Songs of the Sea

Songs of the Sea

Lunchtime concert at St Michael at the Northgate Church, Oxford, on Feb 27 at 1pm Programme Elgar’s Sea Pictures (with piano accompaniment) interspersed with Joni Mitchell’s River and The Hissing of Summer Lawns, plus the jazz standard Cry me a River, plus...
Gigs for Spring 2023

Gigs for Spring 2023

Coming up: At St Michael at the Northgate Church in Cornmarket, Oxford – Lunchtime recital with Pete McMullin at 1pm on Feb 27, was to include Ethyl Smyth’s Three Moods of the Sea plus a new commission from Oxford-based, internationally-renowned composer...
Carols

Carols

If you look way back in history, you will find the term ‘carol’ originates in the Old French word carole, referring to a round of dancers, singing and holding hands. Just like that other ubiquitous singing term, Chorus, which originated in singers...