The Royal Canadian College of Organists

The Royal Canadian College of Organists The Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO) is Canada’s national voice for the organ and its music.

We seek to enrich the lives of Canadians by engaging the wider public in Canada’s rich organ heritage and vibrant organ culture. The Royal Canadian College of Organists is the national voice for the organ and its music in Canada. We support and promote the organ music community through learning opportunities, professional certification, communications and advocacy. Everyone is welcome in our community from beginner to professional organists, composers, organ builders and organ music fans.

NEW THIS YEAR: The Summer Organ Academy is happy to announce that a performance stream will be starting up this year! Pe...
03/02/2026

NEW THIS YEAR: The Summer Organ Academy is happy to announce that a performance stream will be starting up this year! Performers will have the opportunity to study with international organist Shin-Young Lee. Limited spots are available, so secure yours now at https://www.rcco.ca/SummerOrganAcademy! Early bird registration ends April 15!

Read more about Shin-Young Lee here: https://www.rcco.ca/page-18647

This Saturday at 12pm ET, don't miss an all-new session of Virtual Organ Academy with special guest Nicole Keller! Haile...
02/25/2026

This Saturday at 12pm ET, don't miss an all-new session of Virtual Organ Academy with special guest Nicole Keller!

Hailed as a “skilled and stylish player with a keen ear for orchestration” (The American Organist magazine) Nicole Keller serves as Chair of the Department of Organ at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance at the University of Michigan.

Equally at home as a soloist and chamber musician, Ms. Keller’s appearances with orchestra include concertos, works for small chamber orchestra, and large works involving organ, harpsichord, and piano.

Nicole Keller is represented in North America exclusively by Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists, LLC.

For details, go to https://rcco.ca/page-18624

Coming up on Saturday, February 28th, Virtual Organ Academy welcomes Nicole Keller! For more details, go to https://rcco...
02/20/2026

Coming up on Saturday, February 28th, Virtual Organ Academy welcomes Nicole Keller! For more details, go to https://rcco.ca/page-18624

Coming up this Saturday: Virtual Organ Academy welcomes Jonathan Oldengarm! For more details, follow this link: https://...
01/28/2026

Coming up this Saturday: Virtual Organ Academy welcomes Jonathan Oldengarm! For more details, follow this link: https://rcco.ca/page-18624

Don't miss the next session of Virtual Organ Academy on Saturday, January 31st at 12:00 pm ET! This month, we welcome Jo...
01/20/2026

Don't miss the next session of Virtual Organ Academy on Saturday, January 31st at 12:00 pm ET! This month, we welcome Jonathan Oldengarm, who will present two structured approaches to understanding organ registration, one from the organology side, and the other from the repertoire performance practice side. For more details, follow this link: https://rcco.ca/page-18624

Registration is now open for Summer Organ Academy! Spaces are limited - to reserve your spot follow this link: https://r...
01/06/2026

Registration is now open for Summer Organ Academy! Spaces are limited - to reserve your spot follow this link: https://rcco.ca/event-6477804

In this final installment of this year's Funding the Future video series, we are joined by Chellan Hoffman, President of...
12/17/2025

In this final installment of this year's Funding the Future video series, we are joined by Chellan Hoffman, President of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. To watch the clip, click here: https://youtu.be/Stqlk81wmhU

In this week's Funding the Future video, we are joined by National Organ Competition Co-Chairs Dr. Marnie Giesbrecht & D...
12/10/2025

In this week's Funding the Future video, we are joined by National Organ Competition Co-Chairs Dr. Marnie Giesbrecht & Dr. Joachim Segger! To check out the clip, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goPR8dmqADw

We are currently seeking an experienced Project Manager for Organ Festival Canada! For more details, click here:
12/04/2025

We are currently seeking an experienced Project Manager for Organ Festival Canada! For more details, click here:

We are deeply saddened to share the news that Dr Giles Bryant, beloved Canadian organist and choral director, composer a...
12/02/2025

We are deeply saddened to share the news that Dr Giles Bryant, beloved Canadian organist and choral director, composer and educator passed away on November 30, 2025, at the age of 91. Dr Bryant served as President of the Royal Canadian College of Organists from 1990-1992 and was elected an honorary Fellow of the College the following year. He was widely known for his encouragement of young organists and choristers and will be remembered for the warmth, wit, and generosity he shared with everyone.

Don't miss the next session of Virtual Organ Academy tomorrow, Saturday, November 29th at 12:00 pm ET!This month, we wel...
11/28/2025

Don't miss the next session of Virtual Organ Academy tomorrow, Saturday, November 29th at 12:00 pm ET!

This month, we welcome Ryan Baxter and Valerie Hall, who will present "Bridging the Organ and Piano Worlds: Playing Approaches for the Multi-Keyboardist." This online event is free to attend, and can be accessed both on Discord and YouTube. For details on how to join the presentation, follow the link below.

https://rcco.ca/page-18624

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Toronto, ON
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