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Oxford Harmonic Choir is a large, mixed-voice amateur choir based in Oxford, England. It is the second-oldest non-collegiate choir in Oxford, having been founded in 1921,〔Hibbert pp. 267, 301.〕〔Sadie p. 830〕 and according to ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' is one of the "institutions of lasting significance to Oxford's musical life that were established during this period".〔 Currently the choir has around 150 singing members and usually performs three concerts annually in either the Sheldonian Theatre or Oxford Town Hall with the Orchestra of Stowe Opera. ==History== Originally the choir was known as the Iffley Glee Club, and after renaming itself the Iffley Choral Society in 1923, it became Oxford Harmonic Society in 1924 after moving base to central Oxford.〔Hibbert pp. 301–302.〕 In August 2014 the choir changed its name to Oxford Harmonic Choir. A notable element of Oxford Harmonic Choir's performing history has been participation in various music festivals held in Oxford. These included a performance of Haydn's ''Creation'' in 1932 as part of a three-day Haydn festival which was described in ''The New York Times'' as "by far the most genial as well as the most admirable commemoration Great Britain has had of one whose popularity in the eighteenth century rivalled that of Handel himself".〔Bonavia, The New York Times〕 Other festivals involving performances by the choir included the 1948 Oxford Festival of British Music and the 1950 Oxford Festival of Johann Sebastian Bach〔Caldwell, Hornby & Maw pp. 288–289,〕 and the 1951 Oxford Festival of Arts linked to the Festival of Britain.〔Keesing's Record of World events Vol. VIII May 1951 p. 11441 May 6th.〕 Another long-established and oft-noted tradition of the choir is the programming of rarely performed works in addition to the standard choral repertoire.〔〔Handbook to the University of Oxford 1966 p. 324.〕 Examples of this include: *Thomas Arne's oratorio ''Judith'' on 19 February 1950 – quite possibly the last performance of this work in the UK and one of only a handful post 1800.〔Tasch p. 255.〕 *Max Bruch's ''Das Feuerkreuz'' on 29 March 2003 – one of several lesser-known choral works by Bruch performed by the choir in recent years. *Carl Loewe's ''Passion Oratorio'' on 31 March 2012 – the UK premiere of this work originally composed in 1847. Since 1985, the choir has also taken part in a number of joint performances with the Bonn Philharmonic Choir in both Bonn and Oxford as part of activities celebrating the links between these twinned cities. One of the highlights of this partnership was a performance of Elgar's ''Dream of Gerontius'' in Bonn on 22 September 1991, also involving the Cologne Philharmonic. In addition to a highly enthusiastic response from the audience and reviewers from the Bonn press, the concert also gained considerable attention from The Elgar Society.〔Elgar Society Journal May 1992 and March 1995 p. 34.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oxford Harmonic Choir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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