Choral Evensong – find a performance near you
20 November, 2016

Find church services with free choral music at the website choralevensong.org.

This website aims to promote Choral Evensong by making it easy to search for services across the British Isles using a place name or postcode.

The search will give relevant information about cathedrals, churches, the type of choir, weekly service schedules, music lists, and contact details.

Grants and Bursaries
Awards & Bursaries | Funding Your Studies
7 September, 2016

The RCO offers a range of scholarships and awards which can provide students with financial help towards the cost of tuition, sheet music/music books, and other expenses.

We can also help signpost students to other sources of funding.

Organists Charitable Trust
The Organists Charitable Trust
7 March, 2016

For nearly one hundred years the Organists Charitable Trust (formerly the Organists’ Benevolent League) has been carrying on the work of its founder Sir Frederick Bridge helping organists or their dependants through difficult times.

An introduction to the Pipe Organ with Andrew Cantrill
7 February, 2016

This video, written and presented by Andrew Cantrill, is an introduction to the pipe organ for those less familiar with the instrument.  It is freely available to RCO member and guest uses alike.

Andrew demonstrates the sounds of the organ, how the instrument is constructed, and how it is played.  You can learn more about the organ, its music, and how to learn to play it, by downloading the reading list.

The Institute of British Organ Building (IBO)
1 February, 2016

The Institute of British Organ Building is the professional association for those involved in making, restoring, rebuilding and maintaining pipe organs in the UK. The work of their members is diverse, and a number of firms operate overseas. More than 35 businesses are accredited members, ranging in size from 1 to 50 employees. They also […]

The National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR)
1 February, 2016

The National Pipe Organ Register is a unique internet-based database containing details of 31,000 organs, and includes 10,000 pictures and 260 sound recordings.

The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM)
19 January, 2016

The Royal School of Church Music is an educational charity committed to promoting the study, practice and improvement of music in Christian worship.