Garwyn Linnell's cello is at the heart of this concert. In the cello suite No. 2 Bach is at his most intimate.
The plangent cello in Syvati represents the Priest, the choir sings as the coffin is borne out of the church.
Durufle's Requiem is often described as the only worthy successor to Faure's. Duruflé’s sensuous harmonies suffuse every note with feeling.
Operatic overtures, arias and duets.
This concert celebrates the OSJ’s Young Artists scheme; current members and graduates of the highest quality perform timeless operatic favourites including the Seguidilla from Bizet's Carmen. With full orchestral backing.
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.
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.
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
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