The Choir in rehearsal, 2022
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A row of tenors and basses singing in Chapel

Choral Eucharist for Ash Wednesday

Wednesday 22 February 2023
All are welcome to join us at this Choral Eucharist sung by the College Choir for Ash Wednesday
Bojan Cicic

Biber’s Rosary Sonatas

Friday 31 March 2023

Bojan Cicic plays Biber's beautiful Rosary Sonatas on the baroque violin. 

Ticket booking link coming soon.

 

Croatian-born violinist Bojan Čičić specialises in repertoire ranging from the late 16th century to the Romantic violin concertos of Mendelssohn and Beethoven.

He is the leader of the Academy of Ancient Music and the ensemble Florilegium and is…
Dobson Organ

Organ Recital | Howard Skempton’s Preludes &…

Saturday 1 April 2023

Matthew Owens plays Howard Skempton’s Preludes & Fugues on the Dobson organ.

 

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Francois Cloete

Organ Recital | Dupré’s Symphonie Passion

Saturday 1 April 2023

François Cloete plays Dupré’s Symphonie Passion on the Dobson organ
The text 'JS Bach's St John Passion' is set on a background of thorns

St John Passion - JS Bach at Merton College Chapel

Sunday 2 April 2023
A gripping and vividly human masterpiece performed in the magnificent Merton College Chapel.
The Barbican

St John Passion - JS Bach at the Barbican

Friday 7 April 2023
An artistic and musical feat like no other: J S Bach’s remarkable Passion oratorio on Good Friday at the Barbican.
BBC Evensong on a background of a chapel

Live Choral Evensong broadcast on BBC Radio 3

Wednesday 26 April 2023

 

Choral Evensong broadcast live on BBC Radio 3
The creation of the animals in the garden of Eden

Haydn's Creation at the Sheldonian

Saturday 29 April 2023
In the building where Haydn received his Oxford doctorate, The Oxford Philharmonic are joined by soloists and the Choir of Merton College for Haydn’s most inspired ‘creation’.