During Trinity Term 2026, organ recitals will take place on Thursdays at 13:15 BST (term-time only) and last for about 35 minutes.

Entry is free via Holywell Street and the recitals are livestreamed on YouTube: please click here to view.

The Trinity Term season features distinguished visiting organists as well as New College's organists and organ scholars.

The next of this term’s Recitals is on Thursday 11 June at 1.15pm and will be given by:

Marcus McDevitt                                            Senior Organ Scholar
                                                                                                           New College
Programme

Toccata, Chorale and Fugue Op. 16                            Francis Jackson (1917–2022)

Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der von uns BW688             J. S. Bach (1685–1750)

Fuga super Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der von uns BWV689           J. S. Bach

Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d’Alain Op. 7                 Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986)

Biography
Marcus McDevitt is a prize-winning Fellow of the Royal College of Organists and currently the senior organ scholar at New College, Oxford studying music, where his duties include regularly accompanying the choir in their daily service schedule, as well as for concerts and tours. His musical education started as a chorister in the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge where he sang on a number of recordings and international tours, including the Once in Royal solo at the 2016 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. Prior to New College, Marcus was organ scholar at Guildford Cathedral between 2022-2023.

Recent highlights include solo performances at the St Albans International Organ Festival, at the National Centre for the Performing Arts Beijing, as well as live on BBC Radio 3. He is studio director of New Chamber Opera, and was recently musical director of a performance of Salieri’s Falstaff. He has studied piano with Christopher Hughes and Alec Hone and organ with Nigel Kerry, currently studying with William Whitehead. From September, Marcus will take up the position of Head of Organ Studies and School Organist at St Catherine’s School, Bramley.