Concerts and
Piano Recitals at St Giles
Events
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to find out what concerts and musical events are coming to St Giles in the next
few months. Use 'Past Events' to
read about concerts that have taken place.
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Our Recital-quality Piano
St Giles owns a fine vintage
1880 Bechstein Boudoir Grand
piano which is available for recitals and small chamber groups to rehearse with
or to give concerts. The instrument was given to the church in the 1950s.
Now it is fully restored, it has been assessed as a potential
'Stradivarius' amongst pianos of its period The cost of the restoration has been
about £6,000 and Marcus
Roberts of Oxford was responsible for the work to bring it back to its 1880 condition.
 The
Bechstein piano is a lovely instrument which we offer for recitals and teaching.
Seating
We have approximately 150-200 pew-style seats, some with
restricted view. We are not really a very suitable venue for very large choirs or
large orchestras - though chamber groups would find it quite suitable.
Acoustics
The church has a very clear and natural acoustic - grateful to
keyboard, chamber music and voice alike without being over-resonant.
Facilities
St Giles is equipped with a small pantry and fully accessible
ground floor toilet - which makes
it a very useful small venue in the historic heart of Oxford.
We have a lockable and modern heated choir vestry which acts
as a comfortable 'Green Room' for performers
There is a church hall adjacent, and there are further toilets
there. A fee would be charged for access to the Hall of around £10 per hour on
Saturday or Sunday evenings.
We do not usually offer parking to people using the church,
other than for loading and unloading purposes. However, we do have space for 2
vehicles, which performers can use, and there is good public (paid)
car parking nearby in St Giles Street for people attending the concert.
If you want to find out more about arranging your own recital or attending concerts
in St Giles, please contact the
Church Secretary. | 
