Ceri Owen & Gareth Brynmor John Lecture-Recital

Location
Concert Hall - Barber Institute
Dates
Friday 24 May 2019 (13:10-14:00)
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Ceri Owen
  • Barber Lunchtime Concert

Gareth Byrnmor John baritone
Ceri Owen piano

Robert Louis Stevenson’s mystical poems on themes of journey and wayfaring inspired Songs of Travel, one of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s most celebrated works. Join award-winning pianist and music historian Ceri Owen in this lecture-recital, tracing a new journey through the cycle by exploring Vaughan Williams's songs within their wider biographical, literary, and cultural contexts. 

This is Ceri Owen's inaugural lecture-recital as Lecturer and Director of Performance at the University of Birmingham. She is joined by the acclaimed baritone Gareth Brynmor John. 

  • Vaughan Williams
    Songs of Travel

Venue: Barber Concert Hall, Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Admission: Free