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Our autumn RCO SCOTS workshop visits the city of Aberdeen, in association with Aberdeen & District Organists' Association. In the morning we will be at St Machar's Cathedral with its fine Willis/ Rushworth & Dreaper/ Edmonstone 3 manual instrument. In the afternoon we move to King's College Chapel and the Bernard Aubertin organ of 2004.
1030 Assemble at St Machar's
1100 Introductory talk: Stuart Muir discusses his experience of working across the denominations in cathedrals of the Presbyterian and Episcopal traditions in Scotland
1130 Empower your hymn-playing: Stuart Muir leads a workshop on leading hymn-singing and adapting modern hymnody to work well on the organ. Bring any hymns that you are needing advice on or which are causing you difficulty.
1245 Introduction to Orgelkids: an opportunity to explore Orgelkids, a small kit organ which can be erected by a group of people in half an hour. We have recently purchased one of these, funded by a number of partners in the organ community in Scotland.
1315 Lunch
1345 Move to King's College Chapel. Learn about the colours and traditions of the French classical tradition, and explore some of its repertoire, led by Kamil Mika. If you are bringing repertoire for this session, music by French 17th/18th century composers would be the first choice.
1530 Ends
Members of ADOA who wish to attend as observers are welcome free of charge. ADOA members who wish to participate in the workshop are eligible for the discounted rate for RCO and SCOTS members. Early bird discount available for those booking before 30 September.
Repertoire suggestions for the French classical workshop:
SCOTS Syllabus Stage 1
Oxford Service Music for Manuals Vol. 1
Récit de Nazard, J.-J. Beauvarlet-Charpentier
Offertoire, J.-F. Dandrieu
Duo en Canon, J.-F. Dandrieu
Grand Jeu, J.-F. Dandrieu
Trumpet Piece, John Alcock
Nöel en Duo, M.-A. Charpentier
Trumpet Piece, William Boyce
Hornpipe, Henry Purcell
Oxford Service Music for Manuals and Pedals Vol. 1
Musette, Michel Corrette
En Grand Jeu, J.-F. Dandrieu
Dialogue, Louis Marchand
Noël, Alexandre Boëly
Batalha do sexto tom, Pedro de Araújo
A Graded Anthology for Organ Vol. 2
Cornet Voluntary, Anonymous
Duo, Antonio de Cabezon
Muzete, J.-F. Dandrieu
Trumpet Voluntary, op. 6 no. 5, John Stanley
Trumpet Voluntary, John James
Flute Voluntary in F, Maurice Greene
A Graded Anthology for Organ Vol. 3
Ou s'en vont ces gais bergers?, Nicolas Le Bègue
Noël: Vous qui désirez sans fin, Michel Corrette
Stage 2
Oxford Service Music for Manuals and Pedals Vol. 2
Tierce en Taille, Louis Marchand
Plein chant du premier Kyrie, en Taille, François Couperin
A Graded Anthology for Organ Vol. 5
Noël Landais, Joseph Ermend Bonnal
Stage 3
Oxford Service Music for Manuals and Pedals Vol. 2
Tierce en Taille, Louis Marchand
Plein chant du premier Kyrie, en Taille, François Couperin
Oxford Service Music for Manuals and Pedals Vol. 3
Récit de Tierce en Taille, Nicolas de Grigny
Dialogue sur les Grands Jeux, Nicolas de Grigny
François Couperin – Mass for the Convents, Mass for the Parishes
ABRSM Organ Syllabus
Grade 1
Duo en Canon, J.-F. Dandrieu (Oxford Service Music Manuals Vol. 1)
Noël 4, ‘Laissez paitre vos betes’ (theme only), J.-J. Beauvarlet-Charpentier (Beauvarlet-Charpentier Noëls)
Grade 2
Batalha do sexto tom, Pedro de Araújo (Oxford Service Music Manuals and Pedals Vol. 1)
Prince of Denmark’s March, J. Clarke (Baroque Keyboard Pieces Vol. 1 ABRSM)
Suite de Rejouissane, Gavotte et Rondeau, L. Daquin (Baroque Keyboard Pieces Vol. 1 ABRSM)
Noël 4, ‘Laissez paitre vos betes’ (Variation 2), J.-J. Beauvarlet-Charpentier (Beauvarlet-Charpentier Noëls)
Grade 4
Trio, 7e couplet de Gloria, Messe pour les Couvents, F. Couperin (Oxford Service Music Manuals Vol. 2)
Rorate Coeli, Jeanne Demessiuex (12 Chorale Preludes on Gregorian Chant Themes)
Grade 5
Basse de trompette, Louis Marchand (Oxford Service Music Manuals Vol. 2)
Pasticcio, Jean Langlais (Langlais – The Organ Book)
Grade 6
Recit de Nazard, L.-N. Clerambault (Oxford Service Music Manuals Vol. 3)
O Filii, Jeanne Demessiuex (12 Chorale Preludes on Gregorian Chant Themes)
Grade 7
Recit de Tierce en Taille, Nicolas De Grigny (Oxford Service Music Manuals and Pedals Vol. 3)
Additional French classical pieces in Oxford Service Music:
Oxford Service Music for Manuals Vol. 2
Petite fugue sur le Chromhorne, Francois Couperin
Grand Jeu, Pierre Du Mage
Plein Jeu, Francois Couperin
Other suggestions:
Old French Organ Music Vol. 1 and 2 (Oxford University Press)
L.-N. Clérambault, Suite du Premier Ton, Suite du Deuxième Ton
François Couperin, Mass for the Convents, Mass for the Parishes
English Baroque Organ Music (Cornet and Trumpet Voluntaries)
Iberian Baroque Organ Music (Batalhas, Tientos etc.)
For RCO courses and classes, the following key is used as a guide to level and suitability:
Beginner (Grades 1-4)
Intermediate (Grades 4-6)
Advanced (Grades 6-8 / CRCO)
Diploma 1 (CRCO–ARCO)
Diploma 2 (ARCO–FRCO)