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In conversation with Nicholas Collon and Jane Mitchell

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Friday 19 June 2026, 5pm (1 hour)
Recital Hall, Schwarzman Centre

Free entry, no registration required

In this "In conversation" with Nicholas Collon and Jane Mitchell (Artistic and Creative Directors of Aurora Orchestra), Professor Laura Tunbridge will lead a discussion on the challenges of memorisation for performers and conductors, as well as what creativity is made possible by memorisation. There will be an opportunity to put questions of your own to Nick and Jane. 

Organ Concertos - Thierry Escaich, Zane Dalal and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

20 November 2026, 8:00pm to 9:00pm
Organist and composer Thierry Escaich performs Handel, Mozart, Poulenc, and improvisations with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra under Zane Dalal at the University Church. Students tickets £5.

Celestial Art: Edward Higginbottom's 80th Birthday Concert

21 November 2026, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Purcell, Lalande and Handel on period instruments for Edward Higginbottom's 80th. Oxford students can use the code OXON30 for 30% off student tickets until 4 November.

Bach at New College: Henrik Persson & Anhad Arora

23 November 2026, 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Gambist Henrik Persson and harpsichordist Anhad Arora explore music from the turn of the eighteenth century, culminating in J.S. Bach's Sonata for viola da gamba and harpsichord in g minor.

Public seminar: Alexander Rehding (Harvard University)

24 November 2026, 2:30pm to 3:30pm

Migration, Performance & Policy study day

26 November 2026, 9:00am to 5:00pm
A day for interdisciplinary thinking about the nexus between migration, policy and performance.

Welcome Joy + A Ceremony of Carols

26 November 2026, 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Corvus Consort's upper voices join with harpist Louise Thomson to present a festive concert, featuring music celebrating women's voices from their acclaimed album 'Welcome Joy' alongside Benjamin Britten's iconic Ceremony of Carols.