MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

Membership Application Form
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Qu’est-ce que le Collège royal canadien des organistes (CRCO)?

WHAT IS THE ROYAL CANADIAN COLLEGE OF ORGANISTS?

Founded in 1909, the RCCO is Canada's oldest musicians' association. Membership spans Canada from coast to coast and includes a broad range of musical experience. The National Office is located in Toronto, and there are 31 centres across Canada.
For a brief history of the RCCO, see the article in The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada

WHO CAN JOIN?

Membership in the College is open to anyone interested in the organ and organ music. Our membership includes professional, semi-professional, volunteer musicians, organ builders, music students, and lovers of organ music. We aim to have our programmes and services reflect this diversity in membership.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP?

Some of the benefits of RCCO membership are:

• The Yearbook, published annually and sent to all members contains names and addresses of all members and information on services and resources available to members.
• The national bi-monthly publication ORGAN CANADA.
• National Conventions are held bi-annually, offering opportunities to hear and meet world-class recitalists, to participate in workshops on a variety of current topics and to discuss subjects of interest and concerns with new and old friends. Mini-conventions are held in the even years.
• A Resource Centre at National Office contains audio tapes and written material on a broad range of subjects related to organ performance and church music. This material is available on loan to members.
• Members can participate in the College exams to earn a certificate in Service Playing, or diplomas of Colleague, Associateship, Fellowship and Choral Conducting.
• Several organ and choral publication subscriptions are available for a reduced cost.

Additional benefits of belonging to the Ottawa Centre are:

• Members receive our monthly newsletter Pipelines - Bouches et Anches.
• The Ottawa Centre sponsors a recital series called Pro Organo. This subscription series provides an opportunity to recitalists of international stature on the finest organs in Ottawa.
• The Centre organizes regular meetings and events which reflect the diverse needs and interests of our members. Recent meetings have included the following:
  • Choral and organ workshops, anthem reading sessions.
  • Organ crawl in Ottawa an to other cities.
  • Member recitals, annual student recital, Halloween recitals etc.
  • Social activities and the Organist–Clergy banquet
• The Ottawa Centre can provide support and advice on employment matters through its Professional Concerns Committee.
• Annual Scholarships for teenage piano students to start organ study with Centre teachers. These scholarships provide 10 hours of free organ lessons.
• Many other scholarship opportunities are also available to members.
• Organ Teachers List and the Supply List of Organists are published in Pipelines

Membership applications for the Ottawa Centre can be obtained from any of the Executive, by e-mail to: webmaster (at) rcco-ottawa (dot) ca, or by printing this application and mailing by post. For OTHER CENTRES please visit the National Page rcco.ca

We would like to welcome you to our centre.

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