Turn-of-the-century Britain: a stuffy, supercilious place dominated by a small handful of composers, who all wore unbearably uncomfortable clothes, and all churned out unbearably sentimental music. Right? Wrong!

Join some of the university's foremost Indian Classical musicians for a memorable night of beautiful, virtuosic music in the stunning Holywell Music Room!

This concert showcases chamber music by Elizabeth Maconchy and Grace Williams, presented alongside readings from their letters.

SHOUT! aims to shift focus onto the music of female composers, highlighting some underrated gems within the male-saturated Classical repertoire.

The Josefine Viola Quartet will play a concert of music by Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1959), centred around her quartets for violins and cellos, both arranged for violas.

A recital celebrating the works of well-known English song composers, delving into the often-overlooked queer narratives of their personal lives.

Inviolate' celebrates the work of black composers across the ages, who challenge us to think again.

Oxford University Music Faculty's International Women's Day concert celebrates women in film.

This term, OUWO has the exciting opportunity of collaborating with CUWO for our programme of Opera and Ballet, conducted by Maria Copley and Jane Hammond respectively.

Join Somerville Music Society for their annual celebration of International Women*'s Day.

Tonight, we celebrate the musical world of the Coleridge-Taylor family. Including Avril’s ‘A Sussex Landscape’ and Samuel’s ‘Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast’.

Somerville offers a weekly secular service of 'Choral Contemplation' at 5:30pm on Sundays during term time. The concluding contemplation of term will ‘re-tune’ our meaning of vulnerability and empowerment in the context of International Women’s Day, with speaker Aparajita Kaul.

Come and join us for a relaxed evening of organ music, performed by LMH Organ Scholars.

A recital dedicated to the remarkable artistry of French women composers.

Enjoy a concert of music by British women from the early twentieth century to the present day.

This recital features works composed by French females in the 20th century transcribed for viola and piano duo.

We welcome Linton Stephens, Jacob Bird, George Haggett, and Freya Jarman to discuss queer issues in music at this year’s RETUNE Panel.

Sketchbook represents everything descriptive - be that whimsical, imaginary, thrilling or terrifying - and OUSE will take a deep dive inside the musical canvas and present a vibrant evening of vivid music.

This recital aims to showcase new works for baritone voice by up-and-coming composers who fall under the transgender and non-binary umbrella.

Drawing on the improvisation-based traditions of both Hindustani Classical and Western Church Music traditions, Anita Datta presents a concert exploring the entanglements between sounds, peoples, and cultures of musicianship through the versatility of the organ, including the World Premiere performance of Anita Datta’s symphonic organ work, Ādi.

What does it mean for a composer to write for her own instrument - in this case, the oboe?

Pianists Alexander Kwon, Eliam Lau, and Mar Umbert put on a concert of two piano and solo piano music.

A woman’s journey of overcoming experiences of intimidation, assault and rejection. Francesca Lauri and Ellen Pearson tell this narrative through a programme of exclusively female composers.

Often regarded as a significant departure from her intimate lieder and shorter piano pieces, Hensel’s Piano Trio showcases her capabilities as both a composer and pianist, with its virtuosic piano writing, and poetic allusions to her brother, Felix’s compositions.

This concert explores the universal tension between yearning for what is elusive, and finding solace in the places, emotions, and identities that ground us.

Join us for this performance; a new town will be imagined and built before your very eyes and ears!

Farrenc and Beach represent two female pianist composers who were pioneers of gender equality in orchestral composition.