Young musicians of St Giles’ presented a short afternoon concert with piano, violin, vocal, and organ works.
The programme included works by J S Bach, Frescobaldi, and Mendelssohn.
The retiring collection raised £130 for the organ fund.
The concert on Sunday, 5 June, at 12:00 to celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee raised £3,840 for the new organ. It will feature some of the church’s young musicians. It featured some of our young musicians and there was high standard of performance. It was a lovely occasion, as was remarked by several members of the congregation.
It’s not too late to raise a little more! To contribute please visit:
Project 900 concert – Midsummer Music: an eclectic and varied concert of music performed by some of the ‘back row’ musicians of St Giles’ will take place on Saturday 25th June at 7.00pm. Refreshments will be served, and tickets available on the door (including card payments). Please do come and enjoy a midsummer evening of music with us, in support of Project 900.
Accompanists: Peter Ward Jones and Nicholas Prozzillo
John Pusey (tower captain of St Giles’), Sara Jones, Joe Norton, Lindsay Powell
Plain Bob Triples
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Jonathan Mitchell (baritone)
Welcome
Silent Noon – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Linden Lea – Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Patrick Tan (counter-tenor), John Buckley (tenor) and Mike Geary (bass)
Mannerly Margery Milk and Ale – William Cornysh
En l’ombre d’un buissonnet – Josquin Desprez
Pastime with Good Company – Henry VIII
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John Pusey (tower captain of St Giles’), Sara Jones, Joe Norton, Lindsay Powell
Kent Treble Bob Major
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John Buckley (tenor)
A Chloris – Reynaldo Hahn
Vaga luna que inargenti – Vincenzo Bellini
Annabel Lee – Henry Leslie
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Freddy Chelsom (baritone)
Danza, danza, fanciulla – Francesco Durante
An die Musik – Franz Schubert
Au bord de l’eau – Gabriel Fauré
Cantata: Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen (BWV 66) J S Bach (1685-1750) was sung on Easter morning 17 April 2022 by:
Earlier this month, the singers, friends and supporters of St Giles’ choirs interrupted their Friday evening’s rehearsal to celebrate the tenth anniversary of our Choir Director‘s joining St Giles’ and beginning his transformational work. In addition to some personalized tokens of our esteem (not least a psalm composed in his honour), Dr Prozzillo’s well-wishers raised £1,525 to sponsor an organ pipe in honour of this momentous milestone.
As befits Nicholas’ musical tastes, the church’s organist, Andrew Patterson, purchased five pipes with this money: a G, representing our Patron Saint Giles; and then B♭, A, C and B♮, which, in German musical notation, spells out ‘BACH’. A fitting tribute – we look forward to seeing and hearing what the next ten years will bring!
During the ‘Lockdown’ period, St Giles’ Choristers learned Latin with the help of a member of the choir who teaches the language in the Classics Department at Oxford University.
After the classes were finished, the choristers duly thanked the department -in Latin naturally!
St Giles’ Music Academy, Oxford is now officially a registered charity with its own number 1194157.
The objectives in the constitution and accepted by the Charity Commissioners are:
St Giles’ Music Academy seeks to provide music education for young people, aged 6 to 18 who reside in Oxfordshire
To achieve this the Academy will offer:
Project 900-St Giles' Church 