- DURATION 1 hour
Event Description
In this event, Abbie speaks to Dr Tracy Hayes, Secretary of the Thomas Hardy Society and popular speaker at conferences and study days. Tracy Hayes received her PhD in 2017 with a thesis investigating masculinity in the novels of Thomas Hardy, so we are really looking forward to discussing our July Book of the Month 'The Mayor of Casterbridge' with her.
Subtitled 'The Life and Death of a Man of Character', this 1886 novel began its life as a magazine serial, published as a book later that same year. Covering themes of gender, psychology, and class, this is a substantial summer read of one of the classics.
Suitable for anyone who is interested in re-visiting the classics, 19th century literature, or Thomas Hardy.
- Duration: 1 hour
- Online Zoom event: Join from your computer, phone or tablet (no replay available)
Meet the Host, Abbie & Maria
Maria Parfitt studied Viola under Dr Louise Lansdown at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where she received a Scholarship. Since graduating in 2017 with a BMus(Hons) Maria has established a busy freelance career across the South West and can often be seen performing regularly with orchestras and ensembles including Southern Sinfonia, The Bristol String Quartet, Bristol Insight Ensemble, Terra Coda and many more. Alongside Maria’s playing career, Maria has years of experience in Arts Administration and she currently holds the position as Music Administrator at Redmaids’ High School in Bristol. She also tutors Primary and Secondary Music Tutor at Wolsey Hall Oxford.
Abbie would describe herself as a proud amateur musician! After joining every Bristol ensemble she could in her first year of university, she developed a real passion for chamber music and loves finding fellow musicians at Bristol orchestras who are keen to play chamber music repertoire. As a viola player in her current quartet and at Bristol Met Orchestra, she also loves an excuse to bring the violin back out of its case and onto a stage! She currently works as a Teaching Assistant in schools in Bristol but prior to this job, she worked as Head of Events at Rest Less!
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