Michael Howell from Channel 4’s ‘The Piano’ is the featured soloist for two concerts of classic favourites for strings and voices.
Includes Vaughan Williams Lark Ascending, Elgar String Serenade, and Barber Adagio for choir
Two Beethoven masterpieces – Piano concerto no 4 and Symphony no 5 ‘Fate knocking at the door’
Plus Mozart ‘Ch’io mi scordi di te?’ with soprano Hannah Davey
October at SJE brings a very special community project – Carmina Burana
Singers from Unicorn School, Rosehill Primary and Rosehill community centre
Percussionists from Holland (twinning association)
Jon French piano
OSJ Voices
Bach ‘The Musical Offering’ – concert with lunch at New House
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.
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
A professional orchestra bringing the best music to all
Concerts
A richly varied programme of concerts, both orchestral and choral, at SJE Arts in Oxford, and at Dorchester Abbey.
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.
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.
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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