The New Men
The Academical Clerks of New College Oxford
The New Men is the close harmony group formed of the Academical Clerks of the choir - the altos, tenors and basses who are also undergraduate students of New College, and sing in the choir’s daily services, balancing this commitment with their academic study of a variety of subjects.
We sing a wide range of music, from Renaissance polyphony to Christmas close harmony and covers of pop songs. Our Christmas concert in the Cloisters at the end of the Michaelmas Term is one of the highlights of the college's festivities.
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HILARY TERM 2025 & SUMMER PLANS
The New Men continue to be busy with concerts! Here are some highlights from their recent performances.
December saw a charity Christmas Concert, for St John's Hospice (photo) and a tour fund-raising concert at St Peter's, London Docks.
On Sunday 23 February the New Men presented Terra Tremuit: Close Harmony from Byrd to the Beatles. You can watch the concert here in New College chapel.
They also performed at a ceremony in the Sheldonian Theatre for the presentation of the Sheldon Medal - the University's most prestigious philanthropic award - to Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
SUMMER TOUR
In July the New Men return to France for concerts in La Rochelle, Rochefort, Angers, Dijon and Beaune. Watch this space for more details.
TOUR TO FRANCE, JULY 2024
The New Men enjoyed a highly successful tour to La Rochelle and Rochefort in July 2024, with a combination of concerts and services across the area. Sunday Mass was celebrated to a rapturous reception in La Rochelle Cathedral, with sizeable audiences attending concerts at St Saveur, La Rochelle and in Rochefort. The programmes consisted of the group’s traditional mix of polyphony, folk music and jazz and pop standards, with a particular emphasis on the music of Nicolas Gombert and Francis Poulenc. Greeted warmly by the churches and congregations, the New Men hope to return to La Rochelle as part of a longer tour of France in July 2025.
New Men & The King's Men
Last term saw a historic joint concert with the King's Men from New College's sister college in Cambridge. Watch here on the Choir's Youtube channel.