The Lake Isle of Innesfree
Muriel Herbert – When Death to Either Shall Come
Eric McElroy – Snowfall
Lennox Berkeley – Five Chinese Songs, Op.78
Eric McElroy – A Short Story of Falling
Performers
James Gilchrist – tenor
Eric McElroy – piano
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Programme Note
World-renowned tenor James Gilchrist is joined by rising star pianist-composer Eric McElroy in this special lunchtime concert that features the world premiere of Eric McElroy’s setting of the Oxford Professor of Poetry Alice Oswald, ‘A Short Story of Falling’, commissioned by Oxford Lieder in 2021 and postponed due to illness. James and Eric also include songs by Lennox Berkeley, Doreen Carwithen and Muriel Herbert, all leading lights of the English song tradition.
This concert is generously supported by the Lennox Berkeley Society.
Practical Information
It’s wonderful to be fully back in person, but we still want to ensure that audience, artists and our team feel safe. Please click here to view our latest COVID-19 policies. We will continuously review our safety measures as the situation progresses and government guidance changes. Do please check this page before your visit for the most up-to-date information.
