Our work

Oxford Orpheus organises choral workshops and concerts which bring together singers who enjoy working together to produce and perform great music. We also support a variety of local charities by our endeavours.

 

Is life sometimes too busy? Here are some memorable choral experiences that you’ve got the time for!

If you love singing, come and join us for a big choral treat and a chance to sing one of the major works.

  • Indulge yourself with a thrilling choral experience at one or more of our intensive and stimulating workshop days, the last of which ends with an exhilarating full concert performance with orchestra and professional soloists.
  • Enjoy getting to grips with major choral works alongside other enthusiastic singers.
  • All achieved through intensive days out, no weekly commitment.

Details of all our past performances can be found by clicking on the buttons on the left.

CHARITABLE DONATIONS

Each year we hope to be able to make a surplus from our operational activity, enabling us to provide a substantial donation to a music-related charity. Over the past few years this has resulted in:

  • 2024 donation of £2,200 to the Oxford International Song Festival’s Schools Project.
  • 2023 donation of £1,800 to the Oxford International Song Festival’s Schools Project.
  • 2022 donation of £611.90 to Help Musicians.
  • (2021 no workshop or concert due to Covid restrictions)
  • 2020 donations of £2,000 to the Beating Time charity supporting music in prisons; and £1,500 to the Christ Church Cathedral School’s Outreach programme.

In Season 2024-2025 we hope to benefit two more charities:

Firstly the Oxford Bach Choir’s Schools Choral Programme whose aim is ‘to give young people the joy of singing’.  The Programme, which is in its fifth year, works with secondary school choirs in Oxfordshire to:

  • Build the singing skills of the students
  • Give the students the opportunity to perform
  • Provide practical training and support for choir leaders.

It is run in partnership with the Oxfordshire County Music Service, and led by OBC Director of Music Benjamin Nicholas, and Choral Animateur Rachel Bowen.

In 2024-5, the Programme is working with more than 100 students in four schools: Cheney School, Europa School, Fitzharrys School and  Gosford Hill School.

Secondly we want this year to support the Choir with No Name charity, whose mission is ‘to empower people with experience of homelessness and marginalisation to find opportunities to shine, to build personal resilience and to create positive, joyful singing communities’. The charity currently has well-established choirs in seven cities: Birmingham, Liverpool, London, Brighton, Cardiff, Coventry, Sheffield. It does not yet have activity in Oxford, but we think they have a wonderful cause and we shall be donating all funds achieved by the retiring collection on our Concert day. For more information, go to https://www.choirwithnoname.org/about

PHOTO GALLERY by BEN REASON