OUR PARTNERS & OTHER FRIENDS

The Incorporated Association of Organists
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The West Mercia Friends of the Organ (WMFO) is affiliated to the Incorporated Association of Organists (the IAO) – an umbrella institution that supports the work of local associations and holds regional and national events.

The Royal College of Organists
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The Royal College of Organists’ (the RCO) is the premiere institution in the UK offering learning and qualifications in organ playing and related studies. It organises many courses around the country and operates its own Academy. Several members of the WMFO hold RCO qualifications, and a number of us study with its teachers and attend its courses.

Worcester Cathedral Music Department
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A number of our events are organised in cooperation with the Cathedral Music Department.     We are honoured to have all the Cathedral organists as members of the Friends, and our President, Samuel Hudson, is the organist and director of music.

Hereford Cathedral Music Department
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A number of our events are organised in cooperation with the Cathedral Music Department. We are honoured to have all the Cathedral organists as members of the Friends.

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Organ Department
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The Organ Department of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire offers graduate and post-graduate courses in organ and related studies. It also offers periodic courses and recitals open to interested members of the public. Several members of WOA have studied with the Department and we regularly support its courses and recitals.

Birmingham Organists’ Association
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The Birmingham Organists’ Association, is one of our immediate neighbours and a fellow organisation in the Midlands region of the IAO and with whom we have enjoyed several joint events.

Gloucestershire Organists’ Association
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The Gloucestershire Organists’ Association, is one of our immediate neighbours and a fellow organisation in the Midlands region of the IAO, and with whom we have enjoyed several joint events.

Lichfield & District Organists’ Association
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We are very pleased to have established friendly and cooperative relations with the Lichfield & District Organists’ Association.

Coventry & Warwickshire Organists’ Association
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The Coventry & Warwickshire Organists’ Association is another neighbour organisation and fellow member of the Midlands region of the IAO.

Diocese of Hereford Organists’ Training Scheme
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The aim of DHOTS is ‘Enhancing and improving the skills of church organists in Herefordshire and South Shropshire’.  We in the WMFO enjoy the same friendly and productive relationship with DHOTS.

British Institute of Organ Studies (BIOS)
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Several of the Friends have been involved with the Institute since its formation in 1976 and support its work, especially on managing the National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR) and the Historic Organs at Risk Register (HORR).