RSCM News
Alexandra Skevington wins RSCM Harold Smart Composition Competition 2025
The RSCM is delighted to announce Alexandra Skevington as the winner of the 2025 Harold Smart Composition Competition. In a very strong field of entries, Alexandra’s composition made a ...
Supporting Future Organists
‘Fingers and Feet: A Journey to the Organ Bench’ is a new tutor book created specifically to support learners starting the organ as their very first instrument. It has been developed by ...
RSCM appoints new Chief Examiner
We are delighted to announce that the new RSCM Chief Examiner for Singing Awards is Christopher Sparkhall; he will be starting in role on 13th January 2026. Chris has extensive, ...
Church music is everywhere
Church music is everywhere, but perhaps never more visibly so than at this time of year. Like many people and organisations, it is a time to reflect on the year ending and to look forward ...
Exciting new musical commission.
As part of its upcoming 2027 Centenary, the RSCM is proud to present a major new commission; a 40-minute choral work by acclaimed composer Thomas Hewitt Jones. The RSCM is inviting ...
The Director’s Challenge – He did it!!
A massive congratulations from the whole Team to Hugh Morris for completing his marathon 25-hours of organ playing last weekend! He played a huge range of organ pieces and countless ...
The Director’s Challenge starts tomorrow!
RSCM’s Director, Hugh Morris writes: “I am looking forward – I think – to the challenge of playing the organ for 25 hours on Friday/Saturday. Thank you for all your support (not ...
The Director’s Challenge is nearly here!
25 Hours of Organ Playing 21st–22nd November Hugh Morris, Director of the RSCM, will be playing the organ for a marathon 25 hours in 2025 to mark Play the Organ Year. This will be ...
Nominations for RSCM Honorary Awards now open
The RSCM annually confers various diplomas and awards and has done so since 1936! These are awarded at various levels recognising outstanding and/or special contributions to church music at ...
Celebration Day 2025
Last Saturday the RSCM held its annual Celebration Day service in the magnificent surroundings of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Singers from local churches, and some much further afield, ...