RCCO Ottawa Centre
CRCO Section d'Ottawa
Ottawa ON K1P 5W4
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MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
Your membership can be renewed on line on the national website. Login to your account and under the Members menu item select Membership Renewal Information. You can then pay on-line or print an invoice which can then be paid by cheque, money order, e-transfer or credit card over the phone.
Renew at rcco.ca
For more information contact
National Office: 416-929-6400 Weekdays 9:00am - 2:00pm.
e-mail: info (at)rcco (dot) ca
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Student Membership GrantWhat is the Royal Canadian College of Organists?
What are the benefits of membership?
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STUDENT MEMBERSHIP GRANT
If you are an organ student in the Ottawa area, the Ottawa Centre offers complimentary student membership. Please see the information on the Student Membership GrantWHAT IS THE ROYAL CANADIAN COLLEGE OF ORGANISTS?
Founded in 1909, the RCCO is Canada's oldest musicians' association.
Membership spans Canada from coast to coast and includes a broad range of musical experience.
The National Office is located in Toronto, and there are 31 centres across Canada.
For a brief history of the RCCO, see the article in
The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada
The RCCO is the pre-eminent voice for and means of communication among organists within Canada and internationally. The College will promote the professional competency of its members, encourage increased recognition of their profession and encourage the highest musical standards in organ performance, choral directing and composition.
To Promote and facilitate opportunities for access to, appreciation of, and participation in all facets of the organ, thorough education, communication, accreditation, performance sponsorship and cooperation with arts organisations and others.
- Deliver and promote educational and performance opportunities such as workshops and recitals
- Hold examinations, grant diplomas and award scholarships
- Cultivate beneficial relationships with churches, seminaries, educators, musicians, music festivals and other arts organisations
- Commission new works
- Form partnerships with public and private funders to present events
- Communicate to the public the importance of the organist as an artist and organ music as an art form
WHO CAN JOIN?
Membership in the College is open to anyone interested in the organ and organ music. Our membership includes professional, semi-professional, volunteer musicians, organ builders, music students, and lovers of organ music. We aim to have our programmes and services reflect this diversity in membership.WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP?
Some of the benefits of RCCO membership are:- Access to the members' page of the National RCCO site. This lets you view the membership lists, services and resources available to our members, church positions available and much more.
- The national publication ORGAN CANADA.
- National Conventions are held bi-annually, offering opportunities to hear and meet world-class recitalists, to participate in workshops on a variety of current topics and to discuss subjects of interest and concerns with new and old friends. Mini-conventions are held in the even years.
- A Resource Centre at National Office contains audio tapes and written material on a broad range of subjects related to organ performance and church music. This material is available on loan to members.
- Members can participate in the College exams to earn a certificate in Service Playing, or diplomas of Colleague, Associateship, Fellowship and Choral Conducting.
- Several organ and choral publication subscriptions are available for a reduced cost.
Additional benefits of belonging to the Ottawa Centre are:
- Members receive our monthly newsletter Pipelines - Bouches et Anches.
- The Ottawa Centre sponsors a recital series called Pro Organo. This subscription series provides an opportunity to recitalists of international stature on the finest organs in Ottawa.
- The Centre organizes regular meetings and events
which reflect the diverse needs and interests of our members. Recent
meetings have included the following:
- Choral and organ workshops, anthem reading sessions.
- Organ crawl in Ottawa and to other cities.
- Member recitals, annual student recital, Halloween recitals etc.
- Social activities and the Organist–Clergy banquet
- The Ottawa Centre can provide support and advice on employment matters through its Professional Concerns Committee.
- Annual Scholarships for teenage piano students to start organ study with Centre teachers. These scholarships provide 10 hours of free organ lessons.
- Many other scholarship opportunities are also available to members.
- Organ Teachers List and the Supply List of Organists are published in Pipelines
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Welcome – we’re always pleased to welcome new members.
The fees shown below are the total fees: National Fee plus Centre Fee.
| Regular | 139.00 |
| 35 and under | 78.00 |
| Senior (65+) | 113.00 |
| Joint | 175.00 |
| Joint Senior | 156.00 |
| Institutional | 139.00 |
On the next page, you will can select your membership options which can also include becoming a co-member of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) or La Fédération Québécoise des Amis de l'Orgue (FQAO). At the end of the form, you will be prompted to either pay online or print an invoice which can then be paid by cheque, money order, e-transfer or credit card over the phone.
You may be able to claim your membership fees as a business expense related to your work as an organist. If so, you should retain the email receipt as no other receipt for membership fees will be issued.
If you are ready to join us, we are ready to welcome you!! So click NEXT to go to the National website to to proceed.
We would like to welcome you to our centre.
RCCO-Ottawa Centre is a Registered Charity: 11912 6498 RR0001
