School of Composition

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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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