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campus and our More Music Campaign expanded and has transformed our our studentsthe have ensure to facilities very best opportunities. We are continually investing in our our in investing continually are We STUDIES YOUR TAILOR award the to only conservatoire are We doctoral to level, up degreesour own right a bespoke create can course you meaning yourto aspirations. suit WORLD-LEADING WITH ENGAGE RESEARCH cutting- thriving its for renowned The is RCM our informs edge which teaching research, artist. fully an develop you as help can and ACCESS OUTSTANDING FACILITIES FACILITIES OUTSTANDING ACCESS magnificent From performance spaces our state-of-the-artto accommodation, disposal. your at are facilities excellent IMMERSE YOURSELF IN OUR COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL a trulyThe is global RCM conservatoire. Our students staff and every come from corner of a friendly, the world create to and hub diverse ofmusic-making, exciting contacts with build to you allowing the globe. around from musicians INNOVATION EXPERIENCE DIGITAL Our virtual learning environment and the a world RCM make facilities innovative technologies, leader the use of digital in our students successful for careers. preparing 06 07 08 09 10 BE INSPIRED OUR BY LOCATION heart and the London of in Situated Albert the opposite proudly Royal standing the envy is location of the the RCM’s Hall, musical world. EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL GAIN Our Creative Careers Centre offers countless opportunities perform to at prestigious events and venues and take the into music wider community. PERFORM AND PERFECT AND PERFORM the have opportunity will perform to You further and London across venues in and conductors world-leading with afield composers and see works can their artists, musicians. RCM by life to brought EXCEPTIONAL WITH LEARN PROFESSORS Our dedicated experienced and their of forefront the at are professors fields, and many are principal players with ensembles. and orchestras major London’s PREPARE FOR YOUR FUTURE the footsteps of in the world’s Follow — our students have musicians leading international successful enjoy to on gone years. than 135 more for careers 01 02 03 04 05

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC 07 — 06 Composition www.rcm.ac.uk/life www.rcm.ac.uk/faculties www.rcm.ac.uk/courses Prepare for Your Future London in Studying Our Campus & Facilities Fees & Funding Learning & Development Graduates RCM RCM Students’ Union Students’ RCM RCM OperaRCM Studio Global Opportunities www.rcm.ac.uk/apply Welcome to the to RCM Welcome Historical Performance Vocal & Opera Vocal How to Get in Touch How Get to in RCM Professors Performance Opportunities Visit Us Artist Diplomas Student Support Student Applying & Auditions Masters Programmes Research Degrees Undergraduate Programmes Location

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, MA, PhD, DMus, FRCM, FRCM, DMus, , MA, PhD, ) Oxon ( and no.1 in Europe Europe in no.1 and QS World University ) ( We are also dedicated to preparing you for life life for you dedicated preparing also to are We Centre Careers Our Creative after graduation. access you opportunities of a wealth to job gives support as well as forge to on how advice and a successful career. In a recent Higher Education Education Higher In a recent a successful career. who of the alumni RCM Agency survey, Statistics of survey respondents 100% 2017, in graduated employment or furtherhad into moved study demonstrates This after months graduating. six our continued commitment to supporting our their career in aspirations. musicians a conservatoire as of our heritage proud are We that has nurtured some of the exceptional most but years, than 135 more over talent musical seek also we push the to boundaries of music Our More innovation. leadersas digital in has touched aspects all Campaign ofMusic the support will innovative and RCM promote and academic initiatives, providing an inspirational our students create, can which in environment perform and research music. Professor Colin Lawson, Director MA CBE, HonRAMFRNCM, FLCM,

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC 11 — 10 Image right Image Haitink Bernard RCM the conducts Symphony Orchestra Maja Horvat played CHAMBER MUSIC CHAMBER perform can our solo chamber and works in You chamber series, music and all students able are part and applyto these take to in lunchtime opportunities also rush-hour are concerts.There beyond, and London across venues playto at Cadoganincluding Hall, Wigmore Hall, Elgar Albert the Royal Hall’s Southbank Centre, Albert and Victoria Museum local and Room, St and Piccadilly James’s St including churches Mary Kensington. Abbots, the Harlem Quartet including ensembles, Visiting further Quartet, provide Sacconi and opportunities performers. professional playto alongside COMPETITIONS AND CONCERTOS concertoThe a regular runs RCM competition and the winners receive showcase performances able also Composers our ensembles. are with works rehearsed their have the to chance win to Recently orchestra. a full by premiered and pianist Viktor Maslov played Rachmaninov’s Concerto Piano the no 3 at Queen Elizabeth the at Orchestra; the Symphony RCM with Hall Songs Mussorgsky’s sang Edlin Timothy RCM and Dances of Death, Ashby and Concerto no 1, Violin Szymanowski’s Bassoon Concerto. Mayes performed Weber’s a wide for run competitions also Our faculties range of soloists and chamber ensembles.

Swing Band and RCM Big Band, including including Band, Band Big RCM and Swing to our main orchestras, and composers can composers and can orchestras, ourto main ENSEMBLES RCM frequently is Orchestra The Symphony RCM greatest some by of thejoined world’s Jac Steen John van and Wilson. Payare, Rafael Orchestral MasterworksThe RCM Philharmonic’s that students regular have ensures series opportunities play to works of the the core Our other ensembles repertoire. orchestral contemporary of genres: range a wide cover historical New RCM Perspectives, with music performance the Baroque Orchestra, RCM with the Soundhouse our From in music electronic the jazz RCM and with swing and series, Scottsa performance 2019. in Ronnie at opportunity the have also to conductors RCM concerts and lead our ensembles rehearsals with throughout the year. We have several large ensembles in addition addition ensembles in large several have We works performedhear their musicians fellow by with Solo numerous, opportunitiestoo. are concert each and many week, slots available supported actively encouraged and students are broaden help to their chamber groups form to further. repertoire have visitors Recent artists. and conductors included Martyn Brabbins, Vladimir Jurowski, At the Royal College of Music you will will you Music of College Royal the At performance accesshave to unmatched present we year Every opportunities. from ranging events 500 than more masterclasses, solo and chamber recitals to large orchestral concerts and fully staged performance much as you giving operas, experienceas possible.

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WATCH www.rcm.ac.uk/watchperformances FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/performance RCM composers and musicians have created created have composersRCM musicians and the at Royal exhibitions accompany to music Academy of Arts the and Gallery. National offers series the you Our Exhibitionists Great events experimental own your devise to chance Students can support full with mentorship. and projects unique present and create to collaborate meanstoday. music classical thatwhat redefine ATMOSPHERE FESTIVAL Every yearwe stage many festivals that provide in residence, composers in major host also We a in Turnage Mark-Anthony featuring 2019/20 ofseries concerts classes. and opportunity an provides of Percussion Our Festival hearto perform and of the the industry. greats with and 2019 Igoe guest in our special was Tommy we regularly welcome percussionists from the Philharmonic London Orchestra, Symphony BBC Opera House. of the Royal Orchestra and Orchestra a platform for individual faculties to showcase showcase to faculties a platform individual for their talents. Our Keyboard Festival features performances, of marathon live-streamed a Superwhile String Sunday explores sensational Otherstring music. regular festivals include the International Double Bass Festival, International included performances which John by Day, Guitar Bassoon Day more; and Yang, Xuefei and Williams and we celebrate historical performance each year the two-daywith of Viols. Festival International OPERA PRODUCTIONS College Opera Studio of Music The Royal fully staged three presents opera performances opera scenes frequent with along each year, Some of theworld’s projects. special and and designers directors, acclaimed most these for us productions, join choreographers a within experience a professional providing present we In addition supportive environment. fully staged of mini-operas productions biennial written studentRCM composers. by COLLABORATIONS the at projects collaborative many are There both cross-faculty with and eachRCM year, playersexternal Principal from the institutions. Chamber Orchestra of annually Europe visit to perform and work In a ground- students. with co-members with project of the Virtual breaking from actors dancers and including Conservatoire, the London Art, Academy of Dramatic the Royal Art Dramatic the Academy and and of Music presented we Theatre School, Old Vic Bristol performances performers time real in that linked the of rendition unique a in and London Bristol in myth. Orpheus

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The quality of the coaching, and theand quality coaching, the of The has professors, from advice unique of a technician as develop me helped a performing instrument, my musician Master of Performance Maxim Del Mar, and a better person all round. all a betterand person

in practice. complementedThese world-class by are facilities video super-fast video and recording, audio for technology-enhanced composition conferencing, and our magnificent performance spaces. FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/learning RESOURCES AND FACILITIES AND RESOURCES and place learning for vibrant a The is RCM intellectual and both in practical rich research, Outstandingresources. collections of priceless musical instruments, famous composers’ manuscripts and thousands of paintings for documents the form basis historical and music into of research range a sweeping MUSICAL COMMUNITY becomeAs a student will you part of a strong learn from will you community where musical dialogue in world-leading experts, engaging and receiving feedback from visiting professors, professors, feedback visiting from receiving and staffRCM peers. your and The opportunity together work to other with eager to musicians talented supremely of new range a vast life to bringing participate in be the at heart will of your music historical and the at experience RCM.

work in an environment that mirrors the variety, variety, the mirrors that environment an in work the that characterise andpractices intensity world. professional Director Programmes of Diana Salazar, Our priority is supporting you to reach your full full your reach to you supporting is priority Our the have you ensuring a musician, as potential a healthy, in succeed to need you resources fulfilling and sustainable Our career. students

and online learning. learning. online and RESEARCH THROUGH LEARNING be partAt the will you RCM of a thriving innovation, that artistic promotes culture research and mentorship with self-reflection, and exploration support staff the and at professors from who are disciplines. own their in edgecutting of innovation the in challenges technical Whether exploring teaching studio, experimenting in the practice next your performance for or rehearsing room, RCM in the magnificent repertoire new finding part a vital learning. of your is research Library, TEACHING THE AT RCM selecting approach, offer individualised an We performance and projects the suitable most needs. student’s each for opportunities Flexible programmes allow you to shape your interests strengths, your to according studies combine learning will Your and aspirations. faculty group one-to-one with tuition intensive classes, rehearsals, performances, seminars, supervision,tutorials, practical workshops DEVELOPMENT

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Harness the of expertise range of a wide professionals such asinspiring renowned composers. and leaders workshop Experiment the learn and support with of the Sparks team. experienced Share ideas and passions with other other ideas with passions and Share and themusicians wider community. Make useful contacts in the education Make useful the education contacts in sector pave to the future way for employment opportunities.

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Resources, lectures and seminars on on lectures seminars and Resources, a successful career. build to how Guidance on self-management and finance. including self-employment, workshops events. special and Careers weekly e-bulletins. jobs Popular Extensive performance opportunities performance opportunities Extensive London. around and in one-to-one with sessions career Tailored members of the team and industry specialists. members matching Service, The Teaching RCM student-tutors with — whose of the public qualifications and visa-status enable them to teach.

• • • • • BUSINESS MODULES our in modules available are There undergraduate and postgraduate programmes projects implement and devise that to you help learn can how You settings. professional within ideas marketing and prepare strategically to materials, and essential gain entrepreneurial, networking and business skills. THE CREATIVE CAREERS CREATIVE THE CENTRE OFFERS: • • FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/creativecareers You can use these can services day one from of your You CV wealth and outstanding an develop to course shape future help your thatof experience will provides Centre Careers The Creative career. years five for services and advice alumni RCM to after graduation. The Royal College of Music will help you to to you help will Music of College Royal The of profession the in future successful a for prepare service careers fantastic a have We choice. your with you provide can professors and staff our and expert guidance.

DEVELOP YOUR CAREER YOUR DEVELOP a world-leader The is RCM career in home the to is and musicians development for emphasise We Centre. Careers Creative RCM the need studentsversatile for and be to confident professional their in not just communicators, everything but in they do. engagements, develop to you help Our dedicated team will you guiding and advising by professionally the ofopportunities that a range mirror through use to you your encouraging world, professional the of most that make you ensuring and initiative you. to available opportunities the MAKE INDUSTRY CONTACTS music classical of the UK’s the centre London is the at heart the is and RCM of an industry, find will network. You professional extraordinary visit bookers and regularly publishers that agents, and attend our events. SCHEMES SIT-IN AND PARTNERSHIPS sit- benefit can from musicians Orchestral orchestras, London major with schemes in National English the BBC Symphony, including Symphony London Philharmonic, Royal Opera, can Composers orchestras. Philharmonia and participate innovative in collaborative projects works performed hearand their some of in These schemes venues. prestigious most London’s offer selected on in students the sit to chance professional rehearsals and invaluable gain environments. professional in experience

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The Great Red SpotThe broadcast was MComp, 2019 composerFilm and singer-songwriter; her soundtrack 3 foron BBC the Radio 50th anniversary of the 2019 in mission Apollo 11 helped set RCM The I me complete the skill I definitely needed to become composer. a film sound what exactly graduated my knowing the In after autumn trademark I is. musical and a song I wrote annual for thegraduated, RCM in the nominated was composershowcase film category Song’ ‘Best the of Jerry Goldsmith degree helped me feel Master’s My Awards. bolder when courageous and a new tackling for a future myself or pitching composition I made my connections The with project. teachers two The peers and priceless. years are life my in point turning a big were at the RCM cherish. always that I will HAYAT SELIM HAYAT

IMOGEN ROYCE IMOGEN BMus(Hons), 2019 Symphony, London Flautist, Freelance London National and English Philharmonic Opera orchestras shaped to really studyGoing at the me RCM While I am now. the personinto musician and I tookpart some there, unforgettable in I was inspiring really led projects by orchestral and Collon Nicholas conductors as such flute teachers my and became Bernard Haitink, important peopleincredibly The to me. Faculty hugely supportive, was Woodwind at the I metand best RCM. friends some my of I have been freelancing graduating, Since the London as such Symphony orchestras with Opera orchestra. National English and orchestra I feel very lucky to have been a part an of the RCM. like institution

MANU BRAZO MPerf, 2018 selected Britten-Pears the for Saxophonist, and opened Artist 2018 in Programme Young for at Cliff Greenwich Richard Sir Music Time 2019 in Festival life-changing a was the at RCM Studying have I could found a think I don’t experience. better and me the professional place to give to develop personal tools environment and the best by surrounded And I was myself. no colleagues teachers. and is There possible better own your path than wayshare toto find every in people with admire journey you your so special. the what RCM makes is That sense. For more than 135 years we have have we years 135 than more For the and nurtured trained welcomed, extraordinary Our future. the of musicians graduates are leading successful careers range a wide in world the throughout of professions.

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JULIEN VAN MELLAERTS JULIEN VAN ArtDip, 2017 Kathleen winner, Ferrier Award Baritone, 2017 toured with James for Baillieu Chamber Music New Zealand and performed Drake with Julius at Wigmore Hall and at the RCM time incredible I had the most to develop at allowed learned I was so much. to and with work own way, my in own pace, my conductors and pianists, best singers, the world’s have the chance to on operas work teachers. To Simon with song projects Thomas Allen, Sir with countless and Lepper Roger Vignoles, and performances education an was opportunities, The that set for me up so well the profession. I couldn’t and institution, outstanding an is RCM to hoping to anyone recommend highly more it a singer! a career as pursue ZHOU TIE MComp, 2018 Composer studying for PhD at Cardiff at Gold the Award winner of 2020 University, China-UK International Music Festival me to become allowed at theStudying RCM the was I graduating, Since composer I am today. overseas outstanding the onechosen of most as part as of Embassy, thestudents Chinese by the of anniversary the of 70th a celebration China. of Republic the People’s of founding

JONATHAN HOLLICK JONATHAN MPerf, 2017 Sub-Principal the in BBC Scottish Trombone Orchestra Symphony incredible of full Faculty is Brass RCM The teachers you way to give that their go of out opportunitythe best possible to The succeed. second to is guidance and tuition of standard me to what become pushed the that’s none and be. best player that possibly I could

Argentum performed was at the Royal DANI HOWARD HOWARD DANI BMus(Hons), 2015 Composer winner of the and Royal orchestrator, SocietyPhilharmonic her Composition Prize; piece Albert Hall 2018 in personally and shaped RCM meThe musically, every in way incredible — an professionally a as life professional into springboard I have gone on to for write major composer. the London Symphony including orchestras and Orchestra Symphony BBC Orchestra, would which Liverpool Philharmonic, Royal not have been possible without the education the education not have been without possible opportunitiesand at the I received RCM. JAN WILLEM DE WITH MComp, 2019 composerFilm and lecturer at music film in London South Bank University horizon not only extended RCM The musical my the tools helped also but me develop improve and needed to the be mentally and able to in work The scoring. film of world demanding creatively connectedRCM industry professionals me with get I could a meaning the world, over from all the and the business into very detailed insight I studying While a composer. as world’ ‘real Raben Peer for the 2018 a nomination received Short in for Best Music a nomination and Award, Sound International Film and at the 2018 Film Festival. Music

as a professional musician. musician. a professional as EMILY SUN ArtDip, 2018 Over-Seas Royal winner of the 2016 Violinist, League Music Competition UK, assistant professor at the RCM opportunities to perform fantastic are There and a soloist, — as capacities all in at the RCM ensembles symphony and chamberin groups, these of experiences All helped orchestras. performing confidence to continue my build

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The RCM sits within the heart of Exhibition Road Hyde Park The Royal College of Music’s location is the Cultural Quarter, London’s premier hub of cultural Generations of RCM students have enjoyed the envy of the musical world. We are situated activity. The College is located just a ten-minute quiet of this renowned park, which is one of the walk from South Kensington tube station with most attractive green spaces in London. directly opposite the Royal Albert Hall in one several bus routes passing close by, allowing you of London’s most attractive and vibrant areas – to easily explore everything this exciting area has Royal College of Art to offer, such as: Students can take advantage of amazing South Kensington. collaborations and performance opportunities Imperial College London with our artistic neighbours. Our close association with neighbouring Imperial College means you can be part of one Goethe-Institut, Austrian Cultural Forum, of the largest and most active student bodies in Institut Français and Ismaili Centre the capital. You will be able to explore a diverse

LOCATION range of cultural programmes with these Royal Albert Hall nearby institutions. This world-famous venue is the home of the BBC Proms and also hosts major film premieres. There are also great places to eat and socialise with friends. For more details visit Natural History Museum, Science Museum www.discoversouthken.com and Victoria and Albert Museum We enjoy close relationships with three of the UK’s biggest museums, which offer inspiration and regular performance opportunities. FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/location ROYAL COLLEGE

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22—23 ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC 25 — 24 Heledd Gwynant, Bachelor of Music (Hons) In addition to hosting the finest international international the finest hosting to In addition world- offers London orchestras, and musicians class theatre, restaurants bars, dance, and parks, of many art and museums as galleries, well as be As student a will you visit. to free are which so you travel, and tickets discounted to entitled the capital. in the time of most your make really can London to much so has and With guidance the give. thesupport of the College, amazing this in opportunities city are limitless. Ourstudents perform the across venues major at the Royal Hall, Festival the Royal including city, Queen Place, Kings Room, Elgar Albert Hall’s Elizabeth St Martin-in-the-Fields Hall, and St opportunities also to are There Piccadilly. James’s play museums at and churches, such galleries, as Albert and Academy of Arts, Victoria the Royal Museum Museum. Science and

you an amazing array of opportunities. of array amazing an you London needs no introduction. Studying at at Studying needs London no introduction. the of one in Music, of College Royal the leadingworld’s cultural capitals, will offer

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WATCH www.rcm.ac.uk/watchpcv FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/accommodation Prince Consort Village is ais Village Consort Prince make can You place. wonderful all from with musicians friends facilities the and world the over staff so are The great. just are with you assist will and friendly need.anything you Master of Performance Man Cheung, Lok

and amenities. and amenities. easy within also is Bush Shepherd’s Westfield home is Consort and Village of Prince reach home lifestyle and brands, fashion, leading to selection a fantastic and cinemas as well as A short of Notting eateries. away bus is ride and Carnival the for Notting – famous Hill Hill part This of London Market. Road Portobello arty lotsis of restaurants, with dynamic, and venues. shops music and bars, LOCATION leafyLocated in Prince south-west London, easy travelling within Consort is Village get the can you London of the RCM; distance South to Ravenscourt Park from Underground buses too. regular are there and Kensington ideal offers location bothThis the greenery the as well as of nearby Ravenscourt Park cafes local of the shops, many convenience The Royal College of Music’s hall of residence, residence, of hall Music’s of College Royal The high-quality provides Village, Consort Prince than 400 more students. for accommodation Situated on Goldhawk Road in London, on GoldhawkSituated London, in Road Prince Consort Village opened in 2016 and and 2016 in opened Village Consort Prince comprises studio apartments, en-suite rooms and standard rooms.

FACILITIES FACILITIES designed specially Consort is Village Prince treated acoustically with students, RCM for home. at practise to you bedrooms allowing dedicated practice 23 include: Amenities openmic room, a film 24/7, available rooms reception, laundry, high-speed Wi-Fi, space, outdoor and indoor and storage bicycle gym, communal spaces. a day, hours staffedThe accommodation is 24 manager theand in-house team residence and wellbeing and care dedicated the to pastoral are of residents.

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FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/rcmsu The SU is alsoThe home is SU to a diverse range of student-run societies, which includes the SitSociety (See Interesting Things Society), which hosts museum-hopping and gallery Jazzviewings; Society; Football Society; Netball Society; Society; LGBTQ Christian and New which Music Society, holds Union; regular sessions listening and concert trips. It encourages student-led projects, musical including the Students’ Orchestra. The SU withalso other has links including institutions, ImperialCollege which London, provides access to more than 300 clubs and societies. of theHighlights social SU calendar event Green Week, Week, include Freshers’ Raising and Giving (RAG) Week, Health and (RAG) Giving Week, Raising and Wellbeing Week and the Week summerand ball. Wellbeing can also part take day in You trips and country – a greatwalks way to relax and explore places London. outside

Living and studying in London offers an an offers London in studying and Living incredible cultural experience for any discover will You musician. aspiring a wide in involved get to opportunities within societies and events social of range Music. of College Royal the a lively student is The (SU) Students’ Union RCM body that includes every student enrolled at the and represents RCM the student at voice all levels. The also SU provides regular feedback to the College on every aspect of student life, from courses to ensuring your time facilities, as fulfillinghere is it as can be. Mental wellbeing and physical a priority is which works closelyto the SU, with Student Services to try to the ensure correct support is there for every student throughout their studies. The the area SU is social hub of the RCM. With a bar and pool ideal table, is it for withsocialising friends, getting to know other students events. SU in and joining RCM STUDENTS’ UNION STUDENTS’ RCM

FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/studentsupport

The staff at RCM are very are staff at RCM The kind and supportive, and warm and create a friendly for the students. environment CONTACT STUDENT SERVICES FOR A CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSION [email protected] 4316 7591 020 The Imperial College Chaplaincy Centre Centre CollegeThe Imperial Chaplaincy a provides and students, RCM welcomes all information and advice help, place of resource, spirituality. and faith to relating INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS country a new to that moving understand We do everything will we and step, becan a big Our Registry feel you home. help to at can we Studentand Services advice staff provide across students support international and for visas subjects including of practical a range and immigration, opening bank accounts, finding just or advice financial accommodation, here. the time of most your make to out how For more details visit details more For www.rcm.ac.uk/international Ida Li, Master of Performance Ida Li,

www.rcm.ac.uk/alexandertechnique health and wellbeing. Also, there is a strong a strong is there Also, health wellbeing. and the at Technique of Alexander tradition students. popular many is with RCM, which at out more Find STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES DISABILITIES WITH STUDENTS the welcome participation encourage and We aspects all in of life of disabilities students with the particular have at RCM, we and experience supportingin students with dyslexia and visual visit more out find To impairment. www.rcm.ac.uk/disabilities WELLBEING AND HEALTH service offersThe Counselling RCM confidential the Imperial In addition, students. to counselling primary provides Centre Health College services medical own has their also care and of members Designated service. counselling on staff you able advise to academic RCM are issues. academic any of teaching, The a range promotes RCM support to resources and student activities, Services team provides drop-in and appointment Services appointment and drop-in team provides services sheets booklets and information free and can you variety addition, In on a wide of topics. matters get on administrative assessments, advice performanceand opportunities speak and to your faculty the administrator in Exchange. STUDENT SERVICES Student Services and offers a confidential dealing service advice impartial students, all to financial of issues including a range with concerns, private accommodation, musicians’ personal matters more. and injuries, Our experienced and supportive Student The Royal College of Music provides provides Music of College Royal The of range a whole to access easy your during you support to services to advice financial from here, time counselling and health and wellbeing.

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Image RCM Symphony chorus and Orchestra rehearsing with MartynBrabbins in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall to the Royal Albert Hall, and only metres away only away and metres Albert theto Royal Hall, Blomfield Building. our iconic from PRACTICE AND TEACHING The has a number of sound-proofed RCM pods practice. Amadeus private for music opera for rooms dressing have also We productions, in-house instrument surgeries services luthier resident and including instrumentpiano technicians, and storage, dual-purpose practice and teaching spaces with audio visual equipment. Students access have our to purpose-built Flentrop our magnificent and suite, percussion Concert the Hall. Amaryllis in Fleming organ RCM STUDIOS technology video composition and Our audio, composers performers and enable facilities In 2020 we expanded into an additional additional an expanded we into In 2020 two provides Jay which RCM property, Mews, spaces rehearsal opera and orchestra large next is The building furtherand rooms. practice conditions. studio professional in work to used on a range are facilities studio The RCM’s of technology-based Any courses modules. and a professional with bookstudent can the studio, and recordings fee make to a small for engineer, self-promotion submissions, audition for videos and composition Our purposes. other and production suites feature high-spec workstations a with work project individual and tuition for software of professional Pro as such range wide orchestral extensive and Cubase Logic, Tools, sample libraries.

The Royal College of Music’s resources resources Music’s of College Royal The and we renowned, internationally are are continually investing in our facilities and supportto enhance learning your here. time your throughout WORLD-CLASS STAGES STAGES WORLD-CLASS performance major three have spaces. We Concert the is The Hall Amaryllis Fleming primary rehearsal and concert venue for Our campus is located in South Kensington, located South is Our campus in Kensington, quarter London. of central cultural a key Our main building, the Blomfield Building, the opposite Consort Road Prince on sits home performance to is and Albert Royal Hall, practice and rehearsal classrooms, spaces, Union. the and Students’ RCM facilities million £40 The has invested recently RCM state-of-the-art more develop to within facilities our campus, expanding what and improving These exciting a student as here. enjoy can you two performance new including facilities, new completed 2020. in were venues, RCM orchestras and large ensembles. best- London’s of one is Theatre Britten Our and pit orchestra an operaloved stages — with not only hosts our it auditorium, elegant tiered a variety but also opera productions regular performances. ensemble and instrumental of alternative offers an Hall The Performance performances and ensemble chamber for space orchestral rehearsals, and boasts a retractable comprehensivestage, technical infrastructure and variable acoustics, versatility providing for staged the by of events College. the range a number of have more we In addition, perfect venues intimate chamber solo and for Studio, the Performance performances, including Albert overlook the Royal — which Parry Rooms Our performance Hall. the — and Hall Recital masterclasses, usedspaces rehearsals, for are and exhibitions workshops, community concerts, collaborative music-making of all kinds.

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It’s a great a great It’s RCM STREAM RCM you and recorded, Many concerts or filmed are back watch performances,can lessons recorded video internal our faculty online and via events teaching valuable This Stream. RCM player, lets your learnanalyse you and from aid performances device. on any on our events many stream live we In addition, www.rcm.ac.uk/live. at website COLLECTIONS AND LIBRARY and a friendly run by The Library RCM is knowledgeable support to here team who are of a wealth Our collections cover studies. your scores, and music printed including material online and recordings journals, music books, Oxford as Online, such Music resources Philharmonic LibraryNaxos the and Music Berlin the also first are We Concert Hall. Digital to haveinstitution formed a partnership with our giving library, sheet music the digital nkoda, students access a platform to that holds hundreds collections library’s The scores. of thousands of and catalogues, becan accessed online its via at www.rcm.ac.uk/library more out find can you MUSEUM AND COLLECTIONS College of the Royal new readying are We MuseumMusic open to students to the and one of the Our maintains museum public. of collections relevant most and richest themusic-related objects UK Europe, in and and its substantial resources regularly are the explore also can You used teaching. for collectionsRCM’s in our digital catalogue at museumcollections.rcm.ac.uk way for family and friends outside London to London to outside friends and family way for performances. your experience

FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/facilities TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TECHNOLOGY technology skilled a team provides Ourhighly of IT supportrange services constantly is and the technology developing and improving provide support to We available studies. your points USB-charging helpdesk, Wi-Fi, a drop-in for the licences RCM, Office throughout 365 access to 24-hour members of theall College, colour format large our buildings, in computers printers and specialist software music including In addition, andAudacity. Noteflight Sibelius, and updated recently have we hardware users. software impaired visually for SUPPORT DIGITAL learning further is Your supported by learn.rcm, can which platform, learning online the RCM’s anywhere device, be accessed online any from course, your find can you it Through the world. in faculty and assessment submit information, upload and audio writtenyour assignments, RCM with collaborate and video recordings, students also and host staff. We collaborative lectures performances and masterclasses, with high-quality partners the world using around video conferencing.

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WATCH www.rcm.ac.uk/watchinternational Nurry Lee, Master of Music in Performance. Studied at the Korea the Studied at Korea Nurry Performance. Master in of Music Lee, of Arts September–December University Seoul, National in 2019. Studying Studying abroad for a term was one of musically both made, I’ve decisions best the enriches experience The personally. and where of regardless and way, every in you to learn something have only you go, you and gain. Images Keyboard Faculty student Nurry Leein Korea South Seoul,

than countries 85 worldwide, and they tell us fondlyhow they remember their at time the believe that College you Royal We of Music. welcoming a find more inspiring and won’t world. the in anywhere study to place ALUMNI WORLDWIDE ALUMNI have network alumni a diverse We more in EXCHANGES have a large number of exchangesWe available with leading American, European, conservatories music Asian and Australian Theseand universities. exchanges an provide other at opportunity abroad study to excellent leading institutions as part studies. of your RCM furtherFor details visit www.rcm.ac.uk/exchanges

from outside the UK, and we currently have have currently we and UK, the outside from countries different 55 than more from musicians studying here. The Royal College of Music is a truly international international a truly is Music of College Royal The come students our of half Over community.

to doctoral At level. the can you tailor RCM your programme to develop your own individual aspirations. STUDENT SUPPORT Support available is for international students on a range of issues such applications, as visa accommodation and settling a new life into in out more at country. Find www.rcm.ac.uk/international PARTNERS GLOBAL In addition to welcoming talented musicians from around the world to our home South in collaboration in works RCM the Kensington, with institutions such as the Nanyang Academy Arts,of Fine Princeton University and Boston University to offer programmes joint of study. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES Our degree programmes recognised are the are only UK We internationally. conservatoire to our award degrees own International students all aspects in involved are of performing life at the RCM, have so will you the chance to work and perform with musicians from the all over world. Our professors, come too, from across the with globe,them bringing a wealth of experience and expertise. part is This of what and diverse exciting themakes a friendly, RCM hub of music-making.

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Rebecca Köhler Baratto, Master of Music in Master in of Music Baratto, Rebecca Köhler Scholar) Colt Charles (2019–20 Performance As a scholar at the RCM I feel at at RCM the As a scholar focus that I can knowing ease my to achieve best my give and of performance. The level highest Royal the from I receive support absolutely is Music of College career. to my fundamental FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/scholarships Any student who auditions in person in or video by studentAny who auditions composition performance or a on place a for will September in 2021 beginning programme or a scholarship for be considered automatically offered on the are Scholarships award. study or performance of your merits audition your at Scholarshipinterview. amounts vary from student towards a contribution from ranging student, to If are you fees. full to up fees right tuition your will you or studyoffered award a scholarship your offer letter a confirmation following receive of a place. The Royal College of Music is is Music of College Royal The students best the accepting to committed more Currently the world. around from than 50% of full-time students receive to the thanks support, some financial legators, of individuals, generosity companies and charitable trusts.

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC 39 — 38 www.rcm.ac.uk/faculties STRINGS WOODWIND & OPERA VOCAL RCM OPERA STUDIO RCM PROFESSORS BRASS COMPOSITION CONDUCTING PERFORMANCE HISTORICAL KEYBOARD PERCUSSION

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC 41 — 40 Merin Rhyd, Bachelor (Hons) of Music Merin Rhyd, I feel honoured to have studied under the under studied to have I feel honoured I have trombonists. world-class of guidance a such in studying enjoyed thoroughly friendly and encouraging Faculty. Brass

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL the BBC players brass RCM joined have rehearsals BBC Proms for Orchestra Symphony part schemeas postgraduate for of the sit-in students. opportunities Similar available are with Philharmonicthe Royal Orchestra, Philharmonia, the and English of Europe Orchestra Chamber Orchestra. Opera National ARTISTS VISITING give internationalDistinguished musicians visitors recent and each term, masterclasses Baadsvik, Øystein Attema, includedhave Brandt Håkan Cobb, Björkman, Dudley Philip Bright, Alberto Davies, MenéndezLaurence Escribano, Harrild, OrenPatrick Marshall, Gustav Melander, Katy and Woolley. Willis Sarah Small, Gareth RELATED STUDIES jazz jazz trumpet, trumpet, natural horn, Natural second as available are sackbut and trombone Brass students. or study related promising to players the have also opportunity the join to which Band, Band Big RCM and Swing RCM our at perform including the at College, regularly andannual further Festival of Percussion, afield. Faculty, the Brass in professors of list a full For please see on Index page the Professor 61. horn natural and on natural information For www.rcm.ac.uk/hp trumpet see page or visit 46

Our active community enables you to recognise recognise to you enables community active Our with musician, a performing as ability full your particular emphasis on identifying and unlocking Brass the in Studying potential. individual your necessary skills the with you equip will Faculty ever-changing the in professionally succeed to musical world. Nigel Black, Head of Brass

PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES formed students by chamber to groups From Symphony RCM and the Philharmonic RCM no shortage is there of performance Orchestra, varietyopportunities a wide of ensembles. in our Brittenin Theatre. Our orchestras work with some of today’s some of with today’s work Our orchestras conductors. international and artists greatest included have conductors visiting Recent Vladimir Ashkenazy, Bernard Haitink, Vladimir Payare, Rafael Norrington, Roger Sir Jurowski, In addition, Thomas and Zehetmair. John Wilson for music provides the Opera RCM Orchestra performances, Opera RCM Studio regular directors produced acclaimed by are which OUTSTANDING PROFESSORS OUTSTANDING team The Faculty Brass outstanding has an of whom hold many principal of professors, the including orchestras major in positions London Symphony Orchestra, London London Orchestra, Symphony London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia, Royal the of Orchestra and Sinfonietta London one-to-one your to In addition Opera House. lessons, you will attend regular classes and ensemble coaching. world-renowned benefit also visiting from We Horn of Principal Dohr, Stefan professors. German and trumpet Philharmonic, the Berlin virtuoso Matthias regularly Höfs both visit one-to-one and teaching masterclasses, for work. ensemble

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WATCH www.rcm.ac.uk/ watchcomposition GET IN TOUCH [email protected] FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/composition Hans Zimmer. Howard Shore, Mel Wesson, Kate Whitley, Whitley, Kate Mel Wesson, Shore, Howard and Gary Yershon Debbie Wiseman, PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS competitive enjoying composersRCM are the success UK in and professional and have achievements Notable internationally. Awards, Emmy the at Primetime included prizes OticonsGrammy Awards, Faculty International BMI Student Composer Competition, Music Film Composers the and Academy Ivors Awards the as ASCAP Foundation well as awards, the and Royal Dean and Michelle Award Kay Liverpool Christopher Philharmonic Orchestra’s Brooks Composition Prize. on positions enjoyed have composers RCM London the at schemes composers’ young ScottishPhilharmonic Royal Orchestra, National Orchestra. Symphony London and Orchestra prestigious achieved also have graduates Recent Birmingham at positions composer-in-residence Glyndebourne Group, Contemporary Music the Handel HouseOpera, Museum the and Australian Festival of Chamber Music. COMPOSITION FOR SCREEN in offering postgraduate regarded Our highly develop to you help Screen will for Composition rewarding and competitive this in professionally production the busiest of one is London field. and television the the world for film, in centres the at RCM, studying and industries advertising with its extensive professional and collaborative filmmakers, and studios schools, film with links environment. see the at you heartwill creative of this working are Screen alumni for Composition Hollywood from the industry, throughout worldwide accolades numerous holding Asia, and Europe to Golden Globe Grammy, BAFTA, including television film, in work for Academyand awards and gaming. students at Explore works current by www.rcm.ac.uk/compforscreen the Composition in professors of list a full For please see page 61. Faculty,

VISITING COMPOSERS VISITING both concert for composers World-leading talks give RCM to the regularlyvisit film and the learn so best can you from classes, and in Chaya included have Recentvisitors the field. Michael Giacchino, Brett Dean, Czernowin, Hanspeter Kyburz, Harry Gregson-Williams, Helmut Colin David Lachenmann, Lang, Portman, Rachel Meredith, Anna Matthews, Heather Roche, Reich, Steve de Raaff, Robin HEAR YOUR WORKS PERFORMED access have College will you of Music At the Royal performance a whollyto exceptional environment, opportunity the compositions your hear with to RCM musicians, visiting and played resident by students ensembles of the fellow and orchestras, also are able to You make highest musical ability. electro- for facilities its with use of the Studios, RCM composition. screen and acoustic collaborates regularly Faculty Composition The London in organisations of artistic a range with composers RCM projects In recent beyond. and opera company à Tête the Tête with worked have Academy of the Royal Bankes-Jones, Bill and Film London the with collaborations Arts in and Arts, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Royal School, University Martins, Saint College Central of Art, Arts the and Vienna Performing and of Music Conservatory Music. of Shanghai EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSORS established from lessons visits and Individual music, television and film concert, of composers including electro-acoustic and studio-based opportunity unrivalled an to you provide for work, nurture and develop your creative and technical voice. compositional own your as well as skills some are professors visiting and Our professors include and fields their namesof the in biggest Mark- composers George Fenton, British leading as well as Wallen, Errollyn and Turnage Anthony Society Philharmonic Gilbert Nouno Royal and and Cole Jonathan winners Prize Composition Dai Fujikura. The RCM offers me the highest quality of highest the me offers RCM The practical of range a wide and guidance own my strengthening opportunities, world. today’s in a composer as voice Composition) Master (in of Music Wong, Terrence

a composer, helping you to build and sustain sustain and build to you helping a composer, your create and ideas, your realise craft, your own individual music. William Head Mival, of Composition Being a composer today is about having the the having about is today a composer Being the In yourself. to be strength and confidence on both Facultywe focus the Composition being of aspects professional and creative

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WATCH GET IN TOUCH [email protected] FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/conducting this field. this professors, conducting of list a full For please see on Index page the Professor 62. VISITING CONDUCTORS VISITING welcomes The regularly exceptional RCM our with work to conductors international orchestras and ensembles,enabling you to musicians. finest somelearn of from the world’s and lead orchestral can students Conducting international visiting for preparations sectional the opportunity enjoy as well as conductors, conductor Martyn British learnto from Brabbins, Other recent of Conducting. Professor our Visiting visitors include Vladimir Ashkenazy, Bernard Haitink, Vladimir Jurowski, Holly Mathieson, Jac van Payare, Rafael Norrington, Roger Sir Thomas and Zehetmair. John Wilson Steen, STUDY SECOND a second as study available also is Conducting undergraduatesto promising and postgraduates. Second of a mixture study students enjoy can on the class and lessons focusing individual knowledge and necessaryskills in develop to www.rcm.ac.uk/watchconducting

CREATIVE LEARNING CREATIVE Highly qualified professors, coupled with study, of repertoire programme a detailed enable a free-thinking as develop to you will and the equipped practical with individual necessary skills this theoretical in progress to discipline. demanding and complex TIME PODIUM orchestral and ensemble scheduled Alongside experience to you encourage we class, in time everything available and Enthusiastic to you. themselves find can conductors proactive inundated with conducting opportunities, operatic and orchestral ensemble, including the with time podium to In addition repertoire. RCMRCM Symphony Philharmonic, Orchestra and various new ensembles, music you be will concerts own your work and able organise to College the Royal across ensembles with from of Music. My first performanceconducting first RCM My the a thrill, such was Orchestra Symphony orchestral a student-led recording and a was Studios Road Abbey in project experience. once-in-a-lifetime Master Performance of Taler, Avi

Toby Purser, Head of Conducting Purser, Toby Our two-year postgraduate course nurtures day, the for the conductor present complete and inspiration opportunity, exceptional offering and technique strong both Learning mentorship. youcommunication skills, will be supported as you hone your own individuality and style, style, and individuality own your hone you as musical of aspects all in be involved will and Music. of College Royal the at life

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The Historical Performance Faculty provides intensive training in all aspects of historically informed interpretation. We encourage students to engage with our resources and collaborate with our outstanding professors, so they can present music effectively and make a meaningful contribution to the profession.

Professor Ashley Solomon, Chair & Head of Historical Performance HISTORICAL HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

From the outstanding and inspiring THEORY AND PRACTICE In addition, there are regular chamber VISITING ARTISTS professors to the exploration of rarely performances in the Queen’s Gallery ROYAL COLLEGE

Individual lessons on the complete range of We hold masterclasses with distinguished OF MUSIC at Buckingham Palace, as well as in the performed or newly discovered music,

2022 historical instruments are offered by a faculty visiting international musicians, allowing you to – permanent medieval and renaissance galleries the Historical Performance Faculty is of exceptional professors, many of whom are learn from some of today’s greatest exponents

2021 at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Further PROSPECTUS principal players in major period instrument of historical performance. Recent visitors have an experience every student should afield, our students have performed in the orchestras, soloists and members of well-known included Christophe Coin, Enrico Gatti, Walter Thomaskirche Leipzig and the Orangery take advantage of. ensembles. There are outstanding research and van Hauwe, Wilbert Hazelzet, Monica Huggett, Palace in the Sanssouci Park of Potsdam. There study opportunities to support your training, Ton Koopman, Rachel Podger and Melvyn Tan. have been video conference masterclasses Tristan Lambert, Master of Music in Performance including an extensive collection of manuscripts with the Eastman School New York, Sydney and early printed editions housed in the RCM Conservatorium of Music, Danish Academy CHAMBER MUSIC Library, and our collections contain a wide of Music and Hong Kong Academy. array of historical instruments. You are encouraged to form your own chamber groups and expand your repertoire. All RCM INTERNATIONAL TOURS chamber groups can benefit from unlimited PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES coaching. You can also access 18th-century The Historical Performance Faculty regularly The RCM has its own dedicated Baroque chamber music coaching from Florilegium, our offers international tours, giving you the Orchestra, which performs regularly and Ensemble in Association. opportunity to further enhance your study collaborates with the Vocal & Opera Faculty by performing in world-renowned venues in performances of Bach cantatas. It also The RCM’s annual International Festival of Viols, and to experience global music. Tours have collaborates with other conservatoires, which launched in 2007, features concerts, included festivals throughout Italy, as well as including the Salzburg Mozarteum and Bremen masterclasses and lectures. Recent visiting artists performances in Paris, Salzburg, Bremen, Hochschule, and has performed Rameau’s Les have included Christophe Coin, Fretwork, Vittorio Potsdam, Washington, D.C. and New York. f tes d’Hébé with the Académie de l’Opéra Ghielmi, Hille Perl and Jordi Savall. In addition, students from Historical national de Paris and the Centre de musique Performance have the opportunity to participate For a full list of professors in the Historical baroque de Versailles at Opéra Bastille in Paris. in the biannual Festival Misiones de Chiquitos, Performance Faculty, please see page 62–63. Further performance opportunities are extensive which takes place in Bolivia. and include appearances at major festivals such as the Bath International Music Festival and the London Handel Festival, as well as GET IN TOUCH WATCH [email protected] www.rcm.ac.uk/ at heritage venues including Hatchlands Park watchhp and Windsor Castle. FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/hp

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WATCH www.rcm.ac.uk/ watchkeyboard GET IN TOUCH [email protected] FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/keyboard For a full list of professors in the Keyboard in professors of list a full For Faculty, please see pages 63–64.Faculty, about out postgraduate collaborative Find piano at www.rcm.ac.uk/collaborativepiano The quality of teaching, especially the first is one-to-onelessons, really I feel that I have and class a and aperson as developed studies. during my musician (Hons) Music of Bachelor Harliono, George

Royal Festival Hall; and Hummel’s Piano Piano and Hummel’s Festival Hall; Royal conducted op 85 Concerto A minor no 2 in by Martin André. RCM own your encouraged form to are You chamber benefit which groups, from unlimited can also receive invaluable coaching. You competitions. international for preparation Yoffe. Dina and no 3, conducted Gourlay Andrew by the at no 3, ARTISTS VISITING pianists international renowned welcome We play the you to chance giving masterclasses, for accomplished most today’s from learn and for Ax, Emanuel include performers. visitors Recent Adolf Pla, Donohoe, Peter Bashkirov, Dmitri András Sir Shadrin, Alexander Yuri Romanovsky, Mikhail Voskresensky Uchida, Mitsuko Schiff, PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS RCM regularly pianists prizes win at major examples Recent competitions. international Van Leeds, Liszt, the at Franz prizes include Piano International Hong and Kong Cliburn the at as BBC Young well as Competitions, Jaques Samuel and of the Year, Musician Competitions. Piano Beethoven Intercollegiate as positions enjoyed also have Our pianists Artists 3 New in Generation and BBC Radio Concert the and Young City Foundation, Music Artists Classical Artist and young Young Trust artist programmes. Many students hold organ at example for studying, while scholarships Abbey or St Martin-in-the-Fields.Westminster Piano Concerto conducted Piano Left for by Hand, Concerto Piano Rachmaninov’s John Wilson;

under the baton of Diego Diego of baton the under Professor Vanessa Latarche, Chair of International Keyboard Studies International Keyboard of Chair Latarche, Vanessa Professor and Associate Director for Partnerships in China We pride ourselves on being a nurturing faculty, faculty, a nurturing being on ourselves pride We goals personal your achieve to you encouraging today’s in besuccessful to skills the develop and you help will programmes Our profession. music enable and musician as a potential your fulfil to areas. of a variety in specialise to you Capriccio

Masson; Chopin’s Concerto no 2 and Ravel’s Concerto Ravel’s no 2 and Chopin’s Masson; PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES opportunity the have perform to Soloists are which concertos orchestras, RCM with conductors. world-renowned by joined regularly included Concerto performances have Stravinsky’s SPECIALISED TEACHING SPECIALISED of subjects a range in tuition provide We contemporaryincluding piano, piano, as well as organ, and piano collaborative harpsichord. and fortepiano the have opportunity will you As to a pianist Fazioli Steinway, lessons on perform have and and Bechstein grand pianos. Organists have including access our to selection of instruments, in the Amaryllis organ Flentrop our magnificent opportunities as well as to Concert Hall, Fleming such organs, external lessons on have play and Albert the at as Royal Hall. Collaborative Piano available is at and on a modular level basis, undergraduate focus can you those level, for postgraduate at in Our professors art form. on this specifically Collaborative Piano all successful are pianists expertise insight offerwho and can singular also have Youwill field. competitive this into opportunities students studying with work to other faculties. in The faculty’s distinguished and experienced globe the around from drawn are professors as develop you dedicated helping to are and Many successful have musician. a professional professors our organ and performing careers including hold churches, positions prestigious in Paris. in Sulpice St

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WATCH GET IN TOUCH [email protected] FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/percussion At undergraduate level you will receive timpani lessons regular as well as percussion and Latin jazz lessons vibraphone, on solo marimba, level At postgraduate kit. drum and percussion study on offerwe a principal as solo marimba our Master course. of Performance PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES Opportunities and perform to extensive are as showcases termly percussion include ARTISTS VISITING the participate have to in chance will You classes the players London from repertoire with Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony as as masterclasses well Orchestra with distinguished international musicians. Visitors Erskine, Peter O Duo, Currie, includedhave Colin She-e Sammut, David Eric Friedman, and Wu Raphael the Haeger, principal percussionist with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Our annual Festival has of Percussion attracted O Duo ensembles Amadinda, as such percussion Mark 4-MALITY;and John as such artists Chimes, Mayer, Jojo Lockett, Pete Greb, Benny Guiliana, as Dave and Weckl; Salmins Ralph John Riley, percussion leading from representatives as well orchestras. London major and ensembles the Percussion in professors of list a full For well as regular faculty regular as performancewell classes. our have very also we own orchestras, and American the Redhocks, drumline, and our percussion quartet, PERC’M. RCM percussionists enjoy performing in please see page 64. Faculty, In addition to the RCM’s major ensembles ensembles major the to RCM’s In addition a variety of external both venues the UK in Vuille, Serge with toured have and overseas, and She-e David Hockings. and Wu www.rcm.ac.uk/watchpercussion PERCUSSION SUITE PERCUSSION benefit College will you of Music At the Royal opened our purpose-builtsuite, from percussion to In addition 2015. Dame in by Evelyn Glennie spaces dedicated are to there rooms, practice specific vibraphone, marimbainstruments: timpani, room a multi-percussion as well as orchestral, and main a large ensemble and practice, recital for rehearsals, sectional and masterclasses for space Both the recording. for a bespoke room and studio equipment recording feature studio and room main Latin two kits, drum contains also theand studio instruments, vibraphone and keyboards ready for recording sessions. PROVISION TEACHING Faculty staff members Many of the Percussion orchestras major in positions hold principal London Orchestra, Symphony BBC the including Philharmonic London Orchestra, Symphony Opera House, of the Royal Orchestra Orchestra, PhilharmonicRoyal Orchestra and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Dan Floyd, Bachelor of Music (Hons) Bachelor (Hons) of Music Dan Floyd, The RCM has an outstanding outstanding an has RCM The to the Thanks Faculty. Percussion our of openness and coaching developed I’ve teachers outstanding to need I’d skills and insight the inwork the profession.

David Hockings, Head of Percussion The Faculty Percussion currently boasts more than orchestras. leading UK’s the in students former 40 a has still teaching our of backbone the Although clearorchestral covers focus, today’s training all with you equips and activity percussion of aspects profession. the for needed skills essential the

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC 53 — 52 Ha Im Choi, MasterHa Im of Choi, Performance Playing for and for Playing performing with some of the greatest inthe musicians of part as world, education heremy real a is at RCM, the privilege.

, Elgar’s Sur la même Accord même la Sur , Dutilleux’s Students offered are unparalleled orchestral which ensembles, our vibrant experiences with performregularly under the baton of renowned Bernard Ashkenazy, conductors Vladimir as such also are There Jurowski. Vladimir and Haitink opportunities perform to concertos; in a soloist as student performancesrecent included have Double ’ Double Bottesini’s Concerto, Brahms et danse Danse sacrée BassDebussy’s Concerto, profane Concerto, Violin Korngold’s Concerto, Cello Szymanowski’s 2, Concerto no Violin Prokofiev’s Concerto On and Open byViolin Ground Fellow the Research RCM Turnage, Mark-Anthony Composition. for DEVELOPMENT INDIVIDUAL At the RCM your particular ambitions are a unique and encouraged, and recognised Violinists, you. to of study tailored is programme professional with work will cellists and violists skills. duo develop help to accompanists classes specific also and ensemble are There double for expert practitioners with opportunities addition, In students. guitar and harp bass, students the have opportunity perform to in led masterclass internationally by a public the RCM Maxim Vengerov, violinist renowned Professor of Violin. Polonsky Visiting Faculty, the String in professors of list a full For please see on Index pages the Professor 64–65. studies strings on historical information For ORCHESTRAL AND CONCERTOORCHESTRAL AND PERFORMANCE www.rcm.ac.uk/hp see page or visit 46

Mark Messenger, HeadMark of Messenger, Strings The Strings Faculty is a creative community of of community creative a is Faculty Strings The talented individual artists excited by the study space the you allow We music. of practice and horizons, your broaden to and be yourself to highest the at performing in you support will and level. international

WATCH FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/strings GET IN TOUCH [email protected] CHAMBER COACHING CHAMBER part a key musical is of your music Chamber receive can groups RCM and experience chamberunlimited coaching from our professors. opportunities chamber for numerous are There external and perform to ensembles internal at venues and collaborations festivals, in and benefitthe also can from You competitions. the Association, expertise in of our Ensemble our Quartet Quartet, and Sacconi Residence, in the Harlem Quartet. INTERNATIONAL PROFESSORS INTERNATIONAL One-to-one world-class professors lessons with the at heartare education. RCM of your offer staffDedicated significant you teaching will those the and support, who in studied have professional of record proven a department have acclaim and competition success. Our visiting greatest some include of today’s professors Ellison, Benedetti, Nicola Paul as such musicians, Torleif Maxim Rysanov, Ibragimova, Alina Thedéen, John guitarist and Williams Pinchas Zukerman. www.rcm.ac.uk/watchstrings

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC 55 — 54 Concerts and performance opportunities provide classes to and musician a as to learn felt I have day one From thrive. and positive the by inspired so atmosphere. supportive (Hons) Music of Bachelor Henriques, Riannna

PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS Our woodwind graduates are enjoying of professional a range success in unrivalled the Royal winning recently As as well settings. Over-Seas League Gold musicians RCM Medal, woodwind principal beenhave awarded Orchestra, Symphony Sydney the with positions Shanghai Symphony Liverpool Royal Orchestra, Philharmonic KwaZulu-Natal Orchestra, Philharmonic Great Orchestra, Symphony Falls Concert Orchestra, RTÉ (Montana), Orchestra Philharmonia, Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony London Orchestra, Opera National English Philharmonic Orchestra and Orchestra of Scottish Opera. the Woodwind in professors of list a full For please see on Index the Professor Faculty, PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES orchestral unparalleled provides RCM The RCM The year here. first opportunities your from Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestras regularly some of with thework best the conductors in included have Vladimir visitors recent world and Ashkenazy, Bernard Haitink, Vladimir Jurowski, Thomas and Zehetmair. John Wilson and culture chamber music a vibrant also is There RCM All ensembles. encouraged form to are you unlimited benefit can from chamber groups coaching and numerous there opportunities are perform to you for chamber repertoire. page 66. woodwind studies on historical information For www.rcm.ac.uk/hp see page or visit 46

WATCH www.rcm.ac.uk/ watchwoodwind Simon Channing, Head of Woodwind Our professors combine careers as eminent eminent as careers combine professors Our dedication and a passion with performers and a supportive providing By teaching. for extensive and offering environment challenging encourage to I want opportunities, performance instrument. your on voice own your find to you

GET IN TOUCH [email protected] FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/woodwind VISITING ARTISTS VISITING be able attend to will faculty regular You masterclasses international with distinguished included have Petri visitors Recent musicians. Quintet, Wind Philharmonic the Berlin Alanko, Ole Kristian Arno Bornkamp, Juliette Bausor, De Gaspari, Paolo James Galway, Sir Dahl, Giorgio Henry, Melanie Guyot, Romain Mandolesi, Maximiliano Martín, Gerard McChrystal, The Royal Concertgebouw Naomi Sullivan, Quintet, Wind Orchestra Zimin. Anna Wytko Nikita and Jacques Tys, LEARNING ENVIRONMENT Faculty the RCM and wider The Woodwind community foster a culture of nurturing all are You a supportivestudents in environment. and a confident into encouraged grow to of all advantage taking performer, imaginative you. to available opportunities the one-to-one are experience heart the At your of of many world-class professors, lessons with orchestras. major players in principal whom are progress and develop to looking always are We some and of our latest professorial a faculty, as appointments have included five principals of (Principal Koch Juliana orchestras; London major andOboe), Flute) (Principal Olivier Adam Walker London the from Oboe) (Principal Stankiewicz Symphony Hultmark Emily Orchestra; (Principal Roberto and Philharmonia; the from Bassoon) the Bassoon) BBC from (Principal Giaccaglia Philharmonic Orchestra.

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WATCH www.rcm.ac.uk/ watchvocal GET IN TOUCH [email protected] FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/vocal I feel extremely luckyI feel to be extremely that has a place in studying contacts many to so access and profession the in opportunities to the explore expansive music scene in London and beyond. Bachelor (Hons) of Music Kilsby, Laurence PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS and both professional the enjoy at RCM Singers Recent the globe. success around competitive include recognitions competition international Hall/ Wigmore Awards, the Ferrier Kathleen Competition, Song International Foundation Kohn Vincenzo Belcanto of Competition International Grange of the World, Singer BBC Cardiff Bellini, Festival International Competition Singing and the Cesti and Göttingen competitions. frequently perform singers RCM on the concert and operatic hall greatest world’s Opera House, the Royal including stages, desChamps-Élysées, Théâtre Glyndebourne, Opera Metropolitan Theater der an Wien, Festival Hall, Royal Hall, Wigmore New York, Albert Our the and Hall Royal Hall. Carnegie graduates regularly progress onto internationally renowned young artist programmes such as the Artist Young Lindemann Opera’s Metropolitan Development Houston Programme, Grand Opera Bayerische Opera National Studio, Studio, ENO Ensemble, Frankfurt Staatsoper Studio, Artists, Opera Zurich Harewood Young Artists Artists Young the and JetteParker Young Opera House. the at Royal Programme & Opera the Vocal in professors of list a full For please see on Index the Professor Faculty, p a g e s 6 6 – 6 7.

team of internationally acclaimed vocal vocal acclaimed internationally of team coaches. operatic and repertoire and professors of classes range will Our comprehensive aspects all enhance craft of enable your and you authority and confidence, with yourself present to context. professional a in autonomy performance numerous opportunities are There modern explore to period regular and works in and Composition the with collaborations Historical Performance initiate faculties. We thematic- and music chamber song, cross-faculty based projects artists working with distinguished of the RCM. outside and both within BESPOKE TRAINING BESPOKE the keep we As student-centric a institution, needs the at heart of our teaching. individual’s and a secure on work developing will You theof with help our vocal technique flexible ARTISTS VISITING international finest the of some welcome We Recent series. masterclass our regular for artists Dame Thomas Allen, included have Sir visitors Dame Gwyneth Finley, Gerald Connolly, Sarah Keenlyside, Simon Kanawa, Te DameJones, Kiri Vignoles, Roger Sherratt, Brindley Murray, Ann Williams. Roderick and Wiens Edith Image left Image RCM OperaStudio’s production of The Room Locked below Image performanceVocal class

In Vocal & Opera we welcome welcome we & Opera Vocal In curious and self- imaginative, motivated with individuals a desire tocommunicate their love of singing become will You audience. an to exceptional an with a faculty of part to students its develops that record reach their full potential. Nicholas Sears, & Opera Head of Vocal

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Image right RCM Opera Studio’s I feel really lucky to have worked with so many production of internationally renowned coaches, all of whom The Royal College of Music Opera Studio A Dinner Engagement (RCMOS) offers one of the leading advanced are committed to helping young artists find their true voice. The experience of rehearsing and training courses in the world. Our aim is to performing in the Britten Theatre is invaluable, provide a nurturing environment, building helping to bridge the gap between studying and on the specific skills, experience and artistic the professional world.

requirements of our young singers, so Katy Thomson, Artist Diploma in Opera that they leave fully prepared to meet the demands of the profession.

Michael Rosewell, Director of Opera

As part of an elite and carefully constituted group of exceptionally talented young singers, you will benefit from rigorous training, sensitive to your individual needs and responsive to the demands of the profession. You will work regularly with a team of coaches, musicians and theatre professionals drawn from the senior ranks of ROYAL COLLEGE

the country’s leading opera companies, and OF MUSIC RCM OPERA STUDIO 2022 perform in acclaimed productions in the first-class – Britten Theatre. 2021 PROSPECTUS

PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES Replicating professional conditions is the hallmark of the RCM’s approach to operatic training, in order to ensure a seamless transition into the world of work. There are three RCMOS opera productions each year and two sets of fully staged opera scenes in the Britten Theatre. You will have the benefit of rehearsing and performing with highly experienced, influential industry professionals, who occupy key posts at the great opera houses of Europe and beyond.

PROFESSIONAL MENTORSHIP In addition to receiving regular core training you will gain unique artistic and professional insights through mentorship by internationally renowned artists including Sir Thomas Allen, Alessandro Corbelli, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and David Pountney. You will work with performance psychologists, key industry leaders and the Centre for Performance Science to assist you in taking full responsibility for the development of GET IN TOUCH your professional career. [email protected]

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RCM PROFESSORS BRASS PGDip (Perf) PGDip BMus(Hons), Thomas Alan GSMD Daniel Newell BMus, Niall Keatley BMus(Hons) GSMD FountainJames BMus, Kate Moore LRSM, DipABRSM, AMusTCL EvansJason BMus(Hons), EltonDavid BMus(Hons), MMus Calder DRSAMD Mark AGSM Nicholas Betts TRUMPET ARAM,Kira DipRAM Doherty ARCM GRSM, Thurgood John GSMD RyanJohn BMus(Hons), FRCM Simon ARCM, Rayner Timothy Jones Bryant Jeffrey Nigel FRCM Black HORN Matthias Höfs TRUMPET OF PROFESSOR VISITING Dohr Stefan VISITING PROFESSOR OF HORN Brass One Zone RESIDENCE IN BAND BRASS London Brass ENSEMBLE IN RESIDENCE Håkan Hardenberger PRINCE CONSORT PROFESSOR Nigel FRCM Black BRASS OF HEAD

GGSM FRAM, FCSM FRAM,

Mike Lovatt Mike only)(second study related or or visit www.rcm.ac.uk/hp visit or 46 page see and natural trumpet For information natural on horn 40. page see Brass please Faculty For more information the on TsarmaklisEleftherios Peter Smith Slade Owen TUBA Edwards Richard only)(second study related or TROMBONE LEAD AND JAZZ BMus(Hons) LRAM, ARAM, Buckle James Stewart David Paul Milner PPRNCM TROMBONE BASS ARAM DipRAM, MA(Cantab), Knight BA(Hons),Matthew Smith BMus(Hons) Becky Shilling Lindsay Holliday Robert Byron Fulcher TENOR TROMBONE TRUMPET LEAD Shaw Martin only)(second study related or TRUMPET JAZZ

BMus(Hons), ARAM, LRAM BMus(Hons), ARAM, HonARAM, GTCL, LTCL GTCL, HonARAM,

GRSM, LRAM GGSM GGSM GGSM ARCM GRNCM, PPRNCM PPRNCM GRNCM,

Colin Matthews Mark-Anthony Turnage COMPOSITION IN FELLOW RESEARCH RCM PRINCE CONSORT PROFESSOR Mival William COMPOSITION OF HEAD (Area Leader in Electro-Acoustic Leader Music)(Area Michael Oliva Nouno Gilbert COMPOSITION ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC Ladouceur Mike Maurizio Malagnini Francis Shaw Enrica Sciandrone Howard Davidson COMPOSITION FOR SCREEN Fenton,George FRCM COMPOSITION FOR SCREEN IN PROFESSOR VISITING Dimitri DMus Scarlato FOR SCREEN COMPOSITION IN PROGRAMMES AREA LEADER IN MASTERS Wallen Errollyn Haris Kittos Alison Kay Holt Simon MMus ARCM, Kenneth Hesketh DipRCM, FujikuraDai COMPOSITION COMPOSITION IN PROGRAMMES AREA LEADER IN MASTERS Jonathan ColeJonathan PhD, FRCM COMPOSITION Composition Faculty please see page 42.Composition page see please Faculty For more information the on BA, ARCM, MMus, DPhil BA, MMus, ARCM, FRNCM BA, MMus, DMus BA, MMus, PhD BMus, GLCM, ALCM GLCM, BMus, MMus, BA, MA, DMus BA, MA, MA, PhD MA, CBE CBE FRCM (assistant professor) (assistant ARCM MMus

FHEA, FRCM FRCM FHEA, FRCM

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Piano professor ARCM ARCM DipRCM DipRCM ARCM (Orchestral (Orchestral ARCM MA, ARCM GRSM, MADip, PGDip, GRSM, ARCM GRSM, MMus, ArtDip

MA, LRAM, MA (Cantab), Piano professor BMus, PGDip, ARAM PGDip, BMus, BA, HonRCM, BA, ARAM, PG (RCM) Dip Uttley MARichard ArtDip MPerf, Cantab, Andrew Zolinsky JAZZ PIANOJAZZ or related study(second only) Moran Michael PIANO CONTEMPORARY only) (masters Danny Driver Co-ordinator) Piano (Contemporary Dina Parakhina Stern SolistenEdna (Basel) Dip Kathron Sturrock Uttley Piano professorRichard Ashley Wass Andrew Zolinsky Co-ordinator) Piano (Contemporary HonARAM, LRAM, FTCL, ARCM Dorian Leljak Leon McCawley BMus (Curtis Institute), ARCM Hons Mengyang Pan Postgraduate Diploma (Moscow Conservatory) Alexander Romanovsky Professor Vanessa Latarche Vanessa Professor Lepper Simon DipRAM, ARAM, (Collaborative Piano Co-ordinator and Vocal Coach) Repertoire Blakely John ARCO Elizabeth Burley Kathron Sturrock Piano Specialist) ClaytonNigel BMus, ARCM, FRCM Jacobson Julian COLLABORATIVE PIANO COLLABORATIVE PRINCE CONSORT PROFESSOR PROFESSOR CONSORT PRINCE PIANO COLLABORATIVE OF MusB, BA, FRCM, Roger Vignoles HonRAM

FRCM, FRCM Latarche Latarche

BMus, MMus, ArtDip, MA, ARCM GRSM, FRCM MPerf, ArtDip (assistant professor) Dip BA(Hons), ARCM, BA(Hons), BA (Oxon), HonRCM, HonRCM, (Oxon), BA BMus, MMus, BMus, ArtDip (RCM) FRCM, BMus, ARCM, FRCM, BMus, ARCM, CBE, HonDMus, HonDSc, HonDMus, HonDSc, CBE,

KEYBOARD INTERNATIONAL OF CHAIR KEYBOARD STUDIES, HEAD OF KEYBOARD & ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR CHINA IN PARTNERSHIPS FOR Vanessa Professor HonARAM, LRAM, FTCL, ARCM DEPUTY HEAD OF KEYBOARD Jones Ian VISITING PROFESSORS PIANO OF Barry OBE, Douglas FRCM Lill John FRCM, FTCL, FLCM PIANO FRCM, Alexeev Dmitri Professor PGDip (Moscow Conservatory), of Advanced(Chair Piano) Andrew Ball BA, FRCM Blakely John ARAM, ARCO (Moscow Dip Byrne John ARAM, ARCM, Conservatory), DipRAM, GRNCM, PPRNCM ClaytonNigel BMus, ARCM, FRCM Danny Driver MA (Cantab), PGDip (RCM) Fergus-Thompson Gordon FRNCMNorma Fisher Caterina Grewe Konzertexamen Sofya Gulyak MPerf RCM, ArtDip (RCM) ImmelmanNiel Jacobson Julian Emily Jeffrey ASCM DipRCM, Jones Ian DipRCM DipRCM Dinara Klinton and MPerf Conservatory), (Moscow ArtDip (RCM) Kong Jianing Ilya Kondratiev

CBE, MA MMus

BMus, PPRNCM, MMus contemporary historical bassoon on the information more For Performance Faculty Historical please see page 46. Walter van Hauwe Hauwe van Walter VISITING PROFESSOR FLUTE HISTORICAL OF Wilbert Hazelzet VISITING PROFESSOR RECORDER OF WOODWIND GGSM, HonRCM Beznosiuk Lisa historical flute Rachel Brown GRNCM historical flute Feltrin Julien consort recorder and recorder BMus, Hadden Nancy MA historical flute Hennessy historical oboeGail Lawson Colin Professor FRCM, DMus, MA, PhD, (Oxon), HonRAM FRNCM, FLCM, historical clarinet María Martínez MMus, Ayerza MA renaissance and recorder consort recorder historical AGSM Robson Barnaby clarinet Solomon Ashley Professor FRAM, FRCM, recorder Verschuren Wouter

BA(Hons), BA(Hons), historical cello, historical cello, MA, ARCM BA(Hons) (Oxon), historical double bass BMus MFA, MMus, MFA, MMus, GRNCM, GRNCM, MMus, BMus, MA, LRAM, ARCM, FRCM lute, historical harp MA violone MA violone MA historical violin viola da gamba

Vittorio Ghielmi STRINGS FORTEPIANO Geoffrey Govier DMA, ARCM, GRSM, LTCL BRASS ARCM sackbut Addison Susan MontgomeryRoger horn natural GSMD, Sharp BMus(Hons)Paul natural trumpet Thomas Richard ARAM trumpet natural cornett, VISITING PROFESSOR OF VIOLA GAMBA DA Richard Boothby Richard viola dagamba ButterfieldAdrian historical violin Bojan Čičić historical violin Cosgrave Carina William Hunt Reiko Ichise Kelly Frances Jakob Lindberg theorboarchlute, and historical guitar Catherine Martin viola d’amore historical violin, LGSM historical Cano viola de Pedro Pablo Rimer Catherine LRAM historical cello historicalJane viola Rogers Lucy Russell Sam consort Stadlen viol PhD Richard Tunnicliffe cello continuo

MA, MA,

CBE, CBE, FRCM MFA, MMus, MFA, BA, HonRCM, HonRCM, BA,

continuo organ continuo DMA, ARCM, GRSM, LTCL MMus, FRCO, ARAM harpsichord, ARAM harpsichord, MMus, FRCO, organ continuo clavichord, GRSM,Robert Woolley ARCM clavichord, harpsichord, FORTEPIANO Geoffrey Govier VISITING PROFESSOR OF PROFESSOR VISITING ORGAN AND HARPSICHORD Koopman Ton KEYBOARD Jane Chapman harpsichord ARCM Charlston Terence Professor Professor Colin Lawson Colin Professor FRCM, DMus, MA,MA PhD, (Oxon), HonRAMFRNCM, FLCM, ASSOCIATION IN ENSEMBLE Florilegium KEYBOARD HISTORICAL OF CHAIR INSTRUMENTS Charlston Terence Professor ARAM harpsichord, MMus, FRCO, organ continuo clavichord, CHAIR & HEAD OF HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE Solomon Ashley Professor FRAM, FRCM PROFESSOR CONSORT PRINCE PERFORMANCE HISTORICAL OF Norrington Roger Sir HISTORICAL OF CHAIR PERFORMANCE HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

BMus, MA, BMus, MMus, HonDMus, HonFTCL, HonDMus, HonFTCL,

For more information on the information more For FacultyConducting please see page 44. RECENT VISITING CONDUCTORS Vladimir Ashkenazy Collon Nicholas GourlayAndrew Bernard Haitink Jurowski Vladimir Mathieson Holly Norrington Roger Sir Payere Rafael SteenJac van Wilson John Martyn Brabbins HonDMus LGSM (Bristol), VISITING PROFESSOR HonARAM Natalia Luis-Bassa PGDip, BMus, MMus OF CONDUCTING HonARAM, GRSM, ARCM HonARAM, GRSM, Howard Williams PROFESSOR UNDERGRADUATE OF CONDUCTING Peter Stark OF CONDUCTING POSTGRADUATE PROFESSORS HEAD OF CONDUCTING MA, Purser RAM, DipPerf Toby ARAM CONDUCTING

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(orchestral training) ARCM, FRCM,

FRCM, DipRCM GRSMHons, LRAM, For more information on the on the information more For please see studies page 46 strings or visit www.rcm.ac.uk/hp Strings Faculty please seeStrings page 52. on historical information For Gabriele Ragghianti Enno Senft DipMus (Cologne/Vienna) Neil Tarlton VISITING PROFESSORS OF HARP Stephen Fitzpatrick Marisa Robles VISITING PROFESSOR John Williams GUITAR Carlos Bonell HonRCM ARCM Ramirez Charles Gary Ryan HonARAM,LGSMHons, FRCM Chris Stell OF GUITAR OF (second or related study(second only) Mermikides Milton HARP Boden Daphne GUITAR JAZZ HonARAM, (Conservatoire Prix Premier FRSA de Bruxelles), Royal Jana Boušková Jones Ieuan

Dip and Dip and Dip Dip Concert Artists Artists Concert GTCL, LTCL, ARCM ARCM, HonARAM ARCM, CertEd, HonRCM CertEd, HoughamAnthony LTCL, GTCL VISITING PROFESSOR OF DOUBLE BASS Ellison Paul DOUBLE BASS Peter Buckoke HonRCM, ARCM Caroline Emery VIOLA Jonathan Barritt Nathan Braude Ida Bryhn Antonello Farulli Ian Jewel Susie Mészáros Rowland-Jones Simon Andriy Viytovych Diploma ZhislinYuri DipHons, ARCM VISITING PROFESSOR OF CELLO Thedéen Torleif CELLO Blayden DipRCMAlastair (perf), DipRCM (teaching) Alexander Boyarsky Musical Solo (Gnessin Performance HonRCM Institute), Thomas Carroll Chaushian Alexander Clein Natalie Hélène Dautry JakobKullberg Lester Richard Phelps Melissa ARCM,Amanda Truelove DipRCM Diplom Konzertexamen (perf), (Dusseldorf) Wallfisch Raphael

) MMus BMus, MMus, MA, Solo Dip FRCM, LRAM, FRCM, ARAM BMus VIOLA ( ARAM, FRSA JAZZ VIOLIN AND VIOLA AND VIOLIN JAZZ or related study(second only) Garrick Christian INTERNATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCE IN Maxim Rysanov CHAIR INTERNATIONAL VIOLAOF Jennifer Stumm VISITING PROFESSOR VIOLAOF Conservatory) Sheng (Shanghai Li Jiafeng Chen Jiafeng DipRCM Cwizewicz Michal Detlef Hahn Lutsia Ibragimova Kerbel Leonid LesterGabrielle LevineAdrian Natalia Lomeiko MessengerMark Susie Mészáros Mitchell Madeleine GRSM,(Eastman USA), ARCM, FRSA Maciej Rakowski Performance Itzhak Rashkovsky FRCM Jan Repko Rowland Daniel Sasha Rozhdestvensky ARCM, Artist Schnarch Ani DipHons (Buchmann-Mehta School of Music) (assistant Sun professorEmily to Mark Messenger) ZhislinYuri DipHons, ARCM FRCM, Zivoni FRNCMYossi

)

) FRCM, Dip VIOLIN ( HonARAM, FRCM , GRSMHons, LRAM, GRSMHons, ORCHESTRAL STRINGS Sacconi Quartet RESIDENCE IN QUARTET Harlem Quartet VISITING POLONSKY VIOLIN OF PROFESSOR Maxim Vengerov INTERNATIONAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Alina Ibragimova VISITING PROFESSORS VIOLIN OF Alexander Gilman Herresthal Peter BS, Kaplan Lewis MS (The Juilliard School) Vasko Vassilev VIOLIN Felix Andrievsky HEAD OF STRINGS STRINGS OF HEAD LRAM, Mark Messenger FRCM, ARAM ASSISTANT HEAD OF STRINGS Gary Ryan ASSISTANT HEAD OF STRINGS ( LesterGabrielle SERVICES LUTHIER Violins Fine Leonhard Florian INQUARTET ASSOCIATION and Solo Dip Performance (Gnessin Musical Institute) LMD Blidar Radu Natalia Boyarsky and Dip Dip (Gnessin Solo Performance Musical Institute) STRINGS LGSMHons

BMus(Hons) ARAM FRCM, ARCM

MA, DipRCM For more information on the on the information more For Faculty please see Percussion page 50. Ralph Salmins AGSM PERCUSSION LATIN Hugh Wilkinson MARIMBA LGSM Ganeva Daniella JAZZ VIBRAPHONE JAZZ Kerr Anthony KITDRUM PERCUSSION PERCUSSION Andy Barclay DipRCM, HonARAM Owen BMus(Hons) Gunnell NealAlex GRSM(Hons), DipRCM BMus(Hons),Sam Walton LRAM, ARAM HEAD OF PERCUSSION PERCUSSION OF HEAD Hockings David TIMPANI Matt Perry LRAM, BMus, Ridley ARAMChris TIMPANI BAROQUE BendingAdrian

Cauchefer-Choplin

GRSM, FRCO, ARCM BMus, MMus,

HonRCM

For information on historical on historical information For Keyboard Faculty please see page 48. Keyboard see page studies keyboard 46 For more information on the on the information more For or visit www.rcm.ac.uk/hp Chris MoultonChris Andrew McCrea ARCM, ARCO WORKSHOP: PIANO SERVICES TECHNICAL ORGAN SUPPORTING STUDIES SUPPORTING ORGAN HEAD OF KEYBOARD ORGAN Sophie-Véronique Deux Premier Prix (CNSMDP) (CNSMDP) Prix Deux Premier (Improvisation Specialist) Andrew Dewar FRCM,David Graham BMus, ARCM, of Organ) Charge in (professor ARCO Margaret Phillips

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC 67 — 66 For more information on the Vocal & & on the Vocal information more For Opera Faculty please see page 56. on the RCM information more For pleaseOpera see Studio page 58. OPERATIC REPERTOIRE COACHES REPERTOIRE OPERATIC Dowdle Caroline Fieldsend Joyce Legge Anthony Michael Lloyd COACHES SONG Iain Burnside Hyland Audrey Lepper Simon Roger Vignoles MUSIC STAFF Bosworth Nicholas CleoburyNicholas Constable John Alec Crowe Bryan Evans MBE Martin Fitzpatrick Friend Lionel David Gowland Hetherington Richard Kraus Anthony Murray Natalie Pollock Michael Santoro Carmen Selwyn Peter Stuart Wild

BMus(Hons), DipRCM MA, PhD MA, LRAM, RCM OPERA STUDIO RCM OPERA OF DIRECTOR Michael Rosewell FRCM VISITING PROFESSOR DBE, Kanawa Te Dame Kiri HonDMus VOCAL REPERTOIRE COACHING REPERTOIRE VOCAL HonRCM, BA, John Blakely ARAM, ARCO Nancy Cooley Dowdle Caroline Lepper Simon ARAM DipRAM, Gary Matthewman PGDip (RCM) Joseph Ramadan Robinson Andrew Stephen Varcoe ART SONG Burnside Ian Hyland Audrey Nicholas Sears Roger Vignoles MOVEMENT Kongerød Desirée STAGECRAFT AND ACTING Olivia Fuchs Lucy Schaufer MMus BMusEd, Saffron Zwanenburg van

historical historical Lieder and Italian Italian song GRSM, ARCM, ARCM, GRSM, MA Lieder OBE, BA, AGSM, AGSM, BA, OBE, MA, PhD, MA, PhD, HonRCM, French speech MA (Cantab), MagPhil, DipTrans,

German FHEA, LGSM,

German FRCM, ARCM, French mélodie French Rozario Patricia song oratorio and English FRCM, Nicholas Sears FRCM, French mélodie French FRCM, Stephen Varcoe LANGUAGE CLASSES LANGUAGE SPEECH AND SPEECH Gall Gerhard Guerra ARCM,Daniele Italian LeggeChristine Mayr Johanna German MCIL, Meyn Norbert Nerdrum Sonja Italian Quaglia Paola Isabella Radcliffe REPERTOIRE CLASSES REPERTOIRE Sally Burgess performance class Patrizia DinaBA Italian song melodie Hyland French Audrey German Lieder and Jackson Richard and French mélodie French and Kenny Jonathan Peter performance classes Meyn Norbert GesangDiplom Solo Lieder (HfM) Isabella Radcliffe Roberts Stephen song English and oratorio Robinson Andrew song English MusB, BA, FRCM, Roger Vignoles HonRCM, ARCM, song repertoire duos and

DipRCM, GRSM, ARCM GRSM, OBE, BA, AGSM, AGSM, BA, OBE, AGSM MA FRCM (Cantab), FRCM, AGSM MA BA MA

FRCM FRCM, DRSAMD PROFESSORS Bardon Patricia Graeme Broadbent DipPGDiplomé, (Moscow Conservatory) Sally Burgess ARCM, FRCM Roderick Earle FRCM Evans-Jones Tim Harris Dinah Ben Johnson Justin Lavender Rosa Mannion David Montague FRAM, Rendall ARAM Roberts Stephen Amanda Roocroft FRNCM, FUCLAN, GRNCM,HonDA, PGRNCM Rozario Patricia FRCM Peter Savidge Russell Smythe Jeffrey Stewart AGSM MA,Mark Tucker DipGSM Tynan Sarah Campbell FTCL, Veysey Veronica Cert of Advanced (GSMD) Studies LTCL, ARCM, FHEA BA, Wells Alison VOCAL & OPERA VOCAL OPERA AND VOCAL OF HEAD Nicholas Sears VOCAL OF HEAD DEPUTY OPERAAND Hyland BA, HonARAMAudrey RESIDENCE IN ARTIST Thomas Allen Sir PERFORMANCE VOCAL OF CHAIR Janis Kelly VISITING PROFESSOR OPERA AND VOCAL OF Sherratt Brindley

ARCM, DipRCM

AGSM

ARCM, FRCM

ARCM, FRCM, DipRCM ARAM

Woodwind Faculty please Woodwind see page 54. on historical information For seewoodwind page studies 46 or visit www.rcm.ac.uk/hp CONTRABASSOON or related study(second only) Martin Field on the information more For VISITING PROFESSOR BASSOON OF Dahl Ole Kristian BASSOON Joost Bosdijk BMus (Royal The Conservatoire, Hague) BurnettSarah MA, DipRAM, LRAM Flammineis Andrea di Martin Gatt HonFGSM, ARCM, FRCM Roberto Giaccaglia HultmarkEmily LRAM, BMus, Stuart Russell PGDip (Bassoon Reed Consultant) – Making BASS CLARINET BASS or related study(second only) Michael Harris SAXOPHONE MMus, Horch BMus, HonRCM Kyle Robertson Martin Robert ARAM Hill ARCM, ARMCM FRCM, Janet Hilton Richard Hosford ARCM, DipRCM ARCM, Lines Timothy FRCM, DipRCM Robson Barnaby CLARINETE FLAT orrelated study(second only) ARCM, LRAM BA, Davis Peter Lines Timothy GRSM Richards Paul

BA (Cantab), BA (Cantab), BA (Cantab), ARCM, BA (Cantab),

CLARINET Michael Collins HonRAM FRCM, Christine Pendrill Pendrill Christine LRAM, BA, Davis Peter ARCM COR ANGLAISCOR or related study(second only) AGSMJane Marshall OBOE OBOE ARCM, Anderson John FRCM MA,Gareth Hulse ARCM Rosie Jenkins LRAM, BMus, PGDip (Oboe Reed Consultant) – Making Koch Juliana Olivier Stankiewicz MMus Thouand Fabien Jacques Tys PICCOLO or related study(second only) Stewart McIlwham Stevenson Kathleen JAZZ FLUTE or related study(second only) Andy Panayi ARCM, HonRCM, FRCM FLUTE HEAD OF WOODWIND WOODWIND OF HEAD Channing Simon WOODWIND Katie Bedford BMus,Katie PGDip (RCM) Channing Simon HonRCM, FRCM Gitte Marcusson McDonough Emer ARCM Milan Susan (Hons), FRCM, PGDipGSMD Sue Thomas DipRAM, BMus, PPRNCM, GRNCM Walker Adam PROFESSOR OF OBOE OBOE OF PROFESSOR PRINCE CONSORT CONSORT PRINCE

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) HONS ( FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/undergraduate PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES of public range wide a to In addition faculty-based our performance opportunities, performance regular include classes, activities orchestral training, chamber music and languageduo coaching, classes (singers), workshops with world-class artists are visiting another highlight. TEACHING OF METHODS a number of ways place – in takes Teaching individual principal study small group tuition, tutorials, customised supervision sessions and group and professors academic with collaborative work with peers. These different of engagementforms enable build to you meaningful and with your lasting relationships professors. and colleagues BENEFITS OF THE BMUS music technology (composers) and improvisation improvisation and technology (composers) music Regular masterclasses(organists). and When you start your degree programme you become immediately performing part of a vibrant world-class of community intellectual and you contacts The educators. and practitioners knowledge and the and training here create you will receive across all areas of your of your areas all across receive will you programme be will of lasting value to you throughout your career. into immediately Many move of our graduates decide performer, a professional as a career on further arts study cultural and into or move other and related teaching management, endless – the are choice The possibilities careers. is yours.

) HONS ( www.rcm.ac.uk/courses BACHELOR OF MUSIC BMUS The BMus(Hons) programme is a flexible and and a flexible is The programme BMus(Hons) on focus degree that combines four-year diverse study a mix faculty and with activities principal programme This courses. optional and of core has been ableto so that designed are you shape your degree to as your your aspirations in practice and bringing strengths develop, of modules As opportunities. a range and an undertake a rigorous will you undergraduate musicianship, in areas key that covers curriculum music leadership (including education), skills. and digital innovation entrepreneurship, stylisticHistorical, and analytical studies are and teaching research-led by underpinned student-driven projects. Throughout your studies not only the have opportunity will you develop to further performance skills your in or composition, you. that on interest other focus to but areas also on of modulesthe list available a full find can You BMus(Hons) programme at STUDY PRINCIPAL lessons weekly with have individual will You your principal study faculty Second professor. study is area principal a different in study tuition held are (auditions applicants offered suitable to Students an with studies). when your begin you two in of ability areas level high exceptionally offer also We studies. principal joint may follow opportunities your to related study to instruments jazz trumpet trumpeters, for study (e.g. principal baroque flutefor flautists). Supporting and enhancing your principal study academic, syllabus of rigorous a core is training research-based and Much work. practical of you, by basis selected is this ‘options’ on an needs your to aims. and according Adam Cracknell, Bachelor of Music (Hons) Music of Bachelor Cracknell, Adam The facilities available to us, and the and to us, available facilities The been excellent. has had I’ve teaching a wide cover modules Academic great being it’s and subjects of range later the in more to specialise able course. the of years

Dr ChristinaGuillaumier, Our flagship undergraduate programmeis the performers – for – BMus(Hons) Music of Bachelor blends The tradition, course and composers. to designed is and innovation, and creativity The careers. of a multitude for you prepare music for passion our by driven is BMus(Hons) our industry the of knowledge unique our and students will enter on graduation. Programmes Undergraduate of Head

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Master of Music (in Composition): MMus Composition): Master (in of Music (Comp) Master of Composition: MComp Composition: Master of

FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/postgraduate COMPOSITION MASTERS • WHICH MASTERS PROGRAMME IS FOR ME? The MPerf and MComp programmes provide concentrated training to advanced musicians The MMus the enter to profession. preparing programme develops your critical and research a performer as or training your alongside skills composer. programme This ideal is preparation doctoral research in interested thosefor who are profession. the music within teaching or high-level • COMPOSITION FOR SCREEN Screen pathway for Composition Our specialist enables students advanced develop to skills TV film, including screen, for composition in current Underpinned by videoand games. industry practices, students develop their and versatility compositional expertise, technical visit further details, For connections. professional www.rcm.ac.uk/compforscreen Composition-based Masters courses aim to help Composition-based help to Masters courses aim both craft for the composition your develop you creative and commercial fields. qualification This professional a to skills composition your develops and training of intensive a range through level varied performance opportunities, and your be complemented that will options by studies needs. professional and vocational current reflect those for who particularly relevant are Such skills the at practitioners as the enter to profession aim who and need level meet to highest the current industry. demands of the music practical partnerships with the fosters at RCM Composition instrumentalists. gifted numerous College’s the performances their hear of will Composers a variety worksown in of contexts have and the opportunity of range a benefit to from with regularly host we which collaborations, London in organisations artistic beyond. and

Master of Composition: MComp Composition: Master of MMus (Perf) Performance: Master in of Music MMus Composition: Master in of Music (Comp) MEd Master of Education: MSc Science: Master Performance of Master of Performance: MPerf Master Performance: of MMus (Perf) Performance): Master (in of Music Master of Performance: MPerf Master Performance: of

WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMES: • • • • • • PERFORMANCE-BASED MASTERS • • health and wellbeing, women in music and and music women in health wellbeing, and performance. of psychology the The RCM’s performance-based The RCM’s courses masters offer give of study bespoke thatwill programmes knowledge and needed theyou training support, world of music. thefor working by delivered is education and tuition Your our distinguished and experienced team internal numerous Alongside professors. of performance activities such as masterclasses, will you workshops, and projects orchestral world the experience to opportunities have including research, and music of professional London-based with schemes sit-in side-by-side concerts and external commissions, orchestras, be also able participate to in will You tours. faculty-based classes and activities. be complemented will by programme Your chamber that include of options range a wide orchestral performance,music, teaching historical administration, music skills, composition, conducting, performance, orchestration and arrangement, musicians’ The teachers are exceptional — exceptional are teachers The dedicated, working always inspiring, everyone of out to get very the best that to ensuring committed and their in supported feels student every experience. learning Master Performance of Magdalenna Krstevska,

Dr Natasha Loges, Head of Postgraduate Programmes Mastersprogrammes at the Royal College of future your for you prepare to designed are Music professional training, vocational offering by career the at research to exposure and opportunities highest level.

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC 75 — 74 FLEXIBILITY Most Masters programmes also are available required are 4 visa Studentspart-time. on Tier a The MMus studyto MMus and full-time. (Perf) fast-track a 12-month, in available are (Comp) subjectformat, to approval.

OTHER AWARDS AWARDS OTHER The Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) can be students to awarded who completed have of a Masters programme. credits 120 Performance Vocal in The Diploma Graduate students to vocal to a bridge as available is postgraduate study.

FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/postgraduate It is designed to fit around a professional a professional around fit to designed It is portfolio of other commitments. musician’s www.rcm.ac.uk/med visit details more For designed for musicians who want to examine examine to who want musicians for designed the cultural social, and educational impact music as such practice, professional of their teachers, leaders/facilitators, workshop coaches, and directors ensemble/choir performers professional animateurs as and such players whose includes work orchestral and educational activities. and dynamic is environment Our learning that modules of combination a with interactive, own of your analysis and discussion stimulate will your support developing will in you We practice. of of a range knowledge understanding and education. concepts ideas and music to related a practice-based in research culminate will This choice. of your area on an project a year, for full-time available is The programme or part-time a period over of two years. four to MASTER OF EDUCATION degree advanced an taught is The MEd programme with research elements, MSC IN PERFORMANCE SCIENCE the by Centre taught is The MSc programme of a partnership the Science, Performance for providing College Imperial London, and RCM the opportunity the art science and examine to of performance a real-world in educational delivers course The context. professional and is music of how understanding a scientific and perceived, created and performed, taught, includes training in research methods. career, a future for you The MSc prepare can including doctoral research teaching, and/or music arts-in-health, performancein science, any or in wellbeing, psychology or musicians’ knowledge which of psychology in area and methodsand techniques scientific social would be an advantage. For more details visit visit details more For bewould advantage. an www.rcm.ac.uk/msc

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I’d never have imagined have never I’d studying with professors top of part are who London. across orchestras to extensive classes From public chamber and orchestral concerts, with provided are we to become opportunities a new of the performers generation. Marco Artist Leung, Diploma Performance in FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/artdip The Artist Diploma is aimed at those who can can who those at aimed is Diploma Artist The demonstrate advanced ability at Masters level further on intensively work to like would and on is The one-to-one focus development. artistic tailor you that work project practical and provision to your career individual aspirations.

The Artist Diploma in Performance is for for is Performance The Artist in Diploma on solo intensively work to students who wish performance the music entering to a prelude as of preparation for time It allows profession. competitions. and concerts, recitals ARTIST DIPLOMA IN COMPOSITION designed is Composition The Artist in Diploma on the intensively work to studentsfor who want It provides of composition. practice and technique study study a principal concentrated for with time enables and teachers or teacher composition projects on specific one focus or more sustained portfolio a final to leading submission. ARTIST DIPLOMA IN OPERA based Opera is the The Artist in in Diploma students for designed It is OperaRCM Studio. who become to the have potential professional you provides The programme singers. operatic as class and provision, individual extensive with performance as well opportunities operatic in scenes fully and staged productions. ARTIST DIPLOMA IN PERFORMANCE The RCM offers Artist Diplomas in Opera, The offers Opera, RCM in Artist Diplomas Composition. and Performance

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) PHD ) ( DMUS ( I feel very lucky to able be field of performancescience. to make staff much do so The we as feel supported us betterbecome researchers. here. to study It’s incredible to study with to study incredible It’s the in leaders the of some Master in of Science Allen, Lindsay Science Performance FIND OUT MORE www.rcm.ac.uk/researchdegrees You will devise and undertake a unique undertake and a unique devise will You DOCTOR OF MUSIC research project, supported a team by project, of research experienced academic and practical supervisors. with supplemented is work independent Your ongoing research training and preparation for your future career. by an extendedan commentary. by in performance or composition, supplemented supplemented composition, performance or in submit a substantialsubmit portfolio of practical work The Doctor of Music (DMus) research degree degree The Doctor research (DMus) of Music composers performers and outstanding for is who to wish explore research questions arising will You practice. artistic their from directly PHILOSOPHY OF DOCTOR The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) research research The Doctor (PhD) of Philosophy degree focuses on musicological and scientific approaches out to questions of arising submit will You performance composition. and may include which a written dissertation, supporting practical work. between the degree move to possible during It is DMus and PhD your on how depending individual research project evolves.

Research degrees are for those wishing to to wishing those for are degrees Research undertake advanced research in the areas of performance, composition, musicology, musicology, composition, of performance, science. performance or education music

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