Dear Christopher,
Welcome to the RSCM's email newsletter, bringing news and inspiration to all involved in church music. In this issue you'll find resources for Harvest, help for planning music at weddings, and news of forthcoming events – as well as our latest publications.
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Upper-voice carols, new hymns and songs, and a Stanford Communion setting
Nowell! Nowell! by Malcolm Archer is an imaginative new carol sequence for upper voices, which is suitable for church, school and youth choirs.
Find out more in a podcast
Sing Praise is a new collection of contemporary hymns, songs and short musical items for refreshing worship, which will supplement many existing hymn books.
Find out more and view a sampler
Thanks to a new setting of the Kyrie by editor Jeremy Dibble, Stanford's Communion Service in C will soon be published in a suitable format for liturgical use by today's congregations.
Find out more in a podcast
Musical ideas for Harvest
The latest edition of Voice for Life Gold Dust – the new resource for choir trainers and singers from the RSCM's Education team – is now online, with plenty of ideas for Harvest.
Music for weddings
The RSCM has launched a new web page to help plan music for a church wedding. Covering choices of music, copyright, fees and much more, the resources are suitable for couples planning their special day as well as those who advise them.
Fees for church musicians
Fees for church musicians have been debated in the press recently. Following a misquote in a national newspaper, the RSCM reassures its supporters that we continue to be a strong advocate for church musicians, recommending that they be appropriately remunerated for their important work.
- Please visit our website for a statement about the RSCM's recommended fees.
- The 2011 fees recommendations (available to Individual and Affiliate members only) will be published at the beginning of October.
- There is still time to take part in a survey of organists' fees set up by the Incorporated Society of Musicians – the password is Organists2010 and the deadline is 11 October.
Masterclasses with leading composers
Some of Britain's best-known composers will give masterclasses at the Royal College of Music in October and November, focusing on contemporary music in worship. Gabriel Jackson, Roxanna Panufnik and Tarik O'Regan will discuss their music at the workshops which are run in conjunction with the King James Bible Composition Awards.
Challenge appeal update
Mark Williams's generous £25,000 pound-for-pound challenge appeal stands at an amazing £17,000. There is still time to help us reach the goal – the closing date is 1 November. We are grateful for donations of any size as we seek to encourage and enable the best use of music in worship.
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If you are an RSCM Member or Friend, you will have received a survey with your latest quarterly mailing. We'd like to hear your views to make your magazines as useful as possible.
To complete the survey, please visit our website or return your paper form by 1 November.
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