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Events - May 2008
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Kimmo Pohjonen - Earth Machine Machine
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| Oxford Contemporary Music |
Saturday, 17th May 2008 5:00 PM
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Finnish accordianist & composer Kimmo Pohjonen stands apart as one of the world's musical innovators. His singular mission is to expand the capabilities, sound, performance, scope & experience of his instument to levels never before seen or heard. |
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Venue:
Park Farm, North Aston
Prices: £13.50/£10/£30/£25 |
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Student Play
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| Burton Taylor Studio |
Saturday, 17th May 2008 7:30 PM
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Venue:
Burton Taylor Studio at Oxford Playhouse
Prices: £5 Conc £4 |
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Dame Gilian Weir
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| Music at Oxford |
Saturday, 17th May 2008 8:00 PM
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César Franck Choral II in B minor
Olivier Messiaen Introit: the Tongues of Fire
J S Bach Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott BWV 651
Messiaen Offertoire: things visible and invisible
Bach Wir glauben all an einen Gott BWV 680
Dies sin die heiligen zehn Gebot BWV 678
Messiaen Consécration: the gifts of the Spirit
Bach Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam BWV 684
Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele BWV 654
Messiaen Communion: the birds and the springs
Bach O Lamm Gottes unschuldig BWV 656
Messiaen Sortie: the wind of the Spirit
Bach Komm Gott, Schöpfer BWV 667
Dame Gillian Weir’s intense programme of great organ works marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Olivier Messian. This performance will have no interval. |
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Venue:
Christ Church Cathedral
Prices: £20 (£15, £10 Concessions) |
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The Bald Prima Donna
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| Burton Taylor Studio |
Saturday, 17th May 2008 9:30 PM
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By Eugene Ionesco
A parody of theatre, a tragedy about language or an exposition of the absurdity of human existence?
This new translation of Ionesco’s best-known play promises to dazzle and intrigue. |
| www.oxfordplayhouse.com/BurtonTaylor/ |
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Venue:
Burton Taylor Studio at Oxford Playhouse
Prices: £5 Conc £4 |
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Cushion Concerts
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| JDP Education |
Sunday, 18th May 2008 9:30 AM
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Informal concerts with Mark Hooper for children, introducing them to the instruments of the orchestra.
Under 5's 9.30am & 10.30am
Over 5's 11.30am
13th July Only - All Ages 10am & 11.30pm
Sun 18 May - Saxophone
Sun 29 June - Piano
Sun 13 July - Summer special
To book please call the box office 01865 305305 |
| http://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/jdp/jdpevents.php |
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Venue:
Jacqueline du Pre Music Building
Prices: Adults & Children £5 each |
To Book Call 01865 305 305
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The Burney Players
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| Oxford Coffee Concerts |
Sunday, 18th May 2008 11:15 AM
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Oxford Coffee Concerts
Season Ticket Price: Full - £98 Concession - £84 (Contact Box Office)
Free Admission to children between 5 and 10 years old When accompanied by an adult (Contact Oxford Coffee Concerts On 07976 740024)
Please note we do not allow children under 5yrs old. |
| www.coffeeconcerts.com |
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Venue:
Holywell Music Room
Prices: £9 (£8 Concessions) |
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Kathryn Whitney and Sholto Kynoch
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| Kathryn Whitney |
Sunday, 18th May 2008 3:00 PM
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A favourite with Oxford audiences, lyric mezzo-soprano Kathryn Whitney returns to the city for a special sunday afternoon concert celebrating the very best in English song. Partnered by Oxford Lieder Festival artistic director Sholto Kynoch, they offer a programme covering 400 years of song by or about Britons.
The programme will include Purcell's 'Orpheus Britannicus', Haydn's 'English Canzonettas', Quilter's beautiful 'Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal' and Britten's rarely performed French Folk-song arrangements. Also feautured is a new work written for Kathryn by Oxford composer John Caldwell 'La Subida del Monte Carmelo' to poetry by Catholic mystic San Juan de la Cruz.
Group Discount when booking 10 or more people (contact Box Office on 01865 305305)
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| www.kathrynwhitney.net |
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Venue:
Holywell Music Room
Prices: £15 (£10 Concessions. £5 Students / Under 18's) |
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Jennifer Pike & Daniel Tong
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| Music in Adderbury |
Sunday, 18th May 2008 7:45 PM
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Free admission to children under 10 when accompanied by an adult. (Contact 07976 039385)
Refreshments served in the interval. |
| www.adderburyensemble.co.uk |
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Venue:
Recital Room, Bloxham School, Bloxham
Prices: £11 (£9 Concessions) |
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The Free Beer Show Comedy Club Presents Steve Williams (Edinburgh Preview)
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| FBS Productions |
Monday, 19th May 2008 9:15 PM
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Oxford’s top independent comedy club. 3 top comedians and a free beer with your ticket. Recommended by The Times, The Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Oxford Times, BBC Radio 5, The Scotsman, C4’s RI:SE, The Oxford Student and many others. This week hilarious Welshman Steve Williams headlines. |
| www.comedytickets.co.uk |
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Venue:
The Cellar, Frewin Court, Off Cornmarket St.
Prices: £6 |
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The Lock-In
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| Burton Taylor Studio |
Tuesday, 20th May 2008 7:30 PM
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A pub lock-in provides the intense setting for a surreal but poignant take on the comic absurdity of a post-modern struggle for identity.
New Writing By Ross Cole
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Venue:
Burton Taylor Studio at Oxford Playhouse
Prices: £5 Conc £4 |
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