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The Marian Consort: Seeing through Sound
29 January 2025 @ 7.30pm to 8.30pm
About The Marian Consort: Seeing through Sound
A visual and aural feast featuring some of the greatest painters and composers of the Renaissance.
Experience an event that vividly reveals how Renaissance art is full of sound. Angels sing out from altarpieces, ancient gods and goddesses compete in musical contests, and music provides an essential backdrop to sensuous, amorous encounters.
Music of the Renaissance by composers including Guillaume Dufay and Josquin combines beautiful new music by Barbara Monk Feldman, providing a contemporary meditation on the experience of viewing art.
This project is supported by the University of Sheffield, with the project advisor, Prof. Tim Shephard, giving a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm.
Please note this concert will not have an interval other than a 30 minute break between the pre-concert talk and the start of the main concert.
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About the Artists
The Marian Consort is a vocal ensemble that presents bold and thrilling performances for audiences across the UK, Europe, and North America. Led by founder and director, Rory McCleery, the group is composed of the very best singers in a flexible, intimate ensemble, allowing clarity of texture and subtlety of interpretation that illuminates the music for audience and performer alike.
TMC features regularly on BBC Radio 3 and has released twelve recordings to critical acclaim, praised for ‘precision and pellucid textures’ (The Times).
Hailed as ‘brilliant discoverers, and exponents, of rare repertoire’ (The Observer), The Marian Consort performs music from the fifteenth century to the present day, with a focus on bringing to light and championing lesser-known works by composers such as Vicente Lusitano, Raffaella Aleotti, and Jean Maillard, reinvigorating their music for today’s listeners.
Creating new music is of vital importance to TMC, and in recent years it has commissioned Electra Perivolaris, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Roderick Williams, David Fennessy, and Ben Rowarth.
The Marian Consort is a pioneer of projects which take audiences beyond the confines of the traditional concert, most notably ‘Breaking the Rules’, a staged concert-drama based on the life and crimes of Carlo Gesualdo called ‘Daring and Vivid’ by The Guardian. Other highlights include a debut at the BBC Proms; performances in the Bascule Chamber underneath London’s Tower Bridge; the premiere of Dani Howard’s ‘Unbound’ at Three Choirs Festival; and a Wigmore Hall recital presented in partnership with BBC Radio 3. The Marian Consort made its debut tour of Japan in 2023.
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Reviews
“The quality of the voices was exceptional.”
Marian Consort audience member
Tickets
£10.50 – £32.00
Please see important booking information below.
Booking information
Tickets prices:
Full price – £21.00 – £32.00
Standard concession – £10.50 – £16.00
Dates & times:
Wednesday 29 January 2025 at 7.30pm
Running time:
1 hour, including an interval between talk and performance.
About SJE Arts Oxford
SJE Arts Oxford is a concert venue and arts organisation based at St John the Evangelist Church on Iffley Road, Oxford.
The church itself was built in the 19th century as part of a monastery established by the Cowley Fathers, an Anglican religious community. Its striking Victorian Gothic architecture and serene atmosphere provide an exceptional setting for artistic and cultural events.
Since its transformation into an arts venue, SJE Arts has become known for its outstanding acoustics and diverse programming. It regularly hosts classical music concerts, jazz performances, choral recitals, and more, attracting internationally acclaimed musicians and ensembles. The venue also contributes to the cultural vibrancy of Oxford by offering visual arts exhibitions, lectures, and community events.
Conveniently located near the city centre, SJE Arts blends history and culture, making it a favourite destination for locals and visitors seeking enriching artistic experiences.
Find out more SJE Arts Oxford, including facilities, access and venue information.
