Earlier in the academic year, Bolton School joined an elite group of schools nationally when it gained accreditation from the Royal College of Organists.
Head of Foundation, Mr Philip Britton, said: ‘The accreditation, which will initially last four years, recognises our work with young organists at Bolton School. We are blessed with two pipe organs, one in each Division, and these help us in the tuition and training of young people as organists. In both our Boys’ and Girls' Divisions, we offer a number of full and half organ scholarships. We also have strong connections with local churches and venues and our pupils have recently played at Bolton Parish Church and the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. For many former pupils, the sound of the organ is one of their abiding memories of school and recent renditions at alumni reunions have been particularly well received.’
The accreditation programme has been developed to help like-minded institutions to share ideas and approaches to teaching and learning so that high standards in organ playing and choral direction can be maintained.
Watch Bolton School organists performing recently at the Bridgewater Hall.
