The art of John Wilson; from Shakespeare’s Singing Boy to Oxford Professor

Galliarda

Sara Stowe: Soprano/Virginals; Ibrahim Aziz: Viol; Katie Allsop Recorder; Matthew Spring: Theorbo lute

Galliarda Singers: Catherine Chapman: Soprano; Chris Murphy: Bass; Lewis Spring: Baroque Guitar/Alto

A concert to celebrate the 350th anniversary of John Wilson’s death, bringing together highlights of his musical output from his exceptionally long career, alongside those of some of his close associates, Lanier, Johnson, Hume, Jenkins and the Lawes brothers. Wilson was one of the most famous and prominent musicians and singers of the Stuart age; a man who was well known and well liked in the theatre, court, university, and the chapel royal. A prolific composer of over 300 songs, some of them from famous staged productions by Shakespeare and Fletcher that resulted from his long service to the King’s Men Company, for which he started his London career as a boy singer at the Blackfriars theatre. As the third Heather Professor of Music in Oxford he did much to rebuilt music making in Oxford after the civil war, we showcase his music and that of other leading lights of the early English Baroque.

Please note this concert will take place in the Small Chapel at 38 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3LW

All tickets include one drink

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Violin recital with Momo Ueda (St Hilda’s)

Now in its 15th year, this popular recital series showcases some of the most talented young musicians from St Hilda’s and across the University.

Curated by St Hilda’s Director of College Music, Dr Jonathan Williams, these 30-minute concerts are free to attend, and all are welcome – no booking is necessary.

If you can’t attend live you can watch the concert online, and for a time afterwards, on the JdP Youtube channel.

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The innovative and resourceful collective of Oxford-based composers, Red Lipstick, have come up with a new concept for tonight’s concert as a way of rounding off the academic year. As the title suggests, members of the group will work on projects in pairs to produce a series of striking new creative collaborations.

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Wolfson College Music Society presents Harry Kneeshaw & Anna Reiley

A lunchtime recital with violinist Harry Kneeshaw, and pianist Anna Reiley.

Eugène Ysaÿe - Sonata No. 4
Erich Wolfgand Korngold -"Much Ado About Nothing" Suite
Amy Beach - Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23
Camille Saint Saëns - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

1-2pm Friday 10 May 2024

Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College, Linton Road, Oxford,
OX2 6UD

Admission Free (Donations gratefully received for AMREF)

Recital for violin and piano with Josh Albuquerque and Vivian Lui (St Hilda’s)

Now in its 15th year, this popular recital series showcases some of the most talented young musicians from St Hilda’s and across the University.

Curated by St Hilda’s Director of College Music, Dr Jonathan Williams, these 30-minute concerts are free to attend, and all are welcome – no booking is necessary.

If you can’t attend live you can watch the concert online, and for a time afterwards, on the JdP Youtube channel.

Join us for an evening of original music, performance, art and creative participation as we gather to explore diverse African arts, culture and heritage at the Pitt Rivers Museum. Contemporary artists from South Africa, West Africa and Oxford come together to re-engage and share newly created work grown from historical sounds, images, objects and histories within the Museum's collections. Expect live beats, poetry, sound, art, visual art, movement and more.

Featuring Xolile 'X' Madinda, Rawz, Lydia Idakula, Ndukwe Onuoha, Isaac Emokpae, Maka, Donna Ogunnaike... and you!

Oxford Improvisers welcome two international duos in combination, making a unique quartet. As well as interacting with each other, the two duos will interact with members of Oxford Improvisers in fresh and exciting collaborations.

Mia Zabelka – Violin and Electronics
Tracy Lisk – Drums
Lars Bröndum – Live Electronics
Walter Wright – Board Weevil, Contact Mic, Objects

See experienced exponents of free musical improvisation, devising music in the moment. Improvisation as a way of being present in the world.

We operate a Pay-what-you-wish policy. No need to book. Just turn up!

We are very excited to announce the continuation of our cushion concert series for the 23/24 season. Led by Becca Marriott (opera singer), our monthly cushion concerts will introduce different styles of music and different instruments to children and their families. Come along to all eight concerts or just drop in for a few!

Remember to bring your cushions to sit on and your best singing voice, dancing feet and clapping hands!

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MUSIC AT MATRIX presents The Carpathians - a big band playing a fusion of swing, jazz, jive and some contemporary music. They will introduce their instruments and perform a set that should appeal to all.

Recommended age: 7+ years (or those who can listen for the hour)

Tea and cakes to follow

Here’s a selection of some of the pieces to be performed:
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
I Wanna Be Like You
Big Spender
Skyfall

Tickets:
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Settings of poetry by Jesse Graves

Chris Ferebee is a composer who founded the ensemble ‘Floyd’s Row’ when still a doctoral student here at St Hilda’s College. His haunting music combines elements of improvisation, minimalism, folk and early music. ‘Nightjar Songs’ explores the contemporary South through the paradox of a living past; ghosts and memories stand alongside birds, mountains, and the heat of the sun in exploring the idea of a ‘homeplace.’

Dr. Jesse Graves is a poet from Sharp’s Chapel, Tennessee, a community his ancestors settled in the 1780’s. He is poet-in-residence and a professor of English at East Tennessee State University where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in creative writing. Prior to taking up his post at ETSU, he studied at the University of Tennessee and Cornell University.

Prior to the performance to each setting, each poem will be read by the poet himself

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