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| April 2008 | ||
| Saturday 5th | Thomas Trotter Organ Recital | Works by JS Bach, L Rogg, WT Best, C Gounod, E Elgar and L Boellmann. Tickets £15 and £10 - send s.a.e. to Mrs H Wigmore, 37 Thames View, Abingdon. OX14 3ZB. |
| Wednesday 16th, 7.30pm | Dorchester Lecture | Rt Revd Richard Chartres, Bishop of London, will give an illustrated lecture on Robing our destiny in stone: Church buildings in modern England. Ticket details to follow. |
| Saturday 26th, 7.30pm | Cranford Choral Society | Vivaldi - Gloria; Poulenc - Gloria; Five Mystical Songs by Vaughan Williams. Tickets £10 adults, £7.50 concessions, £5 children from Tickets Oxford on 01865 305305 or online at www.ticketsoxford.com. |
| May 2008 | ||
| Saturday 3rd, 2.30pm * NEW TIME * |
East Oxford Choir | Laudate Pueri (Psalm 112) for soprano, choir and orchestra By Pergolesi. Oboe Concerto RV447 by Vivaldi. Requiem for unaccompanied choir by Rheinburger. Dixit Dominus RV595 by Vivaldi. Tickets £10, £8 (cons), £2 (under18s) to reserve tickets phone 01865 305305 |
| Saturday 17th, 7pm | Langtree Sinfonia | Langtree Sinfonia with the choirs of Dorchester Abbey and Thames Consort. Music by Brahms, Bruckner, Handel and Saint-Saens. Tickets £8.50; students £4, at the door or from Inspiration, High St, Goring (0118 9415498) www.langtreesinfonia.co.uk |
| Friday 23rd - Tuesday 27th | English Music Festival | Tickets are available from Tickets Oxford on 01865 305305. www.englishmusicfestival.org.uk |
| June 2008 | ||
| Saturday 14th, 7.30pm | Benson Choral Society | Bernstein – Chichester Psalms; Randall Thompson – Alleluia; Britten – Rejoice in the Lamb; Parry – Best Pair of Sirens. Conductor Christopher Walker. Tickets £12 reserved and £10 unnumbered from 01865 407395. |
| Saturday 21st, 7.30pm | Ionian Singers | Choral music and music for violin and piano by Debussy, Fauré, Holst, Horovitz, Kreisler, Poulenc and English folk song arrangements by Timothy Salter.
Tickets at the door or in advance. Call 020 8693 1051 or email. Tickets £12 (£5 students) including interval wine. www.ioniansingers.co.uk |
| Monday 30th - Friday 4th July, daily at 6.30pm | Festival of Voices Schools' performances | Information from Sue Baker 01865 762396. |
| September 2008 | ||
| Friday 12th, 7.30pm | Orchestra of St John's | Vivaldi, Four Seasons; R Strauss, Metamorphosen. Call Tickets Oxford on 01865 305305. Price £25, £20, £12. |
| Saturday 13th, 7.30pm and 10.30pm | Orchestra of St John's | Come and Sing Saturday morning, tbc. 7.30pm: Mendelssohn, Hebrides Overture; R Strauss, Horn Concerto and Capriccio; Mendelssohn, Italian Symphony. 10.30pm: Messaien, Quatuor pour la fin de temps. Call Tickets Oxford on 01865 305305. Price £25, £20, £12. |
| Sunday 14th, 7.30pm | Orchestra of St John's | R Strauss, Choral Songs and Four Last Songs; Brahms, Ein Deutches Requiem. Call Tickets Oxford on 01865 305305. Price £25, £20, £12. |
| October 2008 | ||
| Weds 1 October, 7.30pm | Rossica Choir, St Petersburg | The first chance to hear the Choir in Oxfordshire. The Choir has a very varied repertoire ranging from Russian Orthodox and sacred music to Russian country and folk. Full details |
| 18 October | Acoustic Triangle Concert | The acclaimed Acoustic Triangle offers an innovative blend of melodic modern jazz and contemporary 'classical' music. Their first tour of cathedrals and churches was part of our first festival, and their second CD, Resonance, was recorded at that performance in Dorchester Abbey. Details will appear in the September issue of Dorchester News. Tickets are available now from 01235 528066. |
| November 2008 | ||
| Saturday 1st, 7.30pm | Musical Banquet Concert in aid of The Abbey Friends | Early vocal and instrumental music by Dowland, Purcell and their contemporaries, interspersed with period anecdotes. Featuring countertenor, harpsichord, viola da gamba, treble viol and baroque guitar. A feast for your ears! Tickets at £10 will be available on the door, or in advance from Susan Jupp on 01865 341066. |
| December 2008 | ||
| Saturday 6th | Cranford Choral Society | |
| Sunday 7th, 2.30pm | Reflections Service | Service for bereaved parents. |
| Thursday 11th, 3pm | Queen Anne's School Carol Service | Private event for parents. |
| Friday 12th, 7pm | Westminster Abbey Choir & Celebrity Readers | Christmas Concert for the Oxford Children's Hospital. Tickets: £25 - £75 including wine & canape reception. For more information please contact Penny Hambridge on 01865 743445. |
| Saturday 13th | Benson Choral Society | A concert of Christmas music. Tickets further details from 01865 407395 |
| Sunday 14th, 3pm | St John's Ambulance Carol Service | Traditional Nine Lessons and Carols for County members of the St John Ambulance Brigade – visitors welcome! |
| Wednesday 17th, 8pm | Home Farm Trust: A candlelit evening of Christmas music and readings | With The Choir of Magdalen College Oxford, conducted by Bill Ives. All tickets £20, to include festive refreshments. Tickets from 01525 376564/01223 306668 or email hilary.colbert@hft.org.uk |
| Saturday 20th | OSJ Voices | * CANCELLED * |
| Sunday 21st, 6pm | Nine Lessons and Carols | At Dorchester Abbey. |
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| January 2009 | ||
| Saturday 31st | Reading Bach Choir | Biber Requiem and Monteverdi Vespers of 1640. |