ORGANIST-BASE
A database of organists around Oxfordshire

Below is an alphabetical list of names and contact details for organists who may be called upon to help out with normal services, weddings and funerals. The list is mainly aimed at organists in the area , clergy and funeral directors as a growing resource to locate help when the normal organist is unavailable.

The list is not intended to convey individual skills, but to help locate alternative organists. If fees are charged, then these are negotiated separately and out of the remit of this resource.

Name/Email Telephone No
AVAILABILITY/COMMENTS/COMMITMENTS
   
Weekday
Saturday
Sunday
Luke Bartlett 01235 543012 Sometimes Sometimes Normally. Former Organ Scholar of Chichester Cathedral. Moving to Rutland in early 2008.
David Beckett 01235 520520 Yes Yes Not available. Organist of St James' Radley, and St Leonard, Sunningwell
Desmond Bleakley 01367 820407 Yes Yes Available first Sunday in the month
John Brennan 01865 243220 Yes Yes, sometimes
Organist of Greyfriars, Iffley Road, Oxford
Elizabeth Burgess 07813 978401 (m) Yes Yes Former organ sholar of Christ Church Cathedral.
Sometimes available
Dan Chambers 07824 849468 Yes Yes Organist of St Mark's Church Swindon. Evening availability outside University term. Lives near Wallingford during holidays
Paul Cheater 01865 514470
Sometimes in school holidays Sometimes Organist of Summer Fields School, and URC Summertown
Clive Driskill-Smith 01865 790447 (& Fax) Yes Yes Deputy Organist, Christ Church Cathedral
Chris Fletcher-Campbell 01295 721463 Yes Yes Organist of St Helen's, Abingdon
Paul Francis 01235 848215 (h)
07716156804 (m)
Yes Yes Director of Music/Organist, Holy Trinity Church, Witney
Julian Littlewood 01865 454641 Sometimes Normally Afternoons and university vacation evenings
Ian Luckraft 01367 240135 Occasionally by arrangement Occasionally by arrangement By arrangement
Bernard Martin

01235 550589 (h)
07946070232 (m)

Yes Yes Organist of St Mary's, Buckland
Ian Miles 01235 426109 (h)
07788 715873 (m)
Occasionally by arrangement (better outside school terms) Occasionally by arrangement Organist at St Michael's, Abingdon (1st Sunday/month).
Not normally available 1st or 3rd Sundays/ month.
Edward Mitchard

01865 286099 (h)
07850 861130 (m)

Yes Yes Senior Organ Scholar, Pembroke College, Oxford. Not available Sunday mornings & evenings during term.
David New 01993 841807
07850 064775
Yes Yes Organist at Black Bourton & Filkins. Available when no services.
Andrew Patterson 01993 898 341 Sometimes Normally Organist of St Mary Magdalene Church, Woodstock. Available by arrangement.
Mark Purcell 01608 810855 occasionally usually Former Organ Scholar at Oriel College & Chichester Cathedral. Available by arrangement.
John Ridgeway 01367 243786 From 14:00 (Terms)
Anytime - holidays
From 14:00 (Terms)
Anytime - holidays
No (Terms), Yes (Holidays)
John Rotherham 01993 845833 Yes Yes Yes, except 2nd & 5th mornings
John Smith 01235 523397      
Peter Steele 01793 525356      
Richard Vendome 01865 714046 Yes Yes (after 14:00) Not available

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