Orchestra of St John's | Taking classical music out into the community

Join national treasure Sir Michael Palin on Thursday 5 Dec at the Sheldonian Theatre. Sir Michael talks about his fascinating life, OSJ plays his choice of music.

PLUS 
Mozart C minor Mass in November, and our traditional Messiah, Carols and New Year’s Eve in December.

Our autumn season has something for everyone.

Free tickets available for NHS workers – email admin@osj.org.uk.

“A testament to the uniting power of music”

Review of our July Twinning concert

In July Oxford Town Hall welcomed young people from Bonn Leiden, Leon, Padua, Wroclaw and Perm, united in showing that music can transcend national boundaries and bring people together for the common good, to play Carmina Burana.

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The concert was organised by Oxford International Links and the various town twinning associations.

Autumn Concerts
  • All
  • Christ Church Cathedral
  • Dorchester Abbey
  • My Music at SJE Arts
  • My Music at Sheldonian Theatre
  • New House
  • Online
  • SJE Arts
  • Sheldonian Theatre
  • Tetbury Festival
  • Town Hall, Oxford
05 October 2024
SJE Arts Iffley Road
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Youth project: Opera arias and solos and CARMINA BURANA
Singers from Unicorn School, Rosehill Primary and Rosehill community centre.
Percussionists from Leiden twinning association.
Jon French piano, OSJ Voices

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£5.00 – £20.00 322 tickets left Buy Now
19 October 2024
Dorchester Abbey Oxfordshire
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Featuring Michael Howell of Channel 4's The Piano.
Favourite classics for strings - Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending, Delius On hearing the first cuckoo on spring - and voices - Barber Agnus Dei Adagio for choir, Elgar Agnus Dei (Nimrod from Enigma Variations) for choir.

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£5.00 – £25.00 207 tickets left Buy Now
20 October 2024
New House Southmoor,
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New House in Hanney, Oxfordshire plays host to a charming afternoon of intimate music, delicious food and wonderful company.
Bach's Musical Offering grew out of the famous meeting with Frederick The Great in 1747 and ’the royal theme’ - such an amazing variety of short canons work so well for violin, flute and cello with harpsichord.

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16 November 2024
Dorchester Abbey Oxfordshire
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The "Great" Mass in C Minor has long been a favourite of players and audiences. Written between 1782 and 1783, Mozart's most ambitious mass setting features some of the most vivacious melodies and vocal acrobatics from the master from Salzburg, but the piece was left incomplete. Emperor. The very word conjures up magnificence, pomp, ceremony, power, nobility, majesty. All these qualities are present in Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto. And the solo part is dazzling!

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£5.00 – £25.00 267 tickets left Buy Now
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A richly varied programme of concerts, both orchestral and choral, at SJE Arts in Oxford, and at Dorchester Abbey.

Mucisians and Participants during the Session:" Closing Performance" at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 20, 2017.

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Connections

Our Connections programme brings together the wide range of social and community engagement work that we do. For over fifty years, this has been a key part of the OSJ’s ethos and work.

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Music for Autism

A cornerstone of Connections, our Music for Autism programme has been running continuously for over 20 years. OSJ’s musicians spend around 70 days a year in special schools, both locally and nationally, playing to and engaging with children and young people with autism.

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Young Artists Scheme

 Fostering talented young singers and instrumentalists in the early stages of their professional careers and inviting them to perform alongside OSJ’s established musicians.

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Ox in a Box launches our autumn season

Ox in a Box launches our autumn season CLICK HERE TO READ MORE MUST SEE: Sir Michael Palin at The Sheldonian and Michael Howell of Ch4’s The Piano headline OSJ’s autumn classical music programme

Season of Serenading – Oxford Health Charity with OSJ

Oxford Health Charity has recently supported a series of hospital musical events in partnership with the Orchestra of St. John’s (OSJ) as part of the Oxford Health Arts Partnership’s (OHAP) trust-wide music strategy. This blog will discuss the impact and joy this…

Orchestra plays a key role in Oxford’s musical scene – Oxford Times

The initials OSJ will be a mystery to many people, but for those in the know, it has become an important part of Oxford’s musical scene. The Orchestra of St John’s has played a key role in the city, sharing its…

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