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2011 is Oxford Lieder's tenth year and gets under way in celebratory fashion with a recital from the great American soprano Christine Brewer, joined by Roger Vignoles. Supported by Jesus College and the Kohn Foundation, this concert paves the way for a spectacular anniversary, with a star line-up developing for the main Lieder Festival (14th-29th October), an outstanding and varied Spring Series, and a continuation of Oxford Lieder's latest project, a live recording of the complete songs of Hugo Wolf.

The Festival got underway on Friday and we had a wonderful (and packed) opening weekend. Full houses every night, plus lots of people at the Singing for All workshop and a fantastic bit of outdoor singing of Schumann and Brahms partsongs. The Schools' project at the Ashmolean Museum was a perfect way to open the Festival, showcasing the amazing work of the children involved. We're also delighted that there's been so much interest in supporting our Wolf recording project; details to follow here. Still a vast amount to look forward to!

Due to illness, Gary Griffiths has had to withdraw from the concert on 17th October. We are very grateful to tenor Daniel Norman for stepping in. The programm (Franz Schubert's Winterreise) remains unchanged. Daniel Norman is well known to Oxford Lieder audiences; this year he gave a wonderful rendition of Vaughan Williams' On Wenlock Edge, and at last year's Festival he gave a memorable series of recitals covering all of Britten's Canticles. We are delighted to welcome him back.