# Somerville Music Society > Web Archive (2007-2014) ## Posts - [Arts Week](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2008/01/02/arts-week/): Music events for Arts week (3rd-9th February, 6th week) are now confirmed! Sunday 7:30pm in Chapel: Words and Music An […] - [Next Committee Meeting](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2007/10/28/next-committee-meeting/): Our next SMS committee meeting will now be on Monday 29th at 5pm, in Somerville Chapel. All are welcome to […] - [Concerts announced](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2007/10/19/concerts-announced/): Following the latest SMS committee meeting, we have now set two concert dates: We will be having another Somerville Music […] - [Freshers' Concert](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2007/10/17/freshers-concert/): Tonight, 17th October is your chance to hear Somerville’s fresh-faced new talent… FREE entry and FREE DRINKS afterwards, you can’t […] - [Photos updated](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2007/08/24/photos-updated/): The photos from years gone by have now been uploaded. We’ll shortly upload photos taken between 06-07, so watch out […] - [New Website](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2007/08/20/new-website/): We are currently updating the look and feel of the Somerville Music Society webpage. If you encounter any problems whilst […] - [New Committee Elected](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/06/25/newcommittee/): Somerville Music Society has elected its new committee for the academic year 2014/2015. Please see the committee page for details. - [Video Recordings from Trinity Term](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/06/22/video-recordings-from-trinity-term/): Three new live recordings from this term’s recitals have just been added to our YouTube channel: Louis Vierne: Organ Symphony No. 3 in F-sharp minor – IV. AdagioRobert Pecksmith (organ) Frank Loesser: I’ll know (from Guys and Dolls)Ian Buchanan (tenor), Emily Winkler (soprano) Frederick Loewe: Almost like being in love (from Brigadoon)Ian Buchanan (tenor), Emily Winkler (soprano) - [Final Lunchtime Recital](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/06/16/final-lunchtime-recital/): This Friday, Robert Pecksmith will be playing a piano recital at Somerville Chapel at 1:15pm. This final lunchtime recital of the academic year 2013/2014 will feature works by Händel, Schubert and Ireland. Please see the Facebook event and the recitals page for further details. The lunchtime recital series will resume in Michaelmas Term. Stefan Schwarz(SMS Recitals Coordinator) - [Lunchtime Recital Cancelled](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/05/16/lunchtime-recital-cancelled/): Due to unforeseen circumstances Brian McAlea and Emily Bootle have had to cancel today’s lunchtime recital. We will try to reschedule the concert for later this term or next year. Stefan Schwarz(SMS Recitals Coordinator) - [English Song Recital](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/05/14/english-song-recital/): This week’s SMS lunchtime recital will feature Brian McAlea (baritone), a second-year music student at New College and member of the world-famous New College Choir. He will be accompanied by Emily Bootle (piano). Brian will be singing a selection of English songs (mostly Shakespeare settings) by Vaughan Williams, Ireland, Finzi, Quilter and Britten. The programme is available for download from the recitals page. Stefan Schwarz(SMS Recitals Coordinator) - [Instrumental Award Holders' Recital](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/05/14/instrumental-award-holders-recital/): This evening there is the Margaret Irene Scholars’ Recital at 8pm in Somerville Chapel with performances from Josephine Robertson (violin), Charlotte McLean (recorder) and Katie Jeffries-Harris (mezzo-soprano), accompanied by Douglas Knight (piano).  It will be a really amazing recital and includes music by Telemann, Macguire, Brahms and Wolf. Charlie McLean(SMS President) - [Opera Arias and Songs](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/05/06/opera-arias-and-songs/): This Friday first-year music student Katie Jeffries-Harris (mezzo-soprano) will be presenting a preview of her exam recital which will include works by Mozart, Gluck, Händel, Brahms and Wolf. She will be accompanied by Somerville’s former Senior Organ Scholar, Douglas Knight. The programme is available for download from our recitals page. - [Gala Concert](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/04/29/gala-concert/): On Friday at 6pm the Choir of Somerville College and Somerville Music Society will be presenting West End Favourites and Film Music, a gala concert in aid of the choir’s US tour. Members of the Choir of Somerville College, Robert Pecksmith (organ/piano) and special guest star David Crown (baritone) perform a selection of favourite show tunes and film music. The concert features extracts from The Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Cats, Star Wars and Show Boat as well as ‘One Day More’, the rousing finale from Act I of Les Misérables. See the Facebook event for full details of the programme. Performers:Ruth Akinradewo (soprano), Ian Buchanan (tenor), David Crown (baritone/conductor), Katie Jeffries-Harris (mezzo-soprano), Matt Kerr (baritone), Douglas Knight (piano). Christoph Schnedermann (bass), Stefan […] - [Recital in 1st Week](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/04/28/recital-in-1st-week/): Nick Machin, Somerville’s next organ scholar, will be performing his first solo recital at Somerville Chapel on Friday at 1:15pm. The programme includes piano works by Turina, Liszt, Debussy and Shostakovich as well as organ music by Berkeley, Stanford and Widor. Please see the recitals page for further details. The recital will be part of the 150 for 150 Recital Challenge in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Royal College of Organists. Somerville will be the only Oxbridge college to contribute two concerts to this series: Nick Machin’s lunchtime recital this Friday and an evening recital featuring Robert Pecksmith (Organ Scholar) at the Auenkirche (Berlin) in August. Stefan Schwarz(SMS Recitals Coordinator) - [New Video Recordings](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/03/28/new-video-recordings/): A selection of recordings from last term’s lunchtime recitals:  Zelter: GeistesgrußSimon Grange (bass) and Guy Newbury (piano) Boëllmann: Prière à Notre Dame (from Suite gothique, op. 25) Jonathan Stamp (organ) Vivaldi: Allegro giusto (from Concerto in D, RV 93)Oxford Guitar Ensemble (David Hewings, Charlie Jarvis, Giles Masters, Stefan Schwarz, Jacob Warn) - [Vocal Recital](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/03/08/vocal-recital-4/): The last SMS recital of Hilary Term will be performed by Olivia Alice Martin (soprano), a music finalist from Oxford Brookes, and Samuel Swinnerton (piano). Olivia will be singing arias and songs by Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Fauré and Sullivan. See the recitals page for full details. The lunchtime recital series will resume on Friday 2nd May. Nick Machin, Somerville’s Organ Scholar Elect, will be playing a recital of works for organ and piano. Details of all SMS recitals in Trinity Term will be announced in due course. Stefan Schwarz(SMS Recitals Coordinator) - [Elizabethan Lute Songs](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/03/02/elizabethan-lute-songs/): The SMS recital in 7th week will be performed by Tom Hammond-Davies (countertenor), a lay clerk at New College and Director of Music at St Michael at the North Gate, and guitarist Giles Masters. They will be performing a selection of lute songs by John Dowland and a contemporary work for countertenor and guitar by Michael Finnissy. Stefan Schwarz(SMS Recitals Coordinator) - [Vocal Recital](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/02/21/vocal-recital-3/): This Friday former choral scholar Simon Grange (now a postgraduate at the Royal College of Music) will be returning to Somerville to perform a recital of songs by Loewe, Zelter, Wolf and Britten.  He will be accompanied by Guy Newbury (piano), Senior Lecturer in Music at Pembroke College.  The full programme is available for download from the recitals page. Stefan Schwarz(SMS Recitals Coordinator) - [A Night at the Musicals](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/02/19/a-night-at-the-musicals/): This term’s Choral Scholars’ Recital will take a slightly different format: Somerville’s choral scholars will perform songs and duets from favourite Broadway and West End musicals to raise money for the choir’s summer tour to America (see the choir’s crowdfunding page). There will be a post-concert social with free wine and nibbles in Vaughan SCR.  See the Facebook event page and the programme for further details. Stefan Schwarz(Choir Manager and SMS Recitals Coordinator) - [Recital at Oxford Town Hall](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/02/17/recital-at-oxford-town-hall/): On Wednesday Robert Pecksmith will be playing a lunchtime recital on Oxford Town Hall’s 1897 Father Willis organ. The programme will include music by Bach, Schumann, Reger, Mendelssohn, Gowers, Elgar and Williams. Tickets are £4 and come with complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits. Please see the Facebook event page and Robert’s website for more details. - [Oxford Guitar Ensemble](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/02/09/oxford-guitar-ensemble-2/): This week’s lunchtime recital will feature the Oxford Guitar Ensemble, a group that gave its first performance at Somerville Chapel in 2006. The concert will include works by Vivaldi, Bizet and Poulenc. See the recitals page to download the full programme. Stefan Schwarz(SMS Recitals Coordinator) - [Organ Recital](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/02/05/organ-recital-3/): On Friday Jonathan Stamp (Birmingham Conservatoire), organ scholar at Birmingham Cathedral, will be playing a recital on Somerville Chapel’s fine Harrison organ. He will be performing works by Buxtehude, Frescobaldi, Sweelinck, Boëllman and Vierne. See the recitals page for further details. Stefan Schwarz(SMS Recitals Coordinator) - [Open Concert](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/02/05/open-concert-3/): As our second contribution to Somerville’s Arts Week, we’re organising our first open concert of the term. Given the musical talent we have in college, this promises to be a brilliant evening. SMS Open ConcertFriday 7th February 2014, 7pm, Flora Anderson Hall Performers including:James Aldred, Nasim Rebecca Asi, Charlie McLean, Susannah Fleiss, Petey Wellham, Oliver Johnston-Watt, Antony Beere Charlotte McLean(SMS President) - [Piano Recital](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2014/01/26/piano-recital/): This Friday Luke Faulkner (University of Edinburgh), who performed in two highly successful SMS recitals last year, will be returning to Somerville: His new programme includes works by Rachmaninov, Beethoven and Chopin. A PDF file of the complete programme is available for download from the recitals page.  Recordings of his performances of Rachmaninov’s Prelude No. 7 in C minor and Prelude No. 8 in A flat major at Somerville Chapel can be seen on our YouTube channel. Stefan Schwarz(SMS Recitals Coordinator) - [Live Recordings: Michaelmas Term 2013](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/12/24/live-recordings-michaelmas-term-2013/): A few highlights from last term’s lunchtime recitals: Orly Watson (piano) plays Tchaikovsky’s Scherzo à la russe (op. 1/1): Christopher Enston (organ) performs T. J. Morgan’s Fantasia on the Welsh Hymn Tune Twrgwyn: Stefan Schwarz(Recitals Coordinator) - [Organ Recital](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/11/25/organ-recital-2/): On Friday Christopher Enston will be playing a selection of organ music by Bach, Karg-Elert, Dunhill and Guilmant on Somerville Chapel’s fine Harrison organ. The full programme of his recital will soon be available for download from the recitals page. Stefan Schwarz(SMS Recitals Coordinator) - [Choral Scholars' Recital](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/11/24/choral-scholars-recital/): On Wednesday at 8pm SMS will present From Purcell to ‘Show Boat’, an eclectic programme of songs, arias and duets performed by members of the Choir of Somerville College. The programme includes works by Händel, Mozart, Gluck, Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Andrew Lloyd Webber and many others. Soloists:Ruth Akinradewo (soprano), James Aldred (tenor), Ian Buchanan (tenor), Katie Jeffries-Harris (mezzo-soprano), Joanna Perkins (soprano), Isabel Sinagola (mezzo-soprano), Alexandra Worrell (soprano), Emily Winkler (soprano) Accompanists:Kaan Harwood, Douglas Knight, Joanna Perkins, Robert Peckmith Click here to download the programme. Admission is free with a retiring collection in aid of Somerville Choir’s US tour. Stefan Schwarz(Choir Manager and SMS Recitals Coordinator)  - [Next SMS Meeting](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/11/24/next-sms-meeting-2/): SMS will be holding their final meeting of term on Friday of 7th week at 3pm in the DHQ Music Room.It would be great to see everyone there, amongst other things we will be discussing: Please do come along, especially if you have any insights about band equipment which it would be helpful for us to invest in. Also, just a quick reminder that there is a recital at 1.15 in chapel today by our very own Isabel Singola, with Andrew Dickson on piano. It promises to be a really stunning concert, and will make for perfect post – lunch relaxation! Charlotte McLean(SMS President) - [Song Cycles](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/11/18/song-cycles/): This week’s SMS Lunchtime Recital will be performed by Isabel Sinagola (mezzo-soprano) and Andrew Dickson (piano). Isabel, a third-year English student and choral scholar at Somerville, will be performing extracts from song cycles by Elgar, Schumann and Vaughan Williams. See the recitals page for details of her programme. - [New Committee Members](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/11/14/new-committee-members/): Charlotte McLean was elected President at today’s SMS meeting and therefore had to resign from her other two committee positions, Secretary and Social Secretary. Katie Jeffries-Harris will take over as Secretary, and Harry Travis will be the new Social Secretary. - [SMS Meeting: Change of Venue](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/11/13/sms-meeting-change-of-venue/): Vaughan SCR was not available, so the meeting will instead take place in Park 3 (Freshers – if you enter Park by the main door, turn right, it’s next to Park JCR).  There should be plenty to discuss about plans for the future so please do come along; the meeting will be over before 5pm. As I said before, this meeting is particularly important as we will be electing a new President; there may also be elections for other roles should they be needed. A must if you would like to get involved in any way in SMS! Robert Pecksmith(Acting President) - [SMS Meeting](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/11/12/sms-meeting-3/): We will be having an SMS meeting this Thursday at 4pm. The venue should be Vaughan SCR (assume otherwise unless you hear from me again).  The agenda will include a discussion of Park Music Room, both the booking system and the equipment inside it, the allocation of pianos in college, and most importantly, elections for the position of President, from which I will be stepping down.  As ever, please do feel bring your own items for the agenda which we can discuss.  I look forward to seeing you there. If you are considering running for President (which of course, I would […] - [Vocal Recital](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/11/12/vocal-recital-2/): This week’s recital will feature Danae Eleni (soprano) and Guy Newbury (piano). They will be performing songs by Alban Berg, Emilios Riadis and Guy Newbury.  Danae joined the Choir of Somerville College for a tour to Germany in summer 2005 and has been involved in several recitals and concerts at Somerville Chapel including a performance of Pergolesi’s Stabat mater, conducted by David Crown. Guy Newbury is Senior Lecturer in Music at Pembroke College.  Please see the recitals page for further details of our Friday lunchtime recital series. Stefan Schwarz(Recitals Coordinator) - [Violin Sonatas](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/11/05/violin-sonatas/): This week’s lunchtime recital features guest performers Hannah Woolmer (violin) and Daniel Roberts (piano). They will be playing violin sonatas by Brahms and Franck. See the Facebook event and our recitals termcard for details. Stefan Schwarz(Recitals Coordinator) - [Margaret Irene Seymour Music Awards](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/11/04/margaret-irene-seymour-music-awards/): Somerville is pleased to be able to offer undergraduates the opportunity of applying for a Margaret Irene Seymour Music Award. The award, which may be valued at between £50 and £400 p.a. is open to ALL undergraduates, whether reading music or not. The holder will be expected to put the money toward instrumental or vocal tuition and to play a full part in the music-making in College, including participation in College concerts, and organizing, in collaboration with the SMS, an annual concert for all music award-holders in College. Candidates who already receive substantial College funding for their instrument/voice may be eligible for a […] - [Organ Recital](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/10/26/organ-recital/): The SMS lunchtime recital in 3rd week (1st November) will be performed by Nicholas Freestone, the Senior Organ Scholar of Worcester College.  His programme includes pieces by Mendelssohn, Finzi amd Duruflé as will as Benjamin Britten’s only organ solo work (to mark this year’s Britten centenary). The full programme is available for download from the recitals page. Stefan Schwarz(SMS Recitals Coordinator) - [Recitals in Weeks 1-2](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/10/16/recitals-in-weeks-1-2/): The SMS Lunchtime Recital Series will resume this week: On Friday (18th October) Giulio Potenza (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music, London) will be playing piano recital featuring works by Janáček and Schumann as well as a Tchaikovsky paraphrase by Pabst. One week later (25th October) there will be a chamber music recital of duets for clarinet and bassoon featuring Vani Rajendran and former Somervillian Matt Rattley. Please see our recitals page for details of all of this term’s lunchtime recitals. Stefan Schwarz(Recitals Coordinator) - [Freshers' Drinks](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/10/12/freshers-drinks/): It gives me great pleasure to invite you all to our start of year social event this evening, in Vaughan SCR. Note that the start time has been moved half an hour forward from that mentioned in our leaflets – it will begin at 6:30pm. As I said, all are welcome to attend, in particular those who are new to the college. There will be free wine, soft drinks and a variety of snacks available, so do come down, and meet fellow musicians and music lovers. If you are interested in forming an ensemble, this is also a very good opportunity […] - [SMS Meeting](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/10/09/sms-meeting-2/): I would like to invite you all to come along to our start of year SMS meeting. We’ll meet at 5pm on Thursday (10th October) in the Terrace/Bar. Please do come along if you would like to get involved with SMS, or have any ideas for things musical, as we will be planning the events for the term.  Hope to see you then, or else at a concert soon! Robert Pecksmith(Acting SMS President) - [Freshers' Concert](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/10/01/freshers-concert-4/): SMS is hosting a Freshers Concert on Thursday at 7.30pm, in the chapel. Performers will include Ben Kimberley, Katie Jeffries-Harris, Harry Travis, James Aldred, Ruth Akinradewo, Oliver Johnston-Watt, Claire Ben-Chorin and Maia Perraudeau and they will be performing an eclectic range of music from Bach to Neil Young (not quite A to Z, but nearly!). Afterwards, there will be a social in the Terrace with wine, soft drinks and nibbles for you all to enjoy.  So please do come along and support your friends/fellow Somervillians, it promises to be a fun evening of music making! Robert Pecksmith(Acting SMS President) - [Information for Freshers](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/09/26/information-for-freshers-2/): Our new freshers’ leaflet is now available for download. Printed copies will be distributed in 0th week. We hope to see you at the annual SMS Freshers’ Drinks in Vaughan SCR at 6:30pm on Saturday of 0th week (12th October). We have lots of events planned for next term: There will be a Freshers’ Concert on Thursday of 3rd week (31st October) and the weekly lunchtime recitals will resume on Friday of 1st week (18th October). Robert Pecksmith (Acting SMS President)Stefan Schwarz (Webmaster and Recitals Coordinator) - [Last Recordings of 2012/2013](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/07/02/last-recordings-of-2012-2013/): Another academic year is over and we have uploaded a few more recordings from the second half of Trinity Term: The Control Chorus (conducted by Stefan Schwarz) sings ‘Song von der Ware’ (‘Song of Supply and Demand’) from the play Die Maßnahme (1930) by Hanns Eisler and Bertolt Brecht. The singers are accompanied by Robert Pecksmith (piano) and Douglas Knight (percussion). Robert Pecksmith plays Alfred Schnittke’s Two Pieces for Organ (1980) on the chapel organs of Keble and Harris Manchester. - [Musical Instruments and Equipment Cataloguing](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/06/10/musical-instruments-and-equipment-cataloguing/): Somerville Music Society will be taking an inventory of all instruments, equipment, and CDs, located around college, at the end of this academic year. In order to speed up the identification of SMS property, we politely request that all student owned instruments and equipment are removed from Park and DHQ Music Rooms by the Wednesday of 9th week. Where this is not possible, SMS should be notified with a brief description of the item and its location, for example “Casio keyboard, silver, DHQ” or “Marshall guitar amplifier, Park Music Room”. Obviously, the opposite applies to all students currently borrowing any SMS […] - [Events in 8th Week](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/06/09/events-in-8th-week/): We have two more SMS concerts coming up before the end of term: On Tuesday (11th June, 8pm) there will be an evening concert of contemporary classical music featuring music by Ligeti, Somerville graduate student Andrew Watts and others. Performers include James Donaldson (cello), Emyr Wyn (piano), Kevin Sliwoski (trumpet) and Luke Shoham (piano). The title of the concert will be My Twentieth Century. On Friday (14th June, 1:15pm) Glenn Wong (countertenor) and Orly Watson (piano/harpsichord) are performing this year’s final SMS lunchtime recital. Glenn will be singing a selection of 17th and 18th-century arias as well as a selection of Romantic songs. The SMS […] - [SMS Meeting and Elections](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/06/03/sms-meeting-and-elections/): There will be an SMS meeting on Friday at 5pm. Note the location will be New Council Room (by the lodge). In addition to any other items on the agenda, this meeting will be particularly important as we will be electing new committee members for SMS next year. This is a great opportunity to get involved, and shape the musical life of the college. While these roles are often filled by music students, absolutely anyone with an interest in music is encouraged to come forward – indeed, most of the present committee does not read music as a subject.  Positions that […] - [SMS Lunch](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/06/03/sms-lunch/): On Saturday of 8th week (15th June), SMS is organising a lunch for everyone who has been involved in music making of any kind in our chapel this year. The venue is the restaurant High Table, just next to the Exam Schools. The time will be 13:00 and the restaurant offers a two-course meal for £12.50 (includes service charge). SMS will be subsidising this cost, so depending on how many people can make it, the most you would have to pay is around £10.00. For those of you that would like to go, send me an email indicating this by the end of the […] - [Recordings](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/06/01/recordings/): We have added a few recordings of this term’s concert to the SMS YouTube channel: Darius Milhaud: ScaramoucheGabriel Pierné: Canzonetta (arr. Marcel Mule)played by James Soper (saxophone) and Orly Watson (piano)  and Sergei Rachmaninov: Prelude No. 7 in C minor (Allegro), op. 23/7Sergei Rachmaninov: Prelude No. 8 in A flat (Allegro vivace), op. 23/8played by Luke Faulkner (piano) - [Finals Recitals](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/05/26/finals-recitals/): In weeks 6 and 7 two of Somerville’s music finalists will be presenting a preview of their exam recitals: On Friday of 6th week Douglas Knight (clarinet) will perform works by Schumann, Carter and Brahms. He will be accompanied by Guy Newbury (piano).  In 7th week Lucy Nolan (harp) will be playing works by Dussek, Fauré, Glinka, Mathias and Hindemith. See the recital page for details. - [Recitals in 5th Week](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/05/20/recitals-in-5th-week/): This week we have two concerts lined up, an evening recital and a lunchtime recital. On Tuesday at 8pm Somerville’s choral scholars will be singing a selection of songs, arias and duets by Händel, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Puccini, Strauss and Vaughan Williams.  On Friday at 1:15pm pianist Luke Faulkner will be making his second appearance at Somerville Chapel and perform works by Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninov and Godowsky. See the recital page for more information. - [Oxford Guitar Ensemble](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/05/12/oxford-guitar-ensemble/): This week’s lunchtime recital will feature the Oxford Guitar Ensemble. Antony Beere, David Hewings, Charlie Jarvis, Nia Madden, Giles Masters, Tom Nicholas and Stefan Schwarz will be playing a selection of guitar arrangements and original works by Purcell, Brouwer and Villa Lobos.  See the recital page for more details. - [Open Concert](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/05/06/open-concert-2/): I would like to warmly invite you all to take part in SMS’s final open concert of the year, which will take place on Thursday of 4th week (i.e. week on thursday) at 8pm in the chapel. As ever, contributions are sought and welcomed from anybody who wishes to perform, regardless of genre or experience of performing.  I hope many of you will take up this opportunity, it really is a great experience to play in front of your peers. If you would like to get involved, please do let me know by emailing me. Even if you don’t want to perform, […] - [Lunchtime and Evening Recitals](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/05/05/lunchtime-and-evening-recitals/): This week we have two recitals coming up: On Thursday Emily Winkler (soprano) and Luke Faulkner (piano) will be performing songs and arias by Vivaldi, Mozart, Schubert and Debussy as well as a selection of show tunes and some of Emily’s own compositions.  On Friday James Soper, a saxophonist from Lady Margaret Hall, and Orly Watson (piano) are going to perform works by Pierné, Bozza and Milhaud. Full details and programmes can be found on this page. Stefan Schwarz(SMS Recitals Coordinator) - [Vocal Recital](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/05/01/vocal-recital/): This week’s lunchtime recital will feature a guest soloist from Birmingham Conservatoire: Daniel Wyman (baritone) will be singing songs and arias by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Wolf, Korngold and Vaughan Williams. He will be accompanied by Robert Pecksmith (piano).  See the recital page for more details including the full programme. - [Chamber Music Recital](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/04/26/chamber-music-recital/): Somerville Music Society’s lunchtime recital series will resume today at 1:15pm. Music finalists Aimee Taylor (flute) and Lucy Nolan (harp) will be playing works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Henk Badings. Details of all upcoming recitals can be found on the recital page. - [Termcard](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/04/19/termcard/): Our termcard for Trinity is now online. More information about this term’s lunchtime recitals can be found on the recital page. Socials will take place after the evening concerts in weeks 4 and 7. We will also have an SMS dinner at the end of 8th week (details tbc). Stefan Schwarz(SMS Secretary, Webmaster and Recitals Coordinator) - [Next SMS Meeting](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/04/15/next-sms-meeting/): Trinity Term is now upon us so I would like to invite you to the start of term SMS meeting. It will be this Friday, 5.30pm in Vaughan SCR (i.e. after the collections); we will be wound up before 6pm. Put it in your diaries! As usual, we will be planning next term’s events, so please do come along with any ideas you might have, or if you would like to get involved with SMS in any way. We should also be electing two new committee members in the positions of social secretary and senior member. For many of the present […] - [Three New Recordings](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/03/14/three-new-recordings/): Three videos from this term’s SMS recitals have just been added to our YouTube channel. First-year music student Antony Beere performs a guitar arrangement of Bach’s Fugue (BWV 1000):  Isabel Sinagola (mezzo-soprano) sings the aria “Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix” from Saint-Saëns’ opera Samson et Dalila: Sam Bayliss (organ) plays the first two movements of Boëllmann’s Suite gothique: - [Fauré's Requiem](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/03/02/faures-requiem/): The Choir of Somerville College performs Fauré’s choral masterpiece as well as a selection of anthems by Balfour Gardiner, Wood and Leighton. Thursday 7th March 2013, 7:30pm, St. Michael at the North Gate, OxfordTickets (£10/£5 students) are available on the door. The Choir of Somerville College, OxfordAlexandra Lloyd, sopranoStephen O’Driscoll, baritoneChristoph Schnedermann, bassDouglas Knight, organRobert Pecksmith, organDavid Crown, conductor Download the poster and the programme. - [John Williams: Imperial March](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/02/23/john-williams-imperial-march/): A new recording from the Organ Scholars’ Recital in 5th week – SMS committee members Robert Pecksmith (organ) and Stefan Schwarz (percussion) perform the Darth Vader Theme from Star Wars. - [Organ Scholars' Recital](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/02/11/organ-scholars-recital/): Somerville College is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its recently restored Harrison organ in a special concert that will bring together two generations of organ scholars: Somerville’s first organ scholar and college organist Sam Bayliss (2001-2005) joins current organ scholars Douglas Knight and Robert Pecksmith for an exciting programme that will explore the full range of the instrument.  Somerville’s chapel organ was the last instrument to be designed by Arthur Harrison. Although the organ advisor was none other than Albert Schweitzer, the founder of the ‘Orgelbewegung’, it is very much a Romantic instrument.  The programme will include works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Boëllmann and Elgar as […] - [Evensong at St. Paul's Cathedral, London](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/02/11/evensong-at-st-pauls-cathedral-london/): Having sung at last year’s Accession Day Service as part of the celebrations for the Diamond Jubilee, the Choir of Somerville College will be returning to St. Paul’s to sing evensong at 5pm on Monday of 6th week (18th February 2013).  The programme will include Noble’s Evening Service in B minor, the Radcliffe Responses and Balfour-Gardiner’s Evening Hymn. The choir will be conducted by David Crown and accompanied by organists Douglas Knight and Robert Pecksmith. - [Arts Week Concerts](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/01/26/arts-week-concerts/): Monday, 28th January 2013, 7:30pm, Somerville ChapelOriginal Compositions Concert An evening of music and poetry, entirely composed by Somervillians! The programme includes an eclectic mix of genres, from singer-songwriter material, classical piano music and a folk band. There will also be poetry written by Somervillians past and present. Friday, 1st February 2013, 9pm, Somerville ChapelEarly Music Concert Immerse yourself in the sounds of the Renaissance as SMS takes you on a journey through some of the vocal and instrumental music of that age. Featuring Somerville Choir’s ‘Octet’, a Dowland duet, the first concert of Somerville’s Baroque Group and some recorder music! Not […] - [SMS Meeting](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2013/01/10/sms-meeting/): SMS will be swinging into action this term with several concerts (some rather unusual), our regular Friday lunchtime recital series, as well as Open Mic nights. So a cracking term in store!  If you’re interested to find out more, get involved, or have ideas of your own for what SMS should be doing, (or all three) come along to the first meeting of term, 5.30pm, Vaughan SCR. It should last no longer than an hour.  Everyone is welcome to come, but first years are especially encouraged. Don’t worry if you have collections that afternoon – just come by whenever you can. […] - [CD Launch Concert](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/11/13/cd-launch-concert/): The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, celebrates the recent international release of Requiem æternam. Our CD Launch Concert will include extracts from Duruflé’s Requiem as well as anthems and organ works by Bach, Leighton and Parry. Click here to download the programme. Friday 16th November 2012, 7:30pm, Somerville Chapel The Choir of Somerville College, OxfordConductor: David CrownOrganists: Douglas Knight, Tristan Mitchard, Robert Pecksmith Admission is free. The CD will be available for purchase during the interval and after the concert. - [Open Concert](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/11/06/open-concert/): SMS is hosting an open concert next Monday (12th November), 8pm in the Chapel. Everybody is welcome to come along and contribute a musical item, of any length or of any style, and no matter how much or little experience you have.  If you enjoyed the Freshers’ Concert, then please do come along, hopefully this time there should be more variety; there will definitely be more wine at the social following the concert!  If you would like to take part, then please email Robert Pecksmith with the name of your piece. Amps/accompanists can be arranged if necessary. Do invite friends along too! - [Termcard: Michaelmas Term 2012](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/11/06/termcard-michaelmas-term-2012/): Our termcard for Michaelmas 2012 is now available for download. - [Concert in London](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/10/27/concert-in-london/): The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, presents a concert of choral favourites and instrumental music at the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in London.  The Choir of Somerville College, OxfordDavid Crown (conductor)Douglas Knight (organ/piano)Robert Pecksmith (organ)Tal Katsir (soprano)Gali Katsir (violin)Programme 3 November 2012, 7:30pm, Liberal Jewish Synagogue, 28 St John’s Wood Road, NW8 7HA London Tickets (£15 main sanctuary, £10 gallery) are available from Brian Sass and the Liberal Jewish Synagogue. - [Freshers' Concert 2012](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/10/20/freshers-concert-2012/): Our freshers’ concert will take place on Thursday of 3rd week (25th October, 8pm). It will be a wonderful evening of music making, so please do get involved or come and support your peers. - [Information for Freshers](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/09/19/information-for-freshers/): Our freshers’ leaflet is now available for download from here. Hard copies will be distributed at the Freshers’ Fair in 0th week.  We hope to see you at the SMS Freshers’ Drinks in Vaughan SCR at 4pm on Friday of 0th week (5th October). - [CD Release](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/09/15/cd-release/): The choir’s first commercial CD, a recording of Maurice Duruflé’s hauntingly beautiful Requiem and Robin Milford’s Mass for five voices, is now available from Amazon UK. See the choir page for more information. - [Organ Music](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/08/27/organ-music/): Two new recordings featuring SMS President-elect Robert Pecksmith: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sept Improvisations, op. 150VII. Allegro giocosoRobert Pecksmith, organNew College Chapel (Oxford), 24 June 2012 Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia in G minor, BWV 542Robert Pecksmith, organNew College Chapel (Oxford), 24 June 2012 - [New Committee 2012/2013](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/06/27/new-committee-2012-2013/): The SMS committee for next year has now been elected: - [Choir Tour 2012](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/06/23/choir-tour-2012/): This summer the Choir of Somerville College will be touring the North of England. Details of all our concerts can be found on our tour poster and programme. - [Beethoven Parody](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/06/13/beethoven-parody/): A recording of Dudley Moore’s infamous Beethoven Sonata Parody performed by Robert Pecksmith (piano) has now been added to the SMS YouTube channel. - [End of Year Concert](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/06/09/end-of-year-concert/): The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, presents a sneak preview of its summer tour programme. The concert will feature a selection of choral favourites including works by Palestrina, Bach, Bruckner, Parry and Górecki. Click here to download a copy of the programme. The Choir of Somerville College, OxfordDavid Crown, conductorDouglas Knight, organRobert Pecksmith, organ Admission is free. There will be a retiring collection in aid of Somerville Choir’s summer tour. - [Organ/Piano Recital](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/05/27/organ-piano-recital/): Next Friday, Robert Pecksmith, Somerville’s new Junior Organ Scholar, will be playing piano and organ works by Boëllmann, Franck and Beethoven as well as one of the funniest parodies of classical music, Dudley Moore’s Beethoven Sonata Parody from Beyond the Fringe. Please see the Facebook event page and the programme for full details. Stefan Schwarz(Recitals Coordinator) - [Finzi: Let Us Garlands Bring](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/05/19/finzi-let-us-garlands-bring/): A complete recording of yesterday’s lunchtime recital featuring James Poston (baritone) and Tim Anderson (piano) has just been uploaded to our YouTube channel. - [Finzi Recital](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/05/13/finzi-recital/): Next week’s lunchtime recital will feature James Poston (baritone) and Tim Anderson (piano) from New College. They will be performing Gerald Finzi’s Let Us Garlands Bring, a cycle of Shakespeare songs. Stefan Schwarz(Recitals Coordinator) - [Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/03/07/bach-christ-lag-in-todesbanden/): The Choir of Somerville College presents its first concert in collaboration with the Musicians of the Dreaming Spires, an Oxford-based professional orchestra. The programme includes Bach’s Easter cantata Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 4) and choral/orchestral works by Mozart, Schubert and Albinoni. 9 March 2012, 7:45pm, St Michael at the North GateTickets: £12 (£5 students) available on the door - [Termcard HT 2012](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/01/22/termcard-ht-2012/): We have announced our termcard for Hilary Term 2012. You can use this link to download a PDF version; a hard copy will be pidged to all college members. There is an excellent range of concerts and recitals. Remember to put the dates in your diaries! Full details of the recitals and choir concerts can be found on our recitals page and the choir termcard. - [Freshers' Concert](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2012/01/21/freshers-concert-3/): Our annual Freshers’ Concert will take place on Thursday of 2nd week (26th January, 8pm, Somerville Chapel).  Talented first-year undergraduates including Robert Pecksmith (piano), Orly Watson (piano), Isabel Sinagola, Martin Engelcke, Rosemary Pearce and Sian Davila will be playing works by Debussy, Rachmaninov, Liszt and others.  There will be a post-concert drinks party in the college bar afterwards. - [Christmas Concert](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2011/11/28/christmas-concert/): On Wednesday of 8th week the Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, will present a one-hour concert of Christmas music through the ages. The programme includes works by Bach, Bruckner, Tavener and Rachmaninov. St Michael at the North Gate, Cornmarket Street1 December 2010, 7:45pmTickets: £5Download programme The Choir of Somerville College, OxfordDavid Crown, conductorDouglas Knight, organTristan Mitchard, organ - [End of Term Concert](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2011/11/23/end-of-term-concert/): On Tuesday of 8th week (29th November 2011, 8pm) the Choir of Somerville College presents an end of term concert at St Giles’ Church which will feature a selection of favourite anthems. The programme includes choral works by Tippett, Górecki, Ireland, Miškinis and Monteverdi as well as a number of songs and arias/duets performed by members of the choir. The singers will be accompanied by Douglas Knight (organ), Robert Pecksmith (organ) and Orly Watson (piano). Admission is free; there will be a retiring collection in aid of Somerville Choir’s summer tour. - [Come sing/play Händel's Messiah](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2011/11/11/come-sing-play-handels-messiah/): Join the Choir of Somerville College and the newly founded North-End Orchestra for a special one-off performance of Händel’s Baroque masterpiece (Part I + Hallelujah Chorus) on Tuesday of 7th week (22nd November).  We will be rehearsing at St Barnabas’ Church (Jericho) from 2:30 until 5:30pm; the concert will start at 7:30pm. Please contact David Crown if you want to get involved. See our poster and programme for more information. - [Concerts in 8th Week](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2011/06/18/concerts-in-8th-week/): Oxfringe Festival Concert 2011 Robin Milford (1903-1959): Mass for five voices, op. 84Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986): Requiem, op. 9 The Choir of Somerville College, OxfordDavid Crown, conductorSoloists: George Coltart (baritone), Lizzy Deacon (mezzo-soprano), Tristan Mitchard (organ) 1st Performance: Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 7:30pm, St Columba’s ChurchTickets (£10/£5 students) are available on the door and can be booked via http://www.wegottickets.com/event/120664. 2nd Performance:Thursday, 23 June 2011, 7:30pm, Somerville College ChapelTickets (£10/£5 students) available on the door Download Programme - [New Committee](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2011/06/13/new-committee/): The new SMS committee for the coming academic year has now been elected: Lucy Nolan (President)Edan Tal (Vice-President and Acting Publicity Officer)Douglas Knight (Treasurer)Stefan Schwarz (Secretary, Webmaster and Recitals Coordinator)Aimee Taylor (Social Secretary) SMS will elect a new publicity officer and senior member in Michaelmas Term 2011.  - [Choral Scholarships](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2011/04/24/choral-scholarships/): Prospective applicants can find more information about the Choir of Somerville College on our leaflet for this year’s Choral Open Day. - [Bach: St John Passion](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2011/03/03/bach-st-john-passion/): The Choir and Orchestra of Somerville College present three performances of Bach’s choral masterpiece: 5 March 2011, 7:30pmSteeple Aston Parish Church, OxfordshireTickets cost £10 (students and children £5) and are available from Heather Cleobury, from the Village Shop and on the door.  9 March 2011, 7:30pmSomerville College Chapel, OxfordTickets are available on the door. Suggested donation towards the choir’s CD production costs: adults £10/students £5. 11 March 2011, 7:30pmSt Michael at the North Gate, OxfordTickets: £10/£5 (students)Tickets are available on the door and can be booked in advance by emailing David Crown. The Choir and Orchestra of Somerville College, OxfordDavid Crown, […] - [Freshers' Concert](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2010/10/26/freshers-concert-2/): Tuesday of 4th week, 6pm Somerville Chapel In a change to the time announced on the term card, the freshers’ concert will begin at 6pm. SMS is looking for freshers’ to come along and play music of any style – we want to check out the talent in your year. Also – if any freshers would like to help organise the event – scout out acts, raise publicity for the concert – then get in touch. If you want to play/organise, please contact Kate Travers (SMS President). - [Somerville Choir in Concert](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2010/05/30/somerville-choir-in-concert/): In 6th week Somerville Music Society presents the chapel choir’s tour fundraising concert: Somerville Choir in ConcertThe Choir of Somerville College, OxfordDavid Crown, conductorTristan Mitchard, organ 5 June 2010, 7:30pmSt. Michael at the North Gate (Cornmarket Street, Oxford) Tickets (£8/£4 students) are available on the door and can be booked by emailing david.crown@some.ox.ac.uk. The Choir of Somerville College will sing a selection of English and American anthems. The programme includes works by Wood, Elgar, Tavener, Mathias, Lauridsen and many others. - [Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2010/02/28/gluck-orfeo-ed-euridice/): In 8th week Somerville Music Society will present a semi-staged production of Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera Orfeo ed Euridice (in Italian). 1st performance: Wednesday, 10th March 2010, 7:30pm2nd performance: Thursday, 11th March 2010, 7:30pm Cast:Orfeo #1 – Katherine CooperOrfeo #2 – Ellen KempstonEuridice – Anna SiderisAmor – Tal Katsir The Choir of Somerville College, OxfordSomerville College OrchestraDavid Crown, conductor Director: Brian McMahon Entry is free. There will be a retiring collection in aid of Somerville Chapel Choir’s summer tour to Italy. Tickets can be reserved by emailing David Crown. Click here to download the programme. - [SMS Social](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2010/02/16/sms-social/): The SMS committee would like to invite you to a social at 7.30-9.30pm this Wednesday (17th February) in Flora Anderson Hall! Please do come for FREE wine and nibbles. There will also be juice. We want to let you know about all the exciting musical opportunities in Somerville, and to hear what you think about our facilities and events. Have you played an instrument earlier in your life but now regret giving it up? Perhaps you want to try something completely new? This is the perfect opportunity to meet Somervillians who want to provide instrumental lessons for others in college. Likewise, […] - [Musicians' Register](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2010/01/15/musicians-register/): The SMS musicians’ register is now available for download: SMS RegisterFreshers’ Register Please contact the webmaster if you wish to be added to the register. - [SMS Freshers' Drinks](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2009/10/05/sms-freshers-drinks/): Friday, 9th October6-7pm, Vaughan SCR This will be a great opportunity to learn more about what the Society is up to this term and to enjoy a nice chat with the committee as well as other members. Free drinks and snacks will be provided. - [New sound clips added](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2009/10/01/new-sound-clips-added/): Sound clips from the choir’s summer tour to Germany and the most recent SMS concerts/recitals have now been uploaded. You can find the recordings on the choir and concert pages. - [SMS Committee 2009/2010](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2009/09/21/sms-committee-2009-2010/): Information about the SMS committee for the coming academic year are available from the committee page. Details of all SMS events in Freshers’ Week will be added soon and other sections of the website will be updated in the next couple of weeks. - [Termcard announced](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2009/05/07/termcard-announced/): We have announced our termcard for Trinity Term 2009. There is an excellent range of recitals and the end of year concert on Thursday in 8th week. Remember to put the dates in your diaries! Full details of the recitals can be found on our recitals page. The end of year concert is as follows: Week 8 – Thursday 18th June, 7:45pmBach: Double Concerto in D minorDuruflé: RequiemAlex Parker (oboe), Rosie Shakespear (violin)Katherine Cooper (mezzo-soprano), Chris Bradley (baritone)The Choir of Somerville College, OxfordDavid Crown (conductor) We hope you enjoy the events we’re putting on this term! - [Recital series announced](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2009/01/25/recital-series-announced/): The Somerville Music Society Recital Series 2009 has been announced! All recitals are Friday lunchtimes in Somerville Chapel. Please come and support students of Somerville by coming to watch us in your lunch break. The recitals are all free entry to all, and there will be a retiring collection in aid of the Somerville Choir’s tour to Germany. A full list of recitals can be found here. - [Committee Meeting Minutes (MT 2008)](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2008/12/23/committee-meeting-minutes-mt-2008-2/): We have now uploaded the minutes from the SMS meeting held on 30th November 2008. You can access them from this link. The next meeting will be Thursday of 0th week in Hilary Term (15th January). Time 6:30pm. Items for the agenda can be submitted until 8pm the day before through the Contact page. - [Dido and Aeneas](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2008/12/01/dido-and-aeneas/): A semi-staged version of Purcell’s Baroque masterpiece + rediscovered 17th century instrumental music by Christopher Simpson, newly edited by Alex Parker. David Crown – ConductorCatherine Miller – DirectorMiranda Laurence – ChoreographerTristan Mitchard – Repetiteur Rosalind West (Dido), Charles Martin (Aeneas), Hannah Jackson, Emily Mitchell, Lizzy Deacon, Katherine Cooper, James Potter, Senthuran Bhuvanendra, and the Choir of Somerville College, Oxford. Two performances: Somerville College Chapel, Woodstock Road Free entrance, with a retiring collection for the Choir’s 2009 tour to Germany. To book tickets in advance (recommended), send an e-mail to David Crown, Director of Chapel Music. - [Committee Meeting Minutes (MT 2008)](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2008/11/22/committee-meeting-minutes-mt-2008/): Unfortunately, there were problems with the website, which has meant that there have been delays in updating the content. Minutes from two of the SMS committee meetings are now available: The next meeting will be Sunday of 8th week (30th November). Time TBA. - [Choir termcard MT 2008 online](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2008/09/17/choir-termcard-mt-2008-online/): The termcard for the choir is now online. You can check it out here if you follow this link.  If you’d like to suggest music for another term, then contact David Crown, Director of Chapel Music. - [Michaelmas termcard now available](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2008/08/09/michaelmas-termcard-now-available/): We have now uploaded the SMS termcard for Michaelmas Term 2008. You can access it or download it from here. A summary of our events are as follows: More details will be posted nearer the time, but in the meantime, get those dates into the calendar! - [Fauré Requiem](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2008/06/15/faure-requiem/): The sound clips for the Fauré Requiem concert are now available to listen on the SMS website. Please go to the choir page, or click on this link. Other pages of the choir website have been updated with more photos. - [Committee Meeting Minutes (TT 2008)](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/2008/06/01/committee-meeting-minutes-tt-2008/): We have now uploaded the minutes from the SMS meeting held on 12th June 2008. You can access them from this link. We’ve planned at least five events for next term and a termcard will be available to be downloaded shortly. ## Pages - [Termcard](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/termcard/): Termcard: Michaelmas 2013 Details of the remaining evening concerts (e.g. the termly Choral Scholars’ Recital), lunchtime recitals and SMS meetings will be announced in due course. Week 0 Thursday 10th October 2013, 5pm, College Bar SMS Meeting Saturday 12th October 2013, 6:30pm, Vaughan SCR Freshers’ Drinks Week 1 Friday 18th October 2013, 1:15pm, Somerville Chapel Lunchtime Recital Giulio Potenza (piano) Week 2 Friday 25th October 2013, 1:15pm, Somerville Chapel Lunchtime Recital Vani Rajendran (clarinet), Matt Rattley (bassoon) Week 3 Thursday 31st October 2013, 7:30pm, Somerville Chapel Freshers’ Concert Friday 1st November 2013, 1:15pm, Somerville Chapel Lunchtime Recital Nicholas Freestone (organ) Week […] - [About](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/about/): About SMS It gives us particular pleasure to welcome you to Somerville Music Society, affectionately known as SMS. As the musical lifeblood of the college, we are keen for you to come forward and get involved, whether that be singing in the chapel choir, forming a band or developing your solo work through our regular concerts. Even if you’ve never considered yourself a ‘musician’ before, if you’re interested to find out more we are a great place to start, through one of the Friday lunchtime recitals, our evening concerts or an SMS organised visit to hear Oxford’s finest musical groups. With […] - [Links](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/links/): Links Somerville Music Society Facebook Page YouTube Channel Instagram The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Website Facebook Page YouTube Channel Spotify Apple Music Twitter ​Instagram Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (former Organ Scholar and SMS President) Website YouTube Spotify Apple Music Qobuz Twitter Joe Burgess (former Senior Organ Scholar and Social Secretary) Ruth Hopkins (former SMS President) Oxford Guitar Ensemble Gitarrenensemble Brandenburg Website Facebook Page YouTube Channel Oxford University Music Society Stone Records JUBALmusic Website YouTube Channel Spotify Qobuz - [Contact](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/contact/): Contact Form Please use this form to send us a message. SEND Webmaster: Stefan Schwarz - [Socials](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/socials/): Photo Gallery: Social Events - [Concerts and Rehearsals](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/concerts-and-rehearsals/): Photo Gallery: Concerts and Rehearsals - [Photos](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/photos/): Photos To see photos of SMS rehearsals, recitals, concerts and socials, please select one of the photo galleries below. CONCERTS SOCIALS - [Audio](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/audio/): Audio Recordings Johann Sebastian Bach: Pièce d’orgue, BWV 572 Sam Bayliss, organ Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Hamburg Sonata – II. Rondo Johnathan Todd, flute Stefan Schwarz, guitar Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Hamburg Sonata – II. Rondo Johnathan Todd, flute Stefan Schwarz, guitar John Dowland: Now, o now I needs must part Marius Rubin, tenor Stefan Schwarz, guitar Johann Sebastian Bach: Double Concerto, BWV 1060 – I. Allegro Rosie Shakespear, violin Alex Parker, oboe Somerville College Orchestra David Crown, conductor Ferdinando Carulli: Sérénade No. 1 – I. Larghetto espressivo Johnathan Todd, flute Stefan Schwarz, guitar Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue in B flat, […] - [Video](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/video/): Videos Gerald Finzi: Let Us Garlands Bring, op. 18 James Poston, baritone; Tim Anderson, piano 18 May 2012 John Duarte: English Suite No. 5 – 2. Lady Maisry Oxford Guitar Ensemble 11 May 2012 Gioachino Rossini: Ecco ridente in cielo (from Il barbiere di Siviglia) Andreas Kyrris, tenor; Stefan Schwarz, guitar; Robert Pecksmith, piano 6 June 2012 John Williams: Imperial March (Darth Vader Theme) Robert Pecksmith, organ; Stefan Schwarz, percussion 17 February 2013 Sergei Rachmaninov: Prelude No. 7 in C minor, op. 23/7 Luke Faulkner, piano 24 May 2013 Dudley Moore: Beethoven Sonata Parody (‘And the same to you’) Robert Pecksmith, […] - [Recordings](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/recordings/): Recordings Most SMS recitals and evening concerts are recorded by committee member Stefan Schwarz. This gives performers the chance to listen back to their own performances. The best recordings are then added to our YouTube channel (if the performers have no objections). Occasionally, we also produce more elaborate music videos featuring soloists from Somerville. Click below to hear some of our recent live recordings. All recordings featuring the Choir of Somerville College (both commercial CDs and live recordings of choral performances in SMS concerts) can be found on the choir’s website and YouTube channel. AUDIO VIDEO - [Choir](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/choir/): The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford The choir now has its own website: www.somervillechoir.com - [Social Events](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/socialevents/): Social Events In addition to the weekly lunchtime recitals and the evening concerts, Somerville Music Society also puts on regular socials for its members, which are organised by the Social Secretary. We have regular post-concert parties in Vaughan SCR after most evening concerts at which free wine and snacks are provided. Our social calendar includes the Freshers’ Drinks in 0th week and an annual SMS Dinner which is open to all committee members and everyone who has performed in one of our concerts/recitals. These events are a perfect opportunity to meet fellow musicians, discuss future concerts and form ad-hoc groups. Since […] - [Evening Concerts](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/evening-concerts/): Evening Concerts Somerville Music Society puts on a wide range of evening concerts. These include classical recitals (as an extension of the SMS Lunchtime Recital Series), opera productions and the choir’s end-of-term concerts as well as open concerts. Details of next term’s concerts will be announced in due course. Freshers’ Concert (Thursday of 3rd week, 31 October 2013, 7:30pm) Showcase your musical talents in Somerville Chapel by taking part in this concert. All are welcome to contribute items in any style; please email Robert Pecksmith by Thursday of 2nd week with what you would like to play. It will be a […] - [Recitals](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/recitals/): SMS Recital Series 2013/2014 The lunchtime recitals are Somerville Music Society’s flagship series of concerts featuring the best singers and instrumentalists from across the university and the London music colleges. They are a fantastic opportunity to hear outstanding musicians in the beautiful surroundings of Somerville Chapel. Admission to all lunchtime recitals is free with a retiring collection in aid of Somerville Choir’s summer tour to America. If you are interested in singing/playing a recital at Somerville Chapel or if you want to suggest soloists for future recitals, please contact Stefan Schwarz (SMS Recitals Coordinator). Recordings of some of our recitals are […] - [Events](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/events/): Events Somerville Music Society puts on a wide range of musical and social events every term. Most of our concerts take place in the college chapel, but we also use other venues both in college and elsewhere in Oxford. If you want to see an overview of this term’s events, check out our online termcard which we update on a regular basis. You can find out more about the different types of events by selecting one of the menu items below. TERMCARD EVENING CONCERTS RECITALS SOCIALS - [Facilities](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/facilities/): Facilities General Information There are various pianos in rooms around College which may be used for music practice. These rooms are booked using the booking folder available in the Porters’ Lodge or the new online booking system (see below). The main music practice room is in Park. The New Council Room and Flora Anderson Hall also contain pianos, and may be used if the room is not otherwise occupied; however, academic and College activities take precedence. To play the grand piano in Hall, and the grand piano, harpsichord and organ in Chapel, special permission must be obtained from Paul Francis, Assistant […] - [Constitution](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/constitution/): SMS Constitution Article 1: Aims The aim of the Somerville Music Society is to promote music and music-making within the college, to support and to accommodate groups and individuals with interest in music; and to organise concerts and other events. Article 2: Membership a) Eligibility: i) Anyone with interest in music in Somerville, be they a member of the college or not, is eligible for membership. b) Duration: i) Anyone may remain a Member for as long as they have an interest in music in Somerville. Article 3: Meetings a) The Society shall meet twice during the Full Term in order […] - [Committee](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/committee/): SMS Committee Katie Jeffries-Harris President Alex Worrell Secretary Ruth Akinradewo Publicity Officer Stefan Schwarz Acting Recitals Coordinator Oliver Johnston-Watt Vice-President Charlie McLean Recitals Coordinator, Webmaster Orly Watson Publicity Officer Dr Benjamin Thompson Senior Member Harry Travis Treasurer Andrew McLean Recitals Coordinator James Aldred Popular Music Officer and Social Secretary - [Home](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/): Somerville Music Society It gives us particular pleasure to welcome you to Somerville Music Society, affectionately known as SMS. As the musical lifeblood of the college, we are keen for you to come forward and get involved, whether that be singing in the chapel choir, forming a band or developing your solo work through our regular concerts. Even if you’ve never considered yourself a ‘musician’ before, if you’re interested to find out more we are a great place to start, through one of the Friday lunchtime recitals, our evening concerts or an SMS organised visit to hear Oxford’s finest musical groups. […] - [News](https://somervillemusicsociety.com/home/): News New Committee Elected Somerville Music Society has elected its new committee for the academic year 2014/2015. Please see the committee page for details. READ MORE Video Recordings from Trinity Term Three new live recordings from this term’s recitals have just been added to our YouTube channel: Louis Vierne: Organ Symphony No. 3 in F-sharp minor – IV. AdagioRobert Pecksmith (organ) Frank Loesser: I’ll know (from Guys and Dolls)Ian Buchanan (tenor), Emily Winkler (soprano) Frederick Loewe: Almost like being in love (from Brigadoon)Ian Buchanan (tenor), Emily Winkler (soprano) READ MORE Final Lunchtime Recital This Friday, Robert Pecksmith will be playing a piano recital […] ## Optional - [Agent (MCP protocol)](websites-agents.hostinger.com/somervillemusicsociety.com/mcp) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)