St John Passion 300
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Pre-Concert Talk: The St John Passion as Protestant Drama
How does Johann Sebastian Bach’s music for the St John Passion respond to the text? While the Passion was first performed 300 years ago, the text in parts dates back 200 years earlier, to the time of the Reformation: Luther’s translation of the New Testament was first...
Buxtehude Membra Jesu Nostri
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford Oxford Bach Soloists Newe Vialles viol consort Alexander Pott conductor Founded in 1480, the Choir of Magdalen College Oxford was one of the largest choral foundations in late-medieval England. This historic legacy has been...
Buxtehude Membra Jesu Nostri
Magdalen College Choir collaborate with Oxford Bach Soloists and Niewe Vialles in a concert of Dietrich Buxtehude’s masterpiece, Membra Jesu Nostri. Each movement of the seven-movement cantata considers a different part of Christ’s body on the cross, in a heartfelt...
★★★★★ “The most exciting thing I’ve heard in a very long time” – The Observer
Oxford Bach Soloists receives glowing review for London debut! We are thrilled to share that the Oxford Bach Soloists, under the direction of Artistic Director Tom Hammond Davies, recently made their debut at St. James’s Piccadilly in London with a mesmerising...St John Passion
We are delighted to be joining Edington Arts for a special performance of the St John Passion. Tom Hammond-Davies, conductor Mark Padmore, Evangelist Florian Störtz, Christ Ben Davies, Pilate
St John Passion 300
“The most exciting thing I’ve heard in a very long time ★★★★★ ” This is not just a concert; it’s a journey through history, a musical experience like no other. Transport yourself to the premiere in Leipzig in 1724 with period instruments and immerse in the...
St John Passion 300
“The most exciting thing I’ve heard in a very long time ★★★★★ ” This is not just a concert; it’s a journey through history, a musical experience like no other. Transport yourself to the premiere in Leipzig in 1724 with period instruments and immerse in the...
Follow the Stars
Join Greg Wise, Jason Isaacs, Mel Giedroyc, and Toby Jones for the 27th service at Christ Church Cathedral. Kick off your Christmas season with a very special evening of favourite carols, seasonal choral music, literary readings including a special carol composed...
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
Led by conductor Tom Hammond-Davies and featuring outstanding soloists, this is an unmissable event that combines historical accuracy with artistic excellence. Founded in 2017, OBS is on a mission to perform Bach’s complete vocal works over 12 years, recreating Bach’s...
Bach Partitas: No. 6 in E minor
J.S. Bach’s Partitas BWV 825-830, the first of which is the composer’s self-proclaimed Opus 1, form part of his Clavier-Übung I that was published in 1731. There is a substantial body of evidence that suggest that these works were rather popular when first...
Bach Partitas: No. 5 in G major
J.S. Bach’s Partitas BWV 825-830, the first of which is the composer’s self-proclaimed Opus 1, form part of his Clavier-Übung I that was published in 1731. There is a substantial body of evidence that suggest that these works were rather popular when first...
Bach Partitas: No. 4 in D major
J.S. Bach’s Partitas BWV 825-830, the first of which is the composer’s self-proclaimed Opus 1, form part of his Clavier-Übung I that was published in 1731. There is a substantial body of evidence that suggest that these works were rather popular when first...
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
**This event is now sold out!** You can buy tickets for our London iteration on Saturday 6th January, 2024: Book now Oxford’s most evocative seasonal event with an authentic performance of J. S. Bach’s much-loved telling of the Christmas story (Parts I, III, VI). Led...
Silence in Heaven
An exciting concert of Cantatas for St Michael and all Angels. BWV 50 Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft BWV 130 Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir BWV 19 Es erhub sich ein Streit BWV 149 Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg Tom Hammond-Davies, conductor Sam Cobb, soprano William...
Bach Partitas: No 2 in C minor
J.S. Bach’s Partitas BWV 825-830, the first of which is the composer’s self-proclaimed Opus 1, form part of his Clavier-Übung I that was published in 1731. There is a substantial body of evidence that suggest that these works were rather popular when first...
Bach Partitas: No. 3 in A minor
J.S. Bach’s Partitas BWV 825-830, the first of which is the composer’s self-proclaimed Opus 1, form part of his Clavier-Übung I that was published in 1731. There is a substantial body of evidence that suggest that these works were rather popular when first...
