Faculty of Music
University of Oxford
Oxford University Jazz Scheme: Opening Concert with Gareth Lockrane
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£5 - £10. Free for Faculty of Music staff and students
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Image credit Rob BlackhamRob Blackham
With support from the Faculty of Music, the Oxford University Jazz Scheme holds its first public performance with internationally-renowned jazz flautist and composer Gareth Lockrane, featuring the Scheme's three ensembles: Jazz Collective, Studio Combo and Session Band. The concert will spotlight music from Wayne Shorter's seminal 'Speak No Evil' album; the output of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers; and Gareth's original music.
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.
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.