RSCM News
Church Choir Award 2023
The Royal School of Church Music and Cathedral Music Trust (CMT) are both deeply aware of the vital role that church choirs play in developing the UK’s rich choral music heritage through ...
Stainer’s Crucifixion performance at St Marylebone, using the RSCM’s new critical edition
St Marylebone Parish Church was the venue of the first ever performance of Stainer’s masterpiece, The Crucifixion. It has been performed there every year since, usually on Good Friday, ...
Exciting New Sacred Music Initiative launched this week
The Royal School of Church Music, in partnership with St Stephen’s House, Oxford, today announces the launch of a new Institute of Sacred Music. It is hoped that the new qualifications ...
The late Sir David Harrison
The RSCM is sad to learn of the death of Sir David Harrison FRSCM (1930–2023), who was Chairman of the RSCM Council from 1996 to 2005. He guided the RSCM through nine years of exceptional ...
RSCM and St Stephen’s House, Oxford
The RSCM is delighted to have recently signed the Memorandum of Understanding, confirming that RSCM will be a partner in delivering a series of lectures in 2024 within a new qualification ...
Music to celebrate the Coronation
As we approach the forthcoming Coronation in May, our Sunday by Sunday team have put together appropriate suggestions for hymns and anthems that can be used in a church service to ...
Church Music Conference
Delegates from across the UK and indeed the world gathered online last Saturday for the RSCM Church Music Conference. The tone for the day was set by the Very Revd Stephen Hance, the Church ...
Last few days to book onto the Church Music Conference!
It's one week to go until our online Church Music Conference. Booking is still open but must close at 12pm on 16th March, so book your place today! A day of seminars to help and ...
Emerging Leaders – an opportunity for budding choir trainers!
We are looking for aspiring choral directors to join our summer courses for young people. Emerging Leaders have the opportunity to grow the skills they need to be a choral leader of the ...
Sing for the King!
Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, composer of our RSCM coronation anthem, The Mountains shall bring peace, has today been conducting a recording of the piece, by a specially-assembled choir. ...