Venues
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Christ Church, St. Aldates, Oxford, OX1 1DP
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This twelfth century church is amongst the oldest buildings in Oxford, and one of the smallest Anglican cathedrals in England. It is also the only church in the world to be both a cathedral and a college chapel. Music plays an important part in the life of the Cathedral, and its choir sings throughout each week during term time. During the University vacations, many services are sung by the Cathedral Singers, a voluntary choir of both men and women. The Cathedral also plays host to many other choirs and concerts from around the world.
http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/
Capacity: up to 1000
Facilities:
No parking facilities. Disabled access.
Christ Church Master's Garden Marquee
Christ Church, War Memorial Garden Entrance, St. Aldates, Oxford, OX1 1DP
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No parking facilities - Festival goers with limited ambulant ability may be dropped off and picked up from the entrance to the marquee, accessed via the cobbled road 75yards to the south of Tom Gate.
The marquee is wheelchair accessible - with level access
Capacity: 500
Facilities:
Cafe & Toilets available
Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire
Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire OX10 7HH
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The Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, more usually known as Dorchester Abbey, is the parish church of Dorchester-on-Thames , a small Oxfordshire village with just over 1000 inhabitants, located 8 miles south-east of Oxford. It has a lively and active congregation, with 116 persons on the electoral roll.
http://www.dorchester-abbey.org.uk/
Capacity: 150/200
Facilities:
Street Parking for events, Disabled Toilets, Disabled Access for the church, Disabled drop off point and limited Disabled parking, talk to promoters for each event. Usually not a Bar.
Exeter College Chapel, Oxford
Turl Street, Oxford
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The chapel dominates the Front Quad of the College and plays frequent host to organ recitals, major services and musical and dramatic performances. The Chapel was built in 1850, and is an outstanding example of gothic architecture. The building and its decoration are in the style of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris.
www.exeter.ox.ac.uk
Capacity: 140
Facilities: Toilets, Bar (College members only). Please note that there is unfortunately no access for disabled patrons to the Chapel.
Holywell Music Room
Holywell Street, Oxford, OX1 3BN
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The oldest custom-built concert hall in Europe, the Holywell Music Room opened its doors to the public for the first time in 1748. Designed by Thomas Camplin, Vice-Principal of St Edmund Hall.The room continued as a concert venue throughout the eighteenth century and until 1836 from which time it was used for a number of other purposes including auctions and exhibitions. By the 1870s it was being used for weekly rehearsals by the Oxford Philharmonic Society and its future as a musical venue was further secured after 1910 when the Oxford University Musical Union obtained the lease on the building. The Holywell was restored and refitted in 1959-60 and since that time has been the location for many hundreds of recitals and concert series featuring prestigious visiting musicians as well as many local groups and student performers.
Capacity: 200
Facilities:
Toilets, Disabled access, No bar
Jacqueline du Pre Music Building
St Hilda's College, Cowley Place, Oxford OX4 1DY
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The venue plays host to a wide range of concerts with a repertoire ranging from medieval music to avant garde jazz. The buildings versatility in terms of adjustable acoustic and seating configurations has enabled it to become the home for numerous local groups who have made it their first choice for regular performances. The building now also promote their own concert series, under the patronage of cellist Steven Isserlis, which provides both new and established artists from Britain and abroad.
http://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/jdp/
Capacity: 208
Facilities: Toilets, Bar, Pay and display parking may be available in St Clements public car park, and there are a limited number of spaces sometimes available in Magdalen College School car park directly opposite the main entrance to St Hilda'ss. Disabled parking is available- please call to reserve a space. Rehearsal rooms
Keble College Chapel, Oxford
Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3PG
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Keble College was founded in 1868 by the Tractarians, leaders of the Oxford Movement, to help students from poorer and humbler backgrounds to enter the Christian ministry. It is named after John Keble, priest and leader of the Oxford Movement. the chapel contains the original first version of the famous painting The Lights of the World by William Holman Hunt.
http://www.keble.ox.ac.uk/
Capacity: 180
Facilities:
No refreshments or parking facilities. Disabled access.
Magdalen College Auditorium, Oxford
Longwall St, Oxford, OX
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Capacity: 200
Facilities:
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Merton College Chapel, Oxford
Merton College, Merton Street, Oxford, OX1 4JD
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Merton college was founded in 1264 and is one of the oldest colleges in Oxford. The T-shaped chapel dates from 1290 and is considered to be one of Oxford's finest. It was designed as a small-scale cathedral but the knave was never built, so the choir and the transcepts form a T-shape.
http://www.merton.ox.ac.uk/
Capacity: 200 - 300
Facilities:
No parking facilities, refreshments sometimes available in quad in summer, seating in the ante-chapel is at the back behind a carved screen from where the performers cannot been seen, disabled access.
New College, Oxford
New College, Holywell Street, Oxford OX1 3BN
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The College was founded in 1379 and the T-shaped chapel, like Merton's, is considered to be one of the finest in Oxford. The ante-chapel contains a wealth of 14th century stained glass.
http://www.new.ox.ac.uk/
Capacity: 400
Facilities: No parking facilities, refreshments sometimes available if arranged by concert organisers, disabled access.
Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate's
St Aldates, Oxford, OX1 1BX
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Built in 1897 to Victorian architecture, the Main Hall seats 730 and the Assembly Room seats 200.
http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/mayors/town_hall/new.htm
Capacity: 700 - 900
Facilities: No parking facilities..Refreshments sometimes available if arranged by promoter. Disabled access.
Sheldonian Theatre, Broad St
Broad Street, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3AZ
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The Sheldonian Theatre was erected in 1664-8 to a design by Sir Christopher Wren. Its purpose was to provide an appropriate secular venue for the principal meetings and public ceremonies of the University, and this remains its purpose today. In addition the theatre has become a leading venue for musical concerts and recitals. Please note that tickets for concerts cannot be bought at the Sheldonian.
Please note Semi Circle and Upper Gallery seats do not have backrest.
http://www.sheldon.ox.ac.uk/
Capacity: 800 - 1000
Facilities:
Toilets (also disabled), No bar
The Cellar, Frewin Court, Off Cornmarket St.
The Cellar, Frewin Court,OX1 3HX
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DJs &/or live bands every night. One of Oxford's best venues for live music, catering for a wide range of musical tastes, having an emphasis on hiphop, funk, D&B, Latin jazz & indie. Previously heavily DJ-orientated, recently moving more toward live gigs & flourishing with a tight new soundsystem.
http://www.cellarmusic.co.uk
Capacity: 250
Facilities:
No Parking, Bar, no disable access, over 18th only.
The Theatre at Headington
Headington Road, Oxford
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The Theatre at Headington plays host to a range of touring theatre companies offering music, drama, dance and monologue, as well as providing a superb teaching resource for Headington School. Every show at the Theatre at Headington has been chosen for its genuine contribution to the cultural life of the School and the city.
http://www.headington.org/theatre/
Capacity: 239
Facilities:
FOH bar, toilets and foyer area
University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford
High Street, Oxford OX1 4BJ
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Dating from the 11th century, the church is historically the most important building in Oxford. Among other things, it is where the Protestant Archbishops Cranmer, Ridley and Latimer were tried for heresy in 1555 and condemned to be burned at the stake. It was also used for university ceremonies and examinations before the building of the Examination Schools and the Sheldonian Theatre.
http://www.university-church.ox.ac.uk/
Capacity: 403
Facilities:
No parking facilities.Refreshments sometimes available if arranged by promoter. Disabled access.
Wesley Memorial Church, New Inn Hall Street
New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, OX1 2DH
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Although there has been a Methodist presence in New Inn Hall Street since 1783, the present church was built in 1878. To celebrate the centenary in 1978, the interior of the church was re-ordered replacing the pews on the ground floor with chairs. As a result, we have been able to use this space not only for worship but also for concerts, plays and musicals, art exhibitions and public meetings. Recent events have included BBC Songs of Praise (Easter 2011) and concerts by the Oxford Gospel Choir and the Oxford University Brass Band. We are hosting a series of concerts by the Oxford Sinfonia during 2012.
http://www.wesleymem.org.uk
Capacity: 350
Facilities:
Toilets, No parking facilities, disabled access, rehearsal rooms, refreshments (no alcohol) sometimes available if provided by promoter.