Our gift to you: RNCM in the City 4 January 2013 RNCM in the City is our seven-month gift to Manchester of 40 free performances at 40 venues throughout the city. Part of our 40th anniversary celebrations, it’s a unique series… Read more
The Gaskell family and the Royal Manchester College of Music 14 December 2012 On 15 December, as part of its RNCM in the City series, the College is putting on a concert at the Gaskells’ house, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester. Interestingly, the College… Read more
Sir Harrison Birtwistle: where it all began 4 December 2012 Congratulations to Sir Harrison Birtwistle, who has collected his fourth British Composer Award (here). Birtwistle began his studies at the Northern School of Music (NSM) in 1949, before continuing his… Read more
Musicians and ambassadors 22 November 2012 Seventy years ago today, on the 22 November 1932, Hilda Collens, founder and Principal of the Northern School of Music (then the Matthay School of Music), delivered a speech to… Read more
Violist from 1972 recalls the RNCM’s first concert, 40 years on 21 November 2012 Following on from last Thursday’s 40th anniversary concert, Clare Scott, Manager of the Principal’s Executive Office here at the RNCM, recalls performing in the RNCM’s inaugural concert on 7 November… Read more
Uri Caine on Beethoven and improvisation 21 November 2012 Uri Caine is a New York City-based composer, pianist and improviser famed for his ingenious weaving together of the classical and jazz traditions. Tomorrow, to round off our Beethoven 1… Read more
Spot the difference 19 November 2012 Thursday 15 November’s fabulous 40th anniversary opening concert at the RNCM marked the beginning of the College’s birthday celebrations by reproducing the programme from the College’s opening concert, 40 years… Read more
Celebrating 40 years of the RNCM 15 November 2012 Today is the beginning of a landmark year ahead for the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. Founded in 1973 when the Northern School… Read more
A concert with a difference… 15 November 2012 Tonight the RNCM will host a very special event, recreating the programme from the first ever concert given by the College 40 years ago (7 November 1972). However, the key… Read more
Louise Brooks: Doing it Herself 2 November 2012 ‘In writing the history of a life, I believe absolutely that the reader cannot understand the character and deeds of the subject, unless he is given a basic understanding of… Read more