Royal School of Church Music
(重定向自RSCM)
The largest church music organisation in Britain, the Royal School of Church Music was founded in 1927 by Sir Sydney Nicholson and has 11,000 members worldwide; it was originally named the School of English Church Music. It seeks to enable church music in the present and invest in its future, largely through publications, courses and an award scheme. The organisation, originally only open to members of the Anglican Communion, is interdenominational, but is still overseen by the Church of England.
- The Director is Andrew Reid (who took up the post in September 2012)
- President of the Royal School of Church Music in America is Cindy DeDakis.
- President of RSCM Australia is Dr Ralph Morton.
- President of RSCM South Africa is Fr. Malcolm Chalmers
- President of RSCM New Zealand is Paul Ellis.
- The patron is Her Majesty the Queen.
US choirs affiliated with the Royal School of Church Music often wear the RSCM medallion, which features a picture of Saint Nicolas, its patron saint.