The RSCM has the power to confer diplomas and awards. Some are honorary; others are awarded as a result of academic study or other training. Details of recipients of the honorary awards can be found on this page.
FRSCM – Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music
is an award for achievements in church music and/or liturgy of internationally recognised significance, or for exceptional musical and/or liturgical work within the RSCM which has had an impact at a national level.
Recipients include:
Dr Richard Alan Charles Cock
Dr Barry Smith
James Gordon
Garman Ashby
ARSCM – Associate of the Royal School of Church Music
is an award for achievements in church music and/or liturgy of nationally recognised significance, or for important musical and/or liturgical work within the RSCM which has had an impact across several Area Teams.
Recipients include:
Christian (k/a Bunny) Ashley Botha
Errol Slater
Colonel Sir Kevin Williams
Robin Walton
Ronald Gill
Sidney Place
Colleen Hart
Marianne de Jager
Timothy Lees
Malcolm Chalmers
Norman Buckle
Dr Christopher John Cockburn
Jonathan Langenhoven
Deon Irish
Roy Benjamin
Jenny Yates
HonRSCM – Honorary of the Royal School of Church Music
is an award for exceptional or very significant work within the RSCM which is not primarily musical or liturgical that has contributed to the cause of church music and/or liturgy at international or national levels.
Recipients include:
John (Jack) Carter
Dr Claude Brown
Robert E. Selley
Ronald K. Kirby
Ella Hunt
Daphne Allison
George Woods
Elsie Bath
The Reverend Simon Aiken
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