An evening of intricate weaving, symbolism in the work of Bach, and a variety of
moods and sound worlds, taking Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s new work, A Spider’s
Tapestry as inspiration.
Nico Muhly’s Things Unknown was also commissioned for Schola Cantorum this
year and includes texts by Thomas Traherne, Vera Brittain and others. With Roads
to Ixtlan, Nørgård depicts a metaphorical journey to the city of the Mexican
sorcerer, Don Genaro, whilst Cheryl Frances-Hoad A Spider’s Tapestry sets a poem
by Miranda Latham-Jackson about Arachne, the skilled young weaver in Greek
mythology who was turned into a spider by the goddess Athena.
Schola Cantorum of Oxford has built a reputation as Oxford’s premier concert
choir, engaging deeply with complex repertoire and commissioning new music.