Background
Oundle International Festival (OIF) was founded in 1985, with the training of young organists as its core component. The summer schools were to be centred upon a new organ, built by Frobenius of Denmark and installed in Oundle School Chapel. A concurrent festival programme for the general public was also planned as a recurrent feature of the enterprise. Thus, every July OIF has welcomed up to 60 young organists each year, in the age range 14 to 24. An international team of distinguished organists is engaged to provide intensive coaching.
The Festival and Summer School at inception were part of, and supported by, Oundle School, but since 1995 OIF has been an independent company limited by guarantee, and a registered charity. It has a Management Committee of eight, which meets three times a year.
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