Orchestra Course – OCYO

A two-day project with Oxfordshire's most advanced young musicians

CSO Family Concert: Music Around the World

A concert for all the family

Lecture-Recital: AMP Workshop

John collaborates with pianist Yllka Istrefi and composer Ash Madni

University of Oxford Conducting Seminar

John workshops advanced conductors on Mussorgsky's 'Pictures at an Exhibition'

OCYO: Concerts for Schools

Two concerts, programme to include Mussorgsky (Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition

University of Oxford Conducting Workshop

John workshops advanced conductors on Mussorgsky's 'Pictures at an Exhibition'

Nexus Orchestra – 4 premieres

John premieres new works by Golburn, Lunn, Furber, and Bond

CHROMA

John conducts a workshop of new works by Oxford University composers

Ensemble ISIS @ Oxford University

RWCMD Contemporary Music Group

Lutoslawski: Chain I, Birtwistle: Tragoedia, Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No.1

OCYO: Oxfordshire Concerto Competition

Oxford Philomusica and the Oxfordshire County Music Service

Oxford Philomusica

Composition workshop for the University of Oxford

Lecture-Recital: AMP Workshop

John collaborates with Laura Lucas (Flute) and Daniel Swain (Piano)

Lecture-Recital: AMP Workshop

John collaborates with pianist Madalina Rusu

NSO, with Madalina Rusu

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5, Brahms: Symphony No.2

Royal Holloway Symphony Orchestra

Britten: Passacaglia, Poulenc: Gloria, Dvorak Symphony No.9

Instrumental Workshop 1 – Symphony Hall, Birmingham / OCMS commission

John works with young instrumentalists from across Oxfordshire

CSO: Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky

The Fairy's Kiss, Romeo and Juliet, Symphony No.5

RWCMD Concert Orchestra

Recording session

John works with maestro Valery Gergiev

Oxford Philomusica, University of Oxford residency

OCYO residency @ Radley

2nd-5th April 2013

Oxford Philomusica: Oxfordshire Concerto Competition 2013

Korngold: Violin Concerto, Strauss: Horn Concerto No.1, Liebermann: Flute Concerto

University of Oxford Conducting Seminar

John workshops advanced conductors on Mussorgsky's 'Pictures at an Exhibition'

City of Southampton Orchestra, with Juliette Roos

Sibelius: Symphony No.7, Bruch: Violin Concerto, Dvorak: Symphony No.8

University of Oxford Conducting Workshop

John workshops advanced conductors on Mussorgsky's 'Pictures at an Exhibition'

Composer Workshop 1 of 3 – Symphony Hall, Birmingham / OCMS commission

John works with young composers from across Oxfordshire

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

CSO and WSO

Oxford Philomusica

Britten Tribute: English String

Newbury Spring Festival – Family Concert

Poulenc: The Story of Babar the Elephant (Chris de Souza), and works by Britten

Composer Workshop 2 of 3 – Symphony Hall, Birmingham / OCMS commission

John works with young composers from across Oxfordshire

Premiere: Fanfare for Two Trumpets

London Fanfare Trumpets

Instrumental Workshop 2 – Symphony Hall, Birmingham / OCMS commission

John works with young instrumentalists from across Oxfordshire

Recital – David Sadlier (Tenor), Lelia Sadlier (Piano)

Programme to include Traill: Two Songs to Celebrate the Benjamin Britten Centenary

Composer Workshop 3 of 3 – Symphony Hall, Birmingham / OCMS commission

John works with young composers from across Oxfordshire

Composer-in-Residence, Cornish American Song Institute

A one-week residency involving performances, lectures, and workshops

Recital – David Sadlier (Tenor), Lelia Sadlier (Piano)

Programme to include Traill: Two Songs to Celebrate the Benjamin Britten Centenary

Recital – David Sadlier (Tenor), Lelia Sadlier (Piano)

Programme to include Traill: Two Songs to Celebrate the Benjamin Britten Centenary

OCYO Gala Concert 2013

Strauss: Don Juan, Bruch: Violin Concerto, Britten: Four Sea Interludes

OCYO @ NFMY

Strauss: Don Juan

OCYO Italy Tour 2013, Concert 1

Strauss: Don Juan, Britten: Four Sea Interludes, Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2

OCYO Italy Tour 2013, Concert 2

Strauss: Don Juan, Britten: Four Sea Interludes, Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2

OCYO Italy Tour 2013, Concert 3

Strauss: Don Juan, Britten: Four Sea Interludes, Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2

OCYO Italy Tour 2013, Concert 4

Strauss: Don Juan, Britten: Four Sea Interludes, Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2

OCYO Italy Tour 2013, Concert 5

Strauss: Don Juan, Britten: Four Sea Interludes, Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2

Oxford Proms Orchestra, with Michael Collins

Oxford Proms Orchestra – ‘Classical Pops’

An evening of the most popular classics

OCYO: Workshop

Analysis and Composition workshop, with orchestra, for the AMP

Robert Saxton Birthday Concert

Ensemble ISIS, with Simon Desbruslais (Trumpet)

OCYO @ the Royal Albert Hall

Strauss Don Juan, Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No.1

CSO: Britten, Bourgeois, and Shostakovich

with Michael Buchanan (Trombone)

Britten Centenary: ‘Friday Afternoons’

Massed choir and orchestra, from across Oxfordshire

NSO, with Christopher Terepin

Dvorak: Cello Concerto, Sibelius: Finlandia, Symphony No.7

Conducting Workshop, University of Oxford

Wagner Siegfried Idyll

OCYO: Christmas Concert

Lord Mayor’s Carol Concert

CSO: Family Concert

'Music and Animals'

OCYO: Concerts for Schools

Two concerts, programme to include Bernstein Candide and Borodin Polovtsien Dances

Oxfordshire Concerto Competition, Semi-final

Ensemble ISIS, Composition Workshop

7 new works by leading Oxford composers, with Robert Saxton and Martyn Harry

Oxford Philomusica

Composition Workshop

Ensemble ISIS with Judith Weir

A recital for Judith Weir's residency at Oxford University

CHROMA @ OXFORD

Oxford Philomusica: Oxfordshire Concerto Competition 2014

Programme details of the Final concert to be announced mid-February 2014

OCYO at Symphony Hall

John Traill 'Lightbobs' for massed choir and orchestra (premiere)

NSO: Rachmaninov Symphony No.2

Brasilia Residency, St Anne’s Camarata with Simon Desbruslais

7th-13th April, 2014. Featuring world premiere of John's Serenade for Flugelhorn and String Orchestra

OCYO residency @ Radley 2014

14th-17th April 2014. Strauss, Respighi, Shostakovich

Conducting Workshop, University of Oxford

with the Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra

CSO, with Joseph Shiner

Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, Weber: Clarinet Concerto no.2, Saint-Saens: Symphony No.3 ("Organ")

CSO @ Hilliers, Romsey

Fun for all the family - open air concert with fireworks!

NSO with Kennet Opera

Cornish American Song Institute

9th-29th June 2014. Composer in Residence, Cornish American Song Institute

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Ensemble ISIS and Birtwistle

A concert for Sir Harrison Birtwistle, celebrating his honorary doctorate at Oxford

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CSO Summer Concert

Nielson: Helios Overture, Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites, Sibelius: Symphony No.1

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‘Two Songs for the Britten Centenary’

David and Lelia Sadlier perform John's songs at the American Church, Berlin

‘Two Songs for the Britten Centenary’

David and Lelia Sadlier perform John's songs in Kiefersfelden, Germany

OCYO Gala Concert

OCYO – Bad Schmiederberg, Germany

2014 Germany Tour

OCYO – Dresden

2014 Germany Tour

OCYO – Grimma, Germany

2014 Germany Tour

OCYO – Quidlingberg

2014 Germany Tour

OCYO Grand Gala Concert

OCYO – Oxford

2014 Germany Tour - Final Concert

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Oxford Proms Orchestra – Sheherazade

CSO – Adams, Beethoven, Stravinsky

The CSO launches their 2014/15 season!

NSO

Season Launch

St Anne’s Camerata @ the JdP

St Anne's Camerata perform for the M@SH Marathon at the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building

CSO – Family Concert

All aboard!

St Anne’s Camerata Workshop

Outreach programme for Oxfordshire composers

OCYO @ the Sheldonian

OCYO present Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine and more!

Oxfordshire Concerto Competition

OCMS and the Oxford Philomusica present the third year of this competition

Ensemble ISIS with Joe Cutler

Composition Workshop

Beyond the Dots series: Christopher Redgate

Informative recitals that open up music!

Ensemble ISIS – the music of Rebecca Saunders

New Music Players

Composition workshops at the University of Oxford

Beyond the Dots series: New Music Players

Informative recitals that open up the music!

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St Anne’s Camerata

with the Maxwell Quartet and Pippa Hampton

NSO – Strauss, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky

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OCYO @ the Sheldonian Theatre

OMEP Partnership concert featuring University Orchestrators and Oxfordshire Choirs

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CSO – Smetena, Strauss, Dvorak

RWCMD Orchestra Recordings

18 works by RWCMD composers!

OCYO @ Radley

OCYO Easter Residential Course 2015

Oxford Conducting Institute

Workshop with OCYO for conducting students at the University of Oxford

CSO – Romsey Abbey

St Anne’s Camerata, with Greg Martin

City of Southampton Orchestra @ Hilliers

Summer concert with fireworks!

Newbury Symphony Orchestra – BBC TEN PIECES

Beyond the Dots Series: CASI @ St Anne’s

OCYO @ Dorchester Abbey

OCYO Poland Tour

Copland, Bernstein, Stravinsky!

OCYO @ the Sheldonian: Copland, Stravinsky, Bernstein

Oxford Proms Orchestra @ the Sheldonian

details to follow

St Anne’s Camerata – End of Summer Concert

John and the St Anne's Camerata perform at the college alumni garden party

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St Anne’s Camerata: Beyond the Dots 2015-16 launch

John and the St Anne's Camerata launch the 2015-16 Beyond the Dots series, with guest soloist Simon Desbruslais (trumpet)

OCI: Conducting Seminar

John (Director) and Cayenna Ponchione (Conducting Associate) lead the Oxford Conducting Institute introductory seminar for students at Oxford University (This event is a precursor to the Thursday 12th November workshops)

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Ensemble ISIS David Blake 80th Birthday concert

Ensemble ISIS, conducted by John Traill, will perform the music of David Blake, to mark the composer’s 80th birthday on 4 November in the DAH at 5.15pm. The concert will feature his great work for 11 piece ensemble From the Mattress Grave. Also featured are DPhil composer Joseph Currie’s Fugitive Pieces and solo piano pieces by Hanns Eisler performed by DMus Robert Keeley.

OCI: Conducting Workshop, Grieg Holberg Suite

John Traill (Director, OCI) and Cayenna Ponchione (Conducting Associate) leads the Oxford Conducting Institute in workshops at the University of Oxford

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OCI: Conducting Seminar

John (Director) and Cayenna Ponchione (Conducting Associate) lead the Oxford Conducting Institute introductory seminar for students at Oxford University (This event is a precursor to the Thursday 12th November workshops)

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OCI: Conducting Workshop, Grieg Holberg Suite

John Traill (Director, OCI) and Cayenna Ponchione (Conducting Associate) leads the Oxford Conducting Institute in workshops at the University of Oxford

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CSO: Adams, Sibelius, Rachmaninov

John and the CSO open the season with Adams Chairman Dances, Sibelius Violin Concerto, Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances

Conducting Workshops, University of Hull

John leads conducting workshops at the University of Hull

St Anne’s Camerata, London

Join the St Anne's Camerata, the London Pipes and Drums, and massed youth choirs from Oxfordshire, for a Christmas concert for all the family!

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BBC Young Musician of the Year

John will be on the adjudication panel for the second round of the percussion competition.

BBC Young Musician of the Year 2016

John will be on the adjudication panel for the second round of the percussion competition.

The Bonn Choir and OCYO, Lord Mayor’s Carol Concert

Join the Lord Mayor, OCYO, The Bonn Choir, conducted by John

OCYO Christmas Course

2-day orchestra course: Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances and Strauss Death and Transfiguration

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CSO: FAMILY CONCERT – BLAST OFF!

An intergalactic adventure for all the family! We were delighted to welcome dancers from New Forest School of Dance and Alex Boxley from Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium to make these our most fun-packed family concerts yet!

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St Anne’s Camerata – M@SH Marathon

A concert with soloist Simon Desbruslais (trumpet) and composer Deborah Pritchard, also including the premiere of Flight by Richard English

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Premiere: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (Simon Desbruslais)

Bringing together secondary school audiences, Simon and John premiere a new trumpet concerto, alongside other symphonic repertoire with OCYO. Supported by Artswork and Arts Council England.

OCYO Concerts for Schools

Educational concerts with the Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra, to 1000+ schoolchildren from across the region. 10am and 11.30am.

Oxfordshire Concerto Competition, Semi-final

John conducts OCYO and six semi-finalists

Ensemble ISIS Composition Workshop

John conducts large ensemble works by the finest Oxford composers, with Martyn Harry and Robert Saxton

St Anne’s Camerata

Workshop and recording of new works by budding Oxfordshire composers

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Ensemble ISIS with Bent Sorensen

Ensemble ISIS present a concert of music with Bent Sorensen and Oxford University composers

CHROMA @ Oxford Faculty of Music

John conducts CHROMA in a day of composition workshop at the Oxford University Faculty of Music

OCI Workshop: Elgar and Walton

Oxford Conducting Institute workshop for Oxford University Conductors

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Oxfordshire Concerto Competition, Final

John conduct's three finalists and the Oxford Philharmonic orchestra. More details...

Outreach: Percussion workshop

John and Joint Venture Percussion Duo lead a day of workshops for 400 Oxfordshire Children, featuring John's new Double Concerto for Vibraphone and Marimba

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Premiere: Double Concerto for Vibraphone and Marimba

John conducts OCYO with soloists Joint Venture Percussion Duo in a programme also featuring a major new work by Bob Chilcott and a massed choir, organised by Age Concern UK.

CSO, JVP2, and John’s new concerto

Joint Venture Percussion Duo premiere, with conductor Cayenna Ponchione, John's Double Concerto for Vibraphone and Marimba

Premiere: John’s ‘Three Orchestral Minatures’

The culmination of a 3 month composition project at Burford School, this piece incorporates features from Ralph Vaughan Williams English Folk Suite in a fun educational way.

Harmony Course for AS and ALevel

Intensive harmony course for AS and A level students, presented by the Oxfordshire County Music Service Advanced Musicianship Programme, 31st March - 1st April 2016

OCYO Easter Residential, 5th-8th April

Intensive orchestral training course on Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, Strauss Death and Transfiguration, and Dvorak Carnival Overture

St Anne’s Camerata: Spring Serenades

A varied programme of string repertoire, including contemporary works by Martyn Harry and Richard English

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CSO: Alexandra Lomeiko and Elgar Symphony No.2

Smyth The Wreckers Overture, Butterworth A Shropshire Lad, Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending, Elgar Symphony No.2

Premiere: Four Cornish Songs

David and Lelia Sadlier premiere John's Four Cornish Songs at the award winning Beyond the Dots recital series. More details to follow.

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OCI: Conducting Seminar, Strauss ‘Death and Transfiguration’

John (Director) and Cayenna Ponchione (Conducting Associate) lead a preparatory seminar for Oxford University conductors, ahead of the Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra workshop on Saturday 11th June 2016.

Cornish American Song Institute 2016

Bringing their week residency to a close, working with John as composer-in-residence, the Cornish American Song Institute present a varied programme, showcasing 24 artists.

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OCI: Conducting Workshop, Strauss ‘Death and Transfiguration’

John (Director) and Cayenna Ponchione (Conducting Associate) lead a workshop for Oxford University conductors, with the Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra

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CSO: Hilliers Gardens 2016 Summer Fireworks Spectacular!

An evening of classical music in the beautiful surrounding of the Gardens, finishing with a firework finale. Bring a picnic.

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OCI Conducting Studies Conference 2016

This conference will explore issues pertaining to the study of conducting from a range of perspectives by bringing together research across a variety of disciplines including musicology, ethnomusicology, music education, philosophy, psychology, anthropology and sociology as well as from practitioners. The tripartite aims of the conference will be to engage researchers and practitioners in productive dialogue, promote practice as research, and raise awareness of the state of research in the field of conducting. Organized by the Oxford Conducting Institute, the committee members include Dr John Traill, St. Anne's College (Director, OCI), University of Oxford; Dr Anthony Gritten, Royal Academy of Music; Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey, University of Oxford; and Benjamin Loeb, Executive Director, Quad City Symphony Orchestra. Please visit the conference website for information about the programme and registration or the Facebook page: OCI Conducting Studies Conference. For more details you can also email: oci.conference.info@gmail.com

OCI Conducting Studies Conference 2016 – Day 2

OCI Conducting Studies Conference 2016 Day 3

OCYO at Dorchester Abbey

Dvorak Carnival Overture, Strauss Death and Transfiguration Wood Fantasia on British Sea Songs, Elgar 'Nimrod' from the Enigma Variations, Grainger Londonderry Air, Strauss Radetsky March, Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No.1

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Premiere: Brahms German Requiem, Manchester Camerata, Lichfield Festival

Ben Gernon conducts the Manchester Camerata in the premiere of a new arrangement of Brahms' German Requiem, by Deborah Pritchard and John Traill

Winchester Concerto Competition

John joins David Owen Norris to adjudicate the Winchester Concerto Competition

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OCYO: Concert in the Hangar

OCYO present a unique 80th birthday concert for Queen Elizabeth II, in the magnificent Bicester Aircraft Hanger. Dvorak Carnival Overture, Strauss Death and Transfiguration Wood Fantasia on British Sea Songs, Elgar 'Nimrod' from the Enigma Variations, Grainger Londonderry Air, Strauss Radetsky March, Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No.1

Hong Kong Summer School

John directs a week of music classes for St Anne's College, Oxford, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong

OCYO: Iglesia de la Asuncion de Nuestra Señora, Melgar de Fernamental

OCYO present four concerts in Spain (Melgar, Penafiel, Leon, and Carrion). Programme: Dvorak Carnival Overture, Strauss Death and Transfiguration, Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

OCYO: Bodegas Protos

OCYO present four concerts in Spain (Melgar, Penafiel, Leon, and Carrion). Programme: Dvorak Carnival Overture, Strauss Death and Transfiguration, Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

OCYO: Roman Cloister of the Real Basilica – Colegiata de San Isidoro

OCYO present four concerts in Spain (Melgar, Penafiel, Leon, and Carrion). Programme: Dvorak Carnival Overture, Strauss Death and Transfiguration, Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

OCYO: Monasterio San Zoilo

OCYO present four concerts in Spain (Melgar, Penafiel, Leon, and Carrion). Programme: Dvorak Carnival Overture, Strauss Death and Transfiguration, Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

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OCYO GALA CONCERT 2016

Dvorak Carnival Overture, Strauss Death and Transfiguration, Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

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Conducting in Education OCMS INSET

John leads an Oxfordshire County Music Service inset day, focussing on Conducting in Education

OCYO ALUMNI ORCHESTRA

John leads a 1-day course for OCYO alumni across the ages.

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Jamie Savan (Cornett) & St Anne’s Camerata

Peter Warlock Capriol Suite for String Orchestra Pietro Baldassari Sonata for Cornett and Strings Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Adagio in C minor, k.546 Johan Daniel Berlin Sinfonia for Cornett and Strings

Robin Holloway ‘Fantasy Pieces’

James Gilchrist (Tenor), Makim Sekiya (Piano), John Traill (conductor), Oxford Lieder Festival Ensemble ISIS, the University of Oxford's contemporary music ensemble, perform Robin Holloway's Fantasy Pieces on the Heine Liederkreis of Schumann, which incorporates a performance of the Op. 24 Liederkeris. Introduced by the composer.

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OCI OCYO Conducting Workshop

John and Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey lead a workshop for students from Oxford University with the Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra

Guest Lecture: ‘The Muse’, Oxford University Church

Oxfordshire Concerto Competition Semi-final

Adjudication Panel:  George Caird, Marios Papadopoulos, John Traill

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OCC Chairman’s Charity Dinner

John is guest speaker for the OCC Chairman's Charity Dinner

OCYO Christmas Spectacular!

Join OCYO for their Christmas Spectacular!

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Lord Mayor’s Carols

John conducts the annual Lord Mayor's Carols concert at the Oxford Town Hall

CSO Family Concert: Once Upon a Time…

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OCYO Concerts for Schools

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Camerata, M@SH Marathon

St Anne' Camerata headline the M@SH Marathon of contemporary music at Jacqueline du Pre concert hall, St Hilda's College, Oxford

OCYO, Oxford Concerto Competition 2017 final

Emma Lisney (2016 winner) performs the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, preceded by the final of the 2017 competition.

Oxford Philharmonic

John conducts 6 premieres as part of the OP university residency, working with the composition faculty.

OCI & Oxford Philharmonic

3 conductors from the OCI will conduct the Oxford Philharmonic - Chloe Rooke, Hannah Schneider, Matthew Reese

Atlantic Coast Conducting Academy, Portugal

John returns to Portugal to lead another weekend conducting course.

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OCI St Anne’s Camerata workshop

John and the St Anne's Camerata welcome Luis Clemente (Atlantic Coast Conducting Academy) for a weekend course for OCI conductors

OCI OCYO workshop

John is joined by Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey to co-lead this OCI workshop with OCYO, featuring 15 conducting students from Oxford University

Ensemble ISIS composition workshop

John conducts Ensemble ISIS in a workshop with guest composer Tristan Murail, featuring 9 new works by u/g and p/g students at Oxford University.

Ensemble ISIS & Tristan Murail

Repertoire includes Tristan Murail's Mémoire/Erosion (solost Myrddin Rees-Davies) and new works by composers at Oxford University.

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OCYO Symphony Hall, Birmingham

OCYO celebrate 75 years of the Oxfordshire County Music Service at Symphony Hall, Birmingham

OCYO Easter Residential Course

Walton Variations on a Theme by Hindemith Bax Tintagel Sibelius Symphony no.2

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CSO & Michael Foyle (violin)

CSO return to Romsey Abbey!

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Volcanoes! with Prof. David Pyle

St Anne's Camerata, Bass Ensemble, David Hayes (bass solo)

OCI CSO workshop

Borodin Polovtsian Dances, Strauss Die Fledermaus Overture (featuring students from Oxford and Southampton universities)

CHROMA workshop @ Oxford University

Featuring 15 new compositions by postgrads and undergraduate students at Oxford University

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St Anne’s Camerata Concert

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Premiere: The Gardam Grace

St Anne's College Choir, with Cornish American Song Institute, give the premiere of John's new Grace for  St Anne's College.

OCI OCYO Conducting workshop

Oxford Conducting Institute workshop. Richard Strauss 'Death and Transfiguration', op.24. Eight conductors from Oxford University work with John and Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey

A Night At The Opera!

City of Southampton Orchestra & Romsey Choral Society

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OCYO at Dorchester Abbey

Bax Tintagel & Walton Variations on a Theme by Hindemith

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OCYO at NFMY

OCYO are back at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, to compete in the finals of the National Festival of Music for Youth

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OCYO CZECH REPUBLIC TOUR

10 day course, 5 concerts in Czech Republic and Oxford. Featuring Bax Tintagel, Walton Variations on a Theme by Hindemith, and Sibelius Symphony No.1

Camerata & EMAE

Conductor: John Traill, Soloists Alberto Sanna, Marino Capulli (Violins), and Lucia Capellaro (Cello) Francesco Geminiani, Concerto no.1 in D major H.121, Unison Concerto no.1 in D major H.124, Concerto no.3 in C major H.123, Unison Concerto no.2 in G major H.125, Concerto no.2 in D major H.122

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Oxford Philharmonic 15 Years at Oxford

John will conduct Martyn Harry's 'Come Spring' and the world premiere of Sturdivant Adam's 'Polin' in a concert celebrating 15 years of the Oxford Philharmonic. The second half of this programme is conducted by Oxford Philharmonic founder and director Marios Papadopoulos, featuring choirs from Oxford colleges. The programme is being recorded for broadcast by Classic FM.

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Ensemble ISIS & Judith Weir

Ensemble ISIS welcome Judith Weir to Oxford!

OCI OUMS Workshop for Conductors

John and Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey lead a workshop with the Oxford University Music Society for conductors.

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OCYO @ Royal Albert Hall

OCYO are delighted to be the featured symphony orchestra at the NFMY Schools Proms 2017.

OCYO weekend course

OCYO Touring Orchestra start work on their 2018 tour programme: Kabalevsky Colas Breugnon Overture, Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Shostakovich Symphony no.5.

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OCYO Concert

Shostakovich Festival Overture, Elgar Enigma Variations 

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Lord Mayors Carol Concert

John conducts Oxfordshire choirs, with OCYO, in the Lord Mayors Carol Concert

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OCYO Christmas Course

OCYO Touring Orchestra continue their work on their 2018 tour programme: Kabalevsky Colas Breugnon Overture, Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Shostakovich Symphony no.5.

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A Trip to the Zoo!

Join the City of Southampton Orchestra in this exciting collaboration with the Isle of Wight Zoo.  Charlotte Corney, zoopkeeper extaordinaire, will join John in a concert that showcases animals and music. Featuring music from The Lion King, the Jungle Book, Saint-Saen's Carnival of the Animals, and Bernard Hughes Isabel's Noisy Tummy (narrated by Phil Cheeseman)

OCYO Concerts for Schools

OCYO present three concerts, for 1500+ primary school children, in Oxford prestigious Sheldonian Theatre

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Camerata Composition Workshop

The St Anne's Camerata workshop 19 new pieces by student composers from Oxfordshire schools. This event is part of the larger 'Beyond the Dots' outreach programme run by John for St Anne's and the Oxfordshire County Music Service.

Contagion Cabaret

The St Anne's Camerata premiere 19 new compositions in a concert that concludes a 3 month collaboration with Prof. Sally Shuttleworth and the University of Oxford Curiosity Carnival.

Oxfordshire Concerto Competition 2018 Semi-final

John conducts the biennial Oxfordshire Concerto Competition semi-final, with the Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra.

OCI Camerata Workshop for Conductors

John & the St Anne's Camerata welcome Luis Clemente (Atlantic Coast Conducting Academy, Portugal) to help lead workshops with student conductors

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Oxford Philharmonic Composition Workshop

John conducts a workshop for student composers as part of the orchestra's residency at Oxford University

OCI Oxford Philharmonic Conducing Workshop

Marios Papadopoulos MBE (Founder and Director, Oxford Philharmonic) works with three Oxford Conducting Institute (Director, John Traill) conductors from Oxford University.

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St Anne’s Camerata, Oxybaroxy, & EMAE

A unique collaboration between the St Anne's Camerata, Oxybaroxy, and EMAE! Directors: John Traill, Alberto Sanna, Mark Levy

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OCI OCYO Conductors Workshop

John and Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey lead a workshop with OCYO for conductors from Oxford University. Respighi Pines of Rome, Shostakovich Festive Overture

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Shruti Jauhari & Ensemble ISIS

Appropriation, Cross-Pollination, Cultural Transmission: Delage’s Quatre poèmes hindous (1912) A selection of Hindustani works New Work by Des Oliver

Oxfordshire Concerto Competition FINAL

Howard Skempton workshop

John & Ensemble ISIS (the Oxford University Faculty New Music Group) present workshop for composition students with visiting composer Howard Skempton

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M@SH Marathon 2018: Ensemble ISIS & Skempton

[THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNIVERSITY STRIKES]

CHROMA @ RHUL

John and renowned contemporary music ensemble and RHUL New Music Ensemble-in-Residence, CHROMA, deliver two days of workshops on new compositions by undergraduate and postgraduate composition students from Royal Holloway's Department of Music.    

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Premiere: ‘Suomi heraa’ (Finland Awakens)

John conducts the Burford Institute of Music symphony orchestra in this premiere, concluding a two-month outreach programme.

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OCYO @ Radley

OCYO's annual Easter residential course at Radley College

CHROMA workshop @ Oxford University

Featuring 15 new compositions by postgrads and undergraduate students at Oxford University

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St Anne’s Musicians @ the House of Lords

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CSO: Mahler Symphony no.1

Strauss Festmarsch, Brahms Double Concerto (Michael Foyle - violin, Thomas Carroll - cello), Mahler Symphony no.1 ('Titan')

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Atlantic Coast Conducting Academy

John is delighted to be returning to Portugal to lead another weekend course

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Keltek Serenade

The faculty of the Cornish American Song Institute return to St Anne's to give a varied programme that includes my Keltek Serenade. Anne Jennifer Nash (soprano), David Sadlier (tenor),  Gregory Martin (piano),  Lelia Sadlier (piano)

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OCI OCYO Conducting Workshop

John and Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey lead the Oxford Conducting Institute workshop, with OCYO, for student conductors at Oxford University.

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OCI International Conducting Studies Conference 2018

Invited speakers include: Alice Farnham, William Christie, Stephen Darlington, and Roger Allen

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WSO Young Soloist Competition

I am delighted to be adjudicating this competition, with fellow conductor Christopher Seaman.

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OCYO @ Dorchester Abbey

Kabalevsky Colas Breugnon Overture, Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Suite, op.59, William Star Wars

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St Anne’s College Hong Kong Summer School

John leads modules in conducting, composition, and music analysis, in this one-week course.

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OCYO Tour 2018: Germany

10 days, 5 concerts (Dessau, Bad Shmiedelberg, Brandenburg, Oxford).

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OCYO @ the Sheldonian Theatre

Kabalevsky Colas Breugnon Overture, Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Suite, and Shostakovich Symphony no.5

St Anne’s Camerata

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St Anne’s Camerata & Ensemble Reis

Bartok Romanian Folk Dances, Ravel Tzigane, and Mahler Symphonie No.1 (arr. Klaus Simon). Conductor: Joshua Asokan St Anne's College Conducting Scholar), Soloist: Charlie Lovell-Jones

OCI workshop with OUMS

John and Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey lead another OCI workshop, with players from Oxford University Music Society). Repertoire: Elgar Serenade for Strings.

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St Anne’s Camerata, Robert Saxton 65th Birthday!

St Anne's Camerata join forces with Ensemble ISIS (the Oxford University Faculty of Music New Music Group) to celebrate with Robert!

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OCI CSO Workshop for Conductors

John leads a workshop with the City of Southampton Orchestra for conductors from Oxford and Southampton universities. Repertoire includes Sibelius Karelia Suite, Wagner Die Meistersingers Overture, and Stravinsky The Firebird Suite.

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Oxfordshire Concerto Competition Semi-Final

details to be announced

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OCYO Christmas Concert

Elgar 'Nimrod' from Enigma Variations, Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel Overture, Elgar Cockaigne Overture

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Lord Mayor’s Carols 2018

John conducts the annual Lord Mayor's Carols concert at the Oxford Town Hall

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OCYO Christmas Course

OCYO Touring start work on their Summer 2019 Italy programme: Strauss Don Juan, and Rachmaninoff Symphony no.2

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Magical Beasts

Join John and CSO for their annual concerts for families. Due to popularity there are again two concerts, 11am and 2.00pm.

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OCYO Concerts for Schools

OCYO performs three concerts for school audiences (1500+).

St Anne’s Camerata Composition Workshop

John and the Camerata perform and discuss 12 compositions by local student composers

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Ensemble ISIS Composition Workshop

John and the Faculty new music group at Oxford University, Ensemble ISIS, give a composition workshop with guest composer Michael Zev Gordon (featuring 9 undergraduate and postgraduate composers).

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M@SH Marathon 2019

John conducts both Ensemble ISIS (the Faculty of Music new music group, Oxford) and the St Anne's Camerata for the annual music marathon at the JdP.

OCI Oxford Philharmonic workshop for conductors

Three OCI conductors from Oxford University work with Marios Papadopoulos MBE and the Oxford Philharmonic as part of their residency programme.

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Oxford Philharmonic Composers’ Workshop

John conducts the Oxford Philharmonic, featuring 12 new pieces by undergraduate and postgraduate composers at Oxford University.

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OCI OCYO Workshop for Conductors

John and Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey lead another Oxford Conducting Institute workshop with OCYO for student conductors from Oxford University.  This workshop features undergraduate and postgraduate conductors, focussing on excerpts form Strauss Don Juan and Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel Overture.

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International Women’s Day 2019

The Faculty of Music’s annual concert to celebrate women composers and performers, featuring works from across the ages. Performers: Ensemble ISIS and St Anne’s Camerata, directed by John Traill; Simon Desbruslais, Trumpet; Katherine Watson, Soprano; Elizabeth Kenny, Theorbo.  

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Ensemble Zohra and OCYO

OCYO welcomes Ensemble Zohra, the first-ever all-female orchestra from Afghanistan, during their residency at Somerville College - a project organised by Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey

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CHROMA: Hans Abrahamsen ‘Winternacht’

John and the internationally renowned CHROMA, Ensemble-in-Residence at Royal Holloway, present two days of composition workshops (21-22 March) that conclude with a concert of Abrahamsen and new works.

5-7 April: OCYO Easter Course

Rehearsals for the touring orchestra resume, in preparation for Italy at the end of July. Repertoire: Strauss Don Juan, Rachmaninoff Symphony no.2

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OCYO & Sydney Youth Orchestra

Sydney Youth Orchestra and OCYO present a joint concert.  Elgar Cockaigne Overture, Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel Overture, Rachmaninoff Symphony no.2.  Conductors: Geoffrey Paterson & John Traill.

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CHROMA @ Oxford

John conducts renowned contemporary music ensemble CHROMA in a day of composition workshops at the Oxford University. Featuring u/g and p/g composers at the Faculty of Music

OCI OCYO Workshop for Conductors

John and Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey lead another OCI workshop, with OCYO, featuring students from Oxford University.

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Strauss & Mozart @ the Radcliffe Observatory

St Anne’s Camerata & Maki Sekiya (piano)    

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Premiere: Fanfare Petunia, for Yo Yo Ma – Encaenia 2019

Commissioned by Simon Debruslais for the Oxford University Encaenia 2019 - the ceremony to award an honorary doctorate to Yo Yo Ma.

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OCYO @ NFMY

OCYO perform in the National Festival of Music finals - Strauss Don Juan - at Symphony Hall, Birmingham

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OCYO @ Dorchester Abbey

Join OCYO for their annual Summer concert

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OCYO Italy Tour 2019

Strauss Don Juan, Rachmaninoff Symphony no.2

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Strauss and Rachmaninov

Join OCYO for their end of tour (Italy 2019) concert at the Sheldonian Theatre

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Sydney: International Conducting Studies Conference 2019

Institute Conducting Studies Conference by the University of Sydney and the Oxford Conducting Institute

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OCYO Alumni Orchestra

Join OCYO for an action packed, enjoyable, afternoon of music-making.

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Guernsey Camerata

Conductor: John Traill Narrator: Josh Gabriel

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Howard, Newbury, and Hesketh

John conducts this Faculty of Music (Oxford University) concert featuring Ensemble ISIS and the St Anne's Camerata

OCI OUMS Workshop for Conductors

John and Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey lead another Oxford Conducting Institute workshop for students at Oxford University. Ensemble provided by the Oxford University Music Society. Elgar Serenade for Strings, op.20.

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OCYO @ Royal Albert Hall

NFMY Prom / Strass Don Juan

OCYO Christmas Concert

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Lord Mayor’s Carols 2019

John conducts the annual Lord Mayor's Carols concert at the Oxford Town Hall

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OCYO Touring Christmas Course

Work begins on the 2020 Spain Tour repertoire - Stravinsky The Firebird, Mahler Symphony no.1 ('Titan')

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CSO: Toy Stories

Conductor: John Traill, Narrator: Phil Cheeseman. Also featuring the New Forest School of Dance

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OCYO: OP Oxford Beethoven Festival

OCYO perform the winning piece from the Oxford Philharmonic young composer competition and Beethoven Romance in F

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OCYO Concerts for Schools: SPACE!

3 concerts for 1500+ primary school children from across Oxfordshire

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St Anne’s Camerata workshop for BIM

Come and hear  8 new compositions by composers on the Buford Institute of Music Create, Compose, Learn! scheme.

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Ensemble ISIS & Richard Causton

The Faculty’s New Music Orchestra, Ensemble ISIS, perform the works by living British composer Richard Causton, alongside works by student composers. Conducted by John Traill.

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Oxfordshire Concerto Competition – FINAL

Oxford University students Ewan Millar (Strauss Concerto for Oboe), Charlie Lovell-Jones (Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto) and Julian Trevelyan (Brahms Piano Concerto no.1) will join the Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra to perform in the final of the Oxfordshire Concerto Competition. This year's panel include John Traill, David Whelton, and Tony Rob.

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Cokethorpe Young Musician of the Year

John adjudicates this competition again at Cokethorpe School

OCI OCYO Workshop for Conductors

John and Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey lead another OCI workshop, with OCYO, for student conductors at Oxford University.  Holst 'Mars' & 'Jupiter' from The Planets, Williams Star Wars, Bernstein Candide Overture.

OCI CSO Conducting Workshop

John leads an Oxford Conducting Institute workshop, featuring conductors from Oxford and Southampton, with the City of Southampton Orchestra.

CHROMA @ RHUL

Renowned contemporary music ensemble and RHUL New Music Ensemble-in-Residence, CHROMA, perform Na'ama Zisser's Drowned in C (2015) alongside pieces by undergraduate and postgraduate composition students from Royal Holloway's Department of Music. This concert marks the end of a three-day workshop residency for the ensemble and will showcase the varied interests and imaginative creations of our composers. [CANCELLED!] This event has been cancelled, in relation to university guidelines in light of an announcement by the UK government regarding its move into the ‘delay’ phase of its response to coronavirus (Covid-19).  

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Premiere – At the Heroes Gate

John conducts the premiere of his At the Heroes Gate for small orchestra at BIM. [CANCELLED] This event has been cancelled in light of an announcement by the UK government regarding its response to coronavirus (Covid-19).

OCYO: Mahler ‘Titan’ & Stravinsky ‘The Firebird’

Easter course for Oxfordshire's finest young instrumentalists [CANCELLED] This event has been cancelled in light of an announcement by the UK government regarding its response to coronavirus (Covid-19).

CHROMA @ Oxford

John conducts renowned contemporary music ensemble CHROMA in a day of composition workshops at the Oxford University Faculty of Music

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CSO: Romsey Abbey

John and CSO give their annual concert at Romsey Abbey, with soloist Rachel Maxey [CANCELLED] This event has been cancelled in light of an announcement by the UK government regarding its response to coronavirus (Covid-19).

OCI workshop with OCYO

John and Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey lead the Oxford Conducting Institute workshop with OCYO, featuring student conductors from Oxford University   [CANCELLED] This event has been cancelled until further notice, in light of an announcement by the UK government regarding its response to coronavirus (Covid-19).

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OCI International Conducting Studies Conference

https://www.music.ox.ac.uk/events/conferences/ociconducting-studies-conference/ This three day conference has been postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 outbreak. 

OCYO @ Dorchester Abbey

This event has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak. 

OCYO SPAIN TOUR 2020

John conduct's Oxfordshire's finest young musicians in a 10 day course and tour to Spain, featuring five concerts of Mahler Symphony no.1 'Titan' and Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1919 version)   This tour has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak.