RSCM history highlights
From its birth in Westminster Abbey 6 December 1927 to more recent times, including some NZ events, here is the RSCM date line.
RSCM Historical Highlights
| 1927 | Inaugural meeting Jerusalem Chamber Westminster Abbey (6 December) |
| 1928 | Mr H L A Green appointed as Secretary |
| 1929 | Activities begun at College of St Nicolas, Chislehurst (Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Lang, "opens" College 3 July) |
| First Summer School held (12 August) |
| 1930 | First Choral Festival Royal Albert Hall |
| 1931 | Choir Book No.1 issued |
| 1934 | Sir Sydney Nicholson tours Australia, NZ, Canada & USA (commencing 21 July) |
| One of NZ's earliest Affiliation Certificates issued to ChristChurch Cathedral Choir (1 November) |
| 1945 | Gerald Knight appointed Warden of the College (later to be Director - 1952) |
| 1946 | College of St Nicolas opens in Canterbury |
| 1947 | Death of founder, Sir Sydney Hugo Nicholson (30 May) |
| 1950 | King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the late Queen Mother) become patrons: |
| Grant of Coat of Arms (19 July) |
| 1952 | Decision to move from Canterbury to Addington Palace (first academic term at Palace began 1954) |
| Gerald Knight appointed Director | |
| 1957 | Constitution for management of overseas branches promulgated |
| 1963 | First issue RSCM News - now known as CMQ (Church Music Quarterly) |
| 2003 | RSCM NZ Constitution and Registration as a Charitable entity. |
| RSCMNZ Website Version 1 launched. |
| 2008 | Lindsay Gray assumes duties at RSCM Director General on the 1st of May, following retirement of Professor John Harper. |
| 2009 | RSCMNZ Website Version 2 launched (1 Jan ) |
| RSCM NZ Foundation Registered as a charity: to support financially the work of the RSCM NZ. |
