2022 RNCM Creative Innovator Award-Winners 29 June 2022 Congratulations to students Edane Ng, Ammal Bhatia, Chris Hardy, Pablo Sonnaillon and string quartet Vulva Voce, winners of the 2022 RNCM Creative Innovators Awards. Generously supported by Yamaha, this annual award… Read more
In tribute – Sir Harrison Birtwistle: 1934 – 2022 19 April 2022 We were deeply saddened to hear the news that alumnus and RNCM Fellow, Sir Harrison Birtwistle has died at the age of 87. Born in Accrington in 1934, Birtwistle enrolled… Read more
Laura Bowler wins RPS Award 2 November 2021 Congratulations to RPS Award-winner Laura Bowler, and all RNCM alumni shortlisted for this year’s accolades. Laura, an alumna and Tutor in Composition, won the Chamber-Scale Composition category with Wicked Pieces,… Read more
Alumni shortlisted for 2021 RPS Awards 29 September 2021 Congratulations to the RNCM alumni shortlisted for a 2021 Royal Philharmonic Society Award. Published yesterday (28 September), this year’s list includes composers Laura Bowler and Mark Simpson, soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn,… Read more
RNCM announces 2020 and 2021 Gold Medal winners 30 June 2021 We’re very proud to announce our 2020 and 2021 Gold Medal Winners. Congratulations to pianist Giulia Contaldo, harpist Alice Roberts and composer Flowers Tannenbaum who secured the RNCM’s most prestigious… Read more
Abel Selaocoe and Daniel Kidane join PRS Foundation’s Power Up programme 21 May 2021 Congratulations to alumni Abel Selaocoe (cello) and Daniel Kidane (composition), two of 20 music creators chosen for the PRS Foundation’s Power Up Participation Programme. Launched in February and shaped by… Read more
2020 Ivor Composer Awards 10 November 2020 Congratulations to Sally Beamish, Harrison Birtwistle, Emily Howard, Amir Konjani, Matt London, Mark Simpson and Robert Laidlow on their Ivor Composer Award nominations. Announced earlier this month, The Ivors Composer… Read more
Carmel Smickersgill nominated for Rising Star with Apple Music Award 5 August 2020 Huge congratulations to composition alumna Carmel Smickersgill, nominated for a Rising Star Award with Apple Music. Read more
Composition success at the Ivors 10 December 2019 Congratulations to Gavin Higgins and Professor Edward Gregson on their success at the 2019 Ivor Composer Awards. Gavin, a 2005 graduate, won the Orchestral category with his BBC Radio 3… Read more
Athanasia wins RLPO composition prize 1 November 2019 Congratulations to Athanasia Kontou, winner of the RLPO’s Christopher Brooks Composition Prize. The postgraduate is the third RNCM composer to receive the accolade, following in the footsteps of alumnae Bethan… Read more
RNCM composers shortlisted for Ivors Composer Awards 28 October 2019 Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Matthew Sergeant, Gavin Higgins and Gary Carpenter are amongst the names shortlisted for The Ivors Composer Awards 2019. Now in their 17th year, the prestigious awards honour… Read more
Orchestras for All appoints Lucy Hale as Young Composer-in-Residence 23 October 2019 Orchestras for All has appointed Lucy Hale as its inaugural Young Composer-in-Residence for the 2019-2020 season. Lucy, who’s studying for an MMus in Composition after completing undergraduate studies with us,… Read more
A last night to remember 20 September 2019 The RNCM has a rich history of composition. It’s a place where new things happen; where students develop their craft with inspirational tutors and hear their creations come alive on… Read more
Unique PhD collaboration between poet and composer to create full-length opera 12 September 2019 A creative academic collaboration between a poet and composer will culminate in the production of a brand-new opera. A PhD student each from Manchester Metropolitan University and the RNCM, an… Read more
Steve Berry appointed Head of Jazz and Improvisation 8 July 2019 We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Berry to the role of Head of Jazz and Improvisation. Read more