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Simon Payne

Please enjoy this short video about about 2018-19 season  
  • August 14, 2019
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“Right from day one we were very keen to find out what an orchestra can do apart from given concerts to rows of middle class people in silence” Conductor John Lubbock is founder of the Orchestra of St John’s, a...
  • July 27, 2019
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“Cayenna is a life force whose commitment to music and social justice is inspirational. She was a joy to interview – spontaneous and articulate. We need to watch this musician as she works to realise her vision around the transforming...
  • July 14, 2019
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Newly released video of the tour  
  • July 5, 2019
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During his residency, Toby will work closely with the OSJ to bring the orchestra into new spaces and communities – from nightclubs to festivals – curating concerts and writing new works that question what it means to be an orchestra...
  • June 28, 2019
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Fostering Cultural Leadership Through Music OSJ’s Community Engagement Initiatives 2019 thus far… Displaced Voices (January) – connected the voices of young migrants at the Oxford Spires Academy to their communities through poetry and music Afghan Women’s Orchestra Oxford Residency (March)...
  • June 10, 2019
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