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Oxford Bach Soloists to tour Germany

Oxford Bach Soloists to tour Germany

July 8-10 sees the Oxford Bach Soloists out on tour performing in some of the most fascinating historic buildings in Lower Saxony in Germany. All the venues have fascinating histories with several of them being former convents with historical roots stretching back...

Heavenly theme behind Bach’s music

Heavenly theme behind Bach’s music

We caught up with director, Tom Hammond-Davies recently to learn more about the next exciting event from the Oxford Bach Soloists on 5 June, and we've discovered an interesting theme running through the music... Haydn’s setting of The Heavens are Telling from his 1799...

‘They will cast you out of the Synagogues’

‘They will cast you out of the Synagogues’

We caught up with Oxford Bach Soloists' director Tom Hammond-Davies to discuss the musical attributes of Bach’s two settings of Sie werden euch in den Bann tun ‘They will cast you out of the Synagogues’. Find out more about our Exaudi concert on Sunday 8 May here....

Bach’s Easter Settings

Bach’s Easter Settings

Tom Hammond-Davies takes a closer look at Bach’s Easter settings 26 March sees two of Bach’s great choral works performed by the Oxford Bach Soloists at St Michael at the North Gate as part of this Easter’s musical offering - but they couldn't be more different, as...

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