Themed by season, the volumes in this series provide a wealth of new chorale preludes and hymn settings suitable for all church organists. With a host of accessible pieces based on all the major hymn tunes, these volumes are a must for every church organist's library.
New accessible settings for organ of all the major hymn tunes for the season
Fresh, imaginative pieces, written by a range of experienced organ composers based in the US and the UK, and displaying a great variety of styles and approaches
Practical, concise settings for all parts of the church service - preludes, postludes, fanfares, communion settings
Suitable for busy church musicians at intermediate level working in all major denominations
Registration suggestions that can readily be adapted to suit most instruments with pedals "A splendid resource." - Organ Historical Society, May 2017
"To have all of the [Oxford Hymns Settings] volumes in your hands would be to possess the entire church year." - The American Organist, December 2015
Rebecca Groom te Velde, Editor and David Blackwell, Editor
Rebecca Groom te Velde earned degrees in organ performance from Seattle Pacific University and the University of Western Ontario, also studying composition and church music. She continued her studies in Germany on a grant from the German Academic Exchange Service. An active performer and clinician on service-playing, she holds the Associate Certificate from the American Guild of Organists. She has published organ music with OUP and Darcey Press and choral compositions with Santa Barbara Music Publishing. She is organist of First Presbyterian Church and adjunct professor of music at Oklahoma State University, both in Stillwater, Oklahoma. David Blackwell read music and studied the organ at Edinburgh University, where he gained his FRCO, and for many years worked in music publishing, becoming Head of Music Publishing at Oxford University Press. He has published anthems and carols with OUP, is co-editor of Carols for Choirs 5 (2011), and has published organ pieces in Oxford Service Music for Organ (OUP, 2010), compiled and edited by Anne Marsden Thomas. He is also co-writer of OUP's award-winning String Time books.