‘Other echoes inhabit the garden. Shall we follow?’ This week, Sally is reading T. S. Eliot in preparation for her performance at the Oxford Chamber Music Festival on the 6th of October. She explores the landscape of ‘Burnt Norton’ (1936), improvising scenes on the theme of memory via rose leaves, purses, lightbulbs, and dry crackling lawns. The Oxford Chamber Music Festival, run by Priya Mitchell, takes place from the 4th to the 7th of October. All are welcome, please come along! The Festival website is here: https://www.ocmf.net/2023-festival/ The poem, ‘Burnt Norton’ from the Four Quartets, is available to read here: http://www.davidgorman.com/4quartets/1-norton.htm The wonderful music is by Paul Clarke. This episode was edited and produced by James Bowen Special thanks to Violet Henderson, Kris Dyer, and Maeve Magnus.

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