David Pipe explores the musical styles which are part of the weekly repertoire of Catholic church musicians, with advice on accompanying responsorial psalms, hymns, and worship songs.

Andrew Cantrill-Fenwick draws on eight different periods and styles of music to suggest ways to build up an idiomatic improvisation.  The techniques he suggests are in a range of of difficulty, from possible hymn extensions to improvisation for the FRCO diploma examination.

Nicholas Cleobury gives an introduction to preparing one of Bach’s best known cantatas, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140, for performance with an orchestra.

We hear about organ studies at RCO-accredited City of London School, both in the classroom and the wider City churches and cathedrals.

The American Guild of Organists invited representatives of the RCO to be their guests at the first AGO National Convention to be held for four years. StopPress Editor Morwenna Campbell-Smith reports on a memorable visit to Seattle.

The music of the Northern European school explored on the instruments of its time, on a study trip to Denmark organised by the RCO.

The RCO sees the commissioning of new works for the organ as one of its priorities, and we look at recent additions to the organ repertoire commissioned by the RCO from contemporary composers.

The College’s bi-annual magazine for members contains features, details of forthcoming events and courses, and general news and views from the RCO.

A talk on Spanish and Portuguese organ music in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, written and presented by Martin Schmeding. This is the set history period for ARCO written papers, 2 July 2022-January 2023.