Music at Brasenose

Michaelmas Term 2017

Musical Events this Term

All concerts and events are held in the college chapel or antechapel unless otherwise stated

Second Week: Organ Recital – Christian Wilson

Wednesday, October 18th at 9pm Brasenose’s Director of Music performs a short 25-minute

Organ Recital of works from J S Bach’s Clavier-Übung III.

Third Week: Platnauer Concert – Schumann’s Dichterliebe

Friday, October 27th at 6pm Internationally-acclaimed baritone Marcus Farnsworth and

outstanding pianist Libby Burgess perform Schumann’s

greatest song-cycle together with Finzi’s Earh and Air and

Rain. Followed by refreshments in the Medieval Kitchen

* See back page for further details

Fourth Week: Freshers’ Recital – Welcoming JCR & HCR Freshers

Wednesday, November 1st at 7.30pm Come and hear new members of Brasenose JCR and HCR as

they reveal their multifarious talents on various instruments

and in a variety of styles in a laid-back recital.

All are welcome to perform!

Fifth Week: Organ Recital – Sarah Hughes

Wednesday, November 8th at 9pm Senior Organ Scholar Sarah Hughes performs a short, varied

recital on Brasenose Organ – followed by optional Compline.

Sixth Week: Under Milk Wood (with musical interludes)

Wednesday, Nov. 15th at 7.30pm Organ Scholar Fleur Snow and Tesni Jones direct and

Friday, Nov. 17th at 7.30pm produce, bringing Dylan Thomas’s celebrated play to

Saturday, Nov. 18th at 7.30pm life in the beautiful surroundings of Brasenose chapel.

Performed in the round with musical contributions.

Seventh Week: ‘Music at Brasenose’ Concert

Friday, November 24th at 6pm A hugely popular termly fixture! Come and delight in the

sheer variety and expertise of Brasenose musicians, including

Jazz, Folk & Classical music for bands, soloists and choir.

Eighth Week: Brasenose Advent Carol Service

Sunday, November 26th at 6pm A service of seasonal readings, popular congregational carols,

and choral works, with music led by the college choir.

Admission to all concerts and events is free of charge

The Platnauer Concert Series is named in honour of Maurice Platnauer (Principal of Brasenose 1956-1960).

Music for College Prayers & Other Services in Chapel

MUSIC LIST, MICHAELMAS TERM 2017

1st Week – Sunday 8th October, 6pm Ayleward Responses. Psalm 36 Stanford in C Britten - Jubilate in C Hymns: 516, 174, 430

2nd Week - Sunday 15th October, 6pm Introit: Tallis - If ye love me Ayleward Responses. Psalm 139 (1-11) Gibbons - Short Service Wesley - Blessed be the God and Father Hymns: 581, 385, 530 3rd Week - Sunday 22nd October, 6pm Introit: Wood - Oculi Omnium Ayleward Responses. Psalm 142 Noble in B minor Rheinberger - Abendlied Hymns: 2, 393, 386

4th Week - Sunday 29th October, 6pm Introit: Ley - A Prayer of King Henry VI Byrd Responses. Psalm 119 (137-152) Purcell in G minor Gibbons - Great Lord of Lords Hymns: 267, 515, 612

All Souls Eucharist

4th Week – Tuesday 31st October, 6pm Mass: Darke in F Hymns: 222, 384, 152 All Saints Eucharist

5th Week - Sunday 5th November, 6pm Mass: Victoria - ‘O Quam Gloriosam’ Motet: Byrd - Justorum animae Hymns: 232, 287, 585 (omit *) Remembrance Sunday

6th Week - Sunday 12th November, 6pm Introit: For the Fallen - Guest Byrd Responses. Psalm 82 Vaughan Williams in C Ireland - Greater Love Hymns: 537, 355, 489 College Eucharist

7th Week - Sunday 19th November, 6pm Introit: Harris - Holy is the true light Mass: Haydn - Kleine Orgelmesse Motet: Bach - O Jesu Christ, meins lebens licht Hymns: 628, 297, 590

Oxmas – “Midnight” Mass 7th Week - Friday 24th November, 10pm

College Carol Service 8th Week – Sunday - 26th November, 6pm

Brasenose Advent Carol Service

College Chaplain - Rev. Julia Baldwin Director of Music - Christian Wilson Senior Organ Scholars - Fleur Snow & Sarah Hughes

Heberden Organ Scholar - Bethany Reeves

Platnauer Concerts 2017-2018

Friday 27th October, 6pm Marcus Farnsworth & Libby Burgess

Winner of the Wigmore Hall International Song

Competition (2009) and the song prize at the Kathleen

Ferrier Competition (2011), baritone Marcus

Farnsworth is joined by one of the most original

accompanists of her generation, Libby Burgess, for a

performance of Robert Schumann’s exquisitely beautiful

Dichterliebe (settings of love poetry from Heine’s

Lyrisches Intermezzo). This will be followed by Gerald

Finzi’s cycle Earth and air and rain. Marcus and Libby

have performed at many of the landmark concert venues

across the world. See: www.marcusfarnsworth.com Friday 2nd February, 6pm Ziyu He (violin) & Nicola Eimer

Winner of the prestigious Yehudi Menuhin Competition

(2016) and numerous major competitions worldwide, Ziyu He

is quite simply a musical sensation. Recently becoming one of

the youngest ever soloists with the Vienna Philharmonic and

Marisnky Orchestras, he has won many of the major

competitions for violin and is already in huge demand at the

major concert halls across the world. Ziyu performs a virtuosic

and contrasting programme with English pianist Nicola

Eimer. See: www.ziyuviolin.com

Friday 11th May, 6pm The David Rees-Williams Trio

Legendary jazz pianist David Rees-

Williams brings his celebrated trio to

Brasenose with a programme of classically-

inspired music. Regular guests on BBC

radio, the trio have performed at major jazz

festivals around the world, recording several

extremely well-received discs. Described as

‘the English Jacques Loussier’, David takes

jazz to a new level, integrating some of the

greatest themes in intelligent and original

ways. With Francis (bass) and Phil Laslett

(drums). See: davidrees-williams.com