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Performer Focus: Humphrey Thompson
Read about the musical career of bass Humphrey Thompson, soloist in both the forthcoming Oxford Bach Soloists Easter concerts…
Two Concerts for Easter
Read about the two Bach blockbusters being performed by the Oxford Bach Soloists this Easter – and find out more about our special Easter ticket offer.
Three motets, a cantata and a Kyrie
Three motets, a cantata and a Kyrie are on the menu as the Oxford Bach Soloists perform some of JS Bach’s most exciting and uplifting music.
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...