A Jennings pipe organ was installed in St Peter's Wolvercote late in 2016.
Dorset-based Robin Jennings has been building organs since 1989.
His elegant work may be seen in Our Lady of Lourdes, Wanstead and at St Mary’s
Church, Streatley, Berkshire. Instruments in private ownership include
those commissioned by conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner, on whose estate Robin
has his workshop. The organ case is built from European oak,
while the console is walnut. Metal pipes, except those saved from our old
organ, were made by Shires Organ Pipes Ltd in Leeds.
The organ is fully
mechanical and has two manuals and pedals. There are three couplers –
Swell to Great, Great to Pedal and Swell to Pedal. Four adjustable
combination pedals allow the organist to set his/her
chosen registration.
The stop list provides for the standard repertoire from Bach and Buxtehude, through C18th and early C19th English organ music to romantic works from C19th and C20th England, France and Germany, thus being suitable for services, concerts and teaching.
The organ is well used for practice by many young organists. A visiting organist has described it as ‘a very satisfying organ – a delight to play, [with] nice touch and fantastic craftsmanship.’
We gratefully acknowledge grants from the Stephen Clark 1957 Charitable Trust, Merton College and St John’s Colleges Oxford, the Pye Charitable Settlement, ON Organ Trust, AllChurches Trust, Garfield Weston Foundation, the Saddlers Company and the Williams Church Music Trust, as well as the generosity of so many within our congregation.