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Moonrakers + OXUS
An exciting ‘cross over’ show that explores the linkages between Vaughan Williams’ collected folk songs and his own compositions. The show features 4-piece folk band Moonrakers and string quartet OXUS and comprises an evocative mix of songs and tunes from the folk and classical traditions.
Commissioned by the Vaughan Williams Festival in 2022, this is a programme that features eight musicians on stage with folk songs interwoven with some of Vaughan Williams’s well-known works. OXUS will perform the fourth movement of Quartet No.1 in G minor, the Phantasy Quintet and excerpts from Dives and Lazarus. Moonrakers will perform new arrangements of songs such as “The Leaves They Do Grow High”, “The Turtle Dove”, “Two Sisters” and “The Unquiet Grave”. The show also includes some new music written by Moonrakers members, Jon Bennett and Jacqui Johnson.
Brief introductions on the source of the materials will form part of the show and will take the audience on a journey from traditional to contemporary interpretations of ‘living tradition’ material.
Commissioned by the Vaughan Williams Festival in 2022, this is a programme that features eight musicians on stage with folk songs interwoven with some of Vaughan Williams’s well-known works. OXUS will perform the fourth movement of Quartet No.1 in G minor, the Phantasy Quintet and excerpts from Dives and Lazarus. Moonrakers will perform new arrangements of songs such as “The Leaves They Do Grow High”, “The Turtle Dove”, “Two Sisters” and “The Unquiet Grave”. The show also includes some new music written by Moonrakers members, Jon Bennett and Jacqui Johnson.
Brief introductions on the source of the materials will form part of the show and will take the audience on a journey from traditional to contemporary interpretations of ‘living tradition’ material.