Verdi Requiem
We are joining Oxford Orpheus in their annual 'Come and Sing' fund-raining event: we are performing the dramatic Verdi Requiem in the Town Hall at 19.30 on Sat 22 Feb.
We are joining Oxford Orpheus in their annual 'Come and Sing' fund-raining event: we are performing the dramatic Verdi Requiem in the Town Hall at 19.30 on Sat 22 Feb.
We are delighted to welcome back George Caird to conduct us in a programme featuring Gerard Flotats playing Dvorak's Cello Concerto No1. We start with Smetana's Overture The Bartered Bride and conclude with Beethoven's Symphony No 6 ‘Pastoral’.
Concert is on 28 Jun at St Mary’s Church, High Street, Oxford. Tickets on sale soon
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