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OXFORD BACH CHOIR
by Announcements for the Oxford Bach Choir 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Dear Oxford Bach Choir Supporter The first concert of our 118th season on Saturday 7th December will be a performance of Solomon, Handel's great biblical oratorio. Composed in 1748 it will be performed by the cin the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, with the London Mozart Players under the baton of Nicholas Cleobury our principal conductor. This wonderful work is full of the most beautiful and moving music and includes the famous Arrival of the Queen of Sheba orchestral passage. We have a stellar cast of young soloists including the talented Polish mezzo Hanna Hipp as Solomon. Hanna graduated from the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House this year and has been described as one of those performers who not only lights up the stage but also pervades infectious enthusiasm. Alongside her will be Keri Fuge (soprano), Rebecca Afonwy-Jones (mezzo), Nick Pritchard (tenor) and Tristan Hambleton (bass). Then on Saturday 21st December, come and join us as we celebrate Christmas in style with a fun programme of seasonal music for all the family, including many well-known favourites and our now legendary Twelve Days of Christmas. We will be joined again by singers and instrumentalists from the Oxfordshire County Music Service. Timothy Byram-Wigfield our Associate Conductor will be wielding the baton and we shall be accompanied by the young organist, Bertie Baigent. Bertie is organ scholar at Jesus College, Cambridge; he is also a conductor and composer and has received many awards and accolades. Tickets are available for both concerts from tickets(a)oxfordbachchoir.org and the Oxford Playhouse Box Office 01865 305305. I do hope you will come and join us.; we look forward to seeing you! With best wishes, Katy Katy Weston Marketing Manager: Oxford Bach Choir Willow Tree Cottage Ashampstead Berkshire RG8 8RA Tel: +44 (0) 1635 201356 Mobile: +44 (0) 7765 255569

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Oxford Bach Choir
by Announcements for the Oxford Bach Choir 08 May '13

08 May '13

Dear Supporter We have two key events coming up which I hope will interest you. First an Organ Recital in Keble College Chapel on Friday 17th Ma at 7.30pm.. Timothy Byram Wigfield will be playing on the new Kenneth Tickell organ. Tickets are £15 (student concessions £5) and can be purchased by emailing tickets'oxfordbachchoir.org or by telephoning Corynne Cook on 01844 355926 Second our Summer Concert on Saturday 15th June at 7.30pm in the Sheldonian Theatre. We are performing Saint-Saens Requiem and Gounod's Te Deum. Timothy Byram-Wigfield will be conducting and Steven Grahl playing the organ. Tickets £10-£30 (with student concessions) are available for the Oxford Playhouse Box Office 01865 305305 or tickets(a)oxfordbachchoir.org. I do hope you will be able to come to one or both of these events. Thank you for supporting us. Best wishes, Katy Katy Weston Marketing Manager: Oxford Bach Choir Willow Tree Cottage Ashampstead Berkshire RG8 8RA Tel: +44 (0) 1635 201356 Mobile: +44 (0) 7765 255569

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Oxford Bach Choir
by Announcements for the Oxford Bach Choir 19 Nov '12

19 Nov '12

Dear Oxford Bach Choir Supporter I should like to remind you that our next concert will be in just under two weeks' time at the Sheldonian Theatre. It is an exciting programme: we will be performing with the English Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Nicholas Cleobury. It will include the world première of two previously unpublished Psalms by Benjamin Britten, together with his works Ballad of Heroes and Building of the House. The programme also includes Mahler's (arr. Britten) What the Wild Flowers Tell me, Beethoven's Coriolan Overture and the wonderful Gloria by Poulenc. Soprano soloist will be Elizabeth Atherton. The concert will launch Britten in Oxford - a year-long festival leading up to the centenary of the composer's birth in November 2013. (more information at www.britteninoxford.co.uk<http://www.britteninoxford.co.uk>). The Two Psalms our conductor Nicholas Cleobury found at The Red House, the building in the Suffolk seaside town of Aldeburgh where Britten and Pears lives and worked from 1957 until their deaths. They have now been published by MusicSales and show a precocious young Britten setting two very differing Psalms with insight and flair, and an already very sure technique. At the time they were much praised by Frank Bridge, and make fascinating coupling with other early and late works, alongside an arrangement of his beloved Mahler. This landmark concert will be recorded by Radio Three. There will be an article about the concert, the choir and Britten in Oxford in this week's Oxford Times. The concert will begin at 7.30pm and tickets are available from tickets(a)oxfordbachchoir.org<mailto:tickets@oxfordbachchoir.org>, www.oxfordbachchoir.org<http://www.oxfordbachchoir.org> or 01865 305305. I do hope you will come and bring some friends. With best wishes, Katy Katy Weston Marketing Manager: Oxford Bach Choir Willow Tree Cottage Ashampstead Berkshire RG8 8RA Tel: +44 (0) 1635 201356 Fax: +44 (0) 1635 201877 Mobile: +44 (0) 7765 255569

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OBC concerts
by Announcements for the Oxford Bach Choir 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Dear OBC Supporter, We are delighted to announce two festive concerts to brighten up these long winter evenings. On Saturday 3rd December the choir and Principal Conductor Nicholas Cleobury will join forces with the London Mozart Players and a distinguished group of soloists to perform a selection of choral favourites by J.S. Bach, including Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, Magnificat in E Flat and the festive Jauchzet frohlocket (Christmas Oratorio No. 1). We will then return to the Sheldonian on Saturday 17th December with our Associate Conductor Timothy Byram-Wigfield for our annual Carols for All concert. This fun programme of seasonal music for all the family will include the chance to join in many well-known favourites including our now legendary Twelve Days of Christmas. Both concerts will take place in the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford and both will be begin at 19.30. Tickets are available to purchase from the Oxford Playhouse Box Office (01865 305305), from any member of the choir or on the door (subject to availability). We hope you will be able to join us With best wishes The Oxford Bach Choir

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The Oxford Bach Choir summer concert 2011
by Announcements for the Oxford Bach Choir 12 May '11

12 May '11

Dear OBC Supporter, It's summer concert time again and we are delighted to be rejoining forces with local ensemble Charivari Agréable for a performance of the beautiful Monteverdi Vespers. The concert will be conducted by our Associate Conductor Timothy Byram-Wigfield and will begin at 19.30 on Saturday 25th June in the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford. Further details and the full list of soloists can be found at www.oxfordbachchoir.org. Tickets are available to buy from the Oxford Playhouse Box Office (01865 305305), from tickets(a)oxfordbachchoir.org or from any member of the choir. We hope you will be able to join us for this thrilling end to our current season. The Oxford Bach Choir

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The Perfect Concert for A Summer's Evening
by Oxford Bach Choir 13 May '10

13 May '10

Dear OBC Supporter, We are delighted to announce the programme for the choir's annual summer concert which will take place on Saturday 19th June at 7.30pm in the Sheldonian. Opening with the magnificent Zadok the Priest, we will be joined by the Oxford-based period ensemble Charivari Agréable who will also perform Bach’s Orchestral Suite No 3 in D, with its sublime Air on a G String. Soloists Grace Davidson (soprano), Amy Haworth (soprano), Simon Ponsford (counter-tenor), William Petter (tenor) and Giles White (bass) will then join choir and orchestra for a performance of Dixit Dominus, Handel’s virtuoso setting of Psalm 110 and a work full of energy and Mediterranean sunshine. The perfect concert for a summer’s evening. Tickets are available to purchase from the Oxford Playhouse Box Office (01865 305305) or from <mailto:tickets@oxfordbachchoir.org>. For more details, please go to <http://www.oxfordbachchoir.org/>. We hope you will be able to join us. The Oxford Bach Choir

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Two dates for your diary from the Oxford Bach Choir
by Oxford Bach Choir 25 Oct '09

25 Oct '09

Dear OBC Supporter, We are delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for *Elijah*, the first concert of our new 2009-10 season. We will be joined by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, four superb soloists and conducted by our Principal Conductor Nicholas Cleobury. The concert will take place in the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford on Saturday 5th December at 19.30 with a pre-concert talk entitled "Did Elijah kill Mendelssohn?", to which all ticket holders are invited. We will then return to the Sheldonian on Saturday 19th December for our annual carol concert. Under the baton of our Associate Conductor Timothy Byram-Wigfield, *Carols for All* will be a fun programme of seasonal music and the chance to join in some well-known favourites. For more details of both concerts, please visit <http://www.oxfordbachchoir.org/>. Tickets are available to purchase from the Oxford Playhouse Box Office (01865 305305) or from <mailto:tickets@oxfordbachchoir.org>. We hope you will be able to join us. The Oxford Bach Choir P.S. Tickets are also already on sale for our March concert: the premiere of Requiem by Bob Chilcott, in collaboration with Music at Oxford. Please see <http://www.musicatoxford.com> for more details.

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Your invitation to Show Boat
by Oxford Bach Choir 26 May '09

26 May '09

Dear OBC Supporter, After the sell-out B Minor Mass in March, we are turning to something completely different for the summer with a concert performance of Kern and Hammerstein's Show Boat and a medley of classic Gershwin songs. Our Associate Conductor Timothy Byram-Wigfield will conduct the concert and he will be joined by a superb group of soloists, including the David Rees-Williams trio. The concert will take place in the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford on Saturday 20th June. For full concert details and to buy your tickets online, please go to <http://www.oxfordbachchoir.org>. Alternatively you can email your order to <mailto:tickets@oxfordbachchoir.org>. We do hope you will be able to join us for what promises to be a wonderful musical evening. The Oxford Bach Choir

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Bach B Minor Mass Tickets Now Available
by Oxford Bach Choir 02 Feb '09

02 Feb '09

Dear OBC Supporter, We are delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale (and indeed selling fast) for our forthcoming performance of Bach's Mass in B Minor. We will be joined by the London Mozart Players and four superb soloists and conducted by our principal conductor Nicholas Cleobury. The concert will take place in the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford on Saturday 14th March. For full details and to buy your tickets online, please go to <http://www.oxfordbachchoir.org/>. Alternatively please email your ticket request to <mailto:tickets@oxfordbachchoir.org>. We look forward to seeing you in March. The Oxford Bach Choir

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