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Speaks | Michael Finnissy

A Pre-Concert Talk with Prof. Martyn Harry

Michael Finnissy
07 November 2025 18:00
Jacqueline du Pre Music Building, and online
Michael Finnissy

In his 6pm <speaks> talk, Michael Finnissy will discuss the aesthetic and technical ideas that helped form his work, and introduces a key early work, 'Two Cut-ups of Three Fantasias by Alonso Mudarra' (1966-67) played by Thomas Bruges (solo guitar). 

The talk will be livestreamed here: https://youtube.com/live/KGEvO8H_MJM?feature=share

Tickets for the in-person event, at the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building, can be found here: ENSEMBLE ISIS <edge> SERIES | St Hilda's College Oxford

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