Upcoming Concerts

Oxford Sinfonia - 40th Anniversary Concert
Saturday 28 September, 7.30pm
On 28 Sept, we welcome the return of Joe Davies to conduct our 40th Anniversary concert. And in celebration, Joe has arranged Tallis’ iconic 40-part ‘Spem in alium’, with players occupying all corners of the church. It will be memorable.
We will also play Elgar’s fabulous Introduction and Allegro for strings, Stravinsky’s Concerto for Piano and Winds and end with Dvorak’s Symphony no. 6 in D.
David Palmer (piano) joins us for the Stravinsky. After Graduating from Oxford in 2019, David is now much in demand, including recently being a Britten Pears Young Artist (2022-23) and a Leeds Lieder Young Artist (2024). Since he conducted us 2 years ago, Joe has gone on to become Assistant Conductor of the English Symphony Orchestra and the Musical Director of the UK Proms in the Park Orchestra.
As always accompanied children are free, programme is included and seating unallocated. Join us for a special occasion!
Book a ticket here.

Martin Randall Travel - The Divine Office: Choral Music in Oxford
30 September - 4 October
Fourteen choirs and instrumental groups, seven chapels and churches, 17 concerts (including the complete Divine Office), three lectures.
The Divine Office (the eight services of the monastic day, performed at their intended times between 1.00am and 10.00pm) is the most spiritually charged and aesthetically intense experience to have emerged from western civilisation.
The oldest and finest of college choirs participate – Christ Church, Magdalen, Merton, New College and The Queen’s College.
Internationally acclaimed professional choirs – Stile Antico, Tenebrae, Recordare, Siglo de Oro, Choir of the London Oratory, I Fagiolini, Collegium Gregorianum and Contrapunctus – and top-class period instrument ensemble The Instruments of Time & Truth.
Based in Oxford throughout, one of the world’s great historic cities, whose magnificent college chapels are uniquely apposite for this celebration of church music.
Music from the Renaissance to the present day, and from many European countries as well as Britain, including many Oxford alumni.
More details and how to book tickets here.

If you would like to join our brand new team of volunteer concert stewards, please get in touch with us at info@universitychurch.ox.ac.uk