The New Space

02/02/2026

🎶 Bach at New College continues 🎶

Join us for a very special early evening concert as New College’s own Robert Quinney puts our Donzelague harpsichord through its paces in a programme of virtuosity and imagination.

📅 2 February 2026
🕠 5.30-6.30pm
📍 The New Space, Gradel Quadrangles, Mansfield Road, Oxford

🎶 Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach
• English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808
• Duetti II & IV, BWV 803 & 805
• Partita No. 4 in D, BWV 828

An intimate setting, masterful playing, and some of Bach’s most compelling keyboard works

05/06/2025

We were so lucky to have Tamás Pálfalvi deliver an afternoon of masterclasses for some of our brass students a couple of weeks ago.

The masterclasses were generously endowed by the Davison Young Musicians Foundation.

Tamás Pálfalvi is a virtuoso trumpet player and teacher at the Franz Lizst Conservatorium. Pálfalvi won the first Fanny-Mendelssohn-Förderpreis in 2015, and he was also awarded the WEMAG Soloist Award at Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

🖊Read more about New College's collaborations with the DYMF on our website: https://www.new.ox.ac.uk/past-events-0

03/06/2025

Congratulations to Anneka Vetter, the recipient of the Davison Young Musician Foundation Recital Award, Trinity 2025!

Auditions for the Recital Award took place on 17th May and the standard of competition was extremely high. The DYMF adjudicating panel consisted of Tamás Pálfalvi, Cristian de Sa, Felix Kirkby, and Tom Davison. You can read their biographies via the link in our bio.

👀Stay tuned for details of Anneka's prize recital, coming soon...

Davison Young Musicians Foundation

07/05/2025

LAST CHANCE to sign up for the Davison Foundation Recital Prize Competition...

⏰When? Saturday 17th May 2025
📍Where? The New Space, New College Gradel Quad (Mansfield Road)
🎻What? New College are hosting auditions for the Davison Young Musicians Foundation Recital Prize, open to all music undergrads. The prize is £500 in cash, plus the opportunity to perform a recital in The New Space.

The deadline to sign up is TODAY (at 23:59) but spaces are limited!

To learn more and express your interest, please follow this link:

New College are hosting auditions for the Davison Young Musician Foundation Recital Prize. The Recital Prize will be £500, generously endowed by the Foundation. The winner will also be given the opportunity to perform a recital in The New Space. The Award series was established in 2021 by Tom and P...

09/04/2025

📣Below is a message from our friends, the Oxford Reunion Wind Orchestra!

The Oxford Reunion Wind Orchestra (ORWO) is a friendly scratch band, drawing in people from all over the country. The next all-day workshop is on Saturday 3rd May (10:30 - 20:30).

Programme:
Moeran/Wheeler – Overture for a Masque
Horovitz – Fete Galante
Sparke – Dance Movements

Conductor: David Smith
Location: Wesley Memorial Church, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford.

Schedule:
10:30 – Rehearsals start
17:30 – Rehearsals end
19:30 – Informal play through (no concert dress)
20:30 – Pack down

A buffet lunch will be provided, as well as tea/coffee during breaks.
Dinner will not be provided, but there are lots of restaurants and pubs nearby. Many of us have a drink or two in a local pub after pack down.

Subs: £35.00 per person
£20.00 concession for students

To enquire about playing, please contact the Orchestra here:

10:30 – Rehearsals start 17:30 – Rehearsals end 19:30 – Informal play through (no concert dress) 20:30 – Pack down

31/03/2025

Attention all Oxford University music undergraduates!! Sign up now to take part in the Davison Foundation Recital Prize Competition...

⏰When? Saturday 17th May 2025
📍Where? The New Space, New College Gradel Quadrangle (Mansfield Road)
❓What? New College are hosting auditions for the Davison Young Musician Foundation Recital Prize. The Recital Prize will be £500, as well as the opportunity to perform a recital in The New Space.

To learn more and express your interest in this opportunity, please follow this link: https://www.new.ox.ac.uk/davison-foundation-recital-prize-competition-saturday-17-may-2025

28/03/2025

📣Below is a message from our friends at the Abingdon Music Centre!

Join the Abingdon Community Orchestra – All Abilities Welcome! 🎶
Are you a musician looking for a fun and relaxed space to play? We’re a friendly orchestra looking for new members, no matter your skill level! Whether you’re a seasoned player or picking up your instrument after years, we’d love for you to join us.

What to Expect:
• Welcoming, no-pressure environment
• Rehearsals full of fun, music, and collaboration
• Opportunities to learn and improve
• A mix of music genres, from classical to modern

Instruments:
We welcome all orchestral instruments – strings, brass, woodwind, and percussion!

When & Where:
📅 Weekly sessions on a Wednesday 7.30pm-9.00pm
📍Music Block, Larkmead School, Abingdon

Why Join?
• Meet fellow musicians
• Improve your playing
• Play music in a fun, supportive group

🎻 Ready to join the fun?
Call or email to book your free taster 07934 364940 / [email protected]
Charity no.309181

24/03/2025

Attention all brass players!! Free masterclass opportunity with virtuoso trumpet player Tamás Pálfalvi...

⏰When? Friday 16th May 2025, PM
📍Where? The New Space, New College Gradel Quadrangle (Mansfield Road)
🎺What? The Davison Foundation are providing a free masterclass opportunity for Oxford University brass players!

Tamás Pálfalvi is a virtuoso trumpet player and teacher at the Franz Lizst Conservatorium. Pálfalvi won the first Fanny-Mendelssohn-Förderpreis in 2015, and he was also awarded the WEMAG Soloist Award at Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

To learn more and express your interest in this opportunity, please follow this link: https://www.new.ox.ac.uk/brass-masterclass-tamas-palfalvi-friday-16-may-2025

07/03/2025

...and that's a wrap! A massive you to all of our wonderful artists for their spectacular performances, we have loved hosting the 🍃Wanderlust 🍃 series here at The New Space

🎶Click here to see what's coming next and sign up to our mailing list: linktr.ee/thenewspaceoxford

04/03/2025

DON'T MISS OUT!

Award-winning wind quintet Ensemble Renard join us on Wednesday for the final concert in the Wanderlust series: 'Mountain Airs and Dances' 🍂

⏰When? 5th March (this Wednesday), 6-7pm
📍Where? The New Space, New College Gradel Quadrangles
🎫Tickets: £5 - £15 https://www.new.ox.ac.uk/mountain-airs-and-dances-wanderlust-concert-series-5-march-2025

🎶PROGRAMME:
Summer Music, Op. 31 | Samuel Barber
Sea Eagle | Peter Maxwell Davies
Mountain Airs | Judith Weir
Pastorale | Amy Beach
Down Hollow Winds | Martin Butler
Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm from 'Mikrokosmos' | Bela Bartok (arr. George Strivens)