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The Arcadian Singers of Oxford (aka The Arcadian Singers) is a choir based in Oxford, England, originally formed in 1976 as a madrigal choir. It is a leading choir in the city and performs a wide range of music.
The choir consists of between 16 and 24 singers, drawn mainly from the students and staff of Oxford University. It performs at least one concert each term in Oxford, and in recent years has released two CDs (Jubilate Agno and Salvator Mundi), recorded in the chapel of Merton College. The choir has also been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, and each year participates in the Easter Liturgy at Ampleforth Abbey as well as touring.
The choir has performed in many venues around Oxford, including college chapels (recently Brasenose College, Exeter College, Hertford College, Keble College, Pembroke College, and University College), the Sheldonian Theatre, the University Church and St Michael at the Northgate. The choir has also sung at St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey in London.
Previous conductors have included Christopher Ward and Alexander Campkin. In 2016, the conductor was Tomos Watkins. A 40th anniversary concert was held on 30 April 2016 with music by Thomas Tallis (the 40-part Spem in alium composed c.1570), Herbert Howells (his unpublished Requiem of 1932, also performed in 2014) and Oliver Tarney (Magnificat, a 2014 composition) at the Wesley Memorial Church in New Inn Hall Street, Oxford.
The choir has been reviewed by BBC Music Magazine, Cathedral Music, and Choir & Organ. The singer Katherine Jenkins and the conductor James Morgan have performed with the choir, including Cymru Fach on the Anthems for Wales album by Classic FM.
In 2015, the choir organized a national Women Composers Competition with the British composer Cecilia McDowall on the panel.