College Record 2013

included the annual performance at Wolfson Summer Event, where some of our
members performed for the very first time. Long-term members Katherine Allen,
Penny Feng and alumna Jo McGouran, are also proud members of the Oxford
Middle Eastern Dance Society (OMEDS) dance troupe. This year they have danced
at Oxford Christmas Light Night, Hypnotic Belly Dance Night (in Reading),
OMEDS Spring and Winter Hafla, Hathor Hafla, and Oxford RAG Ball. However,
their favourite performance was at the opening of the new Auditorium: Wolfsonians
are fantastic audiences!
Penny Feng
Music Society
This year Wolfson participated for the first (but we hope not the last) time in
the OxJam, a month-long series of performances to raise money for Oxfam. Our
performance was in two parts: a classical concert in the afternoon with a cake sale,
and later a series of bands in the College bar. A good sum was raised, and we hope it
will become a regular event. Wolfson members also performed at the annual Winter
Concert and the Summer Event. The Alternative Choir, conducted by Isabel de
Berrie, has had a good year, while the newly formed Isaiah Choir, directed by John
Duggan, is gathering pace. John Duggan has included samples of both groups in his
Wolfscape 1, a collage of College sounds. The Society has responded to Wolfson’s
strong interest in forming new bands as well as in existing groups and solo acts, by
planning to purchase an electronic keyboard to complement the recent purchase of
an electronic drum kit by the Entz Committee. This will enable students to practise
without disturbing others, and will facilitate performance outdoors and in the bar.
The Fournier Trio continues its association with Wolfson, giving a fine performance
of music by Brahms in January in the Hall, in support of the Grand Piano Campaign.
Two of its members, Sulki Yu (violin) and Pei-Jee Ng (cello), returned to perform at
the Naming of the Leonard Wolfson Auditorium on 6 June. They played a duo by
Kodaly with great sensitivity to universal admiration. We are delighted that they
have agreed to continue their association with the College for a further five years.
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