Oxford Chamber Music Festival 2026 - New Worlds: Syncopation Nation

Ragtime struts, Latin lilt and modern voyages: Bach, Joplin, Debussy and Golijov across a century of restless invention.
About this Event

Now in its 26th year, the Oxford Chamber Music Festival returns with New Worlds. This concert traces nine routes to the New World:

Bach (arr. Hoyos) - Alemania Latina for Flute and Cello

Claude Debussy - Cake Walk

Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer

George Antheil - Little Shimmy Piano Solo

Mark Summers Julie-O Cello Solo

John Cage 4'33 Solo Bass

Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 3

John Corigliano - Voyage for Flute, Cello and Piano

Osvaldo Golijov - Fish Tale

All in Europe's oldest purpose-built concert hall, where world-class players are unusually close up.