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The Wages of Sin
Read more about one of JS Bach’s most dramatic cantatas – with its call to ‘Resist Sin’!
Performer Focus: William Purefoy
Hear more about the musical career of this week’s performer, countertenor William Purefoy.
The Parable of the Sower
Find out more about three of JS Bach’s great cantatas inspired by the Parable of the Sower.
Performer Focus: Ben Bloor
Nicholas Keyworth talks to organist and continuo player Ben Bloor to hear more about his studies and career in music.
Performer Focus: Jam Orrell
Read about Nicholas Keyworth’s interview with baroque viola player James Orrell and learn more about his musical career.
Happy New Year from Oxford Bach Soloists
On behalf of the Oxford Bach Soloists, I would like to wish our friends and followers a very Happy New Year! We enjoyed a sell-out performance of Bach's Christmas Oratorio on 24th December. It was the perfect way to start the Christmas season, and we are very much...
Bach in Leipzig
In 1723 Bach landed the top job - the most prestigious musical position in Protestant Germany. It was here in Leipzig that Bach’s glittering masterpiece, the Christmas Oratorio was premiered at two of the city’s finest churches. So what exactly was Bach’s role in...
Bach’s Christmas Story
A sumptuous Christmas musical feast awaits us this Christmas Eve with a performance of the first three parts of Bach’s glittering masterpiece - the Christmas Oratorio - at 5pm in the magnificent setting of New College Chapel. But how did Bach go about telling his...
Performer Focus: Bojan Čičić
This month we meet violinist Bojan Čičić. One of the rising stars of the world of period performance, Bojan is the leader of the orchestra for the Oxford Bach Soloists and also the Blenheim Singers, both of which are directed by Tom Hammond Davies. We started by...
Singing the Reformation video launch
A 26-minute video has been launched featuring the Oxford Bach Soloists 2016 tour to Germany with Singing the Reformation under their director Tom Hammond Davies. The film traces the tour in July to some of the most fascinating historic buildings in Lower Saxony....