Applications for the 2020-21 Organ Scholarship (commencing September 2020) at St. George’s Cathedral are open now, and the deadline is Friday 14 February.
Auditions and interviews will take place on Wednesday 4 March 2020.
Please click here to see further information about the opportunity.
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An opportunity for ambitious teenage organ students aged 14 to 19 years of age to book for two upcoming RCO Academy events;
parallel and interconnective routes through higher education into the world of professional music making, designed to provide a taste of:
THE CONSERVATOIRE EXPERIENCE
in Birmingham on Saturday 11 February 2017
and
THE ORGAN SCHOLAR EXPERIENCE (TOSE)
in Oxford from 18 to 23 July 2017
Please take a moment at the start of this new term to scan the following attachments:
sign up for THE CONSERVATOIRE EXPERIENCE 2017
Booking for both courses is now open via http://www.rco.org.uk and the attachments provide precise links.
RCO Bursaries are also available to assist with fees for TOSE.
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THE LYME REGIS ORGAN SCHOOL
WINTER WORKSHOP 2017
14TH – 16TH FEBRUARY
THEME: WOND’ROUS MACHINE – exploring the organ and its music through the centuries
For full programme details, tutor information, also booking arrangements, bursaries and accommodation, please open the following links:
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Organ For All EventWednesday 9 November 2016An opportunity for young musicians to enhance and broaden their opportunities – see event details attached:There is a considerable programme of Organ Scholarships (as well as Choral Scholarships and a variety of music scholarships and bursaries) at the different colleges which make up the University of Oxford. Jesus College, Oxford is working with the Royal College of Organists, music teachers and church musicians to help communicate that it is more than possible for anyone to take up the organ (they really don’t need to be at schools boasting their own organ or their own organ teacher!), and to convey the many opportunities that learning the organ can bring.Jesus College wants to enthuse young musicians and broaden their aspirations, to learn about a great instrument, to find one nearby, to find a teacher nearby, and to access a great musical tradition. They are welcoming students of all ages 11+ to come along, and will be catering for both youngsters and sixth-formers; all teachers are also very welcome to attend, to find out more.Admission is free of charge (with sponsorship offered especially from Jesus College, New College, and Exeter College; we are inviting donations from anyone who wishes to attend or who wishes to sponsor a further place or two for prospective organists from low-income backgrounds).The Revd Dr Megan DaffernChaplain, Jesus College
Turl Street, Oxford, OX1 3DW
T: +44 (0)1865 2-79757
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THE BERT ALLWOOD ALEXANDRA PALACE ORGAN SCHOLARSHIP
The Trustees of the Alexandra Palace Organ Appeal are appointing an Organ Scholar. The famous Willis 1873/1929 Grand Concert Organ is the last major concert organ in London awaiting restoration; the Trustees organise a series of fund-raising concerts and silent film accompaniments in the Great Hall.
The Organ Scholar will assist at four main concerts each year, and will be able to use the four manual organ, with 49 (out of 98 eventual) speaking stops, for regular practice. Someone with easy access to North London will be given preference. Candidates will undertake to do their organ practice at Alexandra Palace an average of at least once a fortnight.
Actual duties are few, and include helping at the four concerts and films each year, where they would be expected to turn up well beforehand to help up set up screens and projectors. They would be expected to take a general interest in the welfare of this extraordinary instrument. The Scholarship will be worth £500 plus reasonable expenses.
The Scholarship is given in memory of Bert Allwood, who regularly used to walk from Hampstead to hear the organ in the 1930s, when it was at its most magnificent.
For more information on the organ visit www.allypallyorgan.org.uk
Please send CV and 2 Referees to Hugh Macpherson <hughamacpherson@yahoo.co.uk> Flat 11 Forrest House, 42 Rochester Row, London SW1P 1BU.
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TWO OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO YOUNG ORGANISTS:
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SUITABLE CANDIDATES ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR AN ORGAN SCHOLARSHIP AT
ST JOHN THE DIVINE, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SW9
NOTE: THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS TUESDAY 28 JUNE 2016
SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE INVITED TO AUDITION/INTERVIEW WEEK COMMENCING
SUNDAY 3 JULY BY ARRANGEMENT
St John the Divine is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, up and coming organist from September 2016. This post would be particularly suitable for someone pre-university or conservatoire who is keen to develop their expertise in the English choral tradition.
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED OVERVIEW, ROLE DESCRIPTION & APPLICATION FORM:
OVERVIEW ROLE DESCRIPTION Organ Scholar_Application Form-1
Further details, if required, can be requested from the Vicar Fr Mark Williams through the Parish Office: 020 7735 934/ORGAN SCHOLARSHIP
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Organ Scholarship at St Sepulchre-without Newgate, Holborn
running from September 2016 to July 2017
The commitment: Principal, and only, accompanist for the professional choir for the Tuesday evening service of choral evensong at 6:30 pm, with a rehearsal before at 5:30 pm. Occasional special services on other days.
Suitability: The scholarship is ideal for someone who is looking to expand their accompaniment repertoire and gain experience in service playing. With the Musician’s chapel (where Henry Wood is buried) and the chapel for the Royal Fusiliers, the church hosts a number of prestigious services. The church currently has a 2-manual Makin electronic organ while the special Harrison instrument is awaiting restoration.
The organ scholar is able to practise at pre-arranged times. All of the staff are incredibly friendly and supportive. There are plenty of opportunities to conduct if the scholar so wishes. The director of music is also willing to give lessons in either choral conducting or singing as part of the scholarship.
Desirable: Approximately grade 8-diploma standard on the organ. Previous accompaniment experience, ideally for the service of choral evensong, and a repertoire of voluntaries for after the service.
Remuneration: £2000 (plus extra for special services)
All applications welcome!
If you are interested or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact either:
Ashley Wagner (current organ scholar): wagnomics@gmail.com or Peter Asprey (director of music): peter@stsepulchres.org
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Look up www.rco.org.uk for the full list of events and to book online.
Included as a discrete block under the chronological list of general events are all the courses and workshops included in the College’s Young Organists Programme. Also included are the classes offered by the RCO Academy Organ School. Further details of the latter are on our website at www.rco.org.uk/organ_school.php.
For full details go to: RCO e-news – January 2016
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