ISIS Chamber Orchestra
 

Players' Information

Page last updated: Monday 10th February 2025


Concert: Saturday 15th February 2025

Programme

Mussorgsky – Dawn on the Moskva River (Khovanshchina, Prelude to Act 1),
2222 3000 perc harp strings - 6 min [IMSLP YouTube]
Grieg – Morning Mood from Peer Gynt Suite No.1
2222 3000 strings - 4 min [IMSLP, YouTube]
Butterworth – The Banks of Green Willow
2222 2100 harp strings - 7 min [IMSLP, YouTube]
Elgar – Chanson de Matin & Chanson de Nuit
2222 2000 harp strings - 3 min, 4 min [IMSLP, YouTube]
Françaix – L'Horloge de Flore (the Floral Clock)
2022 2000 strings - 16 min [YouTube]
Dvořák – Serenade in D minor
0222 3000 cellos/bass - 25 min [IMSLP, YouTube]

Concert Order

Mussorgsky – Dawn on the Moskva River
Grieg – Morning Mood
Butterworth – The Banks of Green Willow
Elgar – Chanson de Matin & Chanson de Nuit
Françaix – L'Horloge de Flore
    ― Interval ―
Dvořák – Serenade

Rehearsals

Tuesday 4th February 2025 - 7.30pm - 10pm, at the Matrix Arts Centre

Friday 7th February 2025 - 7.30pm - 10pm, at Risinghurst Community Centre
Split rehearsals:
    Small hall (left after entering): players in the Dvorak serenade
    Main hall (right after entering): string players not in the Dvorak

Tuesday 11th February 2025 - 7.30pm - 10pm, at the Matrix Arts Centre
Rehearsal order is:
    7:30pm Françaix
    8:30pm Butterworth
    (short break)
    9:00pm Mussorgsky, Elgar, Grieg

Friday 14th February 2025 - 7.30pm - 10pm, at Risinghurst Community Centre, Main Hall
Rehearsal order is:
    7:30pm Françaix
    8:15pm Mussorgsky, Butterworth
    (short break)
    8:45pm Elgar, Grieg
    9:15pm Dvořák

Saturday 15th February 2025 - 2.15pm St Michael and All Angels Church, Lonsdale Rd, Summertown
Rehearsal order is:
    2:15pm Françaix
    2:45pm Mussorgsky, Butterworth, Elgar, Grieg
    3:15pm Dvořák


Flyer Drop

Saturday 8th February 2025 - 11am - 12pm, Please can folks (especially those local to Oxford but not otherwise involved in Isis roles) meet outside St Michael and All Angels Church, Lonsdale Rd, Summertown and we'll do an hour of flyering in the area local to the church. We did this in September for the first time and it was rather fun! A good opportunity to meet people who might be interested in hearing a local orchestra - bring a wooden spoon or spatula.

Concert: Saturday 10th May 2025

Programme

...to be announced soon.

Rehearsals

The rehearsal schedule is yet to be confirmed, but is expected to be on the dates

Tuesday 29th April 2025 - 7.30pm - 10pm

Friday 2nd May 2025 - 7.30pm - 10pm

Tuesday 6th May 2025 - 7.30pm - 10pm

Friday 9th May 2025 - 7.30pm - 10pm

Concert Dress

Gents-style attire

White shirt, black dinner jacket, black bow tie.

Ladies-style attire

Smart all black.

Venues

St Michael and All Angels Church, Lonsdale Rd, Summertown [Google Maps] - OX2 7ES

Car

There is residential parking in the roads around the church. Do look at the parking restrictions as they vary a lot from bay to bay, however there is more parking available the further you go away from Summertown, e.g. on Portland Rd, Kings Cross Rd and Hamilton Rd.

Note also that there is a foot path (King George's Walk) which is a shortcut from Portland Rd to the church.

Bus

There are bus stops on the Banbury Rd, with frequent buses.

Cycle

There are several hoops for cycle parking next to the church on the north side, around the corner from the main entrance.

Matrix Arts Centre, Sutton Courtenay [Google Maps] - OX14 4UA

Car

There is car parking right next to the centre.

Bus

Buses serving Sutton Courtenay are only once an hour; it is the number 33 bus service from the Oxford Bus Company, between Abgindon and Didcot.

Risinghurst Community Centre [Google Maps] - OX3 8HA

Car

There is a small amount of parking in front of the community centre. For those with easy-to-carry instruments, there is on-road parking available, often some on the main road (Kiln Lane) itself, but there is usually more available down the side-road (Richards Way).

Bus

Risinghurst is now served by the new bus service no.14, which operates up to mid-evening. Other than that, the nearest stops are on the A40, near Collinwood Road.

Cycle

There is cycle parking (Sheffield hoops) at the community centre.