The John Henry Newman Lecture 2022: Sir James MacMillan
"Music & Some Wider Implications: a Catholic composer’s perspective."
Is there a moral dimension to the act of composition?
And does the work of a composer ever impact on the desire to sustain civic values?
Sir James MacMillan is the pre-eminent Scottish composer of his generation, whose compositions include many religious works such as Seven Last Words from the Cross (1993), Miserere (2009) and Stabat Mater (2015).
The John Henry Newman Annual Lecture is offered to the University of Oxford by its Catholic Halls: Blackfriars Hall, Campion Hall, and St Benet’s Hall.
- Venue: Flora Anderson Hall, Somerville College, Oxford.
- Booking: Owing to limited capacity, entry will be by ticket only.
"Music & Some Wider Implications: a Catholic composer’s perspective."
Is there a moral dimension to the act of composition?
And does the work of a composer ever impact on the desire to sustain civic values?
Sir James MacMillan is the pre-eminent Scottish composer of his generation, whose compositions include many religious works such as Seven Last Words from the Cross (1993), Miserere (2009) and Stabat Mater (2015).
The John Henry Newman Annual Lecture is offered to the University of Oxford by its Catholic Halls: Blackfriars Hall, Campion Hall, and St Benet’s Hall.
- Venue: Flora Anderson Hall, Somerville College, Oxford.
- Booking: Owing to limited capacity, entry will be by ticket only.