As we start a new academic year, we are pleased to announce that Exeter College Chapel will continue to welcome renowned and burgeoning organists this term in its weekly organ recital series. Each Tuesday of term at 1.10 pm, a different organist will play in the Chapel. The recitals are open to all and free to attend, and thanks to the generous sponsorship of Rector Dr Andrew Roe and his wife Pippa Roe, the recitals will be followed by a free drinks reception where audience members can meet the organist and discuss the recital.
Last Michaelmas Term, the recital series featured all female organists – a first among Oxbridge colleges, we believe. Since then, the College has presented a balanced repertoire of male and female performers each term, which again we understand is unique among Oxford and Cambridge colleges. This coming term maintains that commitment, with upcoming organists including Hannah Gill (St Albans), Polina Sosnina (Brasenose College, Oxford), Rebekah Okpoti (Liverpool Hope University), and Himeno Niimi (Jesus College, Oxford).
A full list of performers is available below. You do not need to book to attend recitals and, to make music accessible to all, there is no charge. Please arrive at the Chapel for a 1.10 start. If you are not a member of Exeter College simply report to the Porters’ Lodge at the Turl Street entrance on arrival around one o’clock.
15 October – Edward Byrne (Magdalen College, Oxford)
22 October – Hannah Gill (Concert Organist, St Albans)
29 October – Stefan Donner (Concert Organist, Vienna)
05 November – Polina Sosnina (Brasenose College, Oxford)
12 November – Rebekah Okpoti (Liverpool Hope University), followed by a Q/A session
19 November – Himeno Niimi (Jesus College, Oxford)
26 November – Jonathan White (Corpus Christi College, Oxford)
03 December – Nigel Kerry (Our Lady of the English Martyrs, Cambridge)
