Castalian String Quartet - Evening Celebration Concert

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Tickets £20

An enchanting evening of music featuring the Castalian String Quartet, St Anne's College Camerata, and members of the Oxford University community.

The Cultural Programme, in association with the Faculty of Music at Oxford University, presents a celebratory concert featuring the renowned Castalian String Quartet and St Anne's Camerata. This evening performance will showcase a variety of ensemble sizes and musical styles, including two premieres and works by Strauss and Susan Spain-Dunk.

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Castalian String Quartet

Programme

Strauss Metamorphosen

Ella McLoughlin, James Murray - violins
Ynyr Pritchard, Isobel Neary-Adams - violas
Edwin Gatward, Miriam Mayer-Rieckh - cellos
Adam Cole - double bass

Leandro Landolina "and the hope of time, of time beyond time, appears, my child…" (premiere)

Susan Spain Dunk Idyll for strings

Nicholas Samuel Divertimento for string quartet and string orchestra (premiere)

Susan Spain Dunk Suite for strings

Presented by The Cultural Programme in association with the Faculty of Music, University of Oxford, where the Castalian String Quartet are The Hans Keller String Quartet in Residence. Made possible thanks to The Cosman Keller Art & Music Trust.

Joanna MacGregor Masterclass

Contrapunctus: Charles & Isabel - The Royal Wedding of 1526

Oxford’s renowned early-music consort Contrapunctus recreates the musical world surrounding one of the great royal marriages of the Renaissance: the wedding of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, and Isabella of Portugal in Seville in 1526.

Composition workshop with Oxford International Song Festival

Abolition Song and its Legacies

This is the final event of a two‑year research project, bringing together music, scholarship and contemporary reflection. Alongside performances, the hour‑long programme features contributions from the project’s researchers, offering insight into the historical and musical contexts behind the work.

Migration, Performance & Policy seminar

From Underground Rap to Tribute Song: Politics and Labour Migration in Nepal and the Philippines.

Children’s Music-Making in the Institution