Gigs for Spring 2023
Coming up: At St Michael at the Northgate Church in Cornmarket, Oxford - Lunchtime recital with Pete McMullin on Feb 27, to include Ethyl Smyth's Three Moods of the Sea plus a new commission from Oxford-based, internationally-renowned composer Gregory Rose -...
Australian launch of ‘Why we Sing’
My book about singing and why we humans are compelled to do it launches in Australia on January 31, 2023. To find out more, go to: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Julia-Hollander-Why-We-Sing-9781760879686/ Here's what the Ozzie singing experts are saying...
Why We Sing – new book out in feb 2023
From lullabies to songs for the dying, Why We Sing is a fascinating exploration of singing in all its varied forms, from the personal perspective of Julia Hollander, song therapist, teacher and performer. In interrogating her own life experience and using the latest...
The Letter
Another outing for my radio programme from last year, about my grandfather's escape from Nazi Czechoslovakia thanks to a letter from the BBC - on sunday oct 4 and then on BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002rv6
Songs of Hope and Renewal – Holywell, Oxford, Sept 26
https://www.facebook.com/smvoxford/videos/768415154011309 September 26, 5pm and 8pm See you there
Summer Lockdown Concert – Poulenc/Strauss/Marx
Come back from the beach to - A concert on one of the hottest days of the year in the cool and beautiful peace of a locked down High Street, Oxford. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=622418388404037 Poulenc surreal cheek and joy. Straussian sensuality and something...
Trees for Life – monday june 8
https://youtu.be/uWMPOZS6po4
Quarantine Song
So - schools are dismissed. Of my four students due for lessons this morning, only two turn up - the other two already in isolation at home. Seventeen year-old David [name changed] arrives promptly at 8.45, complaining of a gunky chest but sure it isn't a symptom of...
Musing on what these Cancellations mean
I had three concerts lined up for the next couple of weeks - all of them cancelled due to Covid19. I want to try and think about what that means in terms of my community - who my music touches. The first was a big Beethoven 250-year celebration - a local choir and...
Climate Change and Spirituality Podcasts
This isn't about singing, but it is my voice (and others') - a series of podcasts for the Oxford University Church about the spiritual crisis that is part of our current climate crisis. Aiming at one a month. First up - reliable scientific context from IPCC author...
Sublime
Aha - I just found a review of the Bach Christmas Oratorio I sang in before Christmas - 'sublime alto' they call me. https://www.great-milton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Dec-2019.pdf Of course, I was far too concerned with my 'Christmassy' outfit (a glittery...
November 22 – Holywell Concert
Julia Hollander, Peter McMullin and Anna Snesar Present English and Czech music for voice, piano and violin GOD MADE A TREE Holywell Music Room, Holywell St, Oxford 7.30pm, Friday November 22, 2019 Free Entrance - Donations to RAIN - Agroforestry in Brazil...