The course begins with a film about Vaughan Williams’s life, ‘O Thou Transcendent’, directed by Tony Palmer.Each lecture thereafter is devoted to one of the nine symphonies and a selection of other well-known works, many of which draw on English folk song and look back to the Renaissance for inspiration: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, Norfolk Rhapsodies, In the Fenland, On Wenlock Edge, Dona Nobis Pacem, The Lark Ascending. There will also be an opportunity to consider Vaughan Williams’s contribution to the English Hymnal and his work with amateur choral societies.

10 weeks: 3/10, 17/10, 24/10, 31/10, 7/11, 21/11, 28/11, 5/12, 12/12, 19/12

(Please note that there are no lectures on either 10th October or 14 November)

COST: £70 THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COURSES ARE NOW SOLD OUT.

If there is sufficient interest, I may put on a third class on Tuesday evenings (7-9 p.m). Please conact me if you would like to be put on the list.