RCO members, students and their families filled Southwark Cathedral on Saturday for the 2016 Conferment of Diplomas. A glorious early Spring day saw 53 Members of the College - the largest number for many years - conferred with Fellowship of the College (FRCO) and Associateship of the College (ARCO), and presented with the Certificate (CertRCO). The ceremony also saw the Medal of the Royal College of Organists awarded to three distinguished practitioners and scholars from the fields of organ and choral music: Prof. John Caldwell, in recognition of distinguished achievement in organ-related scholarship. Dr Christopher Robinson CVO, CBE, awarded in absentia, in recognition of distinguished…