The RSCM is delighted to announce the recipients of its 2026 Honorary Awards. Each year the RSCM Council confers Honorary Awards on those who have made outstanding contributions to church music. This year’s awards will be presented at the RSCM’s annual Celebration Day in Salisbury Cathedral later this year.

The scope of these awards includes those who make contributions at international levels, but also those who give faithful service in a much more local setting. Recipients of these awards come from across the world and across the traditions of church music, all reflecting the RSCM’s commitment to enabling the flourishing of church music in a diverse set of communities and local settings.

FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF CHURCH MUSIC (FRSCM)
Awarded for achievements in church music and/or liturgy of internationally recognized significance, or for exceptional musical and/or liturgical work within the RSCM that has had an impact at a national level.

Adrian Lucas
Walden Moore

ASSOCIATES OF THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF CHURCH MUSIC (ARSCM)
Awarded for achievements in church music and/or liturgy of nationally recognised significance, or for important musical and/or liturgical work within the RSCM which has had an impact regionally.

Tom Daggett
Carleton Etherington
David Fawcett
Canon David Halls
Richard Lea
Peter Watts

HONORARY MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF CHURCH MUSIC (HonRSCM)
Awarded for exceptional or very significant work that is not primarily musical or liturgical and that has contributed to the cause of church music and/or liturgy at international or national levels.

Thomas Allain Chapman
Ben Collingwood
William Lupton
Alan and Tracey Reed
Michael Smith
Phil Taylor

NICHOLSON AWARD
Awarded for significant administrative work as a voluntary officer or member of staff within the RSCM; or awarded for a significant contribution to church music and/or liturgy at a local level.

John Granger
Terence Holt
Mark Keith
Elizabeth Trenchard
Glenis Westbury

Full details can be found in the June issue of Church Music Quarterly.

To find out more about the Honorary Awards, including the new Young Church Musician Award, click HERE.