Back in 2018 we reported on a Liverpool school with ambitions for its historic, but neglected school organ. Almost three years on, we can now report on the success of their project not only to completely restore their Father Willis instrument, but to create a system of organ scholarships for teenage organists from the school.

Our twice-yearly print publication, RCO News, contains a new series.  We’ve asked younger members of the College to give us their perspective on learning the organ, and tell us of their concerns as they develop their skills and careers as musicians in the twenty-first century, and teenage organist Anna Hallett has written the first article for us.

The June 2021 edition of the College’s bi-annual magazine can be downloaded by RCO Members here in pdf format.

RCO Accredited Teacher, Anne Marsden Thomas, has curated a major new series of films for everyone involved in organ teaching.

An exploration of the life and reputation of Dietrich Buxtehude, and his use of rhetorical structures and devices, using the Preludium in C as an example.

Martin Penny explains how to approach the repertoire extracts questions in the ARCO Written Papers, and suggests ways to develop the skills required.

A comprehensive guide to the RCO Diploma examinations from the prospective candidate’s point of view. 

A presentation by Margaret Phillips, with Andrew McCrea, on English organ music from 1730-1830.

Tom Winpenny discusses the organ works of Judith Bingham, set for the FRCO examination written papers for 2021-2022.