Thank you to everyone who has so far supported our Annual Appeal for the RSCM in the UK. The amount raised has already surpassed our 2022 total. We are grateful for every donation. The funds will be used in 2024 to reach our strategic goals and to enable the flourishing of church music. Can you help us do more? It’s not too late to contribute. Find out how by clicking the button below. 

Come and sing a range of choral music under the direction of John Rutter with accompanist Alex Aitken on Saturday 21 October at St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3TL. The event will start at 11am and finish at 4.45pm.  

We are excited to announce that booking for the Church Times Festival of Faith and Music, in association with the RSCM, will open at 9am on Thursday, 19 October. With a range of talks, discussions, and workshops, and of course lots of music, it’s an April weekend in York not to be missed. Find out more and book now by clicking the button below.  

The RSCM has a range of Christmas cards designed to suit all tastes. The first set of designs comes from a Book of Hours owned by Sir Sydney Nicholson, founder of the RSCM. The second set are based on Christmas plainchant antiphons and are hand drawn in beautiful calligraphy by John Rowlands-Pritchard. The third set are based on Christmas carols, with four designs by award-winning children's book illustrator, Sue Rinaldi.

Each set is sold in a pack of eight, with four different designs. Each pack comes supplied with envelopes and is printed on a satin card that doesn’t smudge with fountain pen.

A new competition for UK composers aged under 30 (as of 31 January 2024) has been announced by Laudemus!, an adult SATB choir and charity that meets annually to sing choral evensong in churches throughout Dorset.

The trustees are seeking submissions of an anthem between two-and-a-half and four minutes in length, with a text of a religious nature, scored for competent SATB choir with organ accompaniment. A single prize of £1,000 will be awarded, plus a performance by Laudemus! in August 2024. Publication is offered by the RSCM, subject to approval of the winning work. The closing date for receipt of scores is 31 January 2024. Full terms and conditions can be found by clicking the button below. 

The Movement for Good Awards is an annual programme of giving from Benefact, the charitable arm of Ecclesiastical Insurance. This year they will be giving over £1million to charities and good causes – with your help. You can nominate a registered charity, not-for-profit organisation or community interest company in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man for a £1,000 award.

You can nominate as many charities as you like – it’s one nomination per charity, per person. The more nominations a charity gets, the greater their chances of winning, so please consider spreading the word! Please take 30 seconds to nominate RSCM to give us the chance to win £1,000 to support our charitable work. Visit the Movement for Good website and vote for the RSCM by clicking the button below.