Media information and resources
News from the RSCM
If you are a journalist, we hope you will find the RSCM news releases and picture gallery useful. You can download the RSCM press pack below, containing background about the RSCM and useful contacts:
Please feel free to contact the RSCM for comment about any church music issues.
For further enquiries, please contact Stuart Robinson, the Media Relations Organiser, on 07831 827701 (email srobinson(at)rscm.com), or Heather Bamber at the RSCM Office on 01722 424847 (email hbamber(at)rscm.com).
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Press releases
- 23 January 2012: Masses for the new Roman Missal from Ledger and Archer
- 20 January 2012: Organ scholarships available for RSCM young people's course
- 18 January 2012: Anthems from King James Bible composition competition published
- 12 January 2012: Young people's spring singing course at Sedbergh School
- 9 December 2011: New Epiphany procession - The Light of God's Glory
- 28 November 2011: RSCM Honorary Awards for 2012 announced
- 19 October 2011: Winner of Dr Harold Smart Composition Competition announced
- 3 October 2011: Songs, Psalms & Spirituals - a new collection from John Barnard and David Iliff
- 3 October 2011: Helen Simmons joins RSCM Council
- 16 August 2011: Results of RSCM's church music survey in Wales
- 4 August 2011: Young People's Singing Course at Bath
- 3 August 2011: New RSCM Coordinator for Ireland announced
- 13 July 2011: Millennium Youth Choir to premiere new canticles by James Whitbourn
- 11 July 2011: New collection of organ music by Grayston Ives
- 15 June 2011: RSCM Music Sunday 2011
- 14 June 2011: Nicholas Speller to join RSCM as Head of Finance & Administration
- 26 May 2011: Mass of Saint Benedict by Margaret Rizza - a setting of the new translation of the Roman Missal
- 18 May 2011: Winners of King James Bible Composition Awards announced
- 16 May 2011: RSCM Celebration Day at Peterborough Cathedral
- 5 May 2011: Water of Life - new Young Voices Festival service for 2011
- 5 May 2011: Winners of King James Bible Composition Awards to be announced at Finals
- 21 April 2011: New anthem from Malcolm Archer for RSCM Music Sunday
- 21 April 2011: Course for church organists in York
- 11 April 2011: RSCM Celebration Day at Peterborough Cathedral
- 4 April 2011: MYC to sing in Worcester Cathedral
- 4 March 2011: Harold Smart Composition Competition 2011 launched
- 2 March 2011: RSCM offers scholarships to young organists
- 17 February 2011: Training day for choir directors and organists in Bristol
- 17 February 2011: Course for church organists in Salisbury
- 24 January 2011: RSCM Music Sunday - 26th June 2011
- 12 January 2011: RSCM Spring Course for young people at Sedbergh, Cumbria
News archive
- 20 December 2010: The Word Revealed: new festival service to celebrate 400th anniversary of King James Bible
- 26 November 2010: RSCM Honorary Awards announced
- 26 November 2010: New Foundation Degree in Church Music
- 10 November 2010: New edition of Stanford's Communion in C, with Kyrie by Jeremy Dibble
- 18 October 2010: New resources for planning music for a church wedding
- 4 October 2010: Nowell! Nowell! - new Christmas sequence by Malcolm Archer
- 4 October 2010: Millennium Youth Choir celebrates 10th anniversary
- 10 September 2010: Frances Novillo to lead music at Papal Mass
- 17 August 2010: Young choristers to sing in Bath Abbey on 28th August
- 13 August 2010: Church of England and RSCM provide advice on music for church weddings
- 29 July 2010: MYC to sing in Truro and St Ives
- 25 June 2010: Church music survey in Wales
- 4 June 2010: Music Sunday - final preparations for 13th June 2010
- 17 May 2010: Report on RSCM Celebration Day at Durham Cathedral, Saturday 15 May
- 10 May 2010: Music Sunday - events and broadcasts happening on 13th June 2010
- 26 April 2010: All God's People - new Young Voices Festival on the theme of 'diversity'
- 20 April 2010: RSCM Celebration Day at Durham Cathedral, Saturday 15 May
- 29 March 2010: RSCM appoints Regional Music Advisers
- 25 March 2010: RSCM appoints Education Programmes Manager
- 22 March 2010: The King James Bible Composition Awards
- 12 March 2010: Senior Scottish Judge to chair RSCM
- 4 March 2010: First in series of books for church organists launched
- 4 March 2010: Updated edition of The Cross of Christ for Passiontide
- 1 March 2010: Scholarships available for young organists at Bath summer course
- 10 February 2010: Courses for church organists in Salisbury and York
- 9 February 2010: RSCM Director to appear on BBC Radio 3, 14th February
- 5 January 2010: "Amazing start" to decade for RSCM
- 9 December 09: New Director for RSCM Voices (Midlands & South-West)
- 19 November 09: Honorary Awards 2010 announced
- 10 November 09: Music Sunday 2010 launched
- 2 November 09: New Christmas carol service from the RSCM
- 15 October 09: Winning anthem from Harold Smart Competition to be premiered in Salisbury
- 5 October 09: RSCM seeks new Chair of Council
- 28 September 09: NEW - Supplement to the RSCM Carol Book
- 21 August 09: Millennium Youth Choir concert and broadcasts in September
- 21 August 09: RSCM remembers Dr Gerald Knight
- 14 August 09: Veni Emmanuel! New Advent Sequence from RSCM
- 12 August 09: Singers from Europe and USA to sing at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
- 4 August 09: Young Choristers to broadcast BBC "Sunday Worship" live from Bath Abbey
- 28 July 09: Aled Jones commends new edition of The Voice for Life Chorister's Companion
- 13 July 09: Call to composers for Harold Smart Competition 2009
- 1 July 09: MYC to sing in Chester and Liverpool, 27th July - 2nd August 2009
- 18 May 09: Awards presented at Celebration Day, 16th May 2009
- 11 May 09: RSCM Celebration Day at Salisbury Cathedral, 16th May 2009
- 2 May 09: MYC to sing at BBC Proms
- 9 April 09: Music still strong in churches, but can grow further - results of survey
- 6 April 09: Young Voices Festival 2009 - CD-ROM resource available
- 6 April 09: Young Voices Festival 2009 - opportunities to participate
- 3 April 09: MYC make final preparations for pilgrimage to Assisi
- 9 February 09: Milliennium Youth Choir to make Easter pilgrimage to Assisi with BBC
- 23 December 08: RSCM honorary awards announced
- 23 December 08: Director to visit Australia
- 22 December 08: Winner of Harold Smart Competition 2008 announced
- 18 December 08: Leading church music appointment for East Anglia
- 28 November 08: Scholarships available for young organists
- 24 November 08: Church Music Skills programme launched
- 21 November 08: Friendship - the ideal Christmas present
- 30 September 08: Season by Season published
- 30 September 08: Voice for Life Songbook 2 published
- 16 September 08: Students speak about Sacred Music Studies course
- 19 August 08: RSCM Director announces plans to attract churches and schools to join RSCM
- 31 July 08: RSCM Millennium Youth Choir to sing in Canterbury
- 28 July 08: Musicians from around the world to gather in Canterbury for church music summer school
- 15 July 08: Sentamu endorses world music songbook
- 19 May 08: One year's subscription equivalent to 67 minutes of Premier League football!
- 28 Apr 08: Singing headmaster to lead RSCM
- 16 Apr 08: Piece by David Ogden to be performed at Papal Mass in Washington DC
- 8 Apr 08: Young Voices Festival 2008 - Search for Peace
- 10 Mar 08: School term dates clash with Easter choral course
- 10 Mar 08: Choir stalls to overflow in culture capital's Anglican Cathedral
- 3 Mar 08: Millennium Youth Choir to sing in Salisbury
- 29 Jan 08: BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong to return to Wednesdays
- 28 Jan 08: Festival service to be held on 2 February 2008, Washington, USA
- 28 Jan 08: Honorary Awards to be presented in North America
- 7 Jan 08: Harold Smart Competition winner
- 19 Dec 07: Professor Harper appointed Emeritus Director
- 14 Dec 07: RSCM Honorary Awards 2008 announced
- 11 Dec 07: The Way of the Cross - a new Passiontide service book
- 8 Nov 07: RSCM edition of Songs of Praise, 2nd December 2007
- 8 Oct 07: The psalms and an 80th anniversary
- 4 Oct 07: Sir David Willcocks welcomes new appointment
- 27 Sep 07: RSCM announces appointment of new Director
- 12 Sep 07: Rutter produces recording of Millennium Youth Choir
- 1 Sep 07: Encourage young singers, says Brian Kay
- 21 Aug 07: Millennium Youth Choir launches new CD
- 21 Aug 07: Millennium Youth Choir sings in Edinburgh and on Radio 3
- 10 Jul 07: Royal School of Church Music to be featured on Songs of Praise
- 2 July 07: Church music: top church musician calls for “imaginative partnerships”
- 21 May 07: Archbishop presents Fellowship to RSCM Director
- 23 Mar 07: Sacred Music Studies – first awards
- 15 Mar 07: Let's make a musical!
- 9 Mar 07: Easter Course for Organists
- 26 Feb 07: RSCM 80th Anniversary
- 23 Feb 07: Road to Freedom: booklet marking the anniversary of abolition of the slave trade
- 23 Feb 07: Young Voices Festival - How can I keep from singing?
- 31 Jan 07: Help at hand for "volunteer" organists struggling with diapasons
- 17 Jan 07: RSCM welcomes government funding for music in schools
- 10 Nov 06: RSCM publishes Sunday by Sunday Collection II
- 6 Nov 06: BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong to move to Sundays
- 31 Oct 06: RSCM publishes new songbook for church and school choirs
- 13 Oct 06: John Harper to retire as Director in 2007
- 22 Aug 06: Archbishop encourages clergy to learn music in the bath
- 1 Jun 06: "O when the saints" hits CD-ROM
- 1 Jun 06: Road to Freedom - Cathedrals to rock to "O when the saints"
- 1 May 06: RSCM move to Salisbury - national release
- 1 May 06: RSCM move to Salisbury - area release
Podcasts
Here you can find links to podcasts about RSCM activities and publications.
Podcasts from the RSCM
- Singing courses for young people - an illustrated podcast featuring the popular Young People’s singing courses held in the UK every year in the north of England and in Bath.
- Songs, Psalms & Spirituals - John Barnard and David Iliff tell us about their new collection of music for use throughout the church year
- Bishop Timothy Dudley-Smith - the renowned hymn-writer talks about his new text for the RSCM Composition Competition, and the anniversaries of the King James Bible and Hymns Ancient & Modern
- Nowell! Nowell! - Malcolm Archer talks about his new collection of Christmas carols for upper voices and piano
- Stanford Communion Service in C - Professor Jeremy Dibble talks to Stuart Robinson about his new performing edition of Stanford's Communion Service in C
- Music Sunday 2010 - Lindsay Gray tells us what's happening on 13th June 2010, and how you can get involved
- God of the Empty Space - John Pantry describes his collection of music for choir and congregation, with contributions from arranger Chris Norton
- The Advent Sequence (Veni Emmanuel) - The Revd Peter Moger and David Ogden talk about the new sequence of music and words structured around the great Advent Antiphons
- The Carol Book Supplement - John Barnard talks about the 16 new carols added to the RSCM Carol Book, and The Revd Peter Moger discusses the new Christmas carol service
- Season by Season - editors John Barnard and David Iliff discuss their collection of music for the Church Year
- In Every Corner Sing - Geoff Weaver talks about his book of Christian songs from around the world
- John Rutter: From tails to jeans and sweatshirt – record producing with the MYC
- Everything you wanted to know about the RSCM Millennium Youth Choir… in under 8 minutes
- Out of the Stillness - John Rutter and David Ogden talk about the MYC'smost recent CD
- Voice for Life Songbook
- Sunday by Sunday Collection II
Picture Gallery
This page contains a selection of pictures of the RSCM and its activities that can be used free of charge for media purposes. More are available on request - please contact Heather Bamber at the RSCM Office on 01722 424847 or hbamber(at)rscm.com.
When using photographs, please credit "Copyright © The Royal School of Church Music", unless otherwise indicated below.
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People
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People
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Richard Parkinson - organ scholar at RSCM Summer Course for Young People, August 2011 |
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Mark Bowyer - RSCM Ireland Coordinator, appointed August 2011 |
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Nicholas Speller - RSCM Head of Finance and Administration, appointed July 2011 |
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Lindsay Gray - Director of the RSCM |
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Daniel Moult - Senior Tutor, Church Music Skills, and
Editor of The Complete Church Organist |
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Esther Jones -
Senior Tutor, Church Music Skills |
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Gordon Appleton - RSCM Regional Music Adviser, North of England |
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Frances Novillo - RSCM Regional Music Adviser, London and South England |
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Nigel Groome - RSCM Regional Music Adviser, West and South West England |
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Jon Payne - RSCM Regional Music Adviser, Central and East England |
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Colin Davey - RSCM Education Programmes Manager |
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Matthew Hamilton - Director, RSCM Voices (Midlands & South West) |
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Catherine Clark - RSCM Head of Development |
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David Ogden - Director, Millennium Youth Choir |
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Nicola Lawrence - the first student to complete the Church Music Skills course |
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David Brookes (tutor) and Zachary Johns (student), studying in New Zealand as part of the RSCM's Church Music Skills programme |
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Sir Sydney Nicholson - founder of the School of English Church Music (now the RSCM) |
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RSCM logo - colour The logo must not be manipulated in any way other than proportionally re-sizing in order to keep the original design intact. |
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RSCM logo - mono The logo must not be manipulated in any way other than proportionally re-sizing in order to keep the original design intact. |
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Voice for Life logo The logo must not be manipulated in any way other than proportionally re-sizing in order to keep the original design intact. |
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Church Music Skills logo The logo must not be manipulated in any way other than proportionally re-sizing in order to keep the original design intact. |
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Music Sunday 2011 logo The logo must not be manipulated in any way other than proportionally re-sizing in order to keep the original design intact. |
Events
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Singers at RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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Singers at RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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Singers at RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - award recipients Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - award recipients Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - congregation Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), The Revd Dr Carl P Daw Jr FRSCM, Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), The Rt Revd Timothy Dudley-Smith FRSCM, Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), Terence Duffy FRSCM, Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), Richard Webster FRSCM, Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), Peter Wright FRSCM, Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), Megwenya Matthews ARSCM, Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), The Revd Edmund Pickup ARSCM, Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), Sidney Place ARSCM, Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), Timothy Morris HonRSCM, Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), The Revd Alison Pitts HonRSCM, Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), Deirdre Russell HonRSCM, Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), George Woods HonRSCM, Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), Jenny Yates HonRSCM, Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), Patricia Robottom LRSCM (Sacred Music Studies), Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), Phillip Sangwine LRSCM (Sacred Music Studies), Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), David Crick DipRSCM (Sacred Music Studies), Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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RSCM Celebration Day, 14th May 2011, Peterborough Cathedral - left to right: Lindsay Gray (Director), Carol Hawkins DipRSCM (Sacred Music Studies), Lord Brian Gill (Chair) Please credit 'RSCM/Mark Shore' |
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Finals of the King James Bible Composition Awards, Temple Church, London, 17th May 2011: Front row, left to right: Bob Chilcott (Chief Adjudicator, Category A), The Very Revd Dr John Hall (Dean of Westminster), James MacMillan (Chief Adjudicator, Category B), William Mival (Head of Composition at the Royal College of Music), Christopher Totney (winner, Category A), Joy Hill (conductor of the Royal College of Music Junior Department Chamber Choir), four members of the Royal College of Music Junior Department Chamber Choir, Daniel Moult (accompanist), Katie Derham (presenter), Zachary Wadsworth (winner, Category B), The Very Revd Nicholas Frayling (Dean of Chichester Cathedral) Download fullsize image here |
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Finals of the King James Bible Composition Awards, Temple Church, London, 17th May 2011: Christopher Totney (left) receives first prize in Category A from The Very Revd Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster (right) Download fullsize image here |
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Finals of the King James Bible Composition Awards, Temple Church, London, 17th May 2011: Zachary Wadsworth (right) receives first prize in Category B from The Very Revd Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster (left) Download fullsize image here |
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RSCM Young People's Course - choristers rehearsing in Bath Abbey, conducted by Geoff Weaver |
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RSCM Millennium Youth Choir outside the Upper Basilica, |
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RSCM Millennium Youth Choir inside the Upper Basilica, Assisi, Easter Week 2009 |
Publications
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Sydney Nicholson and The College of St Nicolas: The Chislehurst Years |
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From 'Sydney Nicholson and The College of St Nicolas: The Chislehurst Years' |
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From 'Sydney Nicholson and The College of St Nicolas: The Chislehurst Years' |
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Songs, Psalms & Spiriuals - front cover |
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The Organ Works of Grayston Ives - front cover |
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Mass of St Benedict by Margaret Rizza (edition for Common Worship) - front cover |
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Mass of St Benedict by Margaret Rizza (edition for new translation of Roman Missal) - front cover |
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Water of Life - front cover of the Young Voices Festival service for 2011 |
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The Word Revealed - front cover of the festival service book commemorating the 400th anniversary in 2011 of the King James Bible |
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The Complete Church Organist Level One |
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The Cross of Christ |
