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Will you join us for Actus Tragicus?
Coming up on Sunday 6 August is the next concert from the Oxford Bach Soloists – Actus Tragicus – a fascinating concert exploring the music by some of the greatest composers of the baroque age.
Why not join us for Out of the Depths?
Join us for a fascinating concert exploring the music by some of the greatest composers of the baroque age.
An invitation to a Royal Wedding
1707 was a turning point for Great Britain with the Acts of Union joining the Kingdoms of England and Scotland. Meanwhile, a more musical transition was taking place in Germany with the three protagonists of this concert.
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.
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...
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....
Wake up to Bach this weekend
This Sunday at 3.15pm Tom Hammond Davies directs the Oxford Bach Soloists in a performance of two of Bach’s amazing Cantatas in the glorious setting of New College, Oxford. But why did Bach compose these works? Bach wrote Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! (Watch! Pray!...
Two exciting concerts to enjoy before Christmas
Two exciting concerts celebrating the music of J.S.Bach are scheduled in the atmospheric setting of New College, Oxford with Wake up to Bach! in November and the famous Christmas Oratorio on Christmas Eve. Wake Up to Bach! It’s time to Wake up to two of Bach’s amazing...
A honeymoon with Bach
The theme of the 2016 Oxford Lieder Festival is ‘The Schumann Project: The light and shade of Romanticism’. Artistic Director Sholto Kynoch sees the two-week festival as a thrilling exploration of the life and music of Robert Schumann and one of the biggest ever...