GRADUATION CEREMONY Thursday 15 July 2021 Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music | London ALUMNI Congratulations on graduating in person on this very special day and a renewed welcome to the Royal College of Music Alumni Network. You are a member of a community of more than 9,000 illustrious alumni all over the world. We are immensely proud of the achievements of all our graduates, and we hope you continue to keep in contact with us, whatever is next in store for you. If you have not already done so, please help us to stay in touch with you by updating your details today at: www.rcm.ac.uk/alumni/update As an RCM graduate you can: • Continue to access careers support from the Creative Careers Centre for five years following graduation • Sign up to receive the weekly jobs bulletin • Access RCM Studios at a discounted rate for one year following the graduation ceremony • Receive invitations to alumni events • Keep up to date with regular newsletters and our termly magazine, Upbeat • Make use of our excellent Library facilities • Get discounted use of RCM venues and spaces For more information on alumni privileges, please visit: www.rcm.ac.uk/alumni/benefits STAY IN TOUCH Don’t forget to let us know what you’ve been up to by joining our RCM alumni LinkedIn group and tagging us on: @RCMLondon facebook.com/royalcollegeofmusic www.linkedin.com/groups/1806681 @RCMLondon RCMLondon You can also share your recent news by email to: Prudence DiStasio Alumni & Supporter Engagement Officer [email protected] FROM THE DIRECTOR On behalf of the Council, staff and students of the Royal College of Music, I am delighted to welcome you to this 2020 Graduation Ceremony. I hope that this will be an occasion that you will remember with pleasure and pride. Whilst the format of this live event has changed because of the pandemic, I must pay special tribute to supporters, family and friends who may be joining us online; your contribution is also worthy of celebration. I have been astonished by the resourcefulness and resilience of the RCM community over the past year, and I hope that each of you has managed to sustain a spirit of optimism. It has never been more important for each RCM graduate to take particular responsibility to be a passionate advocate for music. Wherever your career takes you, I want you to be inspired by what you have learned and experienced here. Music can change the way we see the world and it can influence how we behave. Therefore, for musicians, although the responsibility is great, the possibilities are thrilling and the rewards infinite, even in challenging times. However the world may change post-Covid, membership of the RCM is surely a matter of pride and a badge of high-level endeavour and achievement. It is a pleasure to report that, for the sixth year in a row, the Royal College of Music has been named the top institution for Performing Arts in the United Kingdom in the 2021 QS World University Rankings. Over the past four years we have taken the opportunity to transform both our facilities and the life and work of the Royal College of Music for many decades to come; in doing so, we have virtually doubled the RCM footprint. At the same time, we have explicitly articulated a vision to embrace the ideals of an open and just society, supporting students from diverse social, economic and ethnic backgrounds, as an agent for positive and meaningful cultural change. Those graduating today join generations of gifted students who have forged their creative careers at the RCM. This list includes some of the most distinguished figures in British music, including a number of current members of staff. Naturally, membership of the College does not cease at graduation – and the RCM network will stand you in good stead throughout your career. Please keep in touch and remember to mention the RCM in your biographies. We will look back with pleasure on the ways in which you have contributed to the life of the College during your student days here, and we hope that you will want to do the same. Certainly your graduation year of 2020 is one that none of us will ever forget. Professor Colin Lawson CBE FRCM Director ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC Patron Her Majesty The Queen President His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales KG, KT, GCB, OM, AK, QSO, PC Vice-Presidents The Most Revd and Rt Hon The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury The Most Revd and Rt Hon The Lord Archbishop of York The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London Sir Anthony Cleaver FRCM Lady Middleton FRCM Humphrey Norrington OBE FRCM Dame Janet Ritterman DBE HonDMus Sir Ian Stoutzker CBE FRCM Professor Lord Winston FRCM Council Lord Black of Brentwood (Chairman) Jane Barker CBE FRCM (Deputy Chairman) Catherine Clarke Peter Dart Baroness Fleet CBE Douglas Gardner Andrew Haigh Sir George Iacobescu CBE Ruth Keattch John Nickson Jamie Njoku-Goodwin Andrew Ratcliffe Geoffrey Richards HonRCM Rhoderick Voremberg Sir Guy Weston HonRCM James Williams Director Professor Colin Lawson CBE FRCM Deputy Director Kevin Porter HonRCM Elected Members Professor Vanessa Latarche FRCM (elected by professors) William Mival FRCM (elected by professors) Eleanor Taylor HonRCM (elected by administrative staff) Joel Wilson (President, RCM Students’ Union) Clerk to the Council Charlotte Martin HonRCM Nicholas Seager (Assistant Clerk) Senate Members Director Head of Composition Professor Colin Lawson (Chair) William Mival Deputy Director Head of Historical Performance Kevin Porter Professor Ashley Solomon Artistic Director Librarian Stephen Johns Peter Linnitt Director of Programmes Chair of Material Culture and Music, Curator Dr Diana Salazar Professor Gabriele Rossi Rognoni Head of Postgraduate Programmes Head of Junior Programmes Professor Natasha Loges Miranda Francis Head of Undergraduate Programmes Head of Centre for Performance Science Dr Christina Guillaumier Professor Aaron Williamon Chair of International Keyboard Studies and Student Services Manager Head of Keyboard and Associate Director Lynnette Easterbrook for Partnerships in China Professor Vanessa Latarche President of the Students’ Union Joel Wilson Head of Strings Mark Messenger Elected Members Gabrielle Lester Head of Woodwind Dr Ingrid Pearson Simon Channing Dr Paul Robinson Patricia Rozario OBE Head of Brass Gary Ryan Nigel Black Academic Registrar Head of Percussion Eleanor Taylor (Secretary) David Hockings Head of Vocal & Opera Nicholas Sears ORDER OF CEREMONY Pre-ceremony Music Polina Sosnina organ Stefania Lo Castro harp Processional Music Nigel Black director RCM Brass Ensemble Elgar Howarth Processional Fanfare no 1 The audience is requested to stand for the entry of the academic procession The Chairman, Lord Black of Brentwood, opens the proceedings The Director, Professor Colin Lawson, addresses the assembly The Director confers degrees and diplomas The Chairman addresses the assembly The President of the Students’ Union, Joel Wilson, offers a vote of thanks The Chairman offers his closing remarks and concludes the ceremony Recessional Music Elgar Howarth Processional Fanfare no 2 The audience is requested to stand for the exit of the academic procession. Graduates should remain in their places until the academic procession has left the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall. All academic gowns are to be returned to Room G15 no later than 5pm on Friday 16 July. It is illegal to record any performance, or part thereof, unless prior arrangements have been made with the Royal College of Music. PLATFORM PARTY Chairman Lord Black of Brentwood Director Professor Colin Lawson Head of Undergraduate Programmes Dr Christina Guillaumier Head of Postgraduate Programmes Professor Natasha Loges President of the Students’ Union Joel Wilson GRADUANDS Certificate of Higher Education Ashley Brand Saxophone William Fielding Organ Maxence Bretel Violin Simone Herbert-Moores (Scholar) Mollie Georgina Bristow (Scholar) Bassoon Percussion & Timpani Ricardo Anthony Brown Roger Violin Cameron John Hughes Cello Harriet Elizabeth Butterworth (Scholar) Cello Apolline Khou (Scholar) Harpsichord Luke Martin Challinor (Scholar) Viola da Gamba Jieun Lee (Scholar) Composition Yu Hsuan Chen (Scholar) Piano Axel Liden (Scholar) Bassoon Ho Yan Tiffany Cheng Viola Clement Pickering (Scholar) Viola Robert Cheung (Scholar) Piano James Richard Nicholas Tett (Scholar) Organ & Violin Olivia Chuang Cello Diploma of Higher Education Erika Mona Elvira Clevejarn Guitar Russell Graham Coates Alexander Edmund Blinko Flute (Scholar) Oboe Adam Jonathan Cracknell Sarah Brienza Clarinet Percussion & Timpani Edward Jack Curtis Pierpaolo Casamassima Violin (Scholar) Bass Trombone Victor Wei-Jie Dai Tímea Daradics Fortepiano (Scholar) Piano Georgiana Davis Zimon Yngve Huldt Viola Viola Georgia Dawson Morgane Matteuzzi Voice French Horn Jessica Edom-Carey Antoine Paul Pichon Piano Voice Claire Edwards Robert Elias Schina Oboe Violin Emma Clara Ikeda Edwards (Scholar) French Horn Bachelor of Music with Honours Peter Lawrence Farthing Double Bass Rosina Luisa Acosta Violin Patryk Maksymilian Frac Piano Dafydd John Allen Voice Stephanie Frankland Saxophone Anastasia Arapi Cello Pietro Fresa (Scholar) Piano Artemios Armakolas Guitar Natalija Ganina Piano Polly Anne Bartlett (Scholar) Oboe Matthew John Glendening (Scholar) Clarinet Daniel Gray Bell (Scholar) Voice Will Glenn Guitar Holly Graham (Scholar) Voice Sohyun Park Piano Lewis George Graham (Scholar) Clarinet Hannah Jayne Parry (Scholar) Recorder Carys Anna Hall Cello Sofia Pecina Medina Piano Jane Hammond Piano Emma Louise Pelkiewicz