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Spring Song 2026: The Story of English Song
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Date & Time
Tue, 17 Mar 2026
19:00
Venue
The New Space, Gradel Quadrangles
Mansfield Road, Oxford
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Explore the rich history of English song at New College's Spring Song event.
Why you should come
AI-powered• Hear Katy Hamilton explore Britten's role in English song over 150 years.
• Listen to Rosie Lavery & Anna Michels perform early 20th-century songs.
• Experience excerpts from Winter Words before Mark Padmore's full performance.
Event Highlights
- •Focus on Benjamin Britten’s cycle of Thomas Hardy settings, Winter Words
- •Exploration of Britten’s place within the English song tradition
- •Live performances by former Oxford Song Young Artists Rosie Lavery and Anna Michels
- •Songs from the first few decades of the twentieth century
- •Excerpts from Winter Words ahead of Mark Padmore's performance
Speakers
Katy Hamilton
Rosie Lavery
former Oxford Song Young Artist
Anna Michels
former Oxford Song Young Artist
Harriet Burns
Ian Tindale
Mark Padmore
Organized by: New College
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