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Walton Facade

Part of the Christ Church: Five Centuries of Music - 2025

Add to my Calendar 25-11-2025 18:15 25-11-2025 20:15 36 Walton Facade First performed in 1923, William Walton's Façade - An Entertainment sets a series of poems by renowned English modernist Edith Sitwell to rhythmically vibrant and even jazz-influenced music. This performance concludes the Christ Church: Five Hundred Years of Music festival and offers a rare opportunity to dine in the Tudor grandeur of the Great Hall. Ticket price includes welcome drink, the performance, three course meal and wine.  Christ Church, Great Hall, Oxford DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Christ Church, Great Hall
St Aldates's
Oxford
OX1 1DP
England

Programme

William Walton – Façade

Performers

Nicholas Cleobury – Conductor

The Christ Church Players

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Piano recital: Judith Valerie Engel

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Programme Note

First performed in 1923, William Walton's Façade - An Entertainment sets a series of poems by renowned English modernist Edith Sitwell to rhythmically vibrant and even jazz-influenced music.

This performance concludes the Christ Church: Five Hundred Years of Music festival and offers a rare opportunity to dine in the Tudor grandeur of the Great Hall.

Ticket price includes welcome drink, the performance, three course meal and wine. 

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