Sir John Manduell CBE: 1928 – 2017 26 October 2017 It is with great sadness that we report the death of Sir John Manduell, our Founding Principal, on Wednesday 25 October at the age of 89. Born in Johannesburg in… Read more
Alumni nominated for British Composer Awards 25 October 2017 Alumni Sally Beamish, Ben Gaunt, Andrew Hamilton, Emily Howard and the late Sir Peter Maxwell Davies have been nominated for British Composer Awards. Announced today (Wednesday 25 October), this year’s… Read more
Alumna chosen for RSNO Composer Hub programme 20 October 2017 Alumna Anna Appleby is one of five composers selected for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s 2017/18 Composer Hub programme. Anna, who graduated in 2016, will now spend the 2017/18 season… Read more
Lord Mayor of Manchester launches new research centre PRiSM at the RNCM 20 October 2017 Manchester’s Lord Mayor Eddy Newman opened the new RNCM research centre for Practice & Research in Science & Music (PRiSM) on 4 October. Bringing together researchers and practitioners in composition,… Read more
Jess signed for worldwide general management 19 October 2017 Congratulations to undergraduate saxophonist Jess Gillam, signed by HarrisonParrot and Polyarts for worldwide general management. The second year undergraduate, who made her Proms début this summer, is the first artist to… Read more
Riti Walia receives first Popular Music scholarship 18 October 2017 First year Indian student Riti Walia has been awarded the RNCM’s first Popular Music scholarship, sponsored by The Holroyd Foundation. Covering tuition fees for the full four-year undergraduate course, the… Read more
Student composer wins RLPO competition 13 October 2017 Congratulations to Grace-Evangeline Mason, winner of the RLPO’s Christopher Brooks Composition Competition. The fourth year undergraduate is the second RNCM composer to receive the accolade, following in the footsteps of… Read more
RNCM Opera presents Massenet’s Cinderella 13 October 2017 We bring a little festive magic to the College this December when RNCM Opera presents Jules Massenet’s enchanted Cinderella (Cendrillon). Directed by Olivia Fuchs, whose credits include the Royal Opera… Read more
McDonough is Eccles Borough Band’s Principal Euphonium 11 October 2017 Congratulations to third year undergraduate Peter McDonough on his appointment as Principal Euphonium with the Eccles Borough Band. Having started out in the Cardiff County youth bands, Peter began senior… Read more
Kieron-Connor signed by Harlequin 10 October 2017 Congratulations to undergraduate countertenor Kieron-Connor Valentine who has been signed by Harlequin Agency Limited. Established in 1986 by Doreen O’Neill, with a remit to nurture young talent in Wales, Harlequin… Read more
Alexandra Dariescu to première The Nutcracker and I 3 October 2017 Alumna Alexandra Dariescu will première her new work, The Nutcracker and I, at Barbican’s Milton Court Concert Hall on 19 December. Directed by Nick Hillel, the 50-minute live performance tells… Read more
Students to open Neighbourhood Festival with Blossoms 26 September 2017 Our students have been given the fantastic opportunity of performing with Blossoms at this year’s Neighbourhood Festival Indie band Blossoms will perform a very special acoustic set accompanied by composer Joe Duddell and… Read more
RNCM singers join Edvard Grieg Kor 22 September 2017 Alumnus James Berry and postgraduates Chris Littlewood and Ingvild Schultze Florey have been invited to sing with the Edvard Grieg Kor next month in its performance of Mozart’s Requiem. The… Read more
Katie Lowe wins Elizabeth Connell Prize 18 September 2017 Congratulations to 2016 alumna Katie Lowe, winner of the Elizabeth Connell Prize for Aspiring Dramatic Sopranos. Established in memory of the late South African dramatic soprano Elizabeth Connell, the competition… Read more
Elgan Llŷr Thomas joins ENO Harewood Artists Programme 18 September 2017 Congratulations to tenor Elgan Llŷr Thomas, one of four new singers to join English National Opera’s 2017/18 Harewood Artists programme. The ENO Harewood Artists, formerly the ENO Junior Company Principals… Read more