A richly varied programme of concerts, both orchestral and choral, at SJE Arts in Oxford, and at Dorchester Abbey.
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.
Robert and Caroline Jackson host an evening of music followed by dinner in their beautiful house and gardens. Principals of the OSJ play piano quintets by Venables and Elgar.
Find out more »Indulge in the power and passion of opera, with timeless classics and lesser-known gems all performed by twelve rising stars.
Featuring the Act I finale from Puccini's La Boheme, and the Seguidilla from Bizet's Carmen, this evocative evening also includes music from Mozart, Handel, Gounod, Delibes and many more with the full orchestral backing of the Orchestra of St John's.
Find out more »Music from the Wedding, the Coronation and the 50th Jubilee to include Handel Zadok the priest, Parry I was glad, Vaughan Williams, Wesley and Purcell
Find out more »Our final concert of the spring transports the listener through the turning of the year with Vivaldi’s timeless, Four Seasons. Vivaldi’s music will be enhanced by a world premiere of composer-in-residence Toby Young’s four motets on ‘The Seasons’. Performed on the 25th of June at SJE Arts Oxford, this concert also features J.S. Bach’s Chaconne for solo violin performed alongside the chorales on which it is based. This exciting new performance practice will give the listener a new insight into the mind of one of our greatest composers.
This concert is in partnership with Oxford Festival of the Arts
Adam Lubbock plays the Typewriter Waltz at our NYE concert 2021 in Dorchester Abbey, fresh from his amazing success in his personal fundraiser for Music for Autism
Our Composer-in-Residence Toby Young discusses the music he loves with Jess Gillam! Listen again – BBC Radio 3, 12.30pm on 17 July. It has been a joy to work with Toby over the past few years on projects including…
… The performance by members of the Orchestra of St John’s and OSJ Oxford Voices was given in the version for two pianos and much percussion, in place of the original scoring for large orchestra and two or three choirs,…
John Lubbock recorded at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
Available online for SEN schools
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