Annual Report 2018/19
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gsmd.ac.uk Annual Report 2018/19 Guildhall School is provided by the City of London as part of its contribution to the cultural life of London and the nation. About Guildhall School delivers world-leading professional training in music, drama and production arts, working in dynamic partnership with leading artists, companies and ensembles. The School enjoys a unique historic role in the cultural life of the City of London, yet our perspective is global and forward- looking. Our state of the art performance and teaching spaces, eminent staff and progressive curriculum attract students from over 60 countries to pursue their ambitions as the next generation of world-class artists. We foster exploration, innovation and entrepreneurship among both staff and students, and seek to embed leading edge research into the impact of the arts and the role of artists in the 21st century. Our fundamental commitment is to the transformative power of the artist within society. Our mission is to empower artists to realise their full potential; to develop distinctive artistic citizens who enrich the lives of others and make a positive impact in the world. gsmd.ac.uk Cover image: Beasts of London © Museum of London Welcome Welcome to the Guildhall School of Music & Drama Annual Report for 2018/19. This year has seen significant, strategic advancement of our vision for craft, creativity and learning at the forefront of cultural change. And the value of the School’s collaborative approach in helping to deliver that vision has been very much in evidence. As part of the School’s renewed focus on work with children and young people, a pioneering partnership with Islington Council has laid the groundwork for every child in the London borough to have access to exceptional music education through Music Education Islington. Our creative alliance with the Barbican Centre has produced a record- breaking year for learning and participation through our joint Creative Learning programme. The scope of our ongoing work with the Barbican, City of London Corporation, London Symphony Orchestra and Museum of London to create Culture Mile as a major destination for culture and creativity has been hugely amplified by our visionary joint proposal for the Centre for Music: a world-class venue for music performance and education in the heart of the City. All of this work, and a great deal more, is underpinned by ambitious strategic objectives which provide direction and impetus for Guildhall’s role as a conservatoire for the 21st century. This report sets out the progress we have made towards our objectives this year. My thanks go to the staff, Board members and Trustees, as well as our many partners and supporters, for all their work in helping to deliver these objectives. We hope you enjoy reading about our positive impact, and we welcome your support for our continued success. Lynne Williams am Principal For our full Reports and Financial Statements, visit gsmd.ac.uk/financialstatements Welcome | 1 A conservatoire for the 21st century 2 | Footer Contents Our objectives 5 Distinctive training for world-class artists 6 Reputation and rankings 8 Programme development 9 Artistic citizenship 10 World-class artists 12 Strong bonds at the heart of the City 16 Partnerships 17 Helping young artists find their creative voice 20 Children and young people 21 Creative Learning 24 Leading positive cultural change 26 Research 27 Guildhall Live Events 28 Creative Entrepreneurs 30 Open Programmes 31 Coaching and mentoring 31 Fit for the 21st century 32 Staff and faculty 33 Facilities and strategic highlights 34 Development and Alumni Relations 35 A strong financial model 36 Financial profile 37 Higher education student profile 38 Under-18s student profile 40 Celebrating success 42 Alumni awards 43 Student awards 46 Roll call: Guildhall productions and events 48 Who’s who 54 Our supporters 55 Patron, Board of Governors and Senior Leadership 56 Contents | 3 4 | Footer Our objectives Distinctive training for Helping young artists find Fit for the 21st century world-class artists their creative voice We will ensure an evolving and We will deliver distinctive degree We will refocus our outstanding and sustainable institution through the programmes which enable our artists to wide-reaching Guildhall Young Artists acquisition and retention of world- be world-class; virtuosi in their field; programme which helps young people leading staff, future-focussed learning adaptable, purposeful and responsible find their creative voice. and teaching spaces and resources and artists in society. fit-for-purpose services, underpinned by a strong financial model. Leading positive Strong bonds at the cultural change heart of the City We will lead positive cultural change We will strengthen our unique bonds which impacts on society, our industry with the Barbican Centre and the City and the wider world through professional of London, and establish a creative development, research and knowledge destination in the City’s Culture Mile. exchange and public engagement. Three priorities cut across all of our objectives: Digital International Diverse We will contribute to the future We will lead and partner We will build a teaching and of the arts and creative industries on activity which builds an learning environment which offers through new technology and digital internationally engaged and opportunities for everyone to engage learning and engagement. globally relevant community. with the arts, an environment that is enriched by a diverse creative community that reflects the society in which we live and work. Our objectives | 5 Distinctive training for world- class artists 6 | Footer Guildhall Acting BA in Acting and MA in Acting programmes Music 2018/19 enrolment BMus Strings, Wind, Brass, Percussion, Keyboard, Vocal Studies, Composition, Electronic Music, Jazz, Early Instruments MMus/MPerf in Performance (Guildhall Artist Masters) Strings, Wind, Brass, Percussion, Shared courses Keyboard, Vocal Studies, Opera Studies, Repetiteur, Piano Accompaniment, with China Chamber Music, Jazz, Historical Performance Practice, Orchestral Artistry This year, we welcomed the second cohort of students to the BA Acting Artist Diploma Studies double degree programme Strings, Wind, Brass, Percussion, Keyboard, Vocal with Central Academy of Drama Studies, Opera Studies, Historical Performance in Beijing. In summer 2019, the MMus/MComp in Composition first cohort of students returned to (Guildhall Artist Masters) China to complete their final year. A cross-faculty staff delegation will MA in Opera Making and Writing visit Beijing in November 2019 to MA in Music Therapy mark the renewal and re-validation of this unique programme. Production Arts Meanwhile, our Production Arts Skills Exchange programme BA in Production Arts continued successfully in Shanghai, BA in Video Design for Live Performance with growing interest from other Chinese regions (see page 17). MA in Collaborative Theatre Production & Design Creative Learning BA in Performance & Creative Enterprise Research and Teaching PGCert in Performance Teaching MPhil/DMus MPhil/PhD Distinctive training for world-class artists | 7 Guildhall School of Music & Drama Complete University Guide Reputation is a global leader of creative and professional practice in music, Music League Table 2020 and rankings drama and production arts. We The School’s national excellence in are delighted that this year, the music was reaffirmed by our placement School has consolidated its national as the UK’s top-ranking conservatoire in and international reputation, the Complete University Guide Music and is now ranked as one of the League Table 2020, based on a range of top ten performing arts institutions measures including graduate prospects, in the world, and as the UK’s research quality and student satisfaction. leading conservatoire. National Student Survey QS World University and Whole School Survey 7th Rankings 2019 We are especially pleased that our in the world for performing arts Guildhall School was placed seventh final year undergraduates gave the (QS World University Rankings 2019) in the world for performing arts in School overwhelming support in the the QS World University Rankings National Student Survey 2019, which 2019, based on academic reputation, measures student satisfaction across employer reputation and research eight domains. BA Acting students gave impact. We are proud to join the world’s the School a 100% overall satisfaction 1st top ten performing arts institutions rate for the second year running. BA among music conservatoires in in the global ranking table, including Performance & Creative Enterprise the UK (Complete University The Juilliard School in New York, the students gave 100% satisfaction ratings Guide Music League Table 2020) University of Music and Performing for teaching and academic support. In Arts Vienna and the Curtis Institute of Music, the largest undergraduate cohort Music in Philadelphia. at Guildhall, the School received an 83% satisfaction rating. Our own Whole 100% School Survey showed that over 92% of students were satisfied with the quality overall student satisfaction for of teaching on their programme. BA Acting and BA Performance & Creative Enterprise (National Student Survey 2019) students (who have no contact or Application Fee Waiver support from their parents) and and Access Bursary independent students on low incomes Application fee waivers are designed can also apply for a Guildhall Access to support entry to our undergraduate