Oxford Health Charity has recently supported a series of hospital musical events in partnership with the Orchestra of St. John’s (OSJ) as part of the Oxford Health Arts Partnership’s (OHAP) trust-wide music strategy. This blog will discuss the impact and joy this...
- July 31, 2024
The initials OSJ will be a mystery to many people, but for those in the know, it has become an important part of Oxford’s musical scene. The Orchestra of St John’s has played a key role in the city, sharing its...
- July 30, 2024
“The wheel of fortune turns”. With these words, sung by the choir early in Carl Orff’s deservedly popular cantata Carmina Burana, the audience is introduced to one of the simplest yet most universal truths about the human condition. Because of the...
- July 16, 2024
“Orchestra of St John’s glorious summer concert series boasts exciting classical musicians, wonderful venues and inspiring music as well as debuts from the country’s fastest rising stars.” First up is rising star Elodie who last year performed with Ed Sheeran,...
- June 1, 2024
On Easter Saturday John Lubbock and his carefully assembled forces gave a powerful account of the St Matthew, more complex in its structure and composed on a much larger scale than the earlier work. This was successfully conceived not so much as...
- April 3, 2024
If Handel’s Messiah is among the most frequently performed choral works of the Western musical tradition, the challenge of rendering it fresh and alive today is monumental. The task, perhaps unwittingly, was proclaimed from high up in the splendid church of St...
- December 21, 2023
