The Wages of Sin
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordOne of Bach’s rarer latin settings and a cry for Mercy sets the scene for the dissonant opening to Bach’s Cantata calling us to ‘Resist Sin’. Dating from Bach’s days as court composer at the Schlosskirche (court chapel) of Weimar this is one of the composer’s more unusual works for solo alto.
Passion
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordOne of Bach’s best loved works, his extravagant St John Passion is presented by an ensemble of soloists, four-part choir and orchestra.
Easter Oratorio
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordBach’s colossal 1725 Easter Oratorio with its festive scoring is paired with Bach’s Easter Cantata and a new and haunting world premiere by Colin Riley.
Edward Thomas: A Centenary Celebration in Words and Music
Stratford Artshouse 14 Rother Street, Stratford-upon-AvonOxford Bach Soloists perform Colin Riley's new and haunting work bringing together fragments of Thomas’ collected poetry.
Lutheran Vespers
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordThe Orchestra of Oxford Bach Soloists and New College Choir present an authentic recreation of Lutheran Vespers, the context for which JS Bach was writing his cantatas.
Reformation 500: Sun and Shield
St Columba's URC Church, Alfred Street, Oxford, OX1 4EH Alfred Street, OxfordDiscover more about JS Bach's spectacular Cantata 79 ‘Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild’ (God the Lord is sun and shield) in this first event in the series celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
Royal Wedding
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordAn exploration of 'heavenly' Royal Weddings sets the theme for this concert dominated by Handel’s magnificent DIXIT DOMINUS.
Out of the Depths
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordExplore the fascinating and moving settings of the profound text ‘Out of the depths have I cried unto thee’ by JS Bach and his baroque contemporaries.
Actus Tragicus
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordAlongside one of Bach's most profoundly beautiful cantatas, this concert features instrumental music by Bach’s contemporary, Telemann in his 250th anniversary year.
Reformation 500: Lutheran Vespers
St Michael at the North Gate Cornmarket, OxfordExperience an authentic recreation of Lutheran Vespers with Oxford Bach Soloists. In the atmospheric surroundings of St Michael at the North Gate - Oxford’s oldest church.
Bach’s Virtuosi
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordA popular concert of some of Bach’s best-loved works in a programme selected from his Passions, Oratorios, and Cantatas accompanied by an authentic string orchestra.
Violin Concerto
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordRising star Bojan Čičić is soloist in Bach’s popular Violin Concerto in E which is performed alongside the birthday cantata Bach wrote for Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar.
Reformation 500: German Organ Mass
St Michael at the North Gate Cornmarket, OxfordAs part of Reformation 500, join organist Robert Dixon and mezzo-soprano Damaris Rickhaus-Nussbaumer for a complete performance of Bach’s rarely heard German Organ Mass, illuminated by the Lutheran chorales that inspired the work.
Reformation 500: Nun danket alle Gott
Exeter College Chapel Turl Street, Oxford*SOLD OUT* N.B. Walk-ups will be admitted to the ante-chapel as promenaders (i.e. no seating). This will be on a first-come-first-served basis. Ticket holders are guaranteed a seat within the chapel. A service of Choral Evensong with a focus on Bach’s Reformation Cantata. Performed by the Choir of Exeter College with the orchestra of the Oxford Bach Soloists, conducted by Bartosz Thiede.
Reformation 500: Lutheran Vespers
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordAn authentic recreation of Lutheran Vespers presenting Bach's chorale cantata for Reformation Day in context. In collaboration with the Faculties of History, Modern Languages, and Music at the University of Oxford. Vespers is preceded by a talk from Professor Lyndal Roper.
Magnificat
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordBach’s very first church cantata, a Vivaldi transcription and Mozart's Offertory are set against Vivaldi’s glorious Magnificat in this glittering concert of 18th century delights.
Wake up!
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordTelemann’s vibrant Italianate Trumpet Concerto is combined with one of Bach's great cantatas with its dramatic trumpet calls to wake up!
Christmas Baroque
St Michael's Church Broad Street, BathOxford comes to Bath with an evening of festive baroque cheer in the beautiful setting of St Michael’s Without following its recent makeover making it the most comfortable church in the city!
Bach Christmas Oratorio
New College Chapel Holywell Street, Oxford*SOLD OUT* N.B. Walk-ups will be admitted to the ante-chapel. This will be on a first-come-first-served basis and cost £20 (£10 students with Bod card). Bach's ebullient response to the Christmas story forms the major work in this concert with parts 4, 5 and 6. Alongside this is his cantata for the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth, featuring the popular 'Jesu, joy of man's desiring'. The perfect way to celebrate your Christmas Eve!
Lutheran Vespers
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordA service of Lutheran Vespers featuring Bach's Cantata 72 'Alles nur nach Gottes Willen' (Everything according to God's will alone). New College Choir, conducted by Robert Quinney.
