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.
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
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.
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.
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!
Find out more »A richly varied programme of concerts, both orchestral and choral, at SJE Arts in Oxford, and at Dorchester Abbey.
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.
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.
Fostering talented young singers and instrumentalists in the early stages of their professional careers and inviting them to perform alongside OSJ’s established musicians.
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
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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…
John Lubbock recorded at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
Available online for SEN schools