We’re excited to reveal our full 2023 Summer Concert Series programme, with events taking place every Tuesday evening at 8pm between 4th July and 8th August at Christ Church Cathedral. Each concert has been devised collaboratively by IT&T’s musicians, so we hope that there’s something for all tastes on offer!
Tickets for each individual concert can be booked via the links below. Once again we’re pleased to offer free tickets to under-26s, sponsored by the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. All ticket sales are being handled by Tickets Oxford. You can book via the links below, by calling 01865 305305, or in person at the Oxford Playhouse. The Box Office is open for telephone or in-person bookings 12-6pm Monday-Saturday.
4th July
Trio Sonatas Transformed - Abendmusik by Bach and Buxtehude
Inspired by experimentation and transformation, this programme reveals Bach and Buxtehude’s thirst for colour and texture, featuring Sonatas for different combinations of instruments in original and new versions. Book Tickets
11th July
Choice Cantatas, Songs, and Sonatas - The Musical Vibe of Early 18th Century London
Bringing together a cosmopolitan cast of composers including Croft, Geminiani, and Pepusch, this programme presents a snapshot of musical life in the rapidly-changing world of London at the turn of the 18th Century. Book Tickets
18th July
The Tears of Orpheus - French Dramatic Cantatas by Rameau and Clérambault
Musicians have long been inspired by the legend of the mythical, musical Orpheus; this programme presents two dramatic retellings of different parts of his descent into Hell from the French royal courts of Louis XIV and XV. Book Tickets
25th July
Come Follow Me - Echoes, Canons, and Birdsong for Recorder, Violins, and Continuo
The sweeping Gothic architecture of the Cathedral becomes a forest in this programme featuring innovative and colourful works by Marini, Walther, Purcell, and Pachelbel. Book Tickets
1st August
On Golden Strings - Music for Harp Consort by William Lawes
Using a unique 17th-century manuscript from the Christ Church Library, we present Lawes' harp consorts in their original set up for virtuoso violin, viol, theorbo and early Irish harp, just as they would have been heard in rapidly disintegrating court of King Charles I. Book Tickets
8th August
Power and Grace - Masterpieces for Wind and Voice by Georg Telemann
This concert explores some of Georg Telemann's most heartfelt and beautiful music for wind and voice, from the dark, brooding cantata 'Ein Jammerton' to the achingly beautiful aria 'Rimembranza crudel.' Book Tickets