ISIS Chamber Orchestra
 

Players' Information

Page last updated: Thursday 8th May 2025


Concert: Saturday 10th May 2025

Programme

Grieg – Holberg Suite (Op.40) [IMSLP, YouTube]
strings - 22 min
Vaughan Williams – 5 Variants of Dives and Lazarus [IMSLP, YouTube]
harp & strings - 12 min
Elgar – Serenade [IMSLP, YouTube]
strings - 10 min
Copland – Quiet City [YouTube]
cor anglais, trumpet & strings - 9 min
Finzi – 5 Bagatelles [YouTube]
clarinet & strings - 14 min
Karl Jenkins – Palladio [YouTube]
strings - 17 min

Subs

Orchestra subs are £20 per concert - or more if you are feeling generous! Payment can be by cash, alternatively our bank details are sent around to players shortly before rehearsals begin.

Rehearsals

The rehearsal schedule is as follows. Please note: there are two different All Saints' churches, so please carefully check which one the rehearsal is at!

Tuesday 29th April 2025 - 7.30pm - 10pm, at All Saints Church, Marcham

Friday 2nd May 2025 - 7.30pm - 10pm, at Risinghurst Community Centre, Main Hall

Tuesday 6th May 2025 - 7.30pm - 10pm, at All Saints Church, Marcham

Friday 9th May 2025 - 7.30pm - 10pm, at All Saints Church, Headington

Saturday 10th May 2025 - 2.15pm All Saints Church, Headington

Concert Dress

Gents-style attire

White shirt, black dinner jacket, black bow tie.

Ladies-style attire

Smart all black.

Venues

All Saints Church, Headington Lime Walk, Headington [Google Maps] - OX3 7AL

Cycle

If cycling is an option, this is probably the best way to get to the church. There are some Sheffield cycle hoops, at the church, right outside the main entrance on Lime Walk.

Bus

There are frequent buses to Headington all day and all evening from surrounding areas, including the bus 400 from Thornhill Park and Ride. Bus stops are in the centre of Headington and the church is ~300m away.

Car
Mon-Fri 8am-6.30pm Permit holders or 3 hours

There is some limited on-road parking available nearby, so car-share if you can.

There are a few spaces near the church with these restrictions: →
Please leave those space for folks with heavy-to-carry instruments/equipment.

Mon-Fri 8am-7pm Sat 2pm-4pm Permit holders only There are some further spaces on nearby residential roads further away from Headington, such as the southern end of Lime Walk, All Saints Rd, Stapleton Road and Bickerton Rd, and they have these parking restrictions: →