60. The Shepherd on the Rock: Elin Manahan Thomas, Joseph Shiner & Jocelyn Freeman
22 October 2019, 17:30 - 18:20
Concert
Holywell St
Oxford
OX1 3BN
One of Schubert’s last works, Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (‘The Shepherd on the Rock’) was commissioned in 1828 as a showpiece for the soprano Anna Milder and has remained a popular staple of the repertoire ever since. Renowned soprano Elin Manahan Thomas performs this, in a programme that also includes works by Rossini, other songs by Schubert, and Schumann’s Fantasiestücke for clarinet and piano.
Programme
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Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Der gute Hirt (D449) - Der Schäfer und der Reiter (D517)
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Drei Fantasiestücke (Op. 73)
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Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Schäfers Klagelied (D121a) -
Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
La Serenata - La Pastorella dell'Alpi
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Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (Shepherd on the Rock) (D965)
Elin Manahan Thomas
Elin Manahan Thomas
Soprano
Elin Manahan Thomas is one of the most versatile sopranos of her generation. Since releasing her début album ‘Eternal Light’ in 2007, with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, she has performed at many of the world’s most prestigious venues and festivals, and with leading orchestras and conductors. Perhaps most famously known for her performances of baroque masterpieces, Elin is equally at home performing classical and contemporary works. Elin has performed across Europe at major venues and festivals, inclu... Read Full Biography
Joseph Shiner
Joseph Shiner
Clarinetist
Clarinettist Joseph Shiner regularly appears at venues and festivals around the United Kingdom and internationally. To date he is the recipient of numerous prizes including the Hattori Foundation Senior Award, the Making Music Philip and Dorothy Green Award for Young Concert Artists, the Worshipful Company of Musician’s Prince’s Prize and the Royal Academy of Music’s Buffet Crampon Clarinet Prize. A selected artist for Making Music and the City Music Foundation, he is currently Artist-in-Residence at Lancing College, and wa... Read Full Biography
Jocelyn Freeman
Jocelyn Freeman
Pianist
Award-winning collaborative pianist Jocelyn Freeman is founder-director and curator of SongEasel, a new initiative set up to provide a platform for song in South East London. Her artistry has been described as "outstanding", "brilliant", "sparkling" and "one to watch", including accolades from International Piano Magazine. Her approach to recital programming combines stimulating imagination with discerning curiosity. Engagements have taken her to four ontinents, including television and radio broadcast... Read Full BiographyHave you also considered...
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Festival Passes
This event is part of a series:
Tales of Beyond - Magic, Myths and Mortals
The 18th Oxford Lieder Festival will explore life, death, and the mysterious areas between and beyond. Sprites and nymphs cause mayhem and mischief, while legends abound from Greco-Roman sagas to the Lorelei and the Erlking. Storytelling with the Crick Crack Club, a ghost tour, a magic show and more all complement the myriad concerts, masterclasses and study events over a packed fortnight....