Oxford Lieder Festival 2020 | The Story of the Rose: Introduction from Simon Hiscock

This event was presented in association with TORCH, with support from the Humanities Cultural Programme, and the Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum.

Laura Tunbridge and Simon Hiscock, Director of the Botanic Garden, illuminate the evolution of the rose in poetry, music and horticulture, with two outstanding young artists performing songs by Purcell, Schubert, and Fauré among others.

Please find out more about Oxford Lieder Festival 2020: Connections Across Time HCP project here.

Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the
future  Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.