LIME Music for Health wins NHS Excellence Award 5 October 2018 Huge congratulations to our professional partner, LIME Music for Health, on winning the NHS in the North Excellence in Supply Award for Patient Experience. Established by alum Ros Hawley and… Read more
Sewing Spectacular 4 October 2018 Last month, the RNCM Theatre temporarily became a gallery space to show an incredible piece of art by Linda Begbie, our multi-talented Senior Development Manager who also happens to be… Read more
Collaborative project shortlisted for Manchester Culture Award 2 October 2018 Congratulations to everyone involved in our Paris-Manchester: 1918 project, which has been nominated for Best Event in the 2018 Manchester Culture Awards. Taking place in March 2018 to commemorate the… Read more
A4 Brass and Toby Hughes are CMF Artists 26 September 2018 Congratulations to A4 Brass Quartet and double bassist Toby Hughes, selected as 2018 City Music Foundation Artists. Chosen from over 150 applicants, A4 Brass (Jamie Smith, Jonathan Bates, Michael Cavanagh… Read more
Sounds Original? RNCM launches Autumn ’18 season 25 September 2018 We’ve launched our Autumn season, with Sounds Original? at its heart. A first for us, the season explores originality in music, asking audiences and performers what makes something original, if originality in… Read more
Professor Linda Merrick appointed to ABO Board 14 September 2018 Our Principal, Professor Linda Merrick, is the first music conservatoire Principal to be appointed to the Board of the Association of British Orchestras (ABO). The ABO is the national body… Read more
Jess wows audiences at Last Night of the Proms 11 September 2018 Our very own Jess Gillam wowed audiences both on and off-screen with her dazzling performance at The Last Night of the Proms. The 20-year-old, who’s just about to start her… Read more
Alum wins Australian National Piano Award 11 September 2018 Alum Oliver She has won the 2018 Australian National Piano Award. The 27-year-old, who graduated in 2016, walked away with $27,000 following Saturday’s final, plus a $5,000 bursary for further… Read more
Alum is finalist of Black British Business Awards 11 September 2018 Alum Daniel Kidane is one of the finalists of the Black British Business Awards (BBBAwards), which recognise the trailblazers and rising stars of the UK’s vibrant business sector. The BBBAwards… Read more
RNCM project shortlisted for Times Higher Education Award 6 September 2018 A collaborative project between the RNCM and South Manchester’s Barlow Hall Primary School to help children with autism has been shortlisted for a Times Higher Education Award. Connect@Barlow Hall was… Read more
Manilow receives RNCM Fellowship during Manchester Arena gig 4 September 2018 We were thrilled to award Grammy, Tony and Emmy Award-winning musician, Barry Manilow with a prestigious Honorary Fellowship during his concert at the Manchester Arena on Sunday 2 September. The… Read more
Conducting partnership with Foden’s Band 16 August 2018 We have announced a new conducting partnership with Foden’s Band. Commencing this autumn, the partnership will enable conducting students to gain valuable experience working with Foden’s conducting team and, on… Read more
NWCDTP to benefit from significant Arts and Humanities Research Council funding 16 August 2018 The North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP), led by The University of Manchester and including the RNCM, is one of 10 consortia to share more than £170 million in… Read more
Interactive Twitter opera heads to Manchester 8 August 2018 Composition alum Michael Betteridge has written the music to #echochamber, an interactive Twitter opera that’s heading to Manchester next week. The innovative theatrical event, brought to the stage by The… Read more
PRiSM welcomes first doctoral student 6 August 2018 We are delighted that composer Robert Laidlow will be joining the PRiSM team at the RNCM in September as our first doctoral student in association with the BBC Philharmonic. Funded… Read more