DIRECTOR OF MUSIC QUEEN ST. BAPTIST CHURCH (57 Queen St. , St. Catharines, ON) We are inviting applicants to share with the pastor the leadership of the music program in the church The Director of Music will provide keyboard accompaniment for music in worship, while directing and developing the worship team The Director of Music […]
An update about the virtual organ crawl of Letourneau Opus 12 at the Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria

In a telephone conversation with James van den Brink, Centre President, and Elizabeth Shannon, Executive Director at RCCO National, about our upcoming Virtual Organ Crawl event of the Létourneau organ at the Cathedral on May 17, we were advised that this event be rescheduled and not held while in a lockdown order. This is very unfortunate […]
Ken Stevens celebrates 90 years.

Ken Stevens, who is one of the Niagara Centre’s most long-standing and stalwart members, has celebrated his 90th birthday and we extend our heartiest congratulations to him. Both Ken and Crystal enjoy good health and Ken only recently ended his editing tasks with our website and The Niagara Nazard, an activity that exemplified his valuable […]
Pipe Organist Playing Injuries Survey due July 1, 2020

The RCCO has partnered with Sarah Svendsen to assist her in her Doctoral research project to study the impact of organ playing on musculoskeletal health as well as the workplace characteristics experienced by organists through an occupational health lens. Please see below from a message from Sarah and a link to take the online survey. […]
Touring five amazing instruments in Toronto.

JOIN the RCCO Niagara Centre on Saturday, November 23rd touring five amazing instruments in Toronto Musicians at each parish will showcase the instruments and allow playing time. Robert Hiller, President, Alan Jackson Ltd., Casavant representative, will join the crawl. Lunch is available with reserved seating at Marche and a mid-afternoon coffee/tea break is at the […]
Insurance Tips for your organ

Luke Tegtmeir of the Muller Pipe Organ Company provides some common sense thoughts worth sharing with leadership of organizations where a pipe organ or electronic organ is part of the scheduled property. Follow the link below to read and download this article. Pipe Organ Insurance Luke Tegtmeier, “Your Pipe Organ and Insurance.” Reprinted from In […]
Well known hymnody in the jazz idiom for worship

Deanna Witkowski is the winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition and a past guest on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz. From New York City this pianist/composer/arranger  has been heralded for her “consistently thrilling” playing and her “boundless imagination”. Deanna is a frequent presenter on jazz and spirituality and counts among her output eighty sacred […]
Helping your organ technician service your instrument

Luke Tegtmeir of the Muller Pipe Organ Company offers some tips to organists on how to maximize a service call beyond writing items in your service note book. Follow the link below to read and download this article. PIpe Organ Tuning – ALCM 2018 Luke Tegtmeier, “Maximizing your Pipe Organ Tuner’s Efficiency” Reprinted from In tempo, […]
Mendelssohn’s 210th anniversary of his birth is February 3, 2019

Sunday, February 3, 2019 marks the 210th anniversary of the birth of Felix Mendelssohn. Here’s a list of known Mendelssohn organ works to consider for your February service playing and recitals. Opus 37 and 65 are available for free download from IMSLP. https://imslp.org/wiki/Organ_Works_(Mendelssohn%2C_Felix) Novello publishes the complete organ works. The six little pieces are in […]