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Vaughan Williams – Roots & Branches

08 February 2025 @ 4.00pm to 6.00pm

St John the Evangelist Church, 109A Iffley Road
Oxford, OX4 1EH
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01865 613 507
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Vaughan Williams - Roots & Branches
Vaughan Williams – Roots & Branches. Image: 4-piece folk band Moonrakers (left) and string quartet OXUS (right)

About Vaughan Williams – Roots & Branches

An exciting ‘cross-over’ show that explores the linkages between Vaughan Williams’ collected folk songs and his own compositions.

The show features 4-piece folk band Moonrakers and string quartet OXUS and comprises an evocative mix of songs and tunes from the folk and classical traditions.

In 2022, the Vaughan Williams Festival invited Moonrakers to develop a programme that features eight musicians on stage with folk songs interwoven with some of the composer’s well-known works.

OXUS perform the fourth movement of Quartet No.1 in G minor, the Phantasy Quintet and excerpts from Dives and Lazarus.

Moonrakers perform new arrangements of songs such as “The Leaves They Do Grow High”, “The Turtle Dove”, “Two Sisters”, and “The Unquiet Grave”.

The show also includes some new music written by Moonrakers members Jon Bennett and Jacqui Johnson.


Tickets

£20.00

Booking information

Tickets:
20.00

Duration:
120 minutes, with an interval

Time:
Doors open at 3.30pm