Organ Recitals
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 28 May at 1.15pm and will be given by:
Joseph Hyam Organ Scholar, New College
Programme
Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit BWV 669 J. S. Bach (1685–1750)
Christe, aller Welt Trost BWV 670 J. S. Bach (1685–1750)
Kyrie, Gott Heiliger Geist BWV 671 J. S. Bach (1685–1750)
Prélude, Adagio et Choral varié Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986)
sur le thème du «Veni Creator» Op 4
Biography
Joseph Hyam is currently the Junior Organ Scholar at New College, Oxford, where he is in his second year reading English. While in 6th form, he attended the junior department of the Royal College of Music, where he studied the piano with Richard Uttley, and the organ with Martyn Noble, as well as receiving lessons at school with Ghislaine Reece-Trapp. Following this he took a gap year where he studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Richard Pinel. During this time, he became a prize-winning Fellow of the Royal College of Organists and was highly commended in the 2024 Northern Ireland International Organ Competition.
He currently receives lessons from Steven Farr.