What pipe organ would you expect to see on the wall of an organ scholar’s bedroom? The 1735 Christian Muller instrument of the St Bavokerk, Haarlem, of course, in all its beauty and grandeur. The RCO took twelve lucky organists on a Masterclass to play it, under the tutelage of Reitze Smits.

The Journal of the Royal College of Organists is the College’s annual research publication, and Volume 4, 2010 can be downloaded here.

This pre-concert talk was recorded at the world premiere at the Royal Festival Hall of the Legend of Melusine, which was commissioned as part of the RCO’s 150th anniversary celebrations in 2014.

The Journal of the Royal College of Organists is the College’s annual research publication, and Volume 2, 2008 can be downloaded here.

Joe McHardy was convinced he’d failed his FRCO earlier this year, so when he got emails telling him not only that he had passed, but been awarded the Durrant Prize, and then the John Birch Scholarship, he thought there must have been some mistake. He tells us what the Scholarship, and the RCO, have meant for him.

The RCO has published a major resource for organ teachers and students involved in or considering the Associated Board of the Royal College of Music’s graded organ examinations.

The Journal of the Royal College of Organists is the College’s annual research publication, and Volume 1 (New Series), 2007 can be downloaded here.

This video, presented by Andrew Cantrill with contributions from Nigel Allcoat, David Briggs, Ronny Krippner & Martin Baker, has been prepared to help organists of every age and stage to get started with improvisation.

OrganFest, the annual weekend celebration of the organ, moves north this year. After two years in the Midlands, it will be held in Edinburgh from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th October, and showcase organs by Willis, Ahrend, and Reiger.