Dorchester Abbey

A spirited homage to Zoltán Kodály's childhood memories, Dances of Galánta (1933) is a vibrant orchestral showpiece based on 18th-century Hungarian folk music.
The Brahms Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor of 1887, was an olive branch offered to his estranged friend, the great violinist Joseph Joachim, with the cello part written for Joachim's quartet cellist, Robert Hausmann.
Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, originally dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte, whom Beethoven admired as a champion of freedom, the "Heroic" Symphony was renamed in fury when Napoleon crowned himself Emperor in 1804.

Ginestera Dances from Estancia no 2 and 4
Darius Milhaud's La création du monde (The Creation of the World) is a groundbreaking 1923 ballet blending African creation myths with the vibrant sounds of American jazz, featuring bitonal harmonies, syncopated rhythms and bluesy melodies.
George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue is a landmark American work, blending jazz & classical music, famous for its iconic clarinet glissando, capturing the energy of the Roaring Twenties with its mix of syncopation, soulful melodies, & "blue notes".
The Firebird was Stravinsky’s first major breakthrough, commissioned by Serge Diaghilev for his pioneering Ballets Russes in Paris. It immediately propelled the 28-year-old composer to international fame.

The Brandenburg Concertos are unique Baroque masterpieces, each concerto a showcase of distinct instrumentation and inventive style.
Johann Sebastian Bach's Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor (BWV 1060R) stands as one of the great collaborations, not only between the two solo instruments but also between history and scholarship.
His "Double" Concerto is arguably his most popular and frequently performed orchestral work

Ding, dong, merrily on high! OSJ Voices will raise the roof in this festive evening of wide-ranging music celebrating Christmas.

A musical rite of the holiday season, the Baroque-era oratorio still awes listeners more than 250 years after the composer’s death.

A Celebration of the Dance. Waltzes, Marches and favourites Galore!
Our ever-popular New Year Concert returns. A concert to set the feet tapping, the hands clapping with its joyous dance music, dispelling all thoughts of winter’s cold.