About this Event
Between the Sandhills and the Sea - A Tribute to Vera Brittain & Winifred Holtby
A mixed media concert event - chamber music with poetry.
Music by Eric Starr
Poetry by Vera Brittain, Winifred Holtby, and W.E. Henley with a musical excerpt by Edward Brittain.
Hannah Holman violoncello
Katherine Miller piano
Special Guest Narrator TBA
Join us for a special evening honouring authors and social campaigners Vera Brittain and Winifred Holtby at the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, St Hilda's College. We will celebrate their lives and work in this beautiful Oxford setting. This event features award-winning composer Eric Starr's chamber music paired with the timeless poetry of these remarkable authors. A brief Q&A and reception will follow this performance.
"A phantasmagoria of shifting emotions. Masterful."
-Limelight Magazine
"An inviting and deeply rewarding work."
- Buffalo News
"Always eloquent and evocative."
-Pizzicato Magazine
"Incredibly imaginative and superbly performed."
-Fanfare Magazine
"A provocative and heart-wrenching celebration of perseverance."
-Chronogram Magazine
www.ericstarrmusic.com
www.some.ox.ac.uk/eminent/vera-brittain/
www.some.ox.ac.uk/eminent/winifred-holtby/
Getting Here, Parking, Accesibility and more:
www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/jdp-music-building/getting-here
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Jacqueline du Pré Music Building (St Hilda's College), Cowley Place, Oxford, United Kingdom
GBP 6.13 to GBP 27.80
