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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | March 21, 2017 · 12:21 pm

Buxtehude’s Chorale Preludes Workshop – London

Buxtehude’s Chorale Preludes Workshop – 8 July 2017 –
London (SE22 9AT)
(For directions click here)

Explore the wealth of variety offered by Buxtehude’s choral settings. There is material suitable for organists of Grade 5 standard through to advanced/diploma.

The venue: St John the Evangelist Church can be found at the at the top of Goose Green, at the corner of East Dulwich Road and Ady’s Road, on the borders of Dulwich and Peckham. Nearest station: East Dulwich (trains from London Bridge Station).

The organ: JW Walker 1985, built for Trinity College of Music and now on permanent loan to the church. It has three manuals and pedals.

What to prepare: 5 – 10 minutes of Chorale Preludes and Choral Partitas by Buxtehude.

Cost:

RCO Member: £65

Non-member: £71

Further details and booking can be found here.

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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | · 11:46 am

An Introduction to Trio Playing – London

An Introduction to Trio Playing – 01 July 2017 (11.00 – 14.00) –

St Mary’s Church, Lothbury London (EC2R 7HH)
(click here for directions).

Are you an intermediate organ player looking to venture into or expand on your trio playing skills? If so, RCO are running this course for you!

Success in co-ordinating three independent lines opens the gate to a wealth of wonderful music, including Bach’s famous sonatas. Students find that achieving that success is a significant challenge, so let Anne show you the techniques that will overcome that challenge. Prepare a single exercise (two-stave combinations) , as detailed below, and we will provide all other exercises needed.

What to prepare:
Please prepare at least one piece from the list here, perfecting all two-stave combinations. (Please do not try combining all three staves).

Cost:

RCO members: £65

Non members: £71

Further information here.

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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | March 16, 2017 · 8:43 pm

Advanced Trio Playing – London

Advanced Trio Playing – Saturday 13th May (14.00 – 17.00) – Christchurch, Chelsea (SW3).

Are you preparing a trio for an RCO Diploma examination, for Cambridge University organ scholarship trials in the autumn, or simply wanting to improve you playing of this most challenging of genres? If so, Richard Brasier will offer advice on interpretation, registration and how to make trios (slightly) easier to manage when performing under pressure. The course will are use the beautiful Flentrop organ in Christ Church, Chelsea installed in 2010.
Students are asked to prepare one or two trios movements by JS Bach, JL Kreb or others.

Further details, booking and directions can be found here.

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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | February 24, 2017 · 1:46 pm

THE ORGAN SCHOLAR EXPERIENCE (TOSE) – 18 – 23 July 2017, Oxford

RCO’s annual, ever popular, flagship summer school for ambitious young organists returns from Tuesday 18 to Sunday 23 July in Oxford.

TOSE is designed as a residential course for those aged 14 – 19 considering an organ scholarship, or those who simply wish to gain experience in repertoire playing and technique, accompanying and conducting choirs, and keyboard skills.

There are expert teachers with experience in both churches and concert halls who will be providing tuition.

You will also get the opportunity to

• perform in student concerts
• sing and direct choral services of compline and evensong in Oxford University college chapels
• attend tutor recitals

And, like all residential courses, there is a lively social programme to enjoy! We hope you make lasting friendships and forge vital connections.

Accommodation is provided in individual rooms at The Queen’s College.

Fees:

RCO Members: £650
Non-members: £680

Early-bird discount of £30 on bookings until 28 February.
Bursaries are available to assist with TOSE fees (see here).

Further information and booking can be found here.

https://www.rco.org.uk/events.php?eventid=474

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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | February 22, 2017 · 12:36 pm

International Organ Competition, Paris

Applications invited for: International Organ Competition

23rd – 27th October 2017, Paris

For the first time the Académie André Marchal and the Association Gaston Litaize are joining forces to put on this competition which features both Interpretation and Improvisation categories.

The competition is open to all organists regardless of age and nationality

First Prize (for each category): 3000 EUR.

Other prize categories (amongst others) include ‘best interpretation of Bach’ and ‘best performance of contemporary work (written post 2000)’.

Applications to compete are invited and should be submitted between 15th April and 8th July 2017.

Applications should be accompanied by a recent CV and photo, the entry fee of 60 euros (per category) and a recent recording as stipulated in the rules

Application forms can be downloaded here (The website is in French, however a number of web browsers are capable of translating content).

The panel will be headed by Louis Robillard (France).

Further information can be found on their website:

http://www.academieandremarchal.org/concours20151/index.html

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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | February 15, 2017 · 4:57 pm

Huddersfield Bach Collegium

Huddersfield Bach Collegium – Sunday 26 February at 6:30 pm

at Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Street,

Huddersfield, HD1 4QT

Holy Trinity is delighted to be hosting the inaugural performance of the Huddersfield Bach Collegium.

This new group is performing the liturgical music of Bach and other composers to a professional standard in its intended form – as an act of worship.

We would like to invite all who might be interested to the first event, to be held on Sunday 26th February at 6.30 pm.

It would be great to see a good congregation in what promises to be
an uplifting and rich start to the Lenten season.

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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | February 11, 2017 · 1:49 pm

RCO ACADEMY SUMMER COURSE 2017

THE RCO ACADEMY SUMMER COURSE

MONDAY 31 JULY TO SATURDAY 5 AUGUST 2017

IN THE CITY OF LONDON

(founded by Anne Marsden Thomas MBE)

Summer Course 2017

Please see above link for booking form/information regarding the above summer course, to be held Monday 31 July to Saturday 5 August 2017.

Ideally, please book through the website at https://www.rco.org.uk/events.php?eventid=476 but if this is not possible, you can print off the form and post a cheque to RCO Bookings (address below).

www.rco.org.uk

Correspondence address: RCO Bookings and Accounts, PO Box 7328, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 9DU

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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | January 9, 2017 · 3:19 pm

RCO ACADEMY – TWO UPCOMING ATTRACTIONS FOR TEENAGE ORGANISTS

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:

book for TOSE 2017 (1)

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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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | December 21, 2016 · 7:05 pm

Master Class Images – St Patrick’s RC Church, Huddersfield

Photographs taken during the Master Class (Protestant Germany 1650-1750)

held at St Patrick’s RC Church in Huddersfield

on Saturday 26 November 2016

led by James Parsons (Royal College of Organists)

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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | December 12, 2016 · 1:32 pm

THE ORGAN SCHOLAR EXPERIENCE (TOSE) JULY 2017

JOIN US AT THE QUEEN’S COLLEGE, OXFORD

FOR THE ORGAN SCHOLAR EXPERIENCE (TOSE)

TUESDAY 18 JULY TO SUNDAY 23 JULY 2017

45 PLACES AND A WARM WELCOME FOR TEENAGERS AGED 14 TO 19 YEARS

FOR FULL DETAILS PLEASE OPEN THE FOLLOWING LINK: book-for-tose-2017

BOOK ONLINE NOW AT: TOSE

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