About This Event
The Bible has provided much fruitful inspiration to poets, novelists and composers over the past two thousand years. 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 3 New Generation Thinker Joe Moshenska, who teaches Milton at the University of Cambridge, discusses ideas of doom, chaos and Biblical themes with novelist Salley Vickers, whose novel Mr Golightly鈥檚 Holiday features God as protagonist. They look at the 鈥渨eeping prophet鈥 Jeremiah ahead of tonight's performance of Bernstein鈥檚 Symphony No.1, which sets texts from the Book of Lamentations.
Edited version broadcast on 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 3 during tonight's interval.
Booking is not required for this event. Entry is on a first-come-first-served basis. Doors open from 30 minutes before the event begins - latecomers will not be admitted. Capacity is limited: please collect a raffle ticket from the steward at the main entrance on Beit Quad to secure your place.
Photo: Salley Vickers