Opus 48

Opus 48 is a choir with high musical ambitions, directed by David Crown. Based in Oxford, UK

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

We're signing off X for now, but the music continues elsewhere. You can still keep up with all things Opus 48 on Facebook, Instagram, our mailing list and our website.

Thanks for following along.

See you on the other side 👋

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[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

What a wonderful day we had on Saturday! Over 100 singers delving into the beautiful music of #Howells and #VaughanWilliams - and cake obvs! We've got some audition slots open tonight so if you enjoyed Saturday, or you're looking for a new choir, sign up!
https://t.co/MqRwGTzDoq

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

Have you signed up yet for our #ComeAndSing next weekend? Some truly beautiful music - #Howells #VaughanWilliams - and we are known for tea and cake so why not join us!
And if you decide the #OpusVibe is for you, we'll have several audition slots open on Monday 14th Sept!

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

Have you signed up yet for our #ComeAndSing next weekend? Some truly beautiful music - #Howells #VaughanWilliams - and we are known for tea and cake so why not join us!
And if you decide the #OpusVibe is for you, we'll have several audition slots open on Monday 14th Sept!

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

It may still be our summer break but that doesn't mean we are just sipping cocktails by the pool (well, maybe one ..!) - we are deep into prep for our #ComeAndSing on Sat 12th Sept. Ease yourself into the season & join us! #Howells #VaughanWilliams
https://t.co/RcEqskV72Q

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

It may still be our summer break but that doesn't mean we are just sipping cocktails by the pool (well, maybe one ..!) - we are deep into prep for our #ComeAndSing on Sat 12th Sept. Ease yourself into the season & join us! #Howells #VaughanWilliams
https://t.co/RcEqskV72Q

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

This will be lovely - such beautiful music and two brilliant venues. Do support our chums in vOx if you can!

[vOx Chamber Choir @vOxChamberChoir]

Only a few days to go until two outings for this delicious programme! We're looking forward to sharing our #RomanticChoir music with you, either in the beautiful #AllSaints in #Brill, or the equally gorgeous @PuseyHouse in #Oxford.
Come join us ...

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

...and with the fabulous #ColinSpinks whom we have just worked with! 👏

[vOx Chamber Choir @vOxChamberChoir]

🙏 to @BBCRadio3 #Breakfast #TomMcKinney for playing our @ACampkin recording this morning! What a delight to hear it! We had such fun recording it.

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

Tonight, Opus 48 presents 'Voices of Light' at @SMVOxford - an evening of sacred choral music by Parry, Balfour Gardiner, Dvořák, Vierne and Pärt.

We can’t wait to share this music with you.
Any spare tickets on the door from 7pm.

#VoicesOfLight #Oxford #ChoralMusic

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

Last chance to book online for Voices of Light this Friday. Parry, Balfour Gardiner, Dvořák, Vierne & Pärt at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford.
🎟 https://t.co/z6VgU1maLM
#VoicesOfLight #Choralmusic #Oxford @SMVOxford

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

Less than a week! 🎶 @opus48choir MD, David Crown, shares the inspiration behind these repertoire choices, which of theses pieces has moved him during rehearsals and what you can expect from this incredible breadth of repertoire. 👏
#VoicesofLight #Oxford
https://t.co/BjTJuaLXjy

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

Arvo Pärt's The Beatitudes sets Christ's Sermon on the Mount. The work unfolds with remarkable simplicity, but beneath the surface the pitch rises steadily throughout, creating tension. That contrast between contemplation and intensity makes it one of Pärt's most admired works.

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

Vierne's Messe solennelle was first performed at Saint-Sulpice, Paris in 1901 and remains one of the landmarks of the French sacred repertoire.
Originally written for choir and 2 organs, the first performance with Vierne himself at the choir organ and Widor at the great organ.

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

Dvořák's Mass in D was composed in 1887 for the consecration of a new chapel at Lužany, commissioned by Josef Hlávka, one of the Czech lands' most important patrons of the arts. The work is more intimate in scale than many nineteenth-century Mass settings, and remains popular.

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

Henry Balfour Gardiner was one of the great champions of British music, supporting composers including Holst, Grainger and Bax at crucial stages in their careers. His Evening Hymn (1908), setting words from a Compline hymn, remains his best-known work.

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

Parry’s Blest Pair of Sirens was commissioned by Stanford for Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee and premiered in 1887. Setting Milton’s At a Solemn Musick, it helped establish Parry as a leading voice of the English Musical Renaissance.

🎟 https://t.co/z6VgU1maLM
#Parry

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

Two weeks until Voices of Light ✨
Keep an eye on our socials this week. We’ll be exploring the music behind the programme - including Parry’s Blest Pair of Sirens, Dvořák’s Mass in D and Pärt’s The Beatitudes.
#VoicesOfLight

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

We’re delighted that organist Colin Spinks will join Opus 48 for Voices of Light on 26 June.
The organ plays a central role in this programme, particularly in Vierne’s dramatic Messe solennelle and Dvořák’s richly lyrical Mass in D.
🎟https://t.co/z6VgU1maLM
#VoicesOfLight

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

Three weeks until Voices of Light ✨
Music by Parry, Balfour Gardiner, Dvořák, Vierne & Pärt at @SMVOxford.
Friday 26 June | 7.30pm
🎟 https://t.co/z6VgU1lCWe
#VoicesOfLight #ChoralMusic

[vOx Chamber Choir @vOxChamberChoir]

We've got some luscious music for you mid-July..... #Verdi #Bruckner #Rheinberger in two glorious venues: All Saints church in #Brill on 11th July , and @PuseyHouse on 12th July. Tix are on sale so book now!

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

Attaching the poster this time ...! 😂

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

Great rehearsal last night - we are enjoying this music so much! If you want to hear #VoicesOfLight then come along to @SMVOxford Friday 26th June for a treat! #Parry #Pärt #Dvoȓák - tix on sale now!
https://t.co/7i4eNbTHz9

[Opus 48 @opus48choir]

Great rehearsal last night - we are enjoying this music so much! If you want to hear #VoicesOfLight then come along to @SMVOxford Friday 26th June for a treat! #Parry #Pärt #Dvoȓák - tix on sale now!
https://t.co/7i4eNbTHz9