Dear friend,
We hope you had a wonderful Easter and enjoyed the Royal Wedding! If you've been inspired by the occasion, why not visit the RSCM's wedding page
for all you need to plan a church wedding?
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'Sing we merrily' for Music Sunday
We're delighted that Malcolm Archer has composed a special anthem for RSCM Music Sunday. Discounts on copies of Sing we merrily are available when you register your Music Sunday event.
You may also like to sing a hymn specially composed for the 75th anniversary of the Hymn Society.
RSCM Music Sunday takes place on 26 June (or an alternative convenient date) and helps to raise funds for your own church or school and the RSCM. How will you be celebrating?
King James composers announced
Musical settings of words from Proverbs, Isaiah and Revelation have been shortlisted for the King James Bible Composition Awards
. Young composers Andrew-John Bethke, Thomas Hewitt Jones, Owain Park and Christopher Totney have had their anthems selected in Category A of the Awards, administered by the RSCM. The finals will take place on Tuesday 17 May at Temple Church, London.
The RSCM's Festival service book The Word Revealed, celebrating 400 years of the King James Bible, sold so well we had to reprint it within a few months.
Water of Life for young voices
New from RSCM Education and RSCM Press, Water of Life is the RSCM's Young Voices Festival for 2011. The service includes a varied selection of hymns, songs, prayers and readings celebrating God's physical and spiritual gift of water, and is an ideal resource for choirs supporting WaterAid's 'Sing for Water' project throughout the year.
Foundation Degree in Church Music
There's still time to apply for our brand new degree launching in September 2011 – and take advantage of tuition fees at current levels. The Foundation Degree
programme provides an exciting mix of practical and academic study at Canterbury Christ Church University with local support from the RSCM. If you know someone who might be interested, please forward this email!
A visit to Downing Street
RSCM Director Lindsay Gray attended a reception at 10 Downing Street last week, meeting the Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg. Lindsay introduced David Cameron to the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year, who entertained the guests with their singing. More
Ancient and Modern
- Join the RSCM as we celebrate 150 years of Hymns Ancient & Modern at the Christian Resources Exhibition on 10 May.
- Register your interest in singing choral evensong at St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate A&M on Monday 24 October 2011, directed by Matthew Owens.
- Could you write a hymn tune? Timothy Dudley-Smith has written a hymn text for this year's Harold Smart competition – visit our website for details and hear Dudley-Smith discussing hymns in a podcast.
- Events are taking place around the UK and Ireland throughout the year to celebrate the 75th anniversary of The Hymn Society.
A new Mass by Margaret Rizza
Margaret Rizza recently introduced her new Mass of St Benedict at an RSCM workshop. Setting the new translation of the Missal, the setting is easy for congregations to pick up, yet profound in its spirituality.
Mass of Saint Benedict is available now from the RSCM shop.
- Further musical resources and notes about the new Roman Missal can be found on the ICEL website.
What's on near you?
During the month of May you can explore settings of the Eucharist in Yorkshire, 'Come and Sing' Big Anthems in Essex, learn how to arrange for instruments in Reading, and discover the Voice for Life scheme in North East Wales... More
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