January New Music Weekend II

Name: January New Music Weekend II
Start: 2025-01-16T21:30:00+0000
End: 2025-01-19T21:30:00+0000

Presented in association with DANSOX

16 January 2025 21:30

Jacqueline du Pré Music Building

Weekend pass £15 - £45

Following the immense success of our first January New Music Weekend last year, we are proud to present a festival of improvised work bringing together jazz (Zoe Rahman), free improvisation (Oxford Improvisers), experimental music (Red Lipstick), electronic music (Zack de Lelio and Jonathan Packham) and contemporary dance (Martha Tribe).

There is an event listing for each event - click the 'more information' link on each title below for more details:

Thursday 16 January, 5.30pm
Contemporary Dance
Martha Tribe: a discussion of choreographic practice
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Friday 17 January, 6pm
Dance Encounters I
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Friday 17 January, 8pm
Oxford Improvisers
is thin ice is nice
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Saturday 18 January, 1pm-10pm
Radio JdP
a day of LIVE radio performance
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Sunday 19 January, 11.30am
Electronic Music
Jonathan Packham: ghost (world premiere)
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Sunday 19 January, 2pm
Jazz: Zoe Rahman Masterclass
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Sunday 19 January, 7pm
Jazz: Zoe Rahman solo piano recital
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OSJ Ensemble Launch Concert

29 October 2026

Jan Schmolck, violin, and Howard Moody, harpsichord and piano

Villiers Quartet with Alexander McNamee (piano) and Emily Chambers (double bass)

29 October 2026

Rebecca Clarke: Poem (Adagio) for String Quartet (1926) Haydn: String Quartet in Bb major, op. 76/iv, “Sunrise” (1797) William Alwyn: String Quartet No. 9, "Romeo & Juliet” (1931) Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, “Trout” (1819)

TYNDALE500 : Let there be Light

30 October 2026

Five hundred years ago, one book was smuggled, hunted and burnt. The words contained in this book changed the English language forever. This October, you can experience the drama for yourself.

Ensemble Isis | Andrew Hamilton

30 October 2026

Music by the Dublin-born composer, Andrew Hamilton, alongside new works by student composers.

International Piano Series: Yuko Sano

31 October 2026

Sunny Mozart, sparkling Scarlatti, Chopin strutting proudly, Schubert’s Theme and Variations, and the excitement of the UK premiere of Jacques Allen’s prize-winning composition.

Strings masterclass with Professor Matthew Jones

02 November 2026

An afternoon masterclass with Matthew Jones, Professor of Viola and Head of Chamber Music at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, exploring repertoire, technique and the art of ensemble playing.