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I am really excited to announceMusic at Oxford’s new season, with music ranging from theRenaissance right up to the UKpremiere of a work dating from 2016.Spanning a variety of Oxford venues- both old and new - this seasonincludes two mini-series as well as atrio of ensembles from Nordiccountries, each making their Oxforddebut with Music at Oxford.

We launch our new season withaward-winning KOTTOS fromDenmark, whose dynamicperformances are an absolutemust-see (and must-hear!). InFebruary we welcome the‘extraordinary’ Engegård Quartetfrom Norway, and we complete our trio of Nordic firsts with theremarkably talented Danish NationalVocal Ensemble, covering fivecenturies of Danish music includinga UK premiere by the greatly missedand internationally revered PelleGudmensen-Holmgreen, composedshortly before his death. Thisconcert is being recorded for futurebroadcast on BBC Radio 3 in Concertand will be available on BBC Soundsfor 30 days after the broadcast.

We celebrate Beethoven 2020 (the250th anniversary of Beethoven’sbirth) with his sublime music forpiano trio performed by the PhoenixPiano Trio, and last but not least, webring the OAE’s Bach, the Universeand Everything project to thestimulating space of theMathematical Institute.

Two further anniversaries are markedin November: the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo, when I Fagiolini and Professor Martin Kempoffer reflections of his images in awide array of vocal music, and thecentenary of the Weimar Republic,when Sarah Gabriel and IainFarrington use music, readings andimages to take us back to theextraordinarily creative worlds of theBerlin cabaret, and of the composerRichard Strauss.

Finally, Finnish orchestral music(RPO) and American music from the20th century (George Barton andSiwan Rhys) contrasts with vibrantperformances of earlier music (LaSerenissima; English Cornett andSackbut Ensemble). As ever, Musicat Oxford is committed to offeringthe very best performancesencompassing the entirety of thecanon.

We are hugely grateful to all those ofyou who donate so generously to ourcharity; this support enables us tokeep our pricing structures keen andto continue to offer those crucialdiscounts to under 18s, students,and people with limited mobility orlimited means.

All of you understand the power oflive performance, so if you are ableto become a Friend, Patron orBenefactor of Music at Oxford,please do, because every donationreally does count. Similarly, if youare already one of our generousdonors but able to give a little more,you can find full details of ourschemes on p10.

Thank you all for your support ofMusic at Oxford, and I look forwardto seeing many of you at ourforthcoming concerts.

Warmest wishes,

WELcOMEABOuT usMusic at Oxford is anartistically curatedannual concert season.We utilise a diverse array ofbuildings across the city - both oldand new - such as the Town Hall,Sheldonian Theatre, UniversityChurch, Merton Chapel, Jacquelinedu Pré Music Building, ChristChurch Cathedral, SJE Arts, and theMathematical Institute.

Our mission is to programme ahigh-quality and diverse range of livemusic each season, and to reachever wider audiences. In manyrespects, therefore, our not beingtied to certain dates or to aparticular venue is to our advantage,allowing us to make the most of allour artists’ availability.

Rebecca DawsonGeneral Manager, Music at Oxford

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Programme includes:Vivaldi La FoliaNielsen Suite from AladdinPiazzolla Fuga y misterioGrieg Norwegian Dance in D minor, op. 35 Vaughan Williams Six Studies in English Folk Song

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With their diverse programmes, KOTTOS' electrifying and ecelecticperformances are not to be missed. The players' vibrant arrangements –often of dances and folk songs by well-known composers – have metwith critical acclaim, and their launch album was awarded DanishRadio’s classical station’s Listeners’ Prize. 2019 has already seen thegroup accompanying Danish Queen Margrethe on a state visit toArgentina, and completing a successful 10-day concert tour in China.

“Sonorous, original and fascinating”Politiken

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SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER 2019, SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2019 & SUNDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2020, ALL AT 5.30PMMATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE

OrchEsTrA Of ThE AgE OfENLighTENMENT BAch, ThEuNivErsE & EvEryThiNg

“When we see images of the strange mathematical beastslurking at the heart of the natural world - fractal landscapes,the Fibonacci series, the strange attractors that beat at theheart of chaos - it is always the dizzying spirals of Bach thatcome to mind” Douglas Adams

Fresh from two successful seasons in London, Bach, theUniverse and Everything visits Oxford for three dates inpartnership with the University of Oxford’s MathematicalInstitute. Bach was known for being a ‘mathematicalcomposer’, with intricate structures and symmetries inhis music reflecting deep truths about the universe.

To explore this, each concert mixes some of Bach’sgreatest music and a ground-breaking talk by a leadingfigure from the world of mathematics. With a bit ofcommunal singing and conversation, it’s a place whereyou can bond with music lovers and unravel themysteries of our universe.

“For over 30 years theOrchestra of the Ageof Enlightenment hascombined highbrowmusicology with atremendous sense ofmischief” New Scientist

A collaboration with theMathematical Institute,University of Oxford

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Music: Bach Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zurHochzeit gehe (Ah, I see, now as I go to themarriage) BWV 162

Speaker: Professor Alain Goriely, StatutoryProfessor of Mathematical Modelling, Universityof Oxford

The science: Professor Alain Goriely exploreshow applied mathematics can help us learnmore about the effect of brain injuries andneuro-degenerative diseases.

The music: In this cantata, Bach imagines goingto a wedding, although he’s initially concernedwith the pre-marital angst of the participants,rather than having a party.

Music: Bach Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland(Now come, Saviour of the gentiles I) BWV 61

Speaker: Professor Marcus du Sautoy, CharlesSimonyi Professor for the Public Understandingof Science and Professor of Mathematics,University of Oxford

The science: Professor Marcus du Sautoy’slatest book, The Creativity Code: How AI isLearning to Write, Paint and Think, explorescreativity, algorithms, and whether artificialintelligence will ever be able to write a cantataquite like Bach.

The music: To mark the start of Advent, theOrchestra plays one of Bach’s Christmascantatas, full of anticipation for the big day.

Music: Bach Der Herr denket an uns (The Lordhath been mindful of us) BWV 196

Speaker: Dr Vicky Neale, Whitehead Lecturer atthe Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford

The science: You’ve heard that some people findmathematics as beautiful as Bach’s music, butyou’re not really sure why. Dr Vicky Neale is hereto convince you it is!

The music: This is one of Bach’s first cantatasand features a striking soprano aria, and anoverall theme of ‘partnership’, with two factionsof instruments uniting to become one.

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SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER 2019, 5.30PM MATHEMATICS AND THE BRAIN

SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2019, 5.30PM THE CREATIVITY CODE

SUNDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2020, 5.30PM THE BEAUTY OF MATHEMATICS

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FRIDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2019, 7.30PMSHELDONIAN THEATRE

LEONArdO:shAPiNg ThE iNvisiBLEi fAgiOLiNi WiTh LEONArdO ExPErT PrOfEssOr MArTiN KEMP

Programme includes:Thomas Tallis Salvator mundiHerbert Howells Salvator mundiClaudio Monteverdi Era l’anima miaJS Bach Art of Fugue No. 1

Painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, pioneer of flight, anatomist, scientist - yet according toVasari, Leonardo’s first job outside Florence was as a musician. ‘Music cannot be regardedother than as the sister of painting’, said Leonardo, so for the 500th anniversary of his deathin 2019, I Fagiolini and Martin Kemp offer reflections of his images in vocal music: auralfantasia dei vinci - art through the prism of music, in works by Tallis, Victoria, Monteverdi,Bach, Howells and Daniel-Lesur. The title ‘Shaping the Invisible’ - Leonardo’s phrase - is anew commission by Adrian Williams and poet Gillian Clarke for eight voices, celebratingLeonardo’s scientific investigation and obsession with flight.

A series of Leonardo’s works will be projected during the concert, and the concertprogramme has been released on CD by CORO: COR16171.

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“If there’s a moreenterprisingly theatrical

vocal group than this one,I’ve yet to encounter it...”

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WEiMAr rEPuBLiccENTENAry frOM richArd sTrAussTO KurT WEiLLsArAh gABriEL | sOPrANO & AcTOriAiN fArriNgTON | PiANO

Programme includes music by:Richard StraussKurt WeillEdwin SchulhoffFriedrich Hollaender

The centenary of the Weimar Republic marks Germany’s firstdemocratic but flawed constitution, arguably one of the most liberaland progressive ever penned at the time. However, its weaknessesalso aided Hitler in his rise to power in 1933...

In the Berlin of the time, artists in underground nightclubs satirised anddissected the political maelstrom in the streets above and captured thefebrile human condition of the moment. Placing well-known songs andmusic by composers such as Weill, Hollaender and Schulhoff intocontext alongside Lieder by Richard Strauss and contemporaneousreadings and images, Sarah Gabriel and Iain Farrington conjure up aremarkably fertile period in German music.

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THURSDAY 14NOVEMBER 2019, 7.30PMSJE ARTS

“As fine anactor as sheis a singer” Le Monde

“He's anauthentic star...”The Independent

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FRIDAY 22NOVEMBER 2019, 7.30PMJACQUELINE DU PRÉ MUSIC BUILDING

Steve Reich Clapping MusicGeorge Antheil Piano Sonata no. 2 The AirplaneHannah Lash: CBarbara Monk Feldman Duo for Piano andPercussionLiam Mattison ADULTHOOD 2019 PresteigneFestival/Royal Philharmonic Society commissionDavid Lang Scraping SongCharles Ives The Alcotts from Sonata no. 2‘Concord, Mass. 1840-60’Gregory Rose BoudicaHoward Skempton Duet for piano andwoodblocks

Dynamic duo Siwan Rhys and George Barton’sperformances encompass the fullest range, fromclassical festivals to club nights. Formed in 2013,they have collaborated with composers, dancers,and art galleries, making fearless and excitingprogrammes.

Tonight’s programme intersperses some of thegreatest American composers from the last 100 years with music by living British composers;expect aural fireworks alongside moments ofcalm contemplation and hypnotic minimalism...

End time c. 9.30pmTickets £25Student and Under 18 tickets £10

Co-promotion with Jacqueline du Pré Music Building

Presteigne Festival Tour

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Music at Oxford’s famous annual celebration of Christmas music andcarols in this iconic Cathedral combines a popular mix of festive cheerand seasonal nostalgia. Christ Church’s world-renowned choir sings arange of music centred on the Christmas message, under the directionof Steven Grahl, with spirited readings and audience carols to share.Early booking is essential.

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FRIDAY 13& WEDNESDAY 18DECEMBER 2019, 8PM CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL

fAMiLy chrisTMAscONcErT ThE BOys Of chrisT church cAThEdrAL chOirsTEvEN grAhL | dirEcTOr

Every age group from babies upwards is warmly welcomed to this fun andinformal day-time concert of Christmas music. Expect angelic singing fromthe choristers, thunderous music from the organ, and plenty of well-knowncarols for the audience to sing.

There will be a pram park inside the Cathedral.

The proceeds of this concert support Christ Church Cathedral Music Trust.

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SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER 2019, 2.30PMCHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL

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Mozart String Quartet No.15 in D minor K. 421/417bSibelius Voces Intimæ op. 56Grieg String Quartet in G minor op. 27

Formed under the midnight sun in 2006, the Engegård Quartet has rapidly become oneof Norway’s most sought-after ensembles. Their bold, fresh interpretations of theclassical repertoire combined with a deep attachment to their Scandinavian roots hasattracted international acclaim; the quartet’s debut CD was praised as ‘breath-taking’in The Strad.

For their first ever performance in Oxford, they combine Mozart’s much-loved quartetin D minor with works by Grieg and Sibelius. Anyone familiar with orchestral works bythese two composers will quickly find idiomatic motifs in these quartets – they aresymphonic structures in their own right.

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“...those seeking the Grieg/Sibeliuspairing in modernsound would be hard pressed to find better.”Richard Bratby, Gramophone

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SATURDAY 7 MARCH 2020, 7.30PM SHELDONIAN THEATRE

MAx BAiLLiE | viOLiNNigEL shOrT | cONducTOriAN riTchiE | PrE-cONcErT TALK 6.30PM

“There is a hunger for what thisfinely polished group has to offer.” The New York Times

Award-winning choir Tenebrae performs its interpretation ofFauré’s Requiem, described as ‘devastatingly beautiful’ in GramophoneMagazine and ‘simply mind-blowing’ by The Scotsman, with the virtuosicAurora Orchestra.

Fauré’s Requiem favours serenity, joy and liberation over the dread and terroremployed by most composers in settings of the Mass of the Dead. Precededby Bach’s Partita for Violin no. 2 interspersed with chorales, the pairing ofBach’s intricate writing alongside Fauré’s serene Requiem highlights theoverwhelming beauty in these fascinating works.

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Please note this concert will last approximately 75 minutes without an interval.

dANish NATiONAL vOcAL ENsEMBLEBAch ANd ThE dANEs MArcus crEEd | cONducTOrPrOf. dANiEL griMLEy | PrE-cONcErT TALK 6.30PM

Programme includes:J S Bach Der Geist hilft BWV 226Carl Nielsen Tre MotetterBent Sørensen BenedictusPelle Gudmundsen-HolmgreenMAY. DECAY (UK premiere)Kaija Saariaho Nuits adieux

Denmark is one of the great singing nations of the world, and its choral music –from short hyggelig pieces to be sung in company, through the grand liturgicalrepertoire developed after the Reformation in the Danish Lutheran church, tothe national choral songs and concert music of our own day – is one of thenation’s great cultural treasures, if less well-known than it should be outsideDenmark itself. The Danish National Vocal Ensemble (the professional chamberchoir of DR, Denmark’s national broadcaster) presents a broad cross-section ofDanish choir music from the Renaissance to the present day, through theworks of composers from the time of Christian IV (the longest-reigning andmost cultured of all former Danish monarchs), from the father-figure of modern Danish music, Carl Nielsen, to contemporary composers such as Bent Sørensen, Bo Holten and Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (UK premiere).Framing the programme, a sensual choral evocation of night-time by theFinnish composer Kaija Saariaho, and a choral masterwork by J S Bach.

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FRIDAY 27 MARCH 2020, 7.30PMMERTON COLLEGE CHAPEL

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This concert is being recorded forfuture broadcast on BBC Radio 3 inConcert and will be available on BBCSounds for 30 days after the broadcast.

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SATURDAY 9 MAY 2020, 7.30PMUNIVERSITY CHURCH

BizArriuMENgLishcOrNETT & sAcKBuTENsEMBLEProgramme includes music by Gabrieli, Tye, Byrd and Ferrabosco II

We start the month of May with a vibrant, loud and exciting exploration of a ‘cabinet of curiosities’. Duringthe 16th and 17th centuries, there was a trend for European composers to write quirky pieces with the solepurpose of baffling and delighting both their audiences and their musicians.

Byrd’s The Bells is a splendid and virtuosic evocation of the change ringing of church bells, while Gabrieli’ssprightly and often unheard Canzona VII a7 whisks you into a sense of 'past meets future' with its liltingmelody and unexpected magnificent rhythmic structure. A trait of 17th century mastery synonymous withVenice and St Marco.

Performed on an array of sackbuts, cornetts, dulcian, keyboards and even the violin, the eight expertmusicians of the renowned ECSE return to Music at Oxford to guide us through their carefully curated‘musical miscellany of the strange and beautiful’.

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TUESDAY 12 MAY 2020, 7.30PMOXFORD TOWN HALL

rOyALPhiLhArMONicOrchEsTrAANu TALi | cONducTOrrOBiN TriTschLEr | TENOr richArd WATKiNs | hOrNMATThEW gEE | TrOMBONE

Sibelius Finlandia, op. 26Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31Pärt Fratres for trombone, strings and percussionSibelius Symphony no. 5 in E flat, op. 82

Music at Oxford is thrilled to welcome Estonian conductor Anu Tali and the RPO in aprogramme of greatly admired works of the 20th century. Tali studied in Helsinki, andhere she brings together much-loved pieces by Finland’s and Estonia’s most famouscomposers, both of whom lived and worked during their respective countries’ strugglesfor independence from Russia.

Sibelius is often credited with having helped Finland to develop a national identity, andArvo Pärt – the world’s most performed living composer – has a research centre in hisname at Laulasmaa, not far from Tallinn. The north European flavour of this concert iscomplemented by Britten’s Serenade – first performed at the Wigmore Hall in 1943 withsoloists Peter Pears and Denis Brain – and its selection of six British poems on thesubject of night.

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GRAHAM PYE MEMORIAL CONCERT

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WEDNESDAY 20, FRIDAY 22 & SUNDAY 24 MAY 2020, 7.30PMSJE ARTS

PhOENix PiANO TriO250th anniversary

jONAThAN sTONE | viOLiNchrisTiAN ELLiOTT | cELLOshOLTO KyNOch | PiANO

The Phoenix Piano Trio is praised for its performances with‘musical narrative of tremendous, involving depth’. InBeethoven’s 250th anniversary year, they explore thecomposer’s genre-defining masterpieces. This three-concertseries begins with the first works to which, in 1795, Beethovenallocated an opus number: a major statement for the youngcomposer in Vienna, and a clear musical break with hiserstwhile teacher, Haydn. In the middle concert, we hear thetwo highly contrasting trios of op. 70. Published in 1809, thefirst of these is the Ghost trio, with its famous slow movementthat may owe something to the Witches Scene in Beethoven’sunrealised sketches for an opera of Macbeth. The seriesconcludes with the sublime Archduke Trio of 1811.

Tickets £42, £28, £18, £15Students £5 off | Under 18s 50% off

WEDNESDAY 20 MAY 2020 7.30PM-9.45PM

Trio in E flat, op. 1 no. 1Trio in C minor, op. 1 no. 3Trio in G, op. 1 no. 2

FRIDAY 22 MAY 2020 7.30PM-9.15PM

Allegretto in B, WoO39Trio in D, Ghost, op. 70 no. 1Trio movement in E flat, Hesse 48Trio in E flat, op. 70 no. 2

SUNDAY 24 MAY 2020 7.30PM-9.30PM

Variations on a theme of Dittersdorf, op. 44Variations on Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu, op. 121aTrio in B flat, Archduke, op. 97

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Telemann Concerto for 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in D, TWV 54: D3Pisendel Concerto movement for violin, strings & continuo in aPisendel Concerto movement for 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in E flatJS Bach Concerto movement for violin, 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in D, BWV 1045Brescianello Concerto for violin, cello, strings & continuo in B flatVivaldi Concerto for strings & continuo in A, RV 158Fasch Concerto for violin, 2 oboes, bassoon, 3 trumpets, timpani, strings & continuo in D, FaWV LD3

Award-winning ensemble La Serenissima celebratetheir 25th Anniversary with The Godfather – touring iconic works by Pisendel, Telemann and JS Bach and the Italians that inspired them – with a blazing line-up of strings, wind, trumpets and timpani.

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SATURDAY 6 JUNE 2020, 7.30PMSHELDONIAN THEATRE

“They really put the rock into baroque!”John Suchet, Classic FM 2018

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AccessAll venues have disabled access andfacilities; please book early as wheelchairspaces are limited. Some venues are fittedwith hearing loop systems; please call theoffice for more information.

Unreserved SeatingUnreserved seating guarantees you aspace in your chosen area but not aspecific seat. Please arrive in good time tochoose your seat. Please note thatsponsors, Patrons, Principal Patrons andBenefactors, and those with disabilitiesare entitled to reserved seats inunreserved areas, allocated at thediscretion of Music at Oxford.

Doors OpenDoors open half an hour before theadvertised start time, or 15 minutes beforea pre-concert talk.

LatecomersStaff will do their best to admit latecomerswhen possible and at the artists’ consent.Please arrive in good time to avoiddisappointment, especially whencollecting tickets.

Conditions of SaleTickets cannot be refunded unless we areable to re-sell your tickets in the event of asold-out venue or seating area. Allrefunds are at the discretion of Music atOxford's management. Exchanges areoffered to Patrons, Principal Patrons andBenefactors. All information is correct atthe time of going to press; we reserve theright to change the advertised programme,venue or artists. Music at Oxford reservesthe right to cancel without refund formatters beyond its reasonable control.

StaffGeneral Manager Rebecca DawsonArtists and Venues Camilla ScarlettBox Office and Marketing Cat Findley and Griffith ReesFront of House Manager Phil Andrew

Life PresidentYvonne Pye

TrusteesPaul Rivers (Chairman)Julie BondMiles Young

Artistic Advisory CommitteePhil CroydonDr Luke Lewis

Music at Oxford Registered Charity No. 289324

Contact usTelephone 01865 244806Email info@musicatoxford.comWebsite www.musicatoxford.comPostMusic at Oxford, Osney LockBoathouse, Osney Lock, Bridge Street,Oxford OX2 0AX

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