Charivari Agréable Simfonie
The period-instrument orchestra of Oxford

Charivari Agréable regularly expands into Oxford's resident period-instrument orchestra, Charivari Agréable Simfonie. Described as 'one of the classiest baroque bands' (The Sunday Observer), the orchestra is constantly praised for its playing, which 'is of the highest order' (The Telegraph), and for its sonority — 'you are seduced by the exquisite refinement of sound & incredible intensity' (The Guardian). Indeed Charivari Agréable Simfonie produce 'a deeply sonorous timbre superior to the thin sound of many other early music groups, and their elegant phrasing makes their instruments sing' (Cathedral Music). The orchestra has on-going collaborations with some thirty vocal groups - choral societies and professional choirs alike - all over the UK, and has been conducted by many musicians of renown, including Sir Charles Mackerras. The ensemble has appeared at all prominent venues in London, including Buckingham Palace.


Some of our recent and forthcoming appearances:

Buckingham Palace
BBC Broadcasting House
Brighton Pavillion
Bradford Cathedral
Cadogan Hall, London
Chelmsford Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Convocation House, Oxford University
Douai Abbey
The Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair, London
Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge
Lincoln Cathedral
Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford
Merton College Chapel, Oxford
New College Chapel, Oxford
Norwich Cathedral
Purcell Room
Queen's College Chapel, Oxford
The Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
Royal Academy of Music
Royal Holloway Chapel University of London
Royal Northern College of Music
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
St David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire
St John's, Smith Square, London
St Woolos Cathedral, Newport
Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge
Truro Cathedral
Wigmore Hall




Just before a performance of Bach's B-minor Mass



Our 15th Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610, this time with the Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle



Rehearsing Bach's Christmas Oratorio in St David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire



Bachs Orchestral Suite in The Queen's College Chapel, Oxford