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City
of Oxford Orchestra
Midsummer Cottage, Boars Hill,
Oxford OX1 5DG. Tel: 01865 744457
www.cityofoxfordorchestra.co.uk
Tickets:
Phone 01865 744457 or Tickets
Oxford on 01865 305305, or
on the door. |
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| Springtime Baroque |
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Saturday
17th April: Handel 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba'
Vivaldi 'Spring', Pachelbel 'Canon'. Vivaldi 'Concerto
for Oboe and Violin' and Bach 'Brandenburg Concerto No.5'.
Tim Watts Oboe, Graham Mayger Flute, Roland Roberts Director
/ Violin
Performance: 8pm Tickets:
£10-£28 Venue: Sheldonian Theatre. |
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New
Theatre Oxford
George Street, Oxford OX1 2AG.
Tel: 0844 847 1585
www.newtheatreoxford.org.uk
Tickets: Phone, go online or visit the box office, situated
on George Street, Oxford.
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| The Solid Silver 60s
Show |
Monday
1st March: The UK’s original and premier 60s show
is back celebrating 25 sensational years!
Bringing together the unforgettable talents of Dave Berry,
Mike Pender, Brian Poole, Peter Sarstedt all backed by
Vanity Fare with Swinging Blue Jeans and The Troggs..
Performance: 7.30pm. Ticket: £22.50
- £26.50. |
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| The Bootleg Beatles |
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Friday
5th March: The BOOTLEG BEATLES in Concert- 30th
Anniversary tour
Re-live the sights and sounds of sixties as the world’s
premier Beatle band returns with their spectacular two
hour multi-media stage production featuring all the classic
Beatle hits.
Performance: 8pm. Ticket:
£31.25 - £34.25. |
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| Jethro Tull |
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Saturday
6th March: Jethro Tull formed in February 1968 from
the ashes of two unsuccessful blues/rock bands of the era.
They have continued to constantly reinvent themselves,
having sold around 60 million albums and performed more
than 2500 concerts in 40 countries worldwide.
Ian Anderson (flute and vocals) and Martin Barre (guitar)
provide to this day the musical and historical backbone
of the group and the band continue to tour and record,
typically performing 100 concerts per year.
Performance: 7.30pm. Ticket:
£26.00. |
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| Dennis Locorriere and
Andy Fairweather-Low |
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Saturday
27th March: Dennis Locorriere, Lead Singer on all
the Dr Hook classic hits notching up over 60 gold or platinum
albums along the way now has a successful contemporary
solo career with numerous solo releases, several international
tours and major appearances at festivals, including Glastonbury
and Cropredy, to his credit.
Andy Fairweather-Low as lead singer with Amen Corner, Andy
enjoyed pop stardom followed by a worldwide solo career.
A fantastic guitar player Andy has played with more major
stars than many people can name Eric Clapton, George Harrison,
Bob Dylan & Jimi Hendrix are just four.
Tickets: £21.50 - £26.50.
Times: 7.30pm |
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| Ultravox |
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Saturday
10th April: Ultravox, one of the primary exponents
of the British electronic pop music movement of the 1980s
have announces plans for a UK tour in April after an absence
of 20 years, featurng the original 1980s line up of Midge
Ure, Chris Cross, Warren Cann and Bille Currie. Hits include;
Vienna, Dancing With Tears In My Eyes and Love's Great
Adventure.
Tickets: £34.25 - £37.75.
Times: 7pm |
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| The Dixieland All Stars |
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Friday
5th March: As their name suggests, this is a group
of top musicians steeped in the history of the style of
jazz called Dixieland. They play tunes associated with
Louis Armstrong, Eddie Condon, Jack Teagarden, Bix Beiderbecke
and Muggsy Spanier. But not only that, the group also play
pieces from other jazz favourites – all done in their ‘jam
session’ style – almost more reminiscent of a jazz club
than a concert. They call it Dixieland but whatever you
want to call it, it swings and will make your feet tap
while putting a smile on your face.
Performance: 8pm. Tickets:
£14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members) |
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| Hazel O’Connor & The
Bluja Project |
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Friday
19th March: Hazel delighted audiences at Cornerstone
last year when she played a set with harpist Cormac De
Barra. Such a good time she had, too, that she specifically
asked to come back with her new project. This exciting
show is very different in style from last year’s. It sees
Hazel teaming up with legendary performers: saxophonist
Clare Hirst and pianist/vocalist Sarah Fisher. The repertoire
includes Summertime, Stormy Weather, God Bless the Child
and Hazel’s classics.
Tickets: £15, £13.50 (concs),
£12.50 (members) Times: 8pm. |
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| Beverley Craven |
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Friday
16 April: Beverley Craven had a huge hit in 1991
with the multi-million selling ‘Promise Me’ and is one
of the most successful singer songwriters the UK has produced.
After a break, Beverley is now on the road supporting her
forthcoming album ‘Close to Home’, drawing on personal
experiences for the songs. Backed by an array of talented
musicians she’s at the top of her game and this is a great
chance to see her before she tours even more widely.
Tickets: £15, £13.50 (concs),
£12.50 (members) Times: 8pm |
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University
of Oxford Faculty of Music
St Aldate’s, Oxford OX1 1DB
Tel: 01865 276125
www.music.ox.ac.uk
Tickets: Phone Tickets Oxford
on 01865 305305, go online or on the door.
The Faculty of Music is one of the largest and liveliest
music departments in the country. The Faculty has a well-established
tradition of sponsoring and arranging events students, staff,
and the general public will find informative and entertaining. |
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| Middle Eastern Music
Concert with Issa Boulos & Oxford Maqam |
Monday
1 March: A concert of contemporary Arab Classical
Music.
Time: 8pm. Tickets: £12
and £8. Venue: Holywell Music Room. |
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| Centre-Line: Contemporary
British Jazz |
Monday
8 March: “Classy contemporary jazz with a personal
stamp.” The Guardian.
Time: 8pm. Tickets: £12
and £6. Venue: Holywell Music Room. |
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| Mahan Esfahani Harpsichord
Recital |
Friday
12 March:BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist.
Time: 8pm. Tickets: £12
and £6. Venue: Holywell Music Room. |
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| Graduate Colloquium |
Monday
8 March: “Classy contemporary jazz with a personal
stamp.” The Guardian.
Time: 8pm. Tickets: £12
and £6. Venue: Holywell Music Room. |
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| Piano Masterclass |
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Wed
3rd March: Oxford Philomusica's Music Director,
a concert pianist in his own right and founder of the Oxford
Philomusica International Piano Festival,will work with
students on a wide range of interpretation and technique
in this masterclass for pianists.
Venue: See website. Tickets:
open to all – free admission. Performance: 1-3pm |
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Oxford
Philomusica
Saïd Business School, University
of Oxford, Egrove Park, Oxford OX1 5NY
Tel: 020 8450 1060
www.oxfordphil.com
Tickets: Phone Tickets Oxford on 01865 305305, go online or visit the Oxford Playhouse box office, situated on Beaumont Street. |
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| Mahler and Mendlssohn |
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Thursday
11th March:
Mendlssohn 'Octet in E flat, Op. 20 and Mahler 'Symphony
No. 1 in D ‘Titan’ Marios Papadopoulos Conductor. This pairing
of two clearly contrasting but subtly complementary works
promises an evening of youthful optimism. The first desks
of Oxford Philomusica’s much-admired string section come
together to play Mendelssohn’s astonishing manifestation
of teenage talent, before the Orchestra in full force embarks
upon the epic and ultimately uplifting musical journey which
is Mahler’s First Symphony.
Performance: 8pm. Venue: Sheldonian
Theatre. Tickets: £10 - £37. Time: 8pm. |
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| Funomusica Family Concert |
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Sunday
21st March: A Creepy-Crawly concert featuring those
insects we either love or loath! Alasdair will be in ‘David
Attenborough’ mode and the audience are invited to come
dressed as a bug or to bring along a toy or home-made bug.
Music includes The Wasps Overture, The Ugly Bug Ball and
a Tarantella for Tarantulas as well as a unique and unforgettable
version of The Flight of the Bumble Bee!
Come dressed as
a bug ready to make your antennae in the pre-concert activities
from 2pm, Concert suitable for ages 4 – 8 Presenter: Alasdair
Malloy.
Venue:
Oxford Town Hall. Tickets: Adults £8, Children £2. Time:
3pm. |
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| Easter Concert |
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Wednesday
31st March: Handel 'Messiah', Mhairi Lawson (soprano),
Anne Marie Gibbons (mezzo soprano), Richard Edgar Wilson
(tenor), David Stout (bass), Oxford Philomusica Orchestra
and Chorus (Chorus Master: Andrew Stewart)
Marios Papadopoulos conductor.
Handel famously remarked
that he had written his most famous oratorio not so much
to entertain his audience but ‘to make them better’. Oxford
Philomusica’s well-practised reading of Messiah is sure
to deliver enjoyment and improvement in equal measure..
Venue: Sheldonian Theatre.
Tickets: £10-£37. Time: 7.30pm. |
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Oxford
Coffee Concerts
Holywell Music Room, Holywell
Street, Oxford OX1 3BN
Magdalen College Auditorium, Oxford OX1 4AU
Tel: 07976 740 024
www.coffeeconcerts.com
Tickets: Phone Tickets Oxford
on 01865 305305, go online or on the door. |
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| Adderbury Ensemble |
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Sunday
7th March: Simon Lewis (violin) Christopher Windass
(violin) Lisanne Melchior (viola) Jane Fenton (cello) Haydn
String Quartet op.74 no.1, Schubert String Quartet i, D
minor (Death and the Maiden).
Venue: Holywell Music
Room. Performance: 11.15am. Tickets: See website. |
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| Cremona String Quartet |
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Sunday
14th March: Cristiano Gualco (violin) Paolo Andreoli
(violin)
Simone Gramaglia (viola) Giovanni Scaglione (cello) with
Simon Crawford Phillips (piano) To include Brahms 'Piano
Quintet'.
Venue: Holywell Music
Room. Performance: 11.15am. Tickets: See website. |
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| Gould Piano Trio |
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Sunday
21th March: Lucy Gould (violin) Alice Neary (cello)
Benjamin Frith (piano). Hummel Piano Trio. Dvorak Piano
Trio in F minor.
Venue: Holywell Music
Room. Performance: 11.15am. Tickets: See website. |
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| Aquinas Piano Trio |
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Sunday
28th March: Magdalen College Auditorium, Martin
Cousin (Piano) Ruth Rogers (Violin) Katherine Jenkinson
(Cello) Beethoven Piano Trio (Ghost) Schuman Piano Trio
(op.80).
Venue: Holywell Music Room.
Performance: 11.15am. Tickets: See website. |
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Music
at Adderbury
St. Mary’s Church, Adderbury
OX17. Tel: 01295 810703
www.musicinadderbury.co.uk
Tickets: On the door, or phone. |
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North
Wall Arts Centre
South Parade, Summertown, Oxford
OX2 7NN. Tel: 01865 319450
www.thenorthwall.com
Tickets: Phone, go online or visit the box office, situated
on South Parade. |
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| OCM Open Session |
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Saturday
27th March:In association with the Oxford Fringe
Festival
Following the success of OCM Open in Spring 2009, Oxford
Contemporary Music returns to open up the stage to more of
Oxford’s finest and most innovative bands and performers.
With a focus on original creations and compositions, OCM
will put together a musical box of treats and surprises from
an open submission process…any genre considered. Send your
demo, myspace link or mp3s to info@ocmevents.org or
for other contact details and the line-up when announced,
see www.ocmevents.org
Performance: 6.30pm. Tickets:
£5, conc £3. |
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| Jazz Elite: Sophie Garner
Quartet |
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Sunday
28th March :Something old, something new, something
borrowed, jazz and blues too! Few singers can successfully
navigate their way through the musical worlds of jazz,
pop soul and blues like Jazz Elite singer Sophie Garner.
The Perrier Jazz Vocalist winner has performed at Britain’s
most prestigious jazz clubs and festivals and was the first
singer to perform at the O2 Arena. A vocalist who can turn
her voice to gutsy full throttle or sweet purity in moment
she has superb technique and an ability to convey a story
through song.
Performance: 8pm. Tickets:
£10, conc £7. |
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Orchestra
of St John’s
Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester
On Thames OX10 7HZ
Tel: 07765 252489
www.osj.org.uk
Tickets: Online and from
Oxboffice on 0845 680 1926.
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| The Dante String Quartet |
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Sunday
14th March:The Dante String Quartet plays Haydn
in G major op 77 no 1, Sibelius in D minor ‘Voces Intimae’,
and Smetana in E minor ‘From my Life’. The Dante Quartet
won the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Award for Chamber
Music in 2007.
Performances: 3pm. Venue:
Holywell Music Room. Tickets: Tickets £5-£19. |
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| The Badke String Quartet |
Sunday
25th April: The Badke String Quartet plays Haydn
in D minor op 76 no 2, Bartok’s Third Quartet and Ravel
in F major. This quartet won First Prize and Audience Prize
at the 2008 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition.
Performances: 3pm. Venue:
Call. Tickets: Tickets £5-£18. |
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| Oxford Bach Choir & Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra |
Saturday
13 March:Nicholas Cleobury (conductor), Elizabeth
Atherton (soprano), Wendy Dawn Thompson (mezzo soprano),
Andrew Kennedy (tenor) and Derek Welton (baritone). Performance
of: Bob Chilcott "Requiem' world premiere and Beethoven
'Mass in C'.
Music at Oxford and the Oxford Bach Choir
bring to Oxford a new work by Bob Chilcott to be premiered
tonight, Requiem. In a perfect partnering, Chilcott’s
work is matched with Beethoven’s rarely heard masterpiece,
Mass in C.
Performance: 7.30pmpm. Venue:
Sheldonian Theatre. Tickets: £10 - £40. |
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| Chapel Series: Pei-Jee
Ng (Cello) and Pei-Sian Ng (Cello) |
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Friday
19 March: JS Bach 'Cello Suite No 3 in C,
BWV 1009', Daniel Kidane 'Black River for two cellos',
JS Bach 'Cello Suite No 4 in E flat, BWV 1010' and
Elena Kats-Chernin 'Phoenix Story for two cellos'.
Bach
cello suites are masterworks of western music which only
the most assured players perform. We’re in very safe,
if youthful, hands here with Pei-Jee Ng recently described
by the FT as ‘an artist whose age is irrelevant to his
musical maturity’. Daniel Kidane’s work is described as
‘quietly impressive’. Phoenix Story is a highly melodic
work, coloured by oriental modes to conjure the fabulous
bird which rises from the ashes.
Performance: 8pm.
Venue: Exeter College Chapel. Tickets:
£20. |
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| Lucy Crowe (Soprano)
and Anna Tilbrook (Piano) |
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Saturday
10 April: Rapidly establishing herself as
one of the leading lyric sopranos of her generation,
Lucy Crowe is joined by acclaimed young pianist, Anna
Tilbrook. They have won numerous awards and both currently
work with some of the top names in the musical world.
They join us for an evening of lieder from Mendelssohn
and Schumann, works by Debussy, and lushly romantic offerings
from Alban Berg, rounded off with a group of delightful
English songs.
'Lucy Crowe dazzles with her every appearance,
a young singer extravagantly blessed with look-at-me-and-listen
charisma'
The Sunday Times 2009.
Performance: 8pm.
Venue: Jacqueline Du Pré Music Building. Tickets:
£20. |
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