Haydn: Piano Trio in E, HV:28
Schumann: Piano Trio No.3 in G minor, Op.110
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Schubert: Piano Trio in B-flat, D.898

Barbican Piano Trio is known for stimulating performances and exceptional audience rapport. At home the Trio appears regularly at Wigmore Hall and in festivals and concert series around the country, abroad it has performed at major venues in the USA as well as in Europe, the Far East and South America. The Trio plays all the acclaimed masterpieces for the genre but also enjoys exploring less familiar works.
Sophie Lockett, violin, joined the Trio in 2009. She has a diverse performing career playing with orchestras including London Chamber, London Contemporary and the London Symphony. Robert Max, cello, has been with Barbican Piano Trio for 30 years. His career encompasses solo performance, chamber music and conducting. James Kirby, piano, reached the semi-finals of the International Tchaikovsky Competition while studying at Moscow Conservatory and returns regularly to Russia for concerto performances and to appear in festivals. Collaborations at home include with the Vanburgh Quartet and with singer, Sarah Connolly.

SJE Arts International Piano Series 2018

'Around Granada'

Albeniz: Granada
Debussy: La Puerta Del Vino
Falla: Andaluza
Debussy: La Soirée dans Grenade
Falla: Hommage à Debussy
Albeniz: El Albaicín (Iberia)
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Chopin: 24 Preludes Op. 28

Joaquín Achúcarro has been a commanding presence on the international stage since his victory in England at the 1959 Liverpool International Competition and subsequent debut with the London Symphony in the Royal Festival Hall. A contemporary of Alfred Brendel, Achúcarro now appears almost exclusively in his native Spain and the USA and we are extraordinarily lucky to be welcoming him back to SJE Arts.
In addition to the Spanish works in the performance, and Debussy's two Granada themed pieces, Achúcarro will be playing Chopin's 24 Preludes . The composition of these date from 1838/9, the winter that Chopin and George Sand spent in Majorca.

An improvised performance by a 4th year guitarist inspired by works of the much-loved British artist, Mary Fedden (1915-2012), best known for her bold, vivid paintings and still life compositions.

In our Cushion Concert series, Rozzy or Tom introduce children and their families to different instruments and how they make music, feeding curiosity and nurturing love of music, up-close. We have performances suited to under fives and over fives, and babies come free. Make sure to bring your own cushions!

For this special event, the Millbrook Ensemble perform as a piano trio for two specially devised afternoon performances.

Arias and other songs, with piano, performed by Christine Cairns, Naomi Berry and Jonathan French, with some sing-along. All are welcome, particularly people living with dementia, their family, friends and carers. Tea and coffee are served from 30 minutes before the concert starts. Good disabled access and drop off and pick up at the building, with limited disabled parking available. Please reserve places for your preferred concert time, request disabled parking if needed and raise any queries on movingmusic.jdp@gmail.com, tel. 01865 286660.

For the sixth Lunchtime Recital of Hilary term we are joined by 2nd year St. Hilda's College violinists Barnaby Burleigh (Philosophy & Linguistics) & Leo Panish (Engineering). They will be accompanied by David Palmer (Worcester College).

Programme:

Bartok – 44 Violin Duos (no. 32, no. 37 and no. 36)
Bach – Double Concerto in d minor, BWV1043
De Bériot – 3 Duos Concertant (first movement)

Admission is free, and all are welcome.

Curated by Dr Jonathan Williams, the Director of College Music at St Hilda's, the popular Lunchtime Recital Series offers weekly concerts performed by members of College, students from across the University, and professional musicians.

Chiao-Ying Chang will play works by Beethoven, Schumann, Ravel, and Chopin.

'Described by the press as ‘a true artist of elegance, thoughtfulness, passion and immense power’, Chiao-Ying Chang has distinguished herself as one of the leading pianists of her generation.'

On the 24th March, be transported to the mountains of Southern France, the valleys of Chile and the romantic shores of Naples; through the tastes and sounds of some of the areas' most delicious wines and enchanting songs!
Voices Across Time will be hosting an evening of Wine Tasting and Song led by Slurp’s Rob Yeatman, with song recitals from two locally born musicians Jasmine Faulkner (Guildhall School of Music and Drama) and William Diggle (Royal College of Music). The event will take place on 24th March, 7.30pm, The Great Hall, Bloxham School and is being held to support our community initiative to bring music into local care homes.

The evening will recreate an early 20th century private . Indeed, you soirée will be introduced to your host for the evening, Mrs Phillippa Peckerton-Smythe. She will welcome you into her luxurious home, to explore her husband's extensive wine cellar with the guidance of her knowledgable butler. Six different wines will be sampled that will both provide challenges for the connoisseur and reassurance for the rookie. These will be accompanied by a selection of
songs, mélodie and lieder as well as some favourites from the musicals, alongside delectable canapés. The evening will definitely educate and amuse, whilst taking your wine tasting experience to the next level and all for a great cause...

'Chansons & Sauvignons' will raise money to support Voices Across Time's initiative which launched in 2016, of bringing music projects into local care homes. Voices Across Time specialise in writing original historical musical productions where group participation and shared nostalgia are critical parts of the experience. In recent years, the positive effects on wellbeing and health created by group music-making have been recognised globally, especially for older people. Voices Across Time will conduct a 5 week project at Chacombe Park Care Home. They will use songs, experiences and other material chosen by the residents to create and rehearse a mini musical, which will be performed on the last day of the project by all residents and Voices Across Time's cast. In previous projects, Voices Across Time have seen how such an initiative enriches the lives of those involved and they hope that this can be
seen again with the residents at Chacombe Park.

Johann Sebastian Bach: St John Passion, BWV245

Julie Cooper, Soprano
William Purefoy, Countertenor
Jeremy Budd, Tenor
Ben Davies, Bass
Rob Waters, Evangelist
Giles Underwood, Christus

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Corona Baroque Ensemble (Leader, Miranda Walton)
Conductor, Janet Lincé

A much anticipated occasion in Oxford’s Easter calendar this month is presented by Janet Lince's period instrument specialists, Corona Baroque Ensemble under leader Miranda Walton, who will be joined by a hand-picked line-up of top soloists to perform one of the season's best-loved works.

Sung in the original German, the St John Passion is a sacred oratorio by Baroque composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, setting a dramatic and reflective depiction of the Passion through choruses and arias, as told in the The New Testament’s Gospel of John.

Bach composed the work in Leipzig for the Good Friday Vespers service of 1724 and, compared to his St Matthew Passion written three years later, the work is often considered to be more extravagant and spontaneous, with listeners responding to the expressive immediacy. Revised by the composer on several occasions, there are, in fact, four alternative versions.

As winners of some of the most prestigious song competitions, Janet Lince’s multitalented line-up of soloists hail from the leading academies. As well as recording extensively, they have performed with the principal orchestras, at internationally renowned opera festivals and as consort singers in groups such as The Sixteen, Cantabile, and the Monteverdi Choir, as well as being featured on TV, radio and in film.

“We aim to offer a platform for exciting soloists”, explained Conductor, Janet Lincé, “and I am thrilled that we have been able to engage several superb singers based right here in Oxford. A while ago I was asked whether I would like to perform a concert in memory of a friend; a fine amateur musician whose favourite composer was Bach. It seemed to me that the ‘St John Passion’, one of the composer’s greatest works, fitted the bill perfectly and I was delighted to arrange this performance in her honour.”

St. John’s Church, Iffley Road provides a warm and comfortable venue with a superb acoustic.