News
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, […]
Categories: School of Composition
RNCM announces new Director of Finance
3 December 2019
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of George Whalley as our new Director of Finance. Since 2015 George […]
RNCM welcomes Norwegian Academy students
25 November 2019
We were thrilled to welcome and host Jonas Bylund and brass students from the Norwegian Academy of Music […]
Categories: School of Wind, Brass and Percussion
In tribute: Michael Oglesby (1939 – 2019)
22 November 2019
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Michael Oglesby CBE, former Chair of the […]
Olympias wins Community Award
18 November 2019
Congratulations to the Olympias Music Foundation, winners of the Creativity in the Community Award at the Be Proud […]
Categories: Alumni
Specialist mental health service for students begins work in Greater Manchester
18 November 2019
The launch of a specialist NHS Service in Greater Manchester to help university students achieve their ambitions and […]
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 […]
Categories: School of Composition
Stuart McCallum appointed RNCM Deputy Head of Popular Music
1 November 2019
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Stuart McCallum as Deputy Head of Popular Music. A composer and […]
Categories: Popular Music
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 […]
Categories: Alumni, School of Composition
Graham McCusker composes for new BBC drama
28 October 2019
Postgraduate baritone Graham McCusker has written vocal music for the upcoming BBC adaptation of Philip Pullman’s best-selling trilogy, […]
Categories: Alumni, School of Vocal Studies and Opera
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 […]
Categories: School of Composition
Andrew Masterson awarded young artist bursary
22 October 2019
Tenor Andrew Masterson is one of two singers awarded a 2019 PwC/Wexford Festival Opera Emerging Young Artist Bursary. […]
Categories: Alumni, School of Vocal Studies and Opera
