Alessandro Fisher, William Vann, Navarra Quartet: On Wenlock Edge
Lunchtime
Part of the Oxford Lieder Festival 2022
Add to my Calendar 21-10-2022 13:00 21-10-2022 15:00 36 Alessandro Fisher, William Vann, Navarra Quartet: On Wenlock Edge Our series of concerts celebrating Vaughan Williams, in partnership with BBC Radio 3 and BBC New Generation Artists, draws to a glorious close with a performance of 'On Wenlock Edge' and the world premiere of a new work, 'Portraits of the Mind', by Ian Venables, described by Musical Opinion as ‘Britain’s greatest living composer of art songs’. Commissioned by the Ralph Vaughan Williams Society to mark the 150th birthday of Vaughan Williams, 'Portraits of the Mind' is a companion piece scored for the same forces – tenor, string quartet and piano – as 'On Wenlock Edge'. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please visit our website. N.B this concert is broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 Holywell Music Room, Oxford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Holywell Music Room
Holywell Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 3SD
England
Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams – On Wenlock Edge
Ian Venables – Portraits of the Mind
Performers
Alessandro Fisher – tenor
William Vann – piano
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Programme Note
Our series of concerts celebrating Vaughan Williams, in partnership with BBC Radio 3 and BBC New Generation Artists, draws to a glorious close with a performance of 'On Wenlock Edge' and the world premiere of a new work, 'Portraits of the Mind', by Ian Venables, described by Musical Opinion as ‘Britain’s greatest living composer of art songs’. Commissioned by the Ralph Vaughan Williams Society to mark the 150th birthday of Vaughan Williams, 'Portraits of the Mind' is a companion piece scored for the same forces – tenor, string quartet and piano – as 'On Wenlock Edge'.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, please visit our website.
N.B this concert is broadcast live on BBC Radio 3
