Contents

5 WELCOME

6 IN ACTION

A look at the RSCM’s Membership Conference 2022  

8 WHAT’S ON

Highlights of RSCM events across the UK, June to October 2022

10 RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS AND THE ENGLISH HYMNAL

Jeremy Summerly on the creation of a seminal publication

15 FROM THE DIRECTOR

Hugh Morris on the RSCM’s Strategic Plan

16 CELEBRATING VOLUNTEERS’ WEEK

People from across the UK explain what it means to volunteer for the RSCM.

20 REVIVING CHURCH AFTER THE PANDEMIC: THE VITAL ROLE OF MUSIC

An inspirational story about how a church became central for local music making

23 RSCM NEWS

News and reports across the RSCM’s international network 

26 CONGRATULATIONS

Members’ successes and RSCM awards, including the 2022 honorands awards

30 ‘MASTERY OF THE HEAVENLY ART’: WILLIAM HINE OF GLOUCESTER

Warwick Cole writes about the career and partbooks of the organist William Hine

34 LEADING FROM THE FRONT: THE RSCM EDUCATION PLAN IN ACTION

Jonathan Robinson provides insights into sessions available from the Education Menu

36 THE EMERGENCE OF THE ENGLISH ORGAN SONATA TRADITION

Ian Quinn explores the evolution of the 19th-century organ sonata.

42 HYMN MEDITATION

Gordon Giles on Hubert Parry’s and William Blake’s Jerusalem.  

46 DUPRÉ DIGITAL: A FRESH LOOK AT THE FRENCH MUSICIAN

Tobias Frank explains a new digital project about the life and works ofMarcel Dupré.

48 OBITUARIES

49 CLASSIFIED ADS

50 MUSIC STAND

A selection of publications to suit the season, plus a look at the RSCM’s online resources  

52 REVIEWS

CMQ evaluates the latest CDs and music books.