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MONDAY, SEPT 20th
TUESDAY, SEPT 21st
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Since the beginning of Sollar Music, our aim is to share live music for all to enjoy.  We aim to create a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere for everyone.  Please let us know any suggestions you have. 

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Saturday 29th April 2023
5pm
MUSICAL ANIMALS
St Swithun's Church, Kennington, Oxford OX1 5PL

A programme for all the family! We will have a relaxed atmosphere where people can move around if they wish and children (of all ages) are welcome.

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Ticket prices

Standard ticket £15

Concession/Child £3

Our theme for this concert is animals: We’ll find lots of the different animals depicted in Vivaldi’s famous 4 Seasons, and we might also see an elephant, a bumblebee, a frog, a dog, and many different types of bird, including The Swan from The Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens.

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Monday 1st May 2023
5.30pm
TROUT QUINTET
St Michael & All Angels Church, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7ES

A short introduction will lead you into the charming, well-loved, piece by Schubert, based his song depicting a darting fish in a glistening brook.

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Programme

Schubert - "Trout" Quintet, D 667

Ticket prices

Standard ticket £15

Concession/Child £3

Performers

Simon Watterton, piano

Anna Cashell, violin

Vanessa McNaught, viola

Ben Cashell, cello

Elizabeth Harré, double bass

CONCERT PRACTICALS
Concert Practicalities

 

We will make the environment as safe and welcoming as possible. Here are a few things you might like to know.​​

  • Our venues are chosen considering their large, airy spaces.

  • Concerts are usually approx 1 hour long, with no interval.

  • There will be spacing between groups of chairs.

  • Please book in advance whenever possible, so that we can manage capacity and the seating plan.

  • Seats will be allocated in advance, grouped for the number of people in each booking.

  • If the concert cannot take place as planned, of if you find you need to cancel, please contact us for a refund.

If you need any special arrangements or have other queries please send a message in advance, or mention it when booking.
Contact: sollarmusicoxford@gmail.com

Previous Concerts

 11th February 2023
GOLDBERG VARIATIONS!
St Michael & All Angels Church, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7ES

Performers

Florence Cooke, violin

Vanessa McNaught, viola

Clare O'Connell, cello

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17th December 2022
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
St Swithun's Church, Kennington, Oxford

Performers

Naomi Rump, violin

Louisa Fuller, violin

Vanessa McNaught, viola

Kath Sharman, cello

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21st May 2022
BRAHMS AND SCHUBERT QUINTETS
St Michael & All Angels Church, Summertown, Oxford

Performers

Sara Trickey, violin

Anna Cashell, violin

Caroline Wolff, viola

Vanessa McNaught, viola

Jane Fenton, cello

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11th December 2021
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
St Swithun's Church, Kennington, Oxford

Performers

Naomi Rump, violin

Caroline Wolff, violin

Vanessa McNaught, viola

Jane Fenton, cello

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14th November 2021
BEETHOVEN'S RUSSIAN COUNT
Quartet Op 59 No 2
St Michael & All Angels Church, Summertown, Oxford

Performers

Caroline Balding violin

Jean Paterson, violin

Vanessa McNaught, viola

Gabriel Amherst, cello

Introduction by Richard Wigmore

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19th September 2021
GAMES AND MIRRORS
Mozart, Bruch, Poulenc and Pärt
St Michael & All Angels Church, Summertown, Oxford

Performers

Katherine Spencer, clarinet

Vanessa McNaught, viola

Viv McLean, piano

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30th July 2021
BRAHMS AND FAURE
St Michael & All Angels Church, Summertown, Oxford

Performers

Florence Cooke, violin

Vanessa McNaught, viola

Christoph Richter, cello

Robin Green, piano

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31st May 2021
MOZART CLARINET QUINTET
St Michael & All Angels Church, Summertown, Oxford

Performers

Catriona Scott, clarinet

Caroline Wolff, violin

Flora Curzon, violin

Vanessa McNaught, viola

Gabriel Amherst, cello

29th May 2021
A SPRING CELEBRATION
St Swithun's Church, Kennington, Oxford

Performers

Anna Cashell, violin

Chris Windass, violin

Vanessa McNaught, viola

Kath Sharman, cello

19th December 2020
CHRISTMAS FAVOURITES
for String Quartet
St Swithun's Church, Kennington, Oxford

Performers

Florence Cooke, violin

Jean Paterson, violin

Vanessa McNaught, viola

Jane Fenton, cello

25th October 2020
BRAHMS SEXTET
in G Op 36 
St Michael & All Angels Church, Summertown, Oxford

Performers

Florence Cooke, violin

Anna Cashell, violin

Rose Redgrave, viola

Vanessa McNaught, viola

Christoph Richter, cello

Jane Fenton, cello

Richard Wigmore, introduction

13th September 2020
BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTET
Op 74 "The Harp"
St Michael & All Angels Church
Summertown, Oxford 

Performers

Caroline Balding, violin

Jean Paterson, violin

Vanessa McNaught, viola

Gabriel Amherst, cello

Richard Wigmore, introduction

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"Thank you for a lovely concert last night, thrillingly played and beautifully conceived in every way."
"I thought the audience experience (in the new Covid era) was far superior to normal. "
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