As droll and down-to-earth as ever, Sir Michael Palin arrived on stage at The Sheldonian to riotous applause, the sold out audience keen to hear of his exploits and adventures, life in comedy, global travels and time as a student in Oxford. Interviewed...
- December 9, 2024
On a wild, wet and windy night, we ran into the sanctuary of the lovely church of St John the Evangelist on the Iffley Road, to be treated to an evening of Bruckner and Mozart, performed by the Orchestra of St John’s and the OSJ...
- November 26, 2024
Ox in a Box launches our autumn season CLICK HERE TO READ MORE MUST SEE: Sir Michael Palin at The Sheldonian and Michael Howell of Ch4’s The Piano headline OSJ’s autumn classical music programme
- September 16, 2024
Oxford Health Charity has recently supported a series of hospital musical events in partnership with the Orchestra of St. John’s (OSJ) as part of the Oxford Health Arts Partnership’s (OHAP) trust-wide music strategy. This blog will discuss the impact and joy this...
- July 31, 2024
The initials OSJ will be a mystery to many people, but for those in the know, it has become an important part of Oxford’s musical scene. The Orchestra of St John’s has played a key role in the city, sharing its...
- July 30, 2024
“The wheel of fortune turns”. With these words, sung by the choir early in Carl Orff’s deservedly popular cantata Carmina Burana, the audience is introduced to one of the simplest yet most universal truths about the human condition. Because of the...
- July 16, 2024
