OSJ’s mission is “to serve our communities by promoting concerts of unrivalled artistic excellence“. Working with the most extraordinary musicians we aim to make the emotion, drama and culture of live classical music available to everyone.
OSJ appears in its chamber music guise at St John the Evangelist, in
Oxford. We are regular invitees to their concert series.
Image: OSJ in rehearsal at SJE.
Our appearances at the annual Music in the Abbey festival in Dorchester are a wonderful opportunity to work with new artists, and a great complement to our regular season concerts at the same venue.
Image: Ellie Edmonds and Sarah Williamson in concert at MITA with OSJ.
OSJ’s mission is “to serve our communities by promoting concerts of unrivalled artistic excellence“. Working with the most extraordinary musicians we aim to make the emotion, drama and culture of live classical music available to everyone.
OSJ’s mission is “to serve our communities by promoting concerts of unrivalled artistic excellence“. Working with the most extraordinary musicians we aim to make the emotion, drama and culture of live classical music available to everyone.
OSJ's work in the community is a core part of our activity - this includes regular
projects with local school Oxford Spires Academy.
Image: Poet Kate Clanchy with students from OSA.
forthcoming concerts
7
November
Schools Prom at the Royal Albert Hall
John Lubbock will be training 60 instrumentalists from the Oxfordshire Music Service to take part in the 2018 Schools Prom at the Royal Albert Hall.
10
November
A Concert of Remembrance: Faure Requiem in Chester Cathedral
Chester Cathedral choir and OSJ? It must be the opener of our new Oratorio series.
14
November
OSJ Ashmolean Proms – November ‘relaxed’ concert
Performers from the evening concert will give a ‘relaxed’ concert for people with disabilities, at 11.30am in the galleries of the Ashmolean Museum, before the February and November 2018 Ashmolean Prom concerts. All welcome. No tickets required.
Booking through the Ashmolean Education team:
E education.service@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
T 01865 278015
14
November
OSJ Ashmolean Prom – ‘Variations’
Variation / avian trio / aria to vin – our Prom themed around variations covers Brahms riffing on Haydn, Beethoven’s extrapolations from Mozart’s Magic Flute rearranged for wind trio, and Reger’s musings on Mozart’s Piano Sonata in A, K. 331.
27
November
The Big Give on-line matched funding 27 Nov to 4 Dec. One donation, twice the impact.
We’re very excited to let you know that Orchestra of St John’s has been selected to participate in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2018, the UK’s largest match funding campaign.
30
November
Galway plays Mozart at Dorchester
We are thrilled to present our 50th Anniversary Concert with a very special Friday night concert, blending new and classical music in one of our favourite venues: Dorchester Abbey.
6
December
Handel Messiah at St John’s Smith Square
Handels Messiah in the exciting new orchestration for wind by John Lubbock
OSJ Voices
Orchestra of St John’s
John Lubbock conductor
8
December
9
December
15
December
Handel Messiah at Dorchester Abbey
Handels Messiah in the exciting new orchestration for wind by John Lubbock
OSJ Voices
Orchestra of St John’s
John Lubbock conductor
31
December
New Year’s Eve Strauss Gala at SJSS
Strauss Gala at St John’s, Smith Square
2pm
Wonderful waltzes and polkas mostly by Johann Strauss Junior, plus well-known songs and arias from Strauss and Lehar. Including final scene, act I of La Boheme
31
December
New Year’s Eve Strauss Gala in Dorchester Abbey
Strauss Gala at Dorchester Abbey
7pm
Wonderful waltzes and polkas mostly by Johann Strauss Junior, plus well-known songs and arias from Strauss and Lehar. Including final scene, act I of La Boheme
January
1st
Season ticket – OSJ Ashmolean Proms 2019
2019 SEASON TICKET FOR ALL EIGHT OSJ ASHMOLEAN PROMS AVAILABLE FOR £80
Tickets available via the BUY TICKETS link below.
When you purchase tickets, please do consider adding a voluntary donation to support our work in the community.
January
18th
‘Displaced Voices’ in Oxford – music and poetry by children and refugees
‘Displaced Voices’ concert at Somerville College, Oxford
January
19th
‘Displaced Voices’ at Kings Place – music and poetry by children and refugees
Barber Adagio for Strings
Toby Young Doves of Damascus (Text by Ftoun Abou Kerech)
Sadie Harrison My Hazara People (Text by Shukria Rezaei)
Oxford Spires Academy students
Shostakovich Chamber Symphony for Strings in C minor Op 110a
February
14th
Music for Valentines Day – OSJ Ashmolean Prom
A concert for Valentines Day with OSJ Ashmolean Voices
February
28th
Sir Vince Cable – My Music at Wigmore Hall
Famous people discuss music that has meant the most to them in their lives, with OSJ playing arrangements of their choice of music live in the concert hall.
March
20th
Masterworks for cello and orchestra – OSJ Ashmolean Prom
Masterworks for cello and orchestra
March
22nd
Stanley Johnson – My Music at Wigmore Hall
Famous people discuss music that has meant the most to them in their lives, with OSJ playing arrangements of their choice of music live in the concert hall.