Sally Beamish and Sir Harrison Birtwistle receive British Composer Awards 5 December 2018 Congratulations to alumni Sally Beamish and Sir Harrison Birtwistle on their 2018 British Composer Awards. Sir Harrison, a graduate of the Royal Manchester College of Music, won the Orchestra category… Read more
RNCM commits to supporting student health and wellbeing 26 November 2018 The RNCM has pledged to increase its support for students, dedicating its 2018/19 Annual Appeal to Health and Wellbeing. The music industry has changed significantly in recent years and young musicians… Read more
RNCM composers shortlisted for British Composer Awards 1 November 2018 Alumni Laura Bowler (2008), Sir Harrison Birtwistle (RMCM), Gavin Higgins (2005) and Matt London (2009), and PhD students Robert Laidlow and Lucy Pankhurst have been nominated for British Composer Awards.… 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
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
RNCM exceeds national benchmark in 2018 NSS 27 July 2018 The RNCM has achieved 87% in this year’s National Student Survey for overall student satisfaction, exceeding the Office for Students’ benchmark of 81%. Conducted annually since 2005, the NSS is… Read more
RNCM wins Global Teaching spotlight award 20 July 2018 The RNCM was one of five institutions to win a spotlight prize at the 2018 Global Teaching Excellence Awards. Taking place at The Hub on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile on Wednesday… Read more
RNCM composer selected to receive RPS Prize 11 July 2018 Congratulations to Grace Evangeline Mason, one of seven young composers selected to receive an RPS Composition Prize. Now in its 70th year, the award provides support and a rare commission… Read more
RNCM 2018 Gold Medal winners 25 June 2018 The RNCM held its Gold Medal Competition on Saturday 23 June featuring 10 of the College’s finest performers and four of its leading young composers, who wrote new works for… Read more
Composer Amir writes score for Oscar-nominated film 24 January 2018 Huge congratulations to composer Amir Konjani, who’s written the soundtrack to the Oscar-nominated film The Silent Child. Announced yesterday (23 January), The Silent Child appears in the Live Action Short… Read more
Jack Sheen to feature on new NMC Recordings album 12 January 2018 Jack Sheen, our Junior Fellow in Conducting, is one of six young composers to feature on a new album by NMC Recordings. Next Wave 2 is a partnership project between… Read more
Emily Howard wins British Composer Award 8 December 2017 Congratulations to Emily Howard on winning a 2017 British Composer Award. The Senior Lecturer in Composition and 2004 alumna was nominated in the Orchestral category for Torus (Concerto for Orchestra)… 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