Music

Rozzy introduces children and their families to the workings of the double bass - fun, up close, in a special music building. Bring your own cushion! Tickets available from Oxford Playhouse, 01865 305305, www.ticketsoxford.com or Pegasus Theatre, 01865 812150

WOAPA Singing Group Workshop

WOAPA will once again be running an adult singing group all-day workshop on Sunday 11th August.

Singers arrive at 10am to start the workshop, then we break for a picnic lunch (please bring your own lunch) before we resume the workshop in the afternoon. After a short break, friends & family will join us for a free early evening concert.

Theme: 'West-end Musicals'

Following the success of his extraordinary performance in Liszt 2011 - A 200th Birthday Celebration, virtuoso pianist, Julian Saphir marks his second appearance at the JdP with a rare chance to hear the complete cycle of Rachmaninoff Preludes. This concert is a must for all lovers of Romantic piano music!

THE SINGERCISE PROGRAMME This is a group class to exercise vocal muscles and will include the following techniques: Accent Breathing - This method is considered the best for singers. De-constriction and Posture - Why is posture so important? How to achieve even Tone and Resonance. Warming-Up and Cooling-Down. Onset – Offset - Closure. Flexibility. Stamina.

THE SINGERCISE PROGRAMME This is a group class to exercise vocal muscles and will include the following techniques: Accent Breathing - This method is considered the best for singers De-constriction and Posture - Why is posture so important? How to achieve even Tone and Resonance. Warming-Up and Cooling-Down. Onset – Offset - Closure Flexibility Stamina.

THE SINGERCISE PROGRAMME This is a group class to exercise vocal muscles and will include the following techniques: Accent Breathing - This method is considered the best for singers De-constriction and Posture - Why is posture so important? How to achieve even Tone and Resonance. Warming-Up and Cooling-Down. Onset – Offset - Closure Flexibility Stamina.

DON’T MISS OUT – COMPETITION CLOSING! Would you like to play at Caversham Festival 2013? Take part in Readipop’s Battle of the Bands to secure your place in the spot light! To enter contact us by Friday 29 March 2013, that’s Good Friday. Location Readipop, 35 Milford road, Reading, RG1 8LG

OXYBAROXY – Oxfordshire Youth Baroque Strings

Directed by Mark Levy in a programme of 18th century Concertos and Arias

Concerto in C major – Vivaldi (RV 533) – Lily Vernon and Ella de Villiers – Flutes

Handel Arias – Bethan Rose – Soprano

Concerto in A minor – Vivaldi (Rv 533) – Alex Gunasekera and Leo Appel – Violins

Harmonie Musik -

Music for classical wind ensemble

Krommer Octet op57

Seiber Serenade (sextet)

Mozart Don Giovanni arranged for octet by Triebensee

A unique opportunity to explore Britten’s writing for mezzo-soprano

12 noon - 1.30pm: HARD ELECTRIC RAGE - Richard Parish (conductor & leading Britten expert), Steuart Bedford (specialist in C17 theatre) and Nicholas Cleobury (Artistic Dir. Britten in Oxford & Artisic Dir.