Contents

5 WELCOME

6 IN ACTION

A look at the first three legs of Hugh Morris’s tour of the 48 RSCM Areas  

8 WHAT’S ON

Highlights of RSCM events across the UK, March to July 2022

9 FROM THE DIRECTOR

Hugh Morris contemplates the sower and the seed in chapter 13 of the Gospel of Matthew

10 ‘GOD SAVE THE QUEEN’: SACRED MUSIC AT ROYAL OCCASIONS FROM THE EARLY-MODERN PERIOD TO ELIZABETH II

Matthias Range surveys four centuries of music used to mark royal events.

16 THE RSCM’S PLATINUM PROJECT

Read about the RSCM’s new anthem, In our Service, commissioned to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.  

18 MESSIAEN FOR HOLY WEEK AND EASTER: PLAYING THE LIVRE DU SAINT SACREMENT 

Tom Bell offers advice for playing Messiaen’s vast cycle.

21 SINGING AT THE CORONATION

Adrian Dence recalls singing at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

23 THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE QUEEN’S CORONATION

John Hall shares memories of his time at Westminster Abbey during some of the Queen’s previous anniversaries 

26 RSCM NEWS

News and reports across the RSCM’s international network 

29 CONGRATULATIONS

Members’ successes and RSCM awards

32 HEINRICH SCHÜTZ: ON THE 350THANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH

Janette Tilley on the life and legacy of the influential German composer Heinrich Schütz

36 COMPOSING FOR PASSIONTIDE: AN INTERVIEW WITH WILL TODD

CMQ talks to conductor and composer Will Todd about music for Holy Week

40 STAFF PROFILE

CMQ talks to staff members Sam Hunt and Fiona Nelder

42 HYMN MEDITATION

Gordon Giles explores the famous and much-loved hymn Amazing Grace

45 ‘I WILL LAY ME DOWN IN PEACE’: SINGING SARUM COMPLINE

William Renwick explores the beauties and uses of Sarum compline

50 OBITUARIES

51 READERS’ LETTERS

52 REVIEWS

CMQ evaluates the latest CDs and books.

54 CLASSIFIED ADS