About RCO

The Royal College of Organists has supported and represented organists and choral directors for more than 150 years.

With members in nearly 40 countries around the world, we work together to promote the best in organ playing and choral directing, to encourage anyone who is interested to learn more about this fascinating and versatile musical instrument, and to explore its history and repertoire.

Our aim is to make the College an organisation which supports organists and choral directors of every age and all levels of attainment. To achieve this, we provide for our members:

• Effective advocacy.
• Readily accessible support, advice and subject materials.
• An educational programme that develops and maintains high standards of competence and artistry.
• Relevant professional and vocational qualifications of high integrity.

Read more about membership of the RCO.

Our Vision & Objectives

The Royal College of Organists' vision is for a world in which organ and choral music are widely valued as being central to cultural and spiritual life.

We work towards this vision by promoting and advancing high standards in organ-playing and choral direction, in a viable and sustainable way, for the inspiration and benefit of the public.

We Believe That:

• Organists and choral directors should be versatile, creative, musicians, equipped to play an important role in the lives of their communities.
• All styles of organ and choral music, and all contexts in which they are performed, are valuable.
• Performance is enhanced by, and through, related scholarship and the appropriate use of both traditional and digital technologies.
• All our dealings should be based on mutual respect, transparency, the promotion of equality of opportunity, and the celebration of diversity.

Read more about the many ways in which you can support our work.