79. Everything Grows Extravagantly
20 October 2021, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
We are thrilled to present Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s new song cycle, Everything Grows Extravagantly. The cycle is a co-commission between Oxford Lieder and the Oxford Botanic Garden in celebration of our 20th anniversary and the Garden’s 400th, and sets specially-written texts by poet Kate Wakeling. Marcus Farnsworth, who has given numerous memorable performances for Oxford Lieder, and outstanding pianist Libby Burgess also include songs with a horticultural twist by Finzi, Clara Schumann, Roussel, Tosti and Quilter.
TRY BEFORE YOU BUY
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Marcus performing Brahms alongside Mary Bevan at the Leeds Lieder Festival 2016
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
This event is an in-person and livestreamed event. Livestreamed performances will be available to watch live in our Digital Concert Hall at the advertised performance time and will be available to watch again and on demand until the end of November.
Want to watch this concert in person and at home? 'Hybrid' tickets, valid both in person and for the Digital Concert Hall, are also available for an additional £3 to the in-person price.
All our seating is unreserved. This means you are guaranteed a seat in your chosen area, but not a specific seat. In order to allow for social distancing, you will be seated as an individual or as a group, based on the number of tickets you booked for this concert.
For groups of more than 10, please phone or email the box office to book your tickets.
The performance duration is approximately 1 hour and there will be no interval.
TICKETS AND PASSES
(Online bookings only)
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Tickets for both in-person and the Digital Concert Hall will be issued as eTickets by default. Printed tickets are available on request, for an additional fee.
COVID-19
Due to COVID-19 we have to do things a little differently this year. In order to keep everyone safe, our seating and concert conditions are subject to change in line with changing government guidance.
For more information about our COVID-19 safety measures, please click here.
If you are displaying symptoms of COVID-19 on the day of the concert, please do not attend, but get in touch with our box office to arrange a refund.
Programme
- Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956)
- Childhood among the Ferns Op. 16 from Before and After Summer (Songcycle)
- Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896)
- Die stille Lotosblume (1844) Op. 13 no.6 from Sechs Lieder
- Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
- Du bist wie eine Blume
- Albert Roussel (1869 - 1937)
- Le jardin mouillé
- Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916)
- Malía
- Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953)
- Now sleeps the crimson petal (1904) Op. 3 no.2
- Cheryl Frances-Hoad (1980)
- Everything Grows Extravagantly
Artists
Series
08 October 2021 | 10:00am