Concerts
|
 Number of years in existence |
31 |
|
| Number of concerts to date |
128 |
|
| Most number of concerts in a year |
5 |
2004, 2008 |
| Usual number of concerts in a year |
4 |
Three in Oxford, one in Didcot |
| Least number of concerts in a year |
3 |
Many years |
| Most number of pieces in a concert |
12 |
7 and 8 November 2009 |
| Least number of pieces in a concert |
1 |
Messiah, 27 November 2004
Messiah, 6 December 2008 |
| Largest audience |
520 |
Oxford Town Hall, 17 April 1999 |
| Audience sell-outs |
2 |
Oxford Town Hall, 17 April 1999 (520);
Cornerstone Didcot, 25 October 2008 (211) |
| Typical audience |
100-150 |
|
| Smallest audience |
40 |
14 December 1985 |
| Furthest concert venue from Oxford |
50 miles |
Woburn Abbey Church, 2001 |
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Repertoire
|
| Most frequently played piece |
5 times |
Delius: La Calinda |
| Next most frequently played piece |
4 times |
Beethoven 7, Debussy: Golliwogg's Cake-Walk, Dvorak: Symphony 9, Elgar Chansons de Matin et de Nuit, Elgar: Sea Pictures, Elgar: Serenade for Strings, Mozart: Oboe Concerto |
| Number of pieces played |
535 |
|
| Number of symphonies |
91 |
|
| Number of concertos |
59 |
|
| Number of overtures |
58 |
|
| Number of symphonic poems |
25 |
|
| Number of new works premiered |
34 |
|
| UK amateur premieres |
7 |
Alfvén: A legend of the Skerries
Bridge: Isabella
Bruch: Symphony no 2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 7
Four Swedish songs |
| Longest piece played |
120 minutes |
Handel Messiah |
| Shortest piece played |
80 seconds |
R Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra |
| Most often played composer |
30 |
Bushell |
| Second most often played composer |
28 |
Tchaikovsky  2007 ranked 3= |
| Third often played composer |
27 |
Mozart 2007 ranked 1= |
| Fourth most often played composer |
25 |
Elgar 2007 ranked 3= |
| Fifth most often played composer |
22 |
Beethoven 2007 ranked 1= |
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People
|
| Largest concert orchestra |
83 |
Bruckner Symphony 7, 23 March 1985 |
| Smallest concert orchestra |
11 |
Woburn Abbey Church, 2001 |
| Largest choir accompanied |
55 |
Lord Williams Festival Chorus |
| Most players at a Thursday rehearsal |
51 |
January 2004 |
| Most violins at a Thursday rehearsal |
21 |
January 2004 |
| Least players at a Thursday rehearsal |
11 |
September 1983 |
| Current membership |
54 |
|
| Longest serving conductor |
28 years |
Geoffrey Bushell |
| Longest serving leader |
18 years |
Emily Ormerod |
| Number of different soloists |
70 |
(excludes return performances) |
| Most soloist appearances |
10 |
Anne Andrew, mezzo soprano |
| Furthest distance travelled by a soloist |
Yukiko Ishida |
From Philadelphia USA (3 times) |
| Number of principal conductors |
3 |
|
| Number of guest conductors |
7 |
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