Treasures of the European Renaissance – Secular
Hello again! Time to give you a sneak preview of some of the more profane moments of tomorrow’s concert, as counter-point to the soaring sacred music with which we intend to spoil you. There’s a definite bird-theme to this post, as all three of the pieces I’ve chosen...
Treasures of the European Renaissance – Sacred
Royal Wedding overload? Need to escape the marital mayhem and take refuge in some timeless music of soul-soothing beauty? Well, happily we have just the concert for you at 7.30pm this Saturday evening (19th May) in the glorious sanctuary of Exeter College Chapel. The...
Singing unto the Lord: Songs Old and New
If you haven’t yet fixed upon coming to our gorgeous Lenten programme tomorrow (7.30pm, Exeter College Chapel), I’m hoping that our final blog might tip the balance in our favour… In this post, I’m looking at three discrete works that illustrate the creative relations...
Vaughan Williams Mass in G Minor
Hello again, and thanks for stopping by to read our second blog post exploring the programme for our upcoming concert on 17th February in Exeter College Chapel (partial repeat 22nd March). I promised you should have the Mass in G Minor in this one, and so you shall....