25 - 26 April 2026

Rising Sound


Experience the new Sohmen Concert Hall at the University of Oxford’s Schwarzman Centre for the first time in these short performances which include an excerpt from Tchaikovsky’s much loved Serenade for Strings.

The Choir of Keble College join Scottish Ensemble on stage for Caroline Shaw’s And the Swallow which explores antiphonal textures and imitative effects. The programme is completed with the lively Shine you no more, also by Caroline Shaw.

Take your seat and hear this new space come to life.

Performance times:
Saturday 25 April – 1pm, 3pm and 5pm
Sunday 26 April – 11am, 1pm

  • Tchaikovsky
    Serenade for strings (excerpt)
  • Caroline Shaw
    And the Swallow
  • Caroline Shaw
    Shine you no more
  • Sat 25 April 1:00 pm
    Oxford  Schwarzman Centre
  • Sat 25 April 3:00 pm
    Oxford  Schwarzman Centre
  • Sat 25 April 5:00 pm
    Oxford  Schwarzman Centre
  • Sun 26 April 11:00 am
    Oxford  Schwarzman Centre
  • Sun 26 April 1:00 pm
    Oxford  Schwarzman Centre
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