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Faculty of Music Lunchtime Recital Series

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06 February 2026 13:15
Recital Hall, The Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, OX2 6GG
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Free admission with retiring donations gratefully received - no registration required and seats will be offered on a first come, first served basis. Limited capacity.

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

 

Programme:

Maurice Ravel Nicolette
Hubert Parry There Rolls the Deep
Rebecca Clarke When cats run home and light is come
Paul Hindemith Six Chansons: I, II and III
Frank Bridge The Bee
Maurice Ravel Ronde
Francis Poulenc Salve Regina
Edward Elgar O Happy Eyes

Matilda Bates, soprano
Anneka Vetter, mezzo soprano
Sebastian Evans, tenor
Akbar Ali, bass

 

Cecilia McDowall Alma Redemptoris Mater
Jean Lhéritier Surrexit pastor bonus
Judith Weir Ave Regina Caelorum
Carlo Gesualdo Tristis est anima mea
Christopher Churcher There is No Rose
Joanna Marsh Evening Prayer

Alice Fisher, soprano
Joanna Barrett, soprano
Zachary Roberts, countertenor
Louis Benneyworth, tenor
Christopher Churcher, baritone
Ivo Sawbridge, bass

Rémy Ballot and OUO Solo Players - Bruckner: String Quintet, Mathilde Kralik: Nonet

08 November
Following their successful chamber ensemble programme of Mozart and Strauss last January, violinist and conductor Rémy Ballot is joined by a chamber ensemble drawn from members of OUO to give a concert that presents Bruckner’s resplendent String Quintet alongside the work of his student, Mathilde Kralik. Kralik’s Nonet is scored for the rare combination of clarinet, bassoon, two horns, string quartet and piano.

Music, Indigeneity and the Right to Listen

11 November to 13 November
A journey through three Listening Circles and The North American Indigenous Songbook

Migration, Performance & Policy seminar

12 November
From Iranian Classical Music to Bad Bunny: Resistance and Global Cultures in France, Canada and the US

All Souls Seminars in Medieval and Renaissance Music: Davitt Moroney (University of California, Berkeley)

12 November

Solo violin masterclass with Rémy Ballot

13 November
The Oxford University Orchestra is delighted to welcome distinguished violinist and conductor Rémy Ballot for a solo violin masterclass in Balliol College Chapel.

Faculty of Music Lunchtime Recital Series

13 November
Rilke’s Poetry