Between the Sandhills and the Sea - A Tribute to Vera Brittain

Schedule

Sat Nov 15 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Jacqueline du Pré Music Building (St Hilda's College) | Oxford, EN

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Join us for a special tribute to Vera Brittain & Winifred Holtby featuring the music of Eric Starr.
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Between the Sandhills and the Sea - A Tribute to Vera Brittain & Winifred Holtby

A mixed media concert event - chamber music with poetry.

Music by Eric Starr

Poetry by Vera Brittain, Winifred Holtby, and W.E. Henley with a musical excerpt by Edward Brittain.

Hannah Holman violoncello

Katherine Miller piano

Special Guest Narrator TBA

Join us for a special evening honouring authors and social campaigners Vera Brittain and Winifred Holtby at the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, St Hilda's College. We will celebrate their lives and work in this beautiful Oxford setting. This event features award-winning composer Eric Starr's chamber music paired with the timeless poetry of these remarkable authors. A brief Q&A and reception will follow this performance.

"A phantasmagoria of shifting emotions. Masterful."

-Limelight Magazine

"An inviting and deeply rewarding work."

- Buffalo News

"Always eloquent and evocative."

-Pizzicato Magazine

"Incredibly imaginative and superbly performed."

-Fanfare Magazine

"A provocative and heart-wrenching celebration of perseverance."

-Chronogram Magazine


www.ericstarrmusic.com

www.some.ox.ac.uk/eminent/vera-brittain/

www.some.ox.ac.uk/eminent/winifred-holtby/


Getting Here, Parking, Accesibility and more:

www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/jdp-music-building/getting-here










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Jacqueline du Pré Music Building (St Hilda's College), Cowley Place, Oxford, United Kingdom

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