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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 University Music Society (OUMS) [1] is one of the oldest societies in the University of Oxford, England, tracing its origins back to 1872.The Society was formed in 1916 by the merger of the Oxford University Musical Club, founded in 1872, and the Oxford University Musical Union, founded in 1884.
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 .
In 2012, the band toured to Canada, performing at the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, supporting the Mingus Big Band on the main stage at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival, and playing at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. [12] In 2013, OUJO became an official Oxford University Music Society affiliated ensemble. [13]
O2 Academy Oxford; Oxford Chamber Music Society; An Oxford Elegy; Oxford International Piano Festival; Oxford International Song Festival; Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra; Oxford University Jazz Society; Oxford University Music Society
Formed out of the male-dominated music scenes of jam music (in the case of Bonnaroo), late-’90s indie rock (Coachella), and early ’90s alternative and grunge (Lollapalooza), these festivals tend to celebrate diversity while dismissing the most popular pop acts — the ones who tend to dominate the charts and who tend so often to be female ...
From 1963 to 1971 he was joint artistic director of the English Bach Festival with its founder Lina Lalandi. The festival was originally in Oxford but in time it moved to London. [12] He conducted the Oxford Opera Club 1947–62, the Oxford University Orchestra 1954–63, and the Oxford Bach Choir and Oxford Orchestra Society 1970–71.
The Oxford University Jazz Society, also known as JazzSoc, is the focus of jazz music at the University of Oxford, England; [1] the place to be for players and listeners, dancers and drinkers. [2] Formerly known as the Oxford University Jazz Club, the society now provides the main arena for student players to interact musically, whilst also ...