Musical Pause - Singing Silence: Explorations of Solitude, Parental Love, and Transience of Life

with Stephan Loges and Dr Maria Razumovskaya

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Free entry - registration required.

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Take a musical moment to pause, recharge and unwind at the end of the working day. This concert brings together professional bass-baritone Stephan Loges and Oxford University's Director of Performance Dr Maria Razumovskaya in an evening Art-song recital and discussion, exploring solitude, parental love, and transience of life.

Programme 

Josephine Lang An die Entferte Opus 13 no. 5

Fanny Hensel Das Meer erglänzte weit hinaus H335

Clara Schumann Die stille Lotosblume Opus 13 no. 6

Clara Schumann Der Mond kommt still gegangen Opus 13 no. 4

Elisabeth von Herzogenberg Nachklang

Ethyl Smyth Es wandelt was wir schauen Opus 3 no. 4

Dilys Elwyn-Edwards The Cloths of Heaven

Madeleine Dring Take O take those lips away

Florence Price Travel's End

Robert Schumann Liederkreis Opus 39

This concert is preceded by a public vocal masterclass with Faculty students at 1pm. This will also take place in the Recital Hall.

 

 

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