Corsican ensemble, Spartimu – Workshop and Concert, Oxford

Name: Corsican ensemble, Spartimu – Workshop and Concert, Oxford
Start: 2025-10-22T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-22T21:30:00+01:00
Location: Jericho St Barnabas Church

Schedule

Wed Oct 22 2025 at 06:00 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Jericho St Barnabas Church | Oxford, EN

A workshop with Corsican ensemble, Spartimu, forming part of a UK wide tour. The workshop will include ensemble songs for larger groups, and opportunity to sing paghjellas in smaller groups.
SPARTIMU
Spartimu are an internationally renowned Corsican group, dedicated to teaching and performing ‘cantu in paghjella’ – the UNESCO listed distinctive, highly ornamented and improvisational traditional polyphony of Corsica.
The ensemble has performed in Sardinia, Lithuania, Georgia, Chicago and Melbourne (Australia), and been recorded and documented by the US Library of Congress, as well as providing original music for the recent Ridley Scott film, Napoleon, and being featured in an upcoming episode of the BBC TV series Great Railway Journeys.
'I have been so fortunate to work with Frederic Vesperini and Spartimu for several years and can not recommend them highly enough.'
Karla Mundy, Director, SongRoots, Vancouver BC
'Spartimu bring a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to their encounters with audiences and workshop participants as they take them on a fascinating journey into Corsica's captivating musical heritage.'
Prof. Caroline Bithell, Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of Manchester
TICKET PRICES
We work hard to keep all of our events accessible to as many people as possible, while still adequately compensating our expert music leaders. To that end there is a choice of three price bands, Supporter, Standard, and Concessionary, as well as a youth ticket price.
Workshop only £20/15/10/8
Concert only £20/15/10/8
Combined £35/28/18/14
As always, if you are keen to attend but cost is a barrier for you, please contact us directly to discuss options.