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Choral Scholar Focus: Ben Gilchrist

Choral Scholar Focus: Ben Gilchrist

Our choral scholars form a crucial part of the Oxford Bach Soloists’ commitment to developing the talents of young aspiring soloists. In our second Choral Scholar Focus of 2023, I chatted with Ben Gilchrist about his experiences with OBS so far... 1. Tell us a bit...

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Debut album recording

Debut album recording

We are thrilled to be collaborating with Nick Pritchard for both the album and our upcoming concert. Nick has been described by Fiona Maddocks in The Observer as ‘one of the best younger generation tenors around.’

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Choral Scholar Focus: Charlotte Sleet

Choral Scholar Focus: Charlotte Sleet

Our choral scholars form a crucial part of the Oxford Bach Soloists’ commitment to developing the talents of young aspiring soloists. In our first Choral Scholar Focus of 2022, I chatted with Charlotte Sleet about her experiences with OBS so far…

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Meet our Friends Coordinator Helen Parker

Meet our Friends Coordinator Helen Parker

Helen Parker joins OBS as our latest team member Friends of OBS joining us on Christmas Eve will have the opportunity to meet our new Friends Coordinator, Helen Parker. We are delighted to welcome Helen to the team; her role will be to act as the first point of...

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Alexander Armstrong’s Festive Message

Alexander Armstrong’s Festive Message

A message from our new Patron Alexander Armstrong! This festive season, the Oxford Bach Soloists are fundraising to support our continued mission to perform the complete vocal works of J. S. Bach in chronological order. We have already completed one quarter of the...

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Announcing Alexander Armstrong as our Patron

Announcing Alexander Armstrong as our Patron

Today we are thrilled to announce Alexander Armstrong as Patron of the Oxford Bach Soloists! “It is a great honour to become a patron of the Oxford Bach Soloists. I have loved Bach from the moment I sang in the St John Passion as a chorister. Having one of the...

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Choral Scholar Focus: Jessica Edgar

Choral Scholar Focus: Jessica Edgar

Our choral scholars form a crucial part of the Oxford Bach Soloists’ commitment to developing the talents of young aspiring soloists. In our second Choral Scholar Focus of 2022, I chatted with Jessica Edgar about her experiences with OBS so far…

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Choral Scholar Focus: Sebastian Hill

Choral Scholar Focus: Sebastian Hill

Our choral scholars form a crucial part of the Oxford Bach Soloists’ commitment to developing the talents of young aspiring soloists. In our first Choral Scholar Focus of 2022, I chatted with Seb Hill about his experiences with OBS so far…

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Concertist’s Corner: Helen Charlston

Concertist’s Corner: Helen Charlston

Acclaimed for her musical interpretation, presence and “warmly distinctive tone” (The Telegraph), Helen Charlston is quickly cementing herself as a key performer in the next generation of British singers. I asked her about her ‘Bach journey’ so far…

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Concertist’s Corner: Hugh Cutting

Concertist’s Corner: Hugh Cutting

Winner of the 2021 Kathleen Ferrier Award, Hugh Cutting is the first countertenor to do so. Having started his singing career as a chorister at New College, Oxford, he became a choral scholar at St John’s College, Cambridge, and is now a member of the Royal College of Music International Opera Studio.

I asked him about his ‘Bach journey’ so far…

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