Interview with Clarence Adoo 4 December 2025 Clarence Adoo is founder of inclusive ensemble RNS Moves – the sister orchestra of the Royal Northern Sinfonia, in which Clarence previously held a seat as a trumpet player. In… Read more
Interview with Louise Wallwein 4 December 2025 Louise Wallwein MBE is a multiple award-winning poet, playwright, and performer from Manchester whose companion plays, Melting Ice (1998) and Glue (2016), have earned her international acclaim for their candid… Read more
Interview with Ellie Slorach 3 July 2025 For the second year running, Ellie Slorach’s trailblazing ensemble Kantos Chamber Choir comes to the RNCM as part of our Inspirational Artists season, which celebrates captivating contemporary artists from all… Read more
Interview with Orpha Phelan, Director 25 March 2025 Internationally renowned director Orpha Phelan returns to the RNCM this month to bring Benjamin Britten’s groundbreaking opera for television, Owen Wingrave, to the stage. Her career has taken her everywhere… Read more
Interview with Jonathan Morton, Artistic Director/Leader of Scottish Ensemble 13 February 2025 Q: What can you tell me about the production you’re bringing to the RNCM as part of our Inspirational Artists and Dance:Music seasons, on Fri 2 May 2025? This work… Read more
Interview with Jonathan Biss 20 November 2024 Interview by Sarah Walters Q: You grew up in an incredibly musical household surrounded by inspirational artists in your own family. How important was that in terms of the artist… Read more
Interview with Kathryn Stott 21 October 2024 Interview by Sarah Walters Q: You’re appearing as part of our Inspirational Artists season with pianists from the RNCM. What do you think it means for students to be part… Read more
Resonate: March 2024 3 March 2024 Welcome to your March 2024 edition of Resonate. We’re heartened by the support of our community, who have helped raise an incredible £40,000 towards our RNCM Endangered Instruments Appeal this… Read more
Performing ‘New Diamonds’ 1 March 2024 By now, conservatoires have a number of years of ‘canon battling’ under their belts, years during which they have actively wrestled with the problem that the repertory resounding through their… Read more
Spreading Peanut Butter and Popping Popcorn: A Brief Introduction to Julia Perry’s Solo Piano Music 29 February 2024 Although I’d already listened to both the Prelude for Solo Piano and the Miniature, what really drew me to Julia Perry’s solo piano music were the enticing subtitles of her… Read more
The RNCM’s week-long celebration of the music of Julia Perry 23 February 2024 Me: ‘Alexa, play Julia Perry’s Short Piece for Orchestra.’ Amazon Alexa: ‘I couldn’t find ‘Short Peaceful Orchestra, but here is other music by Julia Perry…’ Julia Perry (1924-1979) is a… Read more
Resonate: February 2024 3 February 2024 Welcome to your February 2024 edition of Resonate. We are delighted to see so many of our wonderful alumni shortlisted for this year’s Royal Philharmonic Society Awards, which take place… Read more
Resonate: January 2024 3 January 2024 Welcome to your January 2024 edition of Resonate, and a very Happy New Year from all of us at the RNCM. While our students enjoy the last few days of… Read more
Resonate: December 2023 3 December 2023 Welcome to your December 2023 edition of Resonate. This winter, we’ve launched the RNCM Endangered Instruments Appeal to help protect instruments at risk of disappearing and safeguard the music we… Read more
Resonate: November 2023 3 November 2023 Welcome to your November 2023 edition of Resonate. There’s something for everyone this month with an exciting and varied month of student, staff and alumni performances at the RNCM, from… Read more