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About Us

The Royal Canadian College of Organists is Canada's oldest association of musicians and was founded in 1909 as an education and service organization. Today, the RCCO is a nationwide community of professional and amateur organists, church musicians, choral conductors, and others sharing an interest in the organ.

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RCCO programs and conventions offer opportunities to hear and meet world class recitalists and clinicians from Canada and abroad, to participate in workshops on a wide variety of topics, and to discuss subjects of mutual interest with friends and colleagues.  

 

Our members including from professional musicians holding various positions in education institutions/parishes to students, providing important services in the local music community. 

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Please see the national RCCO site for general College information.

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Remembering David

The Centre’s long-time friend and member of the Executive, David Palmer, passed away peacefully on Aug. 18, 2024. 

 

His memorial took place on Aug. 29, 2024, at St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church. The family appreciates your continued prayers and thoughts at this time.

 

If you would like to receive a link to the recording of David’s memorial, please contact us at rcco.victoria.news@gmail.com. As per the wishes of the family and current copyright laws, this recording is for your own personal use only and not to be distributed or shared openly on social media. We appreciate your attention to this matter.

 

If you would like to make a donation in David’s memory to the RCCO Victoria Centre, please click here

 

Read David’s obituary here

 

Read a tribute to David here

Our Members

Updated October 2024

Douglas Adams*, Dipl. Manufacturing Engineering Technology

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Dr. Steven Benson, D.C., B.Sc

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Curt Bergen, B.Mus, ARCT, MCM

Music Director, St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church

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David Berry, B.A.

 

James Burchill*, M.A, M.Mus, Ph.D, FRCO(CHM), FRCCO, FRHCM

Organist Emeritus: Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax NS

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Neil Cardew-Fanning, M.Mus

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Peter Cartwright, MechEng M&Qb

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Thomas J. Chase, Ph.D., B.A.Hons, LTCL, FRCCO(hon)

Vice-President Academic and Principal, BC Campus, Yorkville University

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John Coenraads, M.Sc, B.Ed

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David Cox, B.A. 

Music Director, Trinity Anglican Lutheran Church (Port Alberni B.C.)

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Dryden, Freeman, B.A., B.Ed., Dipl.ME

Organist, St. Paul's Anglican Church (Nanaimo B.C.)

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Robert Dukarm, AVCM, B.Mus

Director of Music, Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist 

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Corinne Dutton, M.Mus., B.Mus.

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Kathleen Edge, B.A., B.Ed.(Sec), B.Mus., M.Mus., ARCT

(Retired)Assistant Director of Music, St. Andrew's Cathedral

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Amiel Elfert, ARCCO

Organ Scholar, Christ Church Cathedral

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John Evans, ARCT

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Sandra Fletcher, ARCT, FRCCO(Ch)

Interim Director of Music, Cathedral Church of St. Michael and All Angels

(Kelowna, B.C.) 

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Andrew Fraser, B.Sc., B.Ed, CRCCO

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Dorothy Froese, B.Mus.

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Irwin Henderson, B.A.

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Nell Howard, B.Ed, ARCT (piano)

Music Director, Church of the Advent

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Donald G. Hunt, B.Mus, M.Mus., ARCCO, FRCO

Director of Music, Christ Church Cathedral

 

Brendon Johnson, M.A., B.Mus., CRCCO

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Norma Kobald, B.Mus.

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​​Rosemary Laing, B.MusEd, ARCCO

Instructor, University of Victoria

Provincial Carilloneur

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Oscar Lines 

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Corinne MacDonald, B.Mus., A.Mus., M.Ed.

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Sarah MacDonald, M.A., FRCO, ARSCM

Director of Music, Selwyn College, Cambridge UK

Director of Ely Cathedral Girls' Choir

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Jean McClennan, B.A., B.Com.

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Dr. Mark McDonald, D.Mus, Art. Dip.

Assistant Director of Music, Christ Church Cathedral

Instructor of Organ, University of Victoria

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David Palmer*, M.Mus, FRCCO(hon)

Honorary President (Post-Mortem), RCCO Victoria Centre

 

Jean Pearce

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The Rev. Peter Parker, B.A., M.Div.

Centre Chaplain

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Angelique Po, B.Mus.

Assistant Organist, St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church

(Vancouver, B.C.)

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Christine Purvis, B.Mus., M.LS

Director of Music, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

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Ryan Qu, B.Mus., B.Ed., CRCCO

Director of Music, Centennial United Church

Rehearsal Director, Cowichan Consort Choir

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Susanne Reul-Zastre, B.Mus., M.Mus., ARCCO

Director of Music, St. Luke's Anglican Church

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Neala St. Hilaire, B.Mus.

Organ Steward, Pemberton Memorial Chapel

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David Stratkauskas, B.Mus, M.A., ARCO

Director of Music, Church of St. John the Divine

Artistic Director, Vox Humana Chamber Choir

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Lawrence Surges, B.Mus.

Music Director, St. Peter & St. Paul Anglican Church

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Jenny Vincent, B.Mus., B.Ed.

Music Director, St. Andrew's United Church (Nanaimo B.C.)

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Nancy Wallace & David Nock (Joint Membership)

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Zachary Windus, B.A., M.Mus.

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Stephen Wittman

The Organ Guy – Organ Repair and Maintenance

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*Deceased member

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