Annemarie Van Dijk (2000, Law), who lives in Amersterdam, attended Choral Evensong in the city centre church of St Nicolaas Basilica on 26 July. Annemarie writes: 

'Listening to the choir brought back memories of my year in Oxford as an MJur student in 2001. After I graduated, I first worked as a lawyer in a law firm. I moved on to working for the Dutch Central Bank, and currently I work as a supervisor of pension funds. Though this is not a legal function, my legal background often helps me to understand specific legal aspects, and to liaise with the legal department. My year in Oxford was an important contribution to my education as a lawyer. I am grateful the scholarship I received made this year possible.'

Frideswide Voices was founded in 2014, as an independent organisation under the auspices of the Frideswide Foundation, to give girls the opportunity to sing Anglican liturgy of the highest standard as choristers – the first such choir in Oxford. In the first few years of its life, the choir ‘chapel-hopped’, singing in many Oxford colleges and churches, finally settling into a pattern of one term each year at Christ Church, New College and Magdalen.

In May 2019, the choir was adopted by Christ Church and brought into the Foundation. It now sits happily alongside the other three choirs which contribute to the Cathedral and College’s rich musical life.