Organ Scholarship

The Organ Scholarship at LMH gives exciting scope for taking initiative and developing a distinctive and individual contribution to the musical and religious life of the College.

The Organ Scholar, under the general direction of the Chaplain, organises the music for chapel services. The Scholar will play voluntaries, hymns, etc., on the organ and train and conduct the choir during practice and at the regular and occasional services:

• Sundays 5.30pm for sung Eucharist (even weeks) alternating with Choral Evensong.
   
• Fridays 5pm (or another time agreed with the choir) for practice.
   
• occasional services including memorial services, weddings, College events and Compline.

A congregational setting (e.g. Rutter) is usually used for the sung Eucharist. There is scope for the choir to make a distinctive contribution through a communion anthem/motet.

The Organ Scholar and choir have freedom to explore the riches of traditional church music with regard to the settings of the responses and canticles, and anthems for the evensong service.

The scope of activities depends very much on the initiative of the Senior Organ Scholar, with the support of the Junior Organ Scholar and four Choral Scholars (one in each part).  Initiatives have included outside, as well as in-College, concerts, tours and recording. 

The Organ Scholarship is offered at £350 per annum.  

Choral Scholars are elected internally by the Chaplain and Tutor in Music in consultation with the Organ Scholars.
 

Open days

The Faculty of Music usually holds an open day for choral and organ scholarships in April each year. You can download a leaflet about the Organ Scholarships at Oxford.

More information on applying for an Organ Scholarship is available on the central admissions website.