Royal School of Church Music

Royal School of Church Music
AbbreviationRSCM
PredecessorSchool of English Church Music
Formation1927
FounderSir Sydney Nicholson
Founded atSt Sepulchre-without-Newgate, London, UK
Legal statusCharity
PurposeMusic education; promotion of Anglican church music
HeadquartersSalisbury, Wiltshire, UK
Coordinates51°03′59″N 1°47′49″W / 51.0662697°N 1.7970334°W / 51.0662697; -1.7970334
Region
Worldwide
ProductsSheet music; RSCM Press educational books
ServicesTraining programmes, music printing press
Director
Hugh Morris (2018-)
Websitewww.rscm.org.uk

The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) is a Christian music education organisation dedicated to the promotion of music in Christian worship, in particular the repertoire and traditions of Anglican church music, largely through publications, training courses and an award scheme. The organisation was founded in England in 1927 by Sir Sydney Nicholson and today it operates internationally, with 8,500 members in over 40 countries worldwide, and is the largest church music organisation in Britain.[1]

The RSCM was originally named the School of English Church Music and was only open to members of the Anglican Communion; today it is an interdenominational organisation, although it is still overseen by the Church of England.[2]

Choirs affiliated with the Royal School of Church Music often wear the RSCM medallion, which features a picture of Saint Nicolas, its patron saint.

  1. ^ "Press Pack" (PDF). The Royal School of Church Music. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. ^ "About RSCM". RSCM. Retrieved 2021-04-13.

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