Winter term 25/26
Winter term 25/26
Welcome day
What you can expect...
The most important things
Information and Q&A sessions about the entrance examination. The teachers and we will answer your questions.
Insight into the instrumental lessons
You can present your planned repertoire to the vocal and instrumental teachers in an informal setting and get advice
Workshops
To get a taste of university life, the workshops offer you insights into seminar content
Oldenburg facets
We will take you into student life and show you the city of Oldenburg as a place to study
We look forward to meeting you and will be happy to help and advise you :)
Uni Big Band Oldenburg live!
Swing, modern jazz and Latin American music will resound at the University of Oldenburg on Friday, 16 January 2026, when the university big band takes to the stage again. The final concert at the end of the semester under the direction of Christian Kappe begins at 8.00 pm in the university auditorium (admission from 7.30 pm, building A11, Ammerländer Heerstraße 69). In addition to various classics, the jazz orchestra's current repertoire also includes contemporary titles. Both instrumental and vocal pieces by Ethel Waters, Bob Mintzer, John Daversa, Pat Metheny, Diana Krall and the group Radiohead are among the highlights of the evening. Tickets cost 12 euros (concessions 6 euros) and are only available at the box office. The music student body will be offering drinks in the foyer.
Contact:
Christian Kappe
+49(0)177 801 3925
If I were a racist - exploring racism in music teaching
A workshop with Nate Holder
We would like to invite you to the second workshop in the series "How do we talk about racism?" organised by the Institute of Music. For this we could win Nate Holder. In July 2020 (less than two months after the death of George Floyd) he published a poem entitled "If I were a racist...". (video)
Four years later, it became a book that shows how racism and white supremacy have inscribed themselves in music education.
The workshop builds on the book's theses and will be held in English.
29th A Cappella Evening
This year the 29th a cappella evening of the Pop & Jazz Choir and the arranging course will take place!
Our guest is the vocal band vocal band "Sub5"from Hanover.
Made in Japan!
A drumming evening with Schlagwerk Ossietzky & Co.
The percussion ensemble Schlagwerk Ossietzky, under the direction of Gereon Voß, dedicates its end-of-semester concert to music from Japan. The programme ranges from traditional drumming (on original taikos) to contemporary pop music. In between there will be space for film music by Joe Hisaishi (including My Neighbour Totoro), a bedtime song, the popular folk song Yagibushi, music for the moon and of course: A Thousand Cherry Blossoms (Senbonzakura)!
The evening will also feature the Percussion Global project ensemble with music from the Middle East/Small Asia and the newcomer section of Schlagwerk Ossietzky with Latin and funk rhythms for body percussion and mallets.
The concert is kindly supported by: German-Japanische-Gesellschaft Nordwest zu Oldenburg e.V. Many thanks!
Representatives of the society will be providing information about Japan at an information stand and will also be on stage with interesting facts about one or two pieces.
Composition workshop
This one-off event is free of charge for students of all Schools, instrumentalists, vocalists and video artists of all levels who are interested in music. It is a preparation for an upcoming concert entitled "Terra Sacra - Earth Suite", which will take place on 28 November 2025 at the Neues Gymnasium Oldenburg on the topic of democracy, participation and climate change. The Oldenburg composer Erich A. Radke will introduce this workshop by explaining his approach to composition.
This will be followed by a discussion with all participants on the topics mentioned in order to create a joint composition with all workshop participants in sound and image from the insights and points of view gained here. The result will be presented live on stage by the workshop participants on 28 November 2025 as part of the concert evening with further world premieres presented by professional musicians.
Prizewinners' concert of the 22nd Carl von Ossietzky Composition Competition
The pieces "Im Frühling 2022" (1st prize) and "Fusion" (3rd prize) by the young composer Yuanbin Cao (Stuttgart) as well as "the h/ours of the night" (sponsorship prize for young composers) and the piece "schuld?" by Niklas A. Chroust (Vienna), which has been included in the repertoire, will be presented at the 22nd Carl von Ossietzky Composition Competition with the focus on "musik_szene_theater"." by Niklas A. Chroust (Vienna) will be premiered by students and guest musicians at the current prizewinners' concert on 29 November at 18:00 in the auditorium of the University of Oldenburg under the artistic direction of Volker Schindel & colleagues.
The concert will be framed by a sound installation:
Music for "Between Eyes and Ears", realised by Unerhört Bremerhaven and pgnm Bremen.
Admission free - donations requested.
"Terra Sacra - Earth Suite" - Erich A. Radke
in co-operation with the Neues Gymnasium Oldenburg
The co-operation project "Terra Sacra Earth Suite" between the Institute of Music of the C.v.O. University of Oldenburg and the Neues Gymnasium Oldenburg (NGO) presents a world premiere concert on 28 November 2025 with works by the Oldenburg composer Erich A. Radke, which actively involves pupils, young people and students in a creative process, including a preparatory workshop on 21 November 2025, in order to make the artistic examination of topics such as democracy, humanity, participation, social justice as well as nature conservation and sustainability tangible through musical, visual and organisational contributions.
Participating musicians:
- Erich A. Radke | composer
- Christiane Abt | piano & toy piano
- Paula Sagastibelza | violon cello
- Duo Stoyanova | classical guitars
- Dominic Robillard | guitar
- Richard Schwarz | flute
- Ensemble Toy Toy Toy / NGO