Faculty of Music Lunchtime Recital Series

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Free admission with retiring donations gratefully received - no registration required.

Our popular Lunchtime Recital Series returns but in the new venue of the Recital Hall, within the new Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. The series takes place on Friday afternoons throughout the term.

Come and listen to Faculty of Music students showcase their talent and dedication to the music they are currently working on. Each concert lasts around 30-40 minutes and offers a variety of repertoire. 

 

 

 

 

Programme:

Huang Zi Three Wishes of the Rose (玫瑰三愿) & Spring Longing (春思曲) 

Ao Changqun Song of River City (江城子) 

Bette Zhaoyi Yan, soprano

Shangge Li, piano

 

J.S. Bach Ciaccona, Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004/5

Max Wong, violin

 

G.F. Handel, arr. Halvorsen Passacaglia for Violin and Viola

Eric Silberger, violin

Max Wong, viola

 

Joanna MacGregor Masterclass

Contrapunctus: Charles & Isabel - The Royal Wedding of 1526

Oxford’s renowned early-music consort Contrapunctus recreates the musical world surrounding one of the great royal marriages of the Renaissance: the wedding of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, and Isabella of Portugal in Seville in 1526.

Composition workshop with Oxford International Song Festival

Abolition Song and its Legacies

This is the final event of a two‑year research project, bringing together music, scholarship and contemporary reflection. Alongside performances, the hour‑long programme features contributions from the project’s researchers, offering insight into the historical and musical contexts behind the work.

Migration, Performance & Policy seminar

From Underground Rap to Tribute Song: Politics and Labour Migration in Nepal and the Philippines.

Children’s Music-Making in the Institution