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🎶 We bring music into the community. Music for Autism, collaborations with local refugees & much more. Plus, of course, concerts! Autumn 2025 season on sale.
Dorchester on Thames
Joined October 2010
🎺✨ Blending the old with the new, join us for the premiere of Simon Proctor’s Concerto for Sackbut on 21 September, 7pm @DorchesterAbbey. Our brilliant soloist Emily White discusses this groundbreaking piece at the link below! .
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🎺✨ World Premiere Alert! ✨🎺 Join us for a unique musical experience — the world premiere of Simon Proctor's Concerto for Sackbut with Orchestra on 21 September at the stunning Dorchester Abbey....
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🎺 Catch Simon Proctor’s Concerto for Sackbut @DorchesterAbbey on 21 Sept, 7pm. It’s loud, proud, and yes, it’s a real instrument! 😉. Watch our soloist Emily White and Helena Kieser discussing this innovative work (full video on our YouTube channel). 🎟️
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Beautiful playing by @BassHemedes last year! 🥲. 🎹 We look forward to welcoming back Rupert for our concert @DorchesterAbbey on Saturday 4th October, 7pm. He’ll be playing Mozart’s youthful “Jeunehomme” Piano Concerto No. 9. 🎟️
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Do come and join us at one of our concerts @DorchesterAbbey. Whether you’re new to classical music or a seasoned concertgoer, there’s something for everyone to enjoy during this season! ⬇️🍁🎶. #DorchesterAbbeyEvents.#DorchesterAbbey.#OrchestraofStJohns.
Did you know OSJ now offer a Season Ticket for all their events at #DorchesterAbbeyEvents including New Year's Eve! Enjoy discounted prices on all seat areas! Book now #Orchestra #OxfordshireMusic #Autumn
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A couple of months ago, OSJ musicians visited the Jigsaw School as part of our Music for Autism initiative. They shared live performances tailored to engage and inspire autistic children. A huge thanks to their team and pupils for a wonderful experience.
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🎶🎶 We welcomed Music for Autism (Orchestra of St John's) to Jigsaw School today to run a series of interactive music workshops with our pupils. We really enjoyed our day of classical music and...
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⛱ Our musicians have been busy this summer! Principal Oboist and fixer Christopher O'Neal taught @BIMFonline - a great opportunity for young, aspiring oboists. 🙂. He'll also be playing in several concerts in our upcoming season!
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We may be on our summer break but our musicians will be keeping busy with other ensembles and projects, and the festival season. We’ll be back in September for our new concert series so book your tickets!. ➡️
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As OSJ concludes another wonderful season, we look back at some highlights and say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us this year! . We hope you have a lovely summer and look forward to welcoming audiences back to our new concert series in the autumn!
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🍂 We're really pleased to present OSJ's autumn 2025 season! . 🎶 From Baroque chamber music to epic orchestral works and choral classics, we hope you'll be able to come to one (or more!) of these concerts. Book your tickets at the link below. 🎫
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A final flourish of Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 from Saturday's concert! ☺️
Last Saturday’s Bachfest @DorchesterAbbey was a perfect way to end our concert series this year! 🎻🎹 Thank you to everyone who came - we hope you enjoyed it. We have some exciting concerts lined up for the next season so we hope you’ll be able to join us soon! 🎶
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Last Saturday’s Bachfest @DorchesterAbbey was a perfect way to end our concert series this year! 🎻🎹 Thank you to everyone who came - we hope you enjoyed it. We have some exciting concerts lined up for the next season so we hope you’ll be able to join us soon! 🎶
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"An orchestra that only plays concerts to a paying public is wasting a tremendous asset for social good.". #ICYMI Watch OSJ's founder and conductor John Lubbock OBE talking about his life and work in music and the community, the origins of OSJ, and concerts in Oxfordshire. ⬇.
OSJ's founder and conductor John Lubbock OBE talks about his life and work in music and the community. Watch the full video on our YouTube channel (link in bio) to hear John talk about OSJ's outreach work for children with autism, and concerts in Oxfordshire.
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🎶Our fabulous musicians are at the beating heart of OSJ, some of whom have been playing with the orchestra for more than 20 years!. Find out more about our players here, and why they enjoy playing with OSJ:
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1. From the last movement of the Fauré Requiem at Dorchester Abbey on Good Friday. 2. Rehearsing the Fauré Cantique for our concert @SJE_Arts on Easter Saturday. 3. Bach Cantata 82. Alex Jones - bass. Chris O’Neal - oboe.
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Some beautiful moments from our Easter concerts last weekend. 📹 Simon Payne
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🎶If you love the music of Bach, join us on Saturday 17th May at Dorchester Abbey for our final concert of the season. 🎻This extravaganza of Bach concertos will feature Brandenburg concertos 3 and 6, and his two Violin Concertos. 🎟 Book now!
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Got plans this Easter weekend? Join us for Fauré's popular and moving Requiem, which will feature our resident choir OSJ Voices, together with Bach's beautiful solo cantata for bass voice Ich habe genug. Book here: @SJE_Arts
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🥲👏🎹🎤🎶⬇️.
Lily Bartlett, Hannah Davey & Ashleigh Turley have blown us away with their beautiful performance of @coldplay's Fix You, recorded at Dorchester Abbey. @osjevents #fixyou #beautifulmusic #neurodiversity.
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Did you catch Alexander Armstrong hosting @haveigotnews on Friday? He’ll be appearing (and singing!) at “The Music in My Life” tomorrow - there are still tickets available so come along for an entertaining evening of music and conversation! . ➡️
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Highlights from an inspirational and inclusive evening of music-making from back in February - watch below! ⬇️.
We are delighted to share some highlights from the annual concert at Dorchester Abbey with the Orchestra of St John’s and @MusicforAutism. The performers showcase outstanding musical talents which have been nurtured by the sounds of intent framework.
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