Royal College of Organists

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Royal College of Organists

The building in Kensington, London, which housed the Royal College of Organists from 1903 to 1991
Formation	1864
Founder	Richard Limpus
Type	Charity incorporated by Royal Charter
Headquarters	118 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5ED
Membership (2020)	2,008
Chief Executive	Sir Andrew Parmley
Website	rco.org.uk
Formerly called	College of Organists

The Royal College of Organists (RCO) is a charity^[1] and membership organisation based in the United Kingdom, with members worldwide. Its role is to promote and advance organ playing and choral music, and it offers music education, training and development, and professional support for organists and choral directors.

The college also provides accreditation in organ playing, choral directing and organ teaching; it runs an extensive education and outreach programme across the UK; and it maintains an internationally important library containing more than 60,000 titles concerning the organ, organ and choral music and organ playing.