Orchestra of St John’s 2020

Concerts and ‘Connections’

ORCHESTRA OF ST JOHN’S

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OSJ PROMS AT THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM 2020

CONCERTS START AT 7.30pm

Friday 14 February OSJ Ashmolean Voices Hannah Davey vocals Derek Paravicini keyboard ‘Music for Valentines Day’ March TO BE RESCHEDULED Jan Schmolck violin Orchestra of St John’s conductor John Lubbock Delius Song of summer Glazunov Winter Autumn leaves Tchaikovsky Spring Piazzolla Seasons

April TO BE RESCHEDULED Julien van Mellaerts baritone Orchestra of St John’s conductor John Lubbock Brahms clarinet quintet Schumann Dichterliebe arr Lubbock

May TO BE RESCHEDULED Orchestra of St John’s Conductor Cayenna Ponchione Soprano Charlie Tetley Tenor Xavier Hetherington Dvorak: The Cypresses for tenor and string orchestra (excerpts) Prichard: World Premiere of newest commission for Water-Culture: Women’s Work(s)

Whitley: Flood Days Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings June TO BE RESCHEDULED OSJ Ashmolean Voices Johanna Roehrig violin Folk Songs of the world featuring The Lark Ascending Tuesday 6 October Jan Schmolck violin Frances Angell piano

JS Bach: Partita in D minor for Solo Violin (complete) Debussy: Sonata for violin and piano Frank: Sonata for violin and piano Tuesday 10 November Orchestra of St John’s conductor John Lubbock Barber Adagio Jeremy Lubbock Hush my soul Walton Death of Henry V Lubbock Prelude Walton Touch her soft lips and part Lubbock How shall love be spoken Puccini Crisantemi

Warlock/Quilter songs Tippett Little music for strings

Sunday 13 December OSJ Ashmolean Voices Conductor John Lubbock Christmas carols and motets

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‘MY MUSIC’ 2020 A concert series in which famous people discuss the music that has meant the most to them in their lives. OSJ plays arrangements of their chosen pieces. Lunchtimes at 1pm at the WIGMORE HALL, LONDON. Concerts start at 1pm.

Alexander Armstrong Broadcaster Friday 7 February Bach Erbarme Dich Beethoven 7th Symphony 3rd movt Dvorak Serenade for Strings Mozart Clarinet Quintet Britten The Ash Grove Timothy West Actor Thursday 5 March Lord Berners Polka (1941) Mozart ‘Ruhe sanft mein holdes leben’ (Zaide) Beethoven Bagatelles, Andante Sullivan ‘Kind Sir, you cannot have the heart’ (The Gondoliers) Haydn Symphony 94 in G major ‘Surprise’ Finale: Allegro di molto Prue Leith Broadcaster and author April TO BE RESCHEDULED Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik 1st movt Elgar cello concerto slow movt Faure Requiem Pie Jesu Haydn Cello concerto 3rd movt A song

Maureen Lipman Actress May TO BE RESCHEDULED Chet Baker 'But not for me' Bruch violin concerto slow movt An aria from Verdi's La Traviata Piazzola Libertango Gershwin 'Summertime' Revd Jonathan Aitken Curate at HMP Pentonville, former Cabinet minister Thursday 15 October Handel Ev'ry Valley (Messiah) The Garden where the praties grow Britten Sammy's bath (The little sweep) Beethoven O welche Lust (Fidelio) Sullivan When I was a lad (HMS Pinafore) John Simpson Journalist and broadcaster Thursday 26 November Runnin' Wild (Duke Ellington version). Sweet Suffolk Owl (Thomas Vautour) The Pulse of an Irishman (Beethoven) Asimbonanga (Johnny Clegg) Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin V Menuet Lord Sumption Author, medieval historian and retired senior judge Thursday 17 December Programme to follow

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Sunday 26 July at 6pm—YouTube premiere NEW HOUSE, HANNEY at the Invitation of Robert and Caroline Jackson In aid of our community projects. Jan Schmolck violin, Tim Horton piano Schubert Violin Sonatina in D major, Fauré Violin Sonata No 1 in A major

DORCHESTER ABBEY Patron Rick Rowse

OTHER VENUES

Good Friday 10 April 2020 6pm TO BE RESCHEDULED Faure La Mort de Mélisande Berlioz La Mort d’Ophelie Sibelius The Death of Melisande Brahms Requiem OSJ Voices, John Lubbock Orchestra of St John’s

Saturday 12 September 7.30 TO BE RESCHEDULED Jazz Bach Gwiliym Simcock Quartet Orchestra of St John’s

Saturday 17 October 7.30 Music from ‘Bridging cultures’ project Unaccompanied Stanford motets Elgar cello concerto Elgar Enigma Variations Margarita Balanas cello Orchestra of St John’s

Saturday 28 November 7.30 Verdi La Traviata

Abbreviated concert performance

Ilona Domnich soprano Sam Furness tenor Frazer Scott bass Orchestra of St John’s

Sat 12 December 7.30 OSJ Ashmolean Voices Christmas Carols with CLEAR SKY

Saturday 19 December 7.30

Orchestra of St John’s, OSJ Voices Handel‘s Messiah John Lubbock’s exciting new orchestration for wind and strings

Tuesday 31 December 7.30 Orchestra of St John’s New Years Eve concert Strauss songs and waltzes ... and more

Sunday 4 October TO BE RESCHEDULED TETBURY FESTIVAL Elgar Serenade, Mozart Oboe concerto soloist Chris O’Neal Walton Two pieces from Henry V, Haydn Symphony 44

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Saturday 4 July 2020 TO BE RESCHEDULED St Clement Danes church, Aldwych, London In aid of the Korean Orchestra concerts HaeGee Lee soprano, David JungHoon Kim tenor

OSJ IN THE COMMUNITY

ALL TO BE RESCHEDULED Thursday 17 September 7.30pm Dorchester Abbey Rehearsal Day Friday 18 September 7.30pm Dorchester Abbey Saturday 19 September St John’s Smith Square Mozart Die Zauberflöte , K. 620 Ferdinand David's Concertino Op.3 for Trombone Harry Potter Medley Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C Minor Op. 67, 4th movement Strauss Radetzski March Puccini o mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi Lehar Dein ist mein ganzes herz from Das Land des Lachelns Puccini La Boheme: duet, che gelida manina, si mi chiamano mimi, o soave fanciulla Elgar Pomp and circumstance no 1 (Land of Hope and Glory) encore La Traviata Brindisi 'drinking song'

Heart to Heart Orchestra, established in 2006, is a Korean youth symphony orchestra for musicians with developmental disabilities. Initially founded to provide music education opportunities to young people with developmental disabilities and to increase access to music, the orchestra has been successfully performing for 13 years to improve social understanding for people with disabilities. Seeking excellence in music, the orchestra has performed at prestigious venues such as the Seoul Arts Center and undertaken international concert tours to the United States (Carnegie Hall, NYC), Canada and China. With a commitment to enhance social inclusion for all people with disabilities, the orchestra communicates and connects with audiences from all walks of life. In September 2020 Heart to Heart travels to the UK for three days of music making side by side with the professional musicians of OSJ.

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OSJ IN THE COMMUNITY

‘Connections’ Changing lives with the power of music

“We want to bring music of the highest quality to all, especially to those who may be unable to access it. The best must be there for all.” John Lubbock

About OSJ

• 70 workshop days a year for children and young people with autism

• Projects with refugees and the disadvantaged in our community

• Regular concert series at the Ashmolean Museum, Dorchester Abbey and Wigmore Hall

• Giving opportunities to young musicians regardless of background OSJ continues to deliver high quality performances demonstrating its commitment to musical excellence and enterprise. We promote inclusivity and diversity in music through our community outreach programme ‘Connections’, which engages with thousands of disadvantaged people each year in Oxford and beyond. In 2018 and 2019 we extended our partnerships in Oxfordshire and helped to increase our audiences by 50%. Our Music for Autism workshops reach over 6000 children in Special Educational Needs schools per year. We champion contemporary music; our composer in residence Toby Young won the Guardian/BBC Proms Young Composer of the Year.

OSJ’s mission is to serve the community in Oxfordshire with musical excellence.

We seek to break down barriers to arts participation. We inspire positive change

and engagement within the community. We are committed to building new

audiences for over 30 ticketed concerts per year including those who might not

otherwise attend a classical concert.

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John Lubbock OBE conductor Cayenna Ponchione associate conductor Orchestra of St John’s OSJ Voices

OSJ IN THE COMMUNITY

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John Lubbock OBE conductor Cayenna Ponchione associate conductor Orchestra of St John’s OSJ Voices

Covid projects During the lockdown, we are using a new ACE grant to help the community with new projects:

‘Serenading’ patients and staff in mental health wards in Oxford, in partnership with the Oxfordshire Mental Health Trust.

Deliver interactive Music for Autism concerts to children with special educational needs – but remotely – into schools if open or to families at home.

A new ‘social distancing’ educational and cultural project ‘We Are Water’ using digital technologies to provide work to freelancers, local grassroots musicians and scientists & provide learning and engagement for children and audience members online. This project majors on musical sounds as an effective means of communicating complex real world issues to children and audiences who are engaged in the creative processes.

We will continue to deliver quality cultural projects through a series of bespoke online soirees for our audience members, donors & sponsors.

Orchestra of St John’s 2020

ORCHESTRA OF ST JOHN’S