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Faculty of Music, Oxford University @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Are you a Year 10–13 state school student in the UK interested in studying Music at university? The Crescendo Programme from @orieloxford.bsky.social, supported by the Music Faculty, offers a series of free online sessions on Music scholarship and study skills. www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/crescendo-pr...

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Crescendo Programme - Oriel College

Oriel College’s Crescendo Programme is a series of outreach events aimed at Year 10-13 state school students in the UK who are interested in studying Music at university.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 15/08/2026

Meet some of the students preparing to start their Oxford journey this autumn and hear what earning their place means to them ⬇️ bit.ly/3TWndrK #GoingToOxford #ALevelResultsDay #OxfordUni

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 10/07/2026

Today His Majesty The King officially opened the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities at Oxford University - the largest building project ever undertaken by the Uni. Find out more ⬇️ bit.ly/3SUeq94

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

A very special moment for us at the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments as His Majesty The King explored our remarkable collection of musical instruments! www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/nationa...

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King gets musical welcome as he opens University of Oxford building

Charles toured the university’s Stephen A Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Be among the first to experience our new permanent exhibition, ‘Resonant Histories’, curated by @emanuelavai.bsky.social (Head of Collection and Curator) www.bate.ox.ac.uk/event/bate-c... @torchoxford2013.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @discoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @erc.europa.eu

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Dave Orwell has been crafting custom mounts for our new home! Mount making is a hidden art of museum display, every object needs a perfectly tailored support to keep it safe and show it at its best. Dave’s been carefully measuring our instruments so they’ll be beautifully and securely displayed.

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Emanuela Vai @emanuelavai.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

I’m now looking forward to finalising the exhibition I am curating for @batecollection.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social, teaching, meeting my new DPhils, and finishing up some research projects... @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social #EarlyModernHistory #academiclife

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

We're thrilled to welcome two new members of our museum team! Byung Kim joins as Exhibition Designer, a multidisciplinary creative with international experience. Nic Fulcher joins as Projects Manager from the Ashmolean, focusing on management & exhibition admin.

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Faculty of Music, Oxford University @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

During the #oxopendays on Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 July, our @batecollection.bsky.social of Musical Instruments will be open for drop ins and instrument handling sessions. Come along to find out more! #oxopendays2025 #oxfordmusic #oxfordopenday #batecollection @ox.ac.uk

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

A Participatory Research Fund has been awarded to @batecollection.bsky.social, @torchoxford.bsky.social & @modernartoxford.bsky.social Led by @emanuelavai.bsky.social & Alex Coke, this collab with artist Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom blends historic instruments, student performances & video art for 2026!

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Emanuela Vai @emanuelavai.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

[#AnOxfordDiary] What a gorgeous night @NationalGallery for the Festa della Repubblica, promoting Italian academic research, culture art & musical instruments surrounded by Caravaggio! @batecollection.bsky.social @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Save the Newark School of Musical Instrument Crafts. Sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/save-the-n...

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Thank you to all who brought BACH 1725 to life @ the Sheldonian yesterday! A fantastic celebration with music from OAE (directed by John Butt), New College Choir, Daniel Reynolds, Nicholas Samuel & Judith Weir. Great to see members of the Bate Collective perform on our historic instruments!

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Faculty of Music, Oxford University @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

On Thursday, join EMPRES & electronic music composer & visual artist LeafcutterJohn for an immersive performance. Alongside this are works composed, presented & curated by Music & @theruskin.bsky.social students, responding to @modernartoxford.bsky.social exhibition of Barbara Steveni: I Find Myself

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Follow JoJo as she takes our mid-19th century guitar into an anechoic chamber! This is part of the research project 'Digital Bate'.

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

What an amazing concert! A huge congratulations to all the incredible musicians and performers who brought 300 years of the Concert Spiritual’s history to life. Every note was a display of baroque brilliance! And a special thank you to the fantastic director, Dr. Jonathan Williams!

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Faculty of Music, Oxford University @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Coming up on Thursday! The Bate Collective, directed by Dr Jonathan Williams, perform music by Corelli, Charpentier, Telemann, Pergolesi, Caldara, and Mouret. Do join us at 1pm in Keble College Chapel. @batecollection.bsky.social

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Happy Lunar New Year! It's the year of the Snake! 🐍 To celebrate, we’re showcasing our Serpent—an early bass wind instrument! The serpent evolved from the cornett and is a distant ancestor of the tuba. As with many of our instruments, this historic instrument is still mostly playable today!

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Huge congratulations to our amazing Head of the Bate Collection, @emanuelavai.bsky.social , on having her work published! What a fantastic achievement! 🎉

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Faculty of Music, Oxford University @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

On Thursday 30 January, resident string quartet Castalian String Quartet return for a concert of Hildegard von Bingen, Haydn, Kurtág, and Beethoven.

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Castalian String Quartet

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 20/12/2024

When a student's reading list gets out of control...📚🎄

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

What a year! Thank you to everyone who visited, played, listened, sketched, and made our museum come alive. We will be closed from the 21st December to the 1st January inclusive and will reopen the Bate Collection on Thursday 2nd January!

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

inspired by Mr Beast, we're going to run a game show of our own it's called Visit the Museum participation is free/pay-what-you-want every contestant wins a museum experience also there are no losers

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Faculty of Music, Oxford University @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

We're hiring! The University, in association with St Catherine's College, proposes to appoint an Associate Professor of Music with effect from 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

A huge thank you to everyone who joined the Oxford Gamelan Society for their informal evening of Javanese Gamelan and dance. A huge shoutout to the brilliant guest dancer, Andrea Rutkowski, for the captivating performance that left us all in awe! 💃✨

The Gamelan is an Indonesian orchestra of bronze metallophones. It is a percussion ensemble made up predominantly of gongs, metallophones, and chimes, all hand-forged in bronze and mounted on exquisitely carved frames and beds with snakes, tropical plants, and other decorative embellishments.

Javanese and Balinese dancer, Andrew Rutkowski is dancing with the Gamelan in a semi-circle surrounding her.

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Our collection contains what is thought to be the oldest oboe in Britain! This instrument was made in c.1690 and is known as the 'Galpin Oboe'. The maker is unknown, but it was named after the famous collector Canon Francis W. Galpin who had it in his possession before 1910. #musichistory #oboe

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 11/11/2024

Hey! We’ve compiled a starter pack of museums, galleries, archives and libraries in the UK who are right here on Bluesky 🦋 go.bsky.app/9o1sRWp

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

This trumpet is 357 years old! Made in 1667 by Simon Beale who became the state trumpeter to Oliver Cromwell & Charles II. It is still in playing condition and formed part of the fanfare march for marking the centenary of the @artfund.bsky.social Come to the Bate to take a closer look!

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Faculty of Music, Oxford University @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

We're delighted to announce that Professor Laura Tunbridge has been appointed to the Heather Professorship of Music, with effect from October 2025. www.music.ox.ac.uk/article/prof...

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Did you know? 🤔 Many mouthpieces in the Bate Collection are displayed with instruments, but matching them to their originals is nearly impossible! Discover unique ivory, brass, and resin pieces used on serpents, bass horns, ophicleides, and more. Each creates its own sound! 🎶

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

We’re thrilled to have loaned out our copy of the prized Beale Trumpet for the incredible OxfordMUN 2024! Huge thanks to the amazing Zack Di Lello for delivering a stellar performance—it was music to our ears! 🎺✨ #OxfordMUN2024 #BealeTrumpet @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social

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Bate Collection of Musical Instruments @batecollection.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Excited to hear JoJo Blyth discuss her new song Thought Train, her incredible work in biomedical engineering, and her role in our research project, Digital Bate, with the amazing Dave Gilyeat on @bbcoxford.bsky.social Tune in here: open.spotify.com/episode/6SYS...

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JoJo Blyth, Killer Kowalski + The Sound Machine

BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire & Berkshire · Episode

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