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The Festival was founded in 2002 by the pianist Sholto Kynoch, [1] and in a short space of time grew to be the United Kingdom's largest art song festival. [2] Oxford Lieder is now a registered charity and in addition to the annual festival which takes place in October, [3] there are regular concerts and masterclasses throughout the year, and a growing programme of educational events.
The Oxford International Piano Festival has taken place annually in Oxford, England, since 1998, and is now established as one of the world's foremost summer music academies. The Festival comprises several professors and professional pianists giving masterclasses to approximately 20 students over the period of one week, usually in late July or ...
The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra is a British professional symphony orchestra based in Oxford and is the Orchestra in Residence at the University of Oxford. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was founded in 1998 by Marios Papadopoulos as the Oxford Philomusica and was renamed the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra in 2015.
The society was originally founded in 1898 as the Oxford Ladies' Musical Society (OLMS). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The first concert was with all-female musicians, held at 115 High Street, Oxford . However, male musicians gradually joined, including Frank Bridge , Adolf Busch , Percy Grainger , Lionel Tertis , and Hans Wessely .
Papadopoulos holds a doctorate in music from City University and is both a member of the Oxford University Faculty of Music and Fellow by Special Election of Keble College Oxford [citation needed]. He became an Honorary Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Musicians in 2010 and was awarded Oxford City's Certificate of Honour in 2013.
The key characteristic of European classical music that distinguishes it from popular music, folk music, and some other classical music traditions such as Indian classical music, is that the repertoire tends to be written down in musical notation, creating a musical part or score. This score typically determines details of rhythm, pitch, and ...
The Bate Collection of Musical Instruments is a collection of historic musical instruments, mainly for Western classical music, from the Middle Ages onwards. It is housed in Oxford University's Faculty of Music near Christ Church on St. Aldate's. The collection is open to the public and is available for academic study by appointment.
The Oxford Bach Choir is a large mixed-voice choir, with around 120 members. The range of music covered is diverse, from the works of Bach and the classical repertoire to contemporary works. Oxford Bach Choir has always had a mix of town and gown singers. Rehearsals and concerts are scheduled so that students, academics and professionals are ...