LCM Organ Scholarship at St Thomas the Apostle, Hanwell

The applicant will:

Hold at least an Associate Diploma (or equivalent) in Organ; and,

Be accepted to the BMus, PgDip, or MMus in Performance at the London College of Music (LCM).

Duties commence: Duties terminate:

January, 2018. Final week of the degree programme (inclusive).

The Organ Scholar's main duties will be executed during term-time, and will include playing at:

Sunday Mass (weekly);

Choral Evensong (occasional);

Feast Days (occasional); and,

Holy Days of Obligation.

The Organ Scholar may sometimes be required to assist both the Director of Music and Director of Junior Music at St Thomas the Apostle, either by conducting the ensembles or helping with routine administrative tasks. The Organ Scholar may also be invited to attend some of the Worship Team's committee meetings.

In addition, the Organ Scholar willbe required to accompany the LCM Chorus in rehearsals and concerts, and, if suitably qualified,may be asked to contribute to teaching LCM second-study organists.

NB - The Organ Scholar will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check, the completion of which will be ensured by both the parish priest of St Thomas the Apostle and the Director of the London College of Music.

Benefits include:

  1. Regular access to the newly refurbished three-manual Walker pipe organ at St Thomas the Apostle (please seethe addendum for the stop list);
  2. The opportunity to explore a wide range of choral repertoire, accompanying the choirs of both St Thomas the Apostle and the London College of Music;
  3. The opportunity of gaining experience as a choral director;
  4. The opportunity of gaining experience as an organ teacher (if suitably qualified);
  5. First refusal to remunerated work at St Thomas's (such as playing at Nuptial or Requiem Masses);
  6. For Master’s students, a 50% discount on LCM academic tuition fees;
  7. For undergraduate students, a £2,000 discount (per full-time year) on LCM academic tuition fees; and,
  8. A 50% discount on the examination fees for the Licentiate and Fellowship Diplomas of the London College of Music.

How to apply:

  1. If you are school leaver, please state your interest in the Organ Scholarship when completing your UCAS form.
  2. If you are a mature student making a direct application, please state your interest in the Organ Scholarship when completing your course application form (available from the University of West London website).
  3. If you are applying to the undergraduate course via Clearing, please state your interest in the Organ Scholarship when contacting the University of West London. (Further information about the Clearing process will be published on the University’s website, later in the summer.)
  4. Having completed and submitted your UCAS or course application form, or having applied via Clearing, please contact Simon Rigby at , providing a list of your Music qualifications, a CV, and a recording of your playing. (A CD, DVD, U-Tube link, or Website link would be acceptable.)

Deadline for all applications:

Friday 15th December, 2017, 5pm. (Please note, UCAS forms be required at an earlier date.)

Following submission:

Applicants may be called to interview and audition. The successful applicant will be notified by e-mail no later than Friday 22nd December, 2017.

Further information:

For more information about the community, choir, and organ at St Thomas the Apostle, please visit:

For more information about the London College of Music, please visit:

For more information about the LCM's BMus in Performance, please contact the Course Leader, Mr Peter Rudnick, at:

For more information about the LCM's PgDip/MMus in Performance, please contact the Course Leader, Dr Emilie Capulet, at:

For more information about the Licentiate and Fellowship Diplomas of the London College of Music, please visit:

For more information about DBS checks, please visit:

Addendum - St Thomas the Apostle, Hanwell - Organ Stop List:

Pedal (30 notes)

Open Wood 16

Bourdon 16

Lieblich Bourdon 16

Flute 8

Flute 4 (from 8)

Trombone 16

Fagotto 16 (Swell)

Trumpet 8 (Great)

Choir (58 notes - Enclosed)

Viola da Gamba 8

LieblichGedact 8

Gamba Principal 8

Gamba Principal 4

Flute 4

Piccolo 2

Nazard

Tierce

Larigot

Clarinet 8

Trumpet 8 (Great)

Tremulant

Great (58 notes)

Double Diapason 16

Open Diapason 1 8

Open Diapason 2 8

Wald Flute 8

Principal 4

Harmonic Flute 4

Fifteenth 2

Twelfth

Mixture III

Trumpet 8

Swell (58 notes - Enclosed)

Open Diapason 8

Stopped Diapason 8

Echo Gamba 8

Vox Angelica 8

Principal 4

Principal 2

Mixture III

Contra Fagotto 16

Horn 8

Oboe 8

Tremulant

Couplers

Swell to Pedal

Swell to Great

Swell to Choir

Swell Octave

Swell Suboctave

Swell unison off

Choir to Great

Choir to Pedal

Choir octave

Choir Suboctave

Choir unison off

Great to Pedal

Accessories include

Thumb pre-sets to each each division

Thumb pre-sets to whole organ

Pre-set memory banks

General Cancel

Toe pre-sets to Swell

Toe pre-sets to Pedal

Console: Detached / Horse-Shoe / Stop-keys (tabs)

Pedal-board: Radiating-Concave