RCO Winter 2025 examination results

The Royal College of Organists has announced the results of its Winter 2025 (January) examination session.

A total of 23 members were successful in the examinations for the Fellowship of the College (FRCO), Associateship of the College (ARCO) and Colleague of the College (CRCO).

The successful candidates will receive their diplomas at the College’s annual conferment at Southwark Cathedral on Saturday 8 March 2025.

The successful candidates were:

Colleague of the Royal College of Organists (CRCO)

Wing Chi Samantha Chan (Hong Kong, China)
Nicholas Courtman (Ivybridge)
James Janossy, Jr (Lincolnwood, Illinois, USA)
Ivan Rodriguez Deb (Watford)
Sebastian Tucker (Buckingham)

Limpus Prize, Frederick Shinn Prize, and Durrant Prize
Wing Chi Samantha Chan

Sowerbutts Prize and Durrant Prize
Ivan Rodriguez Deb

Freemasons’ Prize (United Grand Lodge of England)
Wing Chi Samantha Chan

Associateship of the Royal College of Organists (ARCO)

George Charman (Malvern)
Joshua Hughes (Gunnislake)
Callum Knox (Queenscliff, NSW, Australia)
Patryk Korczak (London)
Giles Longstaff (Edinburgh)
Timothy Macklin (London)
Conor McGlone (St Albans)
Kamil Mika (Aberdeen)
Christopher Pilgrim (Camberley)
Jonathan Pilgrim (Brecon)
Alexander Rebetge (Nuremberg, Germany)
Nora Rechel (Norwich)
Jakub Scicinski (Greenford)

Limpus Prize, Frederick Shinn Prize, and Durrant Prize
Conor McGlone

Sawyer Prize and Durrant Prize
Jonathan Pilgrim

Sowerbutts Prize and Durrant Prize
Christopher Pilgrim

Doris Wookey Prize
Conor McGlone

Dr F. J. Read Prize
Conor McGlone
Christopher Pilgrim

Fellowship of the Royal College of Organists (FRCO)

Pascal Bachmann (London)
Edward Byrne (Godalming)
Adam Chillingworth (Bury St Edmunds)
Lucy Morrell (London)
Yip Heng Jason Tang (London)

Limpus Prize, Frederick Shinn Prize, and Durrant Prize
Pascal Bachmann

Turpin Prize and Durrant Prize
Edward Byrne

Harding Prize and Durrant Prize
Yip Heng Jason Tang

Dr F. J. Read Prize
Yip Heng Jason Tang