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Monday 22 April 2024 12 Ensemble: Recomposed by Max Richter
Sheldonian Theatre

12 Ensemble: Recomposed by Max Richter

12 Ensemble

Max Richter's phenomenal reworking of Vivaldi's Four Seasons is performed by one of the UK’s most radical classical groups, 12 Ensemble.

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Wednesday 8 May 2024 Sleep
The Ultimate Picture Palace

Sleep

Documentary, performance, and a reflection of and meditation on the world around us, Sleep follows Max Richter's journey to create the landmark 8-hour live performance for an audience encouraged to sleep while listening.

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Saturday 25 May 2024 Onyx Brass: Dancing Through Nature
SJE Arts

Onyx Brass: Dancing Through Nature

Onyx Brass

Onyx Brass takes a dance through nature with a contrasting programme from Handel to Bernstein.

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Saturday 8 June 2024 Southbank Sinfonia: Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony
Sheldonian Theatre

Southbank Sinfonia: Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony

Southbank Sinfonia

The Southbank Sinfonia brings a fresh approach to familiar favourites from Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Mozart for the final concert in our Natural World theme.

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Monday 26th February Sell out Concerts

Sell out Concerts

In February we were delighted to have 2 sell out concerts at the Sheldonian Theatre. On Wednesday 7th February, Andreas Scholl and Tamar Halperin returned to Music at Oxford after 20 years to perform a beautiful recital including music by Purcell, Handel, Dowland and Bach alongside compositions by Tamar Halperin herself. Such was the enjoyment […]

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Wednesday 20th December Continuing our 40th Anniversary Season!

Continuing our 40th Anniversary Season!

We are proud to announce our next run of concerts, featuring world-class musicians and award-winning programmes. These concerts continue the themes of ‘Natural World’ and ‘Oxford Roots’, the latter of which has a special significance as we celebrate our 40th anniversary. The dynamism of youth is also at the forefront, as we welcome Southbank Sinfonia, […]

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Monday 24th July New Trustees Appointment

New Trustees Appointment

We’re delighted to announce the appointment of four new trustees to the Music at Oxford board: Claire Booth, Des Oliver,  Rob Skilton and Judith Unwin OBE. To those familiar with the musical world, Claire and Des will be recognisable names as a singer and composer respectively. Rob and Judith also, unsurprisingly, have a keen musical […]

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Wednesday 12th April Our first community workshop

Our first community workshop

Our Learning and Participation Manager has created Music at Oxford’s first meditation workshop which is open to everyone. On the 4 May, before the Tashi Lhunpo Monks perform at the Oxford Town Hall, you can join violinist and workshop leader Inês Delgado for an immersive Music Meditation session. The famous 19th century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said […]

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Thursday 06th April Arvo Pärt wins Polar Music Prize

Arvo Pärt wins Polar Music Prize

We were thrilled to see that Arvo Pärt was one of this year’s recipients of the prestigious and renowned Polar Music Prize. Sometimes referred to as the ‘Nobel Prize of Music’, the Polar Music Prize is regarded as Sweden’s foremost musical honour.  It was founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson, the late manager of Swedish […]

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Wednesday 01st February Learning and participation in our ARVO PÄRT…and a Littlemore festival

Learning and participation in our ARVO PÄRT…and a Littlemore festival

During our ARVO PÄRT…and a Littlemore festival in November I had the privilege of taking part in some completely unique events. Some of these projects have taken nearly a year to plan and organise, so to get to be involved on the day was really special for me! Intertwined with our world-class festival concerts I […]

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Monday 24th October Improvements to our box office system

Improvements to our box office system

We are working to improve our box office system and to do that, we will need to disable online sales for a short period of time. Consequently you will not be able to book tickets or perform any other transaction through our website between 8.30am until around 10.30am on Wednesday 26 October. We have chosen […]

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Monday 17th October ARVO PÄRT…and a Littlemore: festival brochure

ARVO PÄRT…and a Littlemore: festival brochure

Click on the image below to look at our festival brochure to see the full line-up of events. The festival is brimming with concerts, talks, films… and a little more. You will find embedded links within the brochure so if you want to buy tickets to an event, click on the title and you will […]

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Monday 08th August Arvo Pärt…and a Littlemore: A Festival Update

Arvo Pärt…and a Littlemore: A Festival Update

Friday 18 – Friday 25 November 2022 A MUSIC AT OXFORD FESTIVAL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ESTONIAN EMBASSY, ARVO PÄRT CENTRE, AND TORCH Arvo Pärt’s musical influence has been international, far exceeding the reach we might expect of a contemporary composer. His large and varied compositional output reached its apotheosis in the harnessing of his […]

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Thursday 14th April New job opportunities with Music at Oxford – CLOSED

New job opportunities with Music at Oxford – CLOSED

These two job opportunities are now closed. PR SPECIALIST Music at Oxford seeks expressions of interest from PR specialists for our forthcoming festival centred on the music of Arvo Pärt.  The festival dates are 18th – 26th November 2022, and it will take place across a number of Oxford venues. Supported by the Estonian Embassy, […]

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Wednesday 30th March Arvo Pärt Festival: 18-25 November 2022

Arvo Pärt Festival: 18-25 November 2022

We are pleased to announce that Music at Oxford is working with the Estonian Embassy in London to present a festival that will showcase the life and music of Arvo Pärt. The festival will feature many musical performances alongside film, lectures and more. Pärt’s music will be put in a wider context as the festival […]

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Tuesday 15th February An exciting education project

An exciting education project

On Wednesday 23rd March, New Marston Primary School will be hosting the Fidelio Trio and Felicity Smith (our new Community Engagement and Concerts Co-ordinator) for a music assembly. We are really excited about the opportunity to share some of the Fidelio’s repertoire with Key Stage 2 (years 3 – 6) – year 3 are provided […]

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Thursday 21st October Exploring Oxford’s Music Venues – Our new podcast series!

Exploring Oxford’s Music Venues – Our new podcast series!

In the first season back after the year that never was, we take the time to celebrate the venues that we know and love around the city with our new podcast series. Including interviews with those who know the venues the best, we delve in amongst the arches and auditoriums of these fabulous and iconic […]

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Thursday 29th July Welcome to the new Music at Oxford

Welcome to the new Music at Oxford

Welcome to the new-look Music at Oxford! Whilst we haven’t been able to put on concerts, we have been busy behind the scenes to ensure we come back stronger.

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Friday 23rd April Spring 2021 Update

Spring 2021 Update

We have made it to Spring and the season of renewal once more! The feeling of renewal is one we share at Music at Oxford, and we want to let you know what we have been doing over these past few months and prepare you for our soon-to-be-announced, new season of events!

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Monday 22nd March Early Music Day 2021

Early Music Day 2021

In case you missed it, the 21st March was Early Music Day where musicians all over the world come together to appreciate and celebrate the joys of early music.

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Thursday 28th January Yvonne Pye

Yvonne Pye

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Yvonne Pye, Music at Oxford’s Life President. She died peacefully on Saturday 23rd January while staying with family. 

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Wednesday 13th January New Year Uplifting Playlist

New Year Uplifting Playlist

I think it goes without saying that we are all glad to say goodbye to 2020! For us at Music at Oxford, the new year brings with it a glimmer of hope to a time when we might all start enjoying live music again, we just need to get over the latest lockdown first.

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Thursday 17th December Our Online recommendations for Christmas 2020

Our Online recommendations for Christmas 2020

As most of us are looking at a rather different Christmas to our normal family- and friend-filled affairs, we want to help make sure it’s still full of sublime music and moments of joy.

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Tuesday 01st December Music at Oxford Survey 2020

Music at Oxford Survey 2020

We are conducting a survey to try and understand how we can better position ourselves to serve our community and audiences.

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Friday 20th November L’enfant et les sortilèges – VOPERA

L’enfant et les sortilèges – VOPERA

VOPERA or The Virtual Opera Project teamed up with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Concordia Foundation to bring us this ingenious lockdown version of Maurice Ravel’s wonderful children’s opera, L’enfant et les sortilèges.

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Wednesday 21st October Brecon Baroque Festival

Brecon Baroque Festival

The Brecon Baroque Festival has moved online to present a programme of events centred around J. S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations from 23-25 October.

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Friday 09th October Oxford Lieder Festival 2020

Oxford Lieder Festival 2020

The Oxford Lieder Festival is a fantastic local festival that celebrates the world of song and this year, it’s going online!

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Friday 11th September Arvo Pärt at 85

Arvo Pärt at 85

We live in complex and often confusing times, and the music of Arvo Pärt invites us to take a step back, and to see beauty in the tiniest object.  

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Tuesday 25th August Suspended animation – An August Update

Suspended animation – An August Update

As we all know, it has been a particularly tough time for all arts and cultural institutions over the last few months.

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Friday 21st August Learning Resources for kids – Aurora Orchestra

Learning Resources for kids – Aurora Orchestra

We highlight the learning resource, Join with Jessie, developed by the Aurora Orchestra.

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Monday 03rd August Learning resources for all – London Symphony Orchestra

Learning resources for all – London Symphony Orchestra

Over the next few weeks we will mix up our Sofa Series with a few posts about the online learning resources that many musical groups have created during lockdown and in some cases, as part of their usual output.

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