Faculty of Music Lunchtime Recital Series

Free admission with retiring donations gratefully received - no registration required and seats will be offered on a first come, first served basis. Limited capacity.

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Our popular Lunchtime Recital Series showcases the talent of our student performers. Each concert lasts around 40 minutes and offers a variety of repertoire from multiple performers. The series takes place on Friday afternoons throughout term.


Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet no. 1, op. 12

Cecilia Loughney, violin
Mary Corcoran, violin
Mali Wood, viola
Oscar Lawson, cello


Cécile Chaminade Piano Trio No. 2 in A Minor, op. 34

Felix Patten, piano
Kira Lee, violin
Eleanor Murray, cello

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

The World's Music at Oxford: Landless

The World's Music at Oxford's 2026-27 series begins with darkly ethereal and deeply moving Irish a cappella harmonies.