Oxford - New College Chapel
College Chapel of St Mary
Opening hours:
Easter to early October 11.00-17.00, winter months 14.00-16.00
Services
| Sunday | Choral Evensong 18.00 |
| Monday, Tuesday, Friday & Saturday | Choral Evensong 18.15 |
| Thursday | Sung Eucharist 18.15 |
Facilities
Entrance: £2 in the summer months, free in the winter
Guided tours:
Group Visits, contact Ms Joan Fraser
Website:
www.new.ox.ac.uk
E-mail address: nancy-jaine.rucker@new.ox.ac.uk
Telephone
Chaplain
01865 279541
Chapel Administrator
01865 279108
Group Visits
01865 279555
Music
Director of Music
Dr Edward Higginbottom
(since 1976)
Choir
The choir consists of 16 boy choristers and 16 Lay Clerks. Under Edward Higginbottom it has gained
a world-wide reputation, especially for Renaissance and Baroque music and made extensive
perfomances at the Proms and abroad as well as some 80 CD recordings.
Organ
The organ was built by Grant, Degens & Bradbeer in 1969. It has mechanical action with a
'sliderchest' windchest and 48 stops over the Great, Positive, Swell and Pedal organs.
Chapel
The Dean of Divinity & Chaplain
The Revd Canon Dr Jane Shaw
(since )
Building
The college was founded at the end of the 14th century by William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester
and Chancellor of England, with Richard 11 as its Royal Patron. Its primary function was of
educating talented young men of humble origins to serve the church and state but it expanded
considerably in the reforms of the 1850s.
FCM at Oxford
FCM Diocesan Representative
Robin Alden
FCM National Gatherings
2007