| Date and venue | Title | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2013 Ashmolean Museum | Fine cantatas from John Lubbock with the Orchestra of St John's in Oxford | Katy Wright |
 Wednesday night’s concert was the first in the Orchestra of St John’s Proms at the Ashmolean series of the new year. John Lubbock led the orchestra, the OSJ Ashmolean Voices and soloists Johnny Herford and Louise Wayman through lively performances of Handel’s Apollo e Dafne and J.S. Bach’s Liebster Jesu, mein Verlagen. If this concert is anything to go by, 2013 promises to be a fine year for orchestra and singers alike.
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| 2-Dec-2012 Oxford Town Hall | A Christmas carol: Christmas with Sir James Galway and the Orchestra of St John's | Katy Wright |
 Oxford Town Hall was certainly decked with boughs of holly for last night’s Christmas special. Featuring the twelve-piece Orchestra of St John’s and a carol-singing choir, the scene was set for a cosy evening away from the cold and drizzle outside. Maybe the best way to describe this concert is by comparing it to a festive CD. The performances were of mixed quality: although some were a joy to listen to, others were less gripping and faded into the background.
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| 6-Jan-2012 Kings Place: Hall One | From Bridge to Vaughan Williams: The Orchestra of St John's at Kings Place | Katy S Austin |
 Frank Bridge, his pupil Benjamin Britten, and Ralph Vaughan Williams: three composers defined by their role in steering English music into the twentieth century. With Britten’s centenary approaching in 2013, Kings Place’s two-concert series of English string music was a timely reminder of the musical imagination that flourished in this country at the turn of the twentieth century. Tonight’s selection – arguably too brief by a piece or two – reminded us of the brooding sensitivities of their music and the folk roots upon which all three men drew.
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