# Event Details - **Event Name**: Discover John Taverner: A Study Afternoon - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 01:30 pm – Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm - **Event Description**: A panel of scholars will explore the life, work and legacy of John Taverner, Informator choristarum at Christ Church from 1525.About this EventChrist Church Oxford has been a home to musical excellence since its foundation. One of its earliest employees was John Taverner, appointed in 1525 as the first Informator choristarum (instructor of the choristers). He quickly established himself as a composer of national significance, and his music survived the strictures of the Reformation to be copied even a century after its composition. More recently, Taverner and his music inspired Peter Maxwell Davies in the composition of orchestral pieces and an opera. Find out about John Taverner: a panel of distinguished scholars will give illustrated talks to introduce and discuss his life, his work, his legacy.Agenda?: 01:30 PM - 06:00 PMDiscover John Taverner: A Study AfternoonInfo: Programme 13:30: Registration and exhibition viewing 14:00:Welcome 14.15: Session One Magnus Williamson (Newcastle University) – Taverner of Boston Kerry McCarthy (Independent Scholar) – Taverner, Wolsey, and the art of musical patronage Andrew Hope (Independent Scholar) – Taverner and the Oxford ‘Lutherans’ in the 1520s David Skinner (Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge) – John Taverner and the Sounds of Reformation Lay clerks of Christ Church Cathedral Choir directed by Peter Holder, selected works by John Taverner. 16:00: Break 16:30: Session Two David Maw (Christ Church, Oxford) – ‘not unlike a confused singing of birds’: Taverner’s instrumental legacy Nicholas Jones (Cardiff University) – Maxwell-Davies and Taverner Questions and answers with panel discussion. * We regret that access to the Upper Library is by a large spiral staircase only and may cause difficulty for anyone with limited mobility. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oxford/discover-john-taverner-a-study-afternoon/100001837879209189 - **Event Categories**: business, music, exhibitions, live-music, art, entertainment, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 16.96, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Oxford - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Christ Church - **lat**: 51.7498733 - **long**: -1.2558446 - **full address**: Christ Church, Saint Aldate's, Oxford, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Discover John Taverner: A Study Afternoon - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/171a01c8424a95773e72cc7ab24f0656b7f2d23e83b4e496206270be160bbde9-rimg-w1200-h800-dc040403-gmir.jpg?v=1761310914 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Discover John Taverner: A Study Afternoon being held? - **A:** Discover John Taverner: A Study Afternoon takes place on Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 01:30 pm to Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm at Christ Church, Saint Aldate's, Oxford, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Discover John Taverner: A Study Afternoon? - **A:** Discover John Taverner: A Study Afternoon is organized by Christ Church Library. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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