Oxford University Music Society
{{Infobox
| title = Oxford University Music Society
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| label1 = Institution
| data1 = University of Oxford
| label2 = Established
| data2 = 1872
| header3 = Officers
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| label4 = Senior Member
| data4 = Prof. Laura Tunbridge
| label5 = President
| data5 = Louis Benneyworth, St Catherine's
| label6 = Vice President
| data6 = Towa Matsuda, Balliol
| label7 = Secretary
| data7 = Antonia Horan, Teddy Hall
| label8 = Home Page
| data8 = [http://www.oums.co.uk OUMS]
| label9 = Flagship Orchestra
| data9 = [https://ouo.web.ox.ac.uk/ OUO]
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The Oxford University Music Society (OUMS){{cite book| first=Louise | last=Head | title=British and International Music Yearbook | page=238 | year=2001 |publisher=Rhinegold Publishing }} is one of the oldest societies in the University of Oxford, England, tracing its origins back to 1872. The Society was formed in 1916 by the merger of the Oxford University Musical Club, founded in 1872, and the Oxford University Musical Union, founded in 1884. Originally called the Oxford University Musical Club and Union, it changed its name to the Oxford University Musical Society in 1983.{{cite encyclopedia| editor1=Hibbert | editor2=Hibbert | encyclopedia=The Encyclopaedia of Oxford | page=267 | year=1988 }}
Overview
The Oxford University Musical Club ran the Public Classical Concerts series from 1891 to 1914.{{cite encyclopedia| editor1=Hibbert | editor2=Hibbert | encyclopedia=The Encyclopaedia of Oxford | page=305 | year=1988 }} These led to the Oxford Subscription Concerts series subsequently. The concerts included the Oxford Symphony Orchestra.{{cite encyclopedia| editor1=Hibbert | editor2=Hibbert | encyclopedia=The Encyclopaedia of Oxford | page=306 | year=1988 }} The Oxford University Music Club also sponsored weekly concerts in the historic Holywell Music Room.{{cite journal| title=Alumni Association of American Rhodes Scholars | journal=The American Oxonian | volume=45 | page=124 | year=1958 |publisher=Association of American Rhodes Scholars }} Sir James Steuart Wilson (1889–1966) sang for the Club.{{cite book| title=The Grove Book of Opera Singers | editor-first=Laura Williams | editor-last=MacyLouise | page=527 | year=2008 |publisher=Oxford University Press | chapter=Wilson, Sir (James) Steuart | isbn=978-0195337655 }}
OUMS was founded to promote the appreciation and performance of music within Oxford University.{{cite web |title=OUMS Website About Page |url=http://oums.co.uk}} OUMS runs eight ensembles:{{cite web |title=OUMS Website Ensembles Page |url=http://oums.uk}}
- Oxford University Orchestra (professionally conducted symphony orchestra)
- Oxford University Philharmonia (student conducted symphony orchestra)
- Oxford University Sinfonietta (elite chamber music ensemble)
- Oxford University Chorus (large non-auditioning choir and orchestra)
- Oxford University String Ensemble
- Oxford University Wind Orchestra
- Oxford University Jazz Orchestra
- Oxford University Brass Band
In addition to the above ensembles, the Oxford University Chamber Music Society, Oxford Millennium Orchestra, and Oxford Chamber Orchestra (alumni orchestra) are affiliated with OUMS.
OUMS is supported by the Oxford University Music Faculty.{{cite web|url=http://www.music.ox.ac.uk/about/ensembles/students-ensembles/oums/|title=Oxford University Music Faculty Website}}
See also
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite encyclopedia| editor-last=Hibbert | editor-first=Christopher |editor-link=Christopher Hibbert |editor2-last=Hibbert |editor2-first=Edward | encyclopedia=The Encyclopaedia of Oxford |pages=265–268, 305–306 |year=1988 |publisher=Macmillan | location=London | isbn=0-333-39917-X }}