Contact

John Caunt, Membership Secretary on 01865 452265 or john@johncaunt.com
To apply to join the scheme, please download the application form here.

Benefits

The Friends and Patrons of Oxford Philomusica provide crucial support for the work of Oxford’s professional symphony orchestra. Join a like-minded group of people and actively assist us by becoming part of the wider OP family. In return for an annual subscription you will enjoy a range of benefits:

Friends

• Generous discount on tickets, advance notice of concerts and events, and priority booking
• Free interval drinks at Sheldonian concerts and the opportunity to meet the musicians
• Access to post-concert receptions (additional charge)
• Special members’ events including Friends Evenings - a termly recital and dinner (additional charge)
• Quarterly newsletter ‘Keynotes’
• Discounts with local organisations such as:
•     Saffron Indian Restaurant.  204-206  Banbury Road, , Oxford OX2 7BY.  01865 512211
•     Oxfordshire Craft Guild.   See www.oxfordshirecraftguild.co.uk

Patrons

• Enjoy all the benefits of Friends, plus
• Increased ticket discounts
• Access to rehearsals
• Acknowledgement in every concert programme
• Access to post-concert receptions (additional charge). Silver Patrons get free admission to one reception, Gold to two and Platinum to four per annum
• Invitation to a soirée – one of a series of special musical events at private houses (Platinum Patrons only)

Cost

Friends

• £40 single
• £70 couples

Patrons

• Bronze £150
• Silver £250
• Gold £500
• Platinum £1,000

Membership is an annual subscription (you may join the scheme in any month).

Events

Interval drinks

At Sheldonian concerts, there is wine and mineral water available during the 20-minute interval. Friends and Patrons may help themselves to a complimentary glass, served in the Cecil Jackson Room of the Sheldonian Theatre, while you meet members of the orchestra.

Rehearsals

A chance to hear the orchestra live in rehearsal at the Sheldonian Theatre, on the afternoon of a concert.

Tickets

Friends receive 15% discount for a single ticket per concert (Oxford Philomusica promotions only). Joint Friends can buy two discounted tickets per concert. Patrons receive 20% discount on all tickets.

Friends Evenings

A musical evening of chamber music accompanied by dinner is held once a term at an Oxford College. Starting at 7pm, the evening’s format is drinks, a musical interlude and talk about an aspect of the orchestra’s work by a member of the orchestra and then dinner followed by coffee. Additional charge.

Post-concert Receptions

A post-concert buffet dinner, exclusive to Friends, Patrons and sponsors, is frequently held in the beautiful surrounds of an Oxford College. Additional charge.

Box Office

Please book your tickets through Oxford Philomusica’s Box Office on 020 8450 1060 and mention you are a member of the Patrons Scheme. On the day of the concert, tickets may be bought on the door when showing your membership card.

For more information about other ways to support, please contact our Development Manager Simon Payne, on 07775 904626 or simon@oxfordphil.com