Benjamin Britten wrote a specially commissioned work for the Centenary of the College in 1956. Old Boy David Wells-Cole (1953-1959) writes: Last week (August 2024) I went to the Britten-Pears Archive in Aldeburgh to present my copy of Benjamin Britten’s Antiphon (signed by Britten on the day of the performance) to the Archive. I...
Did you know that Ouseley wrote the Festival Grace that was always sung in full at Commem? This edition was published for the Centenary in 1956, and here it is (complete with gravy stains): SMC Festival Grace 1956...
The 2023 Magazine is now available along with the booking details for the 2023 Reunion....
Our links to other SMC-related websites have been updated and expanded. Feel free to browse...
A selection of documents and publications issued by SMC up to 1985. If you have any similar documents in your own archive, please feel free to pass them over to the website team. SMC Prospectus c.1973 ...
Thanks to Peter Scott for bringing this gem to light. School List LENT TERM 1977 Are there any other school lists out there? Let’s see how far back we can go. Scan or photograph any that you have and send them to info@smcsociety.co.uk ...
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Roy Massey has let us know of the following publication, which may well be of interest to members: I don’t know whether it would interest members of SMCS but I have recently written my memoirs entitled An Organist Remembers published by the RSCM (musicdirect@rscm.com}. Chapter 8 is entitled St Michael’s College, Tenbury and is a...
Reunions Updates from the 2021 reunion and the SMC Society Magazine...
Michael Anderson writes: Dr James Berrow, has written a fine biography of John Nicholson, 19th Century organ builder of Worcester, containing a lot of interesting references to Ouseley, not only as regards the St Michael’s organ, but also regarding his role as organ adviser in the area. Jim has asked me to bring this...
Have you seen the new Boys’ Paper collection? See under “Archive’ on the menu. These were published termly under the editorship of John Gray...
We are establishing an extensive on-line archive of SMC Magazines. Look under ‘Archive’ to see how far we have got, and keep coming back as we add more. Do you have any copies that you could scan as a pdf, for us to share?...
List of known Recordings and broadcasts from St Michael’s College compiled by Frederick Appleby...
The Society’s magazine for 2020 is available....
Since our AGM in Sept 2019, we have a new Magazine editor – Chris Higman. Chris needs some help – from you! A magazine is only as good as its content and so we would appeal to you, our members/readers to let us have any photos/memorabilia/SMCS school information that you may have tucked away...