The Royal College of Organists or RCO, based in Birmingham, England, is the United Kingdom's national body charged with promoting organ and choral music and overseeing musical education and training for organists and choral directors. Jump to: navigation, search The city from above Centenary Square. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... The Casavant pipe organ at Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, Montreal The organ is one of the oldest musical instruments in the western musical tradition, with a rich history connected with the Christian religion and civic ceremony. ... Jump to: navigation, search A choir or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. ... Jump to: navigation, search Music education comprises the application of education methods in teaching music. ...

The College maintains the British Organ Library and provides internationally-recognised examinations, diplomas and fellowships in organ-playing, choral directing and organ-teaching.

History

The RCO was founded as the College of Organists in 1864 by Richard Limpus, the organist of St Michael's Cornhill in the City of London, and received its Royal Charter in 1893. From 1904 until 1991 it was based in Kensington Gore in West London in a remarkable building designed by architect H H Cole. When the lease on this building expired the RCO moved to Holborn in London, then in 2002 they moved to Millennium Point in Digbeth, Birmingham. Jump to: navigation, search 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The eastern side of the City of London viewed from St. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kensington Gore is a street in central London, the same name having been formerly used for the piece of land on which it stands. ... Holborn (pronounced ho-bun or ho-burn) is a place in London, named after a tributary to the river Fleet that flowed through the area, the Hole-bourne (the stream in the hollow). ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Millennium Point is a complex in Birmingham, situated in the developing Eastside of the city centre. ... Digbeth is an area of Birmingham, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search The city from above Centenary Square. ...

Plans were made for more permanent purpose-built premises around the Grade I listed former Curzon Street Railway Station in Birmingham, the world's oldest surviving piece of monumental railway architecture. New facilities designed by Associated Architects included a new library and 270 seat concert hall. The college has recently announced that this move will not be taking place, and it is now researching a more affordable option. Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... Curzon Street Station was the train station which was at the end of the first line connecting Birmingham to London in the 1800s. ...

External Links

• Royal College of Organists Official Website