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Friday March 7th Masterclass for young organists with Christian Wilson 10.30am - 12pm, St John's College Chapel Using the two Aubertin organs (III/P: chamber organ) Focussing on repertoire by Gibbons and his contemporaries. Please email choir @ sjc.oc.ac.uk if you would like to participate. Observers are welcome to attend. ---------------------------------- CONCERT: The Best Hand In England The masterful instrumental music of Gibbons Chelys with David Bannister (keyboard) Delve into the wonderfully diverse instrumental music of Orlando Gibbons. From intricate two-part gems, to sumptuous 6-part fantasias, via the trios and quartets including the ‘great dooble bass’, and the mesmerising in nomines. He crafted some of the best consort music in existence, so what better way to celebrate his 400th anniversary year than by enjoying all of it! 7.30pm St John's College Chapel Tickets here ------------------------------------------- Saturday March 8th
Viola da Gamba Society Meeting A day of talks hosted by the VdGS, including a trip to ChristChurch Library to see some of the original prints containing Gibbons' music. 10:00: Arrival at St John’s College, Oxford. St John's is 10 minutes' walk from the train station and 5 minutes' walk from the coach station. The main entrance is on the east side of St Giles in the city centre. The meeting will be held in the Chapel. Instructions for accessing the college will be confirmed nearer the day. 10.30am – 11.30am: Beauty and Expression in Orlando Gibbons’ Recreational Song. Presented by Dr Katie Bank – music historian and Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Department of History at the University of Birmingham. 11:30 to 12.00: Tea break: Refreshments provided courtey of St John’s College Oxford. 12 - 1pm: Young Performers Platform: Sarah Small and Tim Lin. 1 – 2.30pm: Lunch and travel to Christ Church Library IMPORTANT NOTE: You MUST register to attend the library session. Please email Frances Watson on frances.watson @ rocketmail.com to book. 3pm – 3.30pm: Introduction to the Library 3.30pm - 4.30pm: Gibbons Sources in Christ Church, Oxford Presented by Prof Jo Wainwright - Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of York and assisting-editor of the Journal of the Viola da Gamba Society and co-editor of the Society’s Thematic Index. ----------------------------------------- CONCERT: A Heavenly Harmony Journey through the life of Orlando Gibbons Chelys with Vespri Segreti and the chapel choir of St John's College Chart Orlando Gibbons’s life from his birth in Oxford, his employment and travels with the Chapel Royal, to his untimely death in Canterbury in 1625. Gibbons wrote pieces that can be linked to specific people and places throughout his life, and he worked alongside some of the most influential musicians of the age. 7.30pm St John's College Chapel Tickets here ---------------------------------------- Sunday March 9th
CONCERT: Dainty Fine Bird Featuring the wry humour and moralistic wit of the madrigal collection Chelys with Emily Atkinson (soprano) Interweaving the wry humour and moralistic wit of the madrigal collection that Gibbons himself described as ‘apt for viols and voices’, with some of the most expertly crafted instrumental repertoire for viols. 3pm St John's College Chapel Tickets here ---------------------------------------- MUSIC & READINGS FOR LENT: with the chapel choir of St John's College 6pm |
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