Join The IAO

How to Enrol

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First, look to see if there is one of our local aassociations or societies near you which you could join.  You can find the contact details by clicking here.

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Alternatively, when you subscribe to Organists’ Review you can join via the CSO (originally, the Central Society of Organists) for only £5 p.a.  It is not possible to join via the CSO without subscribing to Organists’ Review.  Find out more.

Benefits for members

Joining the IAO is not all about wind pressures, diapasons and dusty organ lofts; neither is it an all-male or an old-person’s province. What it is about is the love and the enjoyment of music with particular, but not exclusive, reference to the organ.  We include and welcome members of both sexes and all ages from under 19 to over 90 and our youngest members are under 15.  All that you need is to have a love of the organ and of its music.  Through our events we, and our affiliated associations, will provide the rest.

  • Reduced-rate entry to certain IAO-promoted events including Regional Organ Days
  • Reduced-rate subscriptions to Organists’ Review magazine, widely acknowledged as the leading publication in its field
  • Access to the IAO Benevolent Fund in the event of financial hardship
  • Discount of purchases of sheet organ music from Church Organ World
  • A free quarterly news-sheet via email

Benefits for associations

  • Public liability insurance of up to £5 million
  • Access to funds for events from our Grant & Guarantee Scheme
  • Access to support from our Recruitment Incentive Scheme
  • Free support documents for local association officers

IAO Events, Publications & Activities

The IAO Music Festival (formerly known as Congress)

The IAO Music Festival is a celebration of the organ and its music and is held biennially in venues around the UK, although sometimes abroad, in a locality associated with the President. Dates vary each year but it is usually during the summer holidays and lasts up to five days. The programme includes celebrity recitals and masterclasses, talks, demonstrations, seminars, visits to historic buildings and social functions including the Annual Dinner. It is possible to attend either as a residential or day delegate.

London Organ Day

With Tom Bell as Artistic Adviser, this is an annual event, in March, visiting prestigious venues in the capital with top class artists from home and abroad presenting concerts, recitals and masterclasses. For the latest information, please visit the London Organ Day page.

Regional Organ Days

Regional Organ Days are organised locally by our affiliated associations and supported financially by the IAO. Please visit the Regional Organ Days page to find out more.

Organists’ Review

Described by past-President, David Hill, as a “great read”, OR is widely acknowledged to be the leading magazine for organists and indeed for anyone with an interest in the organ and its music. Each quarter, OR lists all the affiliated associations’ events so you can see what is happening in your area. Organists’ Review has its own website https://www.organistsreview.com.

Other Benefits

These include Charitable Funds and Scholarships Recruitment Incentives, Public Liability Insurance, access to a wealth of experience in organ matters and much more.

Data Privacy

The IAO understands its obligations under GDPR and its Data Privacy Notice may be read HERE.