Spring Martlet 2017

OLD MEMBER EVENTS
We were delighted to welcome our Old Members to reunions and College celebrations this autumn and winter. We would like
to thank everyone who hosted and supported these events, and to all those who attended and helped to make them such a
great success. We hope you enjoyed re-connecting with old friends and with the College. Event reports and photographs can
be viewed at: www.univ.ox.ac.uk/event-reports and Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/UnivOxford/
THE MARTLET ENSEMBLE
CANDLELIT CONCERT
All members of the College were invited
to a candlelit concert by The Martlet
Ensemble on 22 November in College
Chapel. The programme of Bach Advent
and Christmas Cantatas included Nun
komm der Heiden Heiland (BWV 62), Sie
werden aus Saba (BWV 65) and Wachet
auf (BWV 140), with special guest soloists:
Augusta Hebbert, Soprano, Guy Cutting,
Tenor and Johnny Herford, Baritone. The
Martlet Ensemble was led by Caroline
Balding and Univ Chapel Choir were
directed by Giles Underwood.
ADVENT CAROL SERVICE
Old Members, Fellows, students and their families gathered for a celebration of
Advent by candlelight in Univ Chapel on 3 December 2016, followed by mince pies
and mulled wine in Hall.
YOUNG UNIV BREWERY TOUR
Members of Young Univ were invited
to join us for a tour of CRATE Brewery
in London on 27 October. The event
was a great success. It was a relaxed and
informal evening which was well attended
by Old Members from across the Young
Univ cohort.
ANNUAL SEMINAR
Old Members and their guests were invited to join us for the 12th Univ Annual Seminar and Buffet Supper on 24 November at The Royal Society,
London. Guest panellists, including Lord Butler (1957, Classics), Prof. Dr Julian Lindley-French (1976, History), Gilly Lord (1992, Maths), Prof. Anand
Menon (1984, History and Modern Languages) and Prof. Marc Stears, discussed ‘How can the Government meet the challenges of Brexit?’
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