RCO Journal Volume 13, 2019
The 2019 edition of the College’s annual research publication, The Journal of the Royal College of Organists, can be downloaded here as a complete edition.
RCO Journal Volume 12, 2018
The 2018 edition of the College’s annual research publication, The Journal of the Royal College of Organists, can be downloaded here as a complete edition.
Brewer, Gurney, Howells, and Novello: together at Gloucester Cathedral
Sir Herbert Brewer (1865–1928) was Organist of Gloucester Cathedral from 1896 until his death, and Simon Carpenter’s recent research for a University of Gloucestershire MA (from which this article is derived) examined his place in British music history, his educational philosophy, and the effect he had on the careers of his teenage articled pupils. The […]
Wednesdays at 5.55 – organ recitals at the Royal Festival Hall
Go with organist colleagues to an organ recital at the Royal Festival Hall, and sooner or later someone will strike up a nostalgic lament for Wednesdays at 5.55. Harry Hoyle has just published a history of this extraordinary series of weekly organ recitals on the RFH organ, which lasted for 34 years. His engaging account will interest both organists and anyone fascinated by the social history of classical music performance in the second half of the twentieth century.
RCO Journal Volume 11, 2017
The 2017 edition of the College’s annual research publication, The Journal of the Royal College of Organists, can be downloaded here as a complete edition.
RCO Journal Volume 10, 2016
The 2016 edition of the College’s annual research publication, The Journal of the Royal College of Organists, can be downloaded here as a complete edition.
RCO Journal Volume 3, 2009
The Journal of the Royal College of Organists is the College’s annual research publication, and Volume 3, 2009 can be downloaded here.
RCO Journal, Volume 4, 2010
The Journal of the Royal College of Organists is the College’s annual research publication, and Volume 4, 2010 can be downloaded here.
RCO Journal Volume 2, 2008
The Journal of the Royal College of Organists is the College’s annual research publication, and Volume 2, 2008 can be downloaded here.