The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) has announced a major new choral commission as part of its centenary celebrations in 2027. The commission in question is “Songs of the Spirit,” a 40-minute work is a new suite by British composer Thomas Hewitt Jones which is intended for performance by community choirs, youth ensembles, chamber choirs, and church choirs in {…}

The Royal School of Church Music has announced the recipients of its 2025 Honorary Awards. This year’s fellows, who are awarded for achievement sin church music and / or liturgy of internationally recognized significance or for exceptional musical and/or liturgical work within the RSCM that has had an impact at a national level, include Gordon Giles, Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, Timothy {…}

On May 6, 2023, the Royal School of Church Music will bring together over 150 choirs to take part in their “Sing for the King” project. Featuring a special commission by British singer and composer Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, Sing for the King” will celebrate the coronation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom. Currently, over 2,600 singers across over {…}

The Royal School of Church Music has announced the publication of a new Critical Edition of Sir John Stainer’s “The Crucifixion,” edited by leading expert Professor Jeremy Dibble. This new edition features extensive introductory, editorial, and performance notes, as well as facsimile pages from the original Stainer manuscript recently given to the Durham University Library. First premiering in 1887, “The {…}