The Record 2006 - Keble College - University of Oxford

The Life of the College
by internationally renowned pianist Melvyn Tan. Marios also
treated Keble students to a special piano Masterclass at the end of
Trinity, offering fascinating insights and advice to Keble Music
scholars Matthew Niblett and Paul Wee. With the help of the
Philomusica it is anticipated that this will form part of a regular
Masterclass series in the future.
Keble Fellow Dr Marios
Papadopoulos gives a Masterclass to
Paul Wee (seated) and Matthew
Niblett.
Student music making has flourished this year, both by individual
musicians and by College musical ensembles. The Choral Society
was reformed this year thanks to the hard work of director
Christian Stobbs, and performed two marvellous concerts in
the Chapel of Fauré’s Requiem and Vivaldi’s Gloria, the former
included a special baritone solo by The Chaplain. The Jazz Band
has also been revived under the direction of Rob Manning and
performed a popular concert in Arts Week. The termly Warden’s
concerts have displayed the great musical talent on offer among
Keble students, and will be supplemented this coming year with
a number of recitals by Keble musicians at Blenheim Palace.
Students have continued to benefit from the piano tuition offered
by our College Tutor, Lynette Stulting.
None of this would have been possible without the hard work and
dedication of the various members of this year’s committee. The
success of the society looks set to continue next year under the
direction of Isla Jeffrey, ensuring that Keble’s reputation as one of
Oxford’s leading musical colleges is maintained.
The Hursley Society
(Sarah Apetrei)
After a brief hiatus, the Hursley Society (Keble’s theological
discussion group) resumed its meetings during Hilary under
graduate leadership with a series of talks on Christian spirituality.
Philip Endean (St John’s) from Campion Hall started things off
with a session on the spirituality of St Ignatius whilst Katerina
Douka (2005), one of our archaeology graduates, introduced
us to the visual riches and spiritual tradition of St Catherine’s
Monastery at Mount Sinai. During Trinity, we enjoyed a wide
ranging discussion on Paths of English Spirituality with Rt Revd
Geoffrey Rowell, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe, and Keble’s own
Dr Mark Philpott opened up the surprising world of ‘cults of the
bearded ladies’ in medieval Europe.
Next term, we look forward to hearing from Bishop Kallistos
Ware of Diokleia on the Philokalia (Thursday 9 November at
5pm). All are welcome to join us.
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