Winter 2019 Alumni Newsletter Winter 2019
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NEWSLETTER WINTER RWCMD 2019 ALUMNI rwcmd.ac.uk/alumni ALUMNI NEWSLETTER WINTER 2019 ALUMNI NEWSLETTER WINTER 2019 New YOrk RWCMD News SHOwcase DA Iawn! Following on from our New ROund UP York Gala for Catherine Zeta- SOme Jones on St David’s Day, the College was back in the heart HIGHliGHts of America’s theatreland for its annual US Showcase at the Signature Theatre on 42nd Street. Now in its fourth year, the Showcase acts as a springboard into the industry, giving our American and Canadian acting and musical theatre RHiannON BOYle (1999) RacHel BROWN (2014) graduates an opportunity to First Wales Writer in Residence, backed by Deputy Stage Manager for Harry Potter perform in front of agents, the BBC and National Theatre Wales. and the Cursed Child. managers, casting directors ROYAL HarPist and industry guests from the American entertainment SIMON Trinder (2000) Patrick Barrett (2015) Alis Huws had plenty to industries. UK and Ireland tour of Disney’s The Lion King. Junior Chorus Director at Royal Scottish celebrate in July this year. National Orchestra. Not only did she graduate from the College with a Photo by Catrin Arwel. RacHael CanninG (2001) Master’s Degree but she Designer A Midsummers Night’s Dream TianYI LU (2016) was also announced as the at Regents Park Theatre. Welsh National Opera female conductor Official Royal Harpist. Prince RWCMD in residence. Charles revived the tradition HONOrarY Drama of having an Official Harpist AssOciates Jean CHAN (2008) in 2000 in order to foster (2016) The RWCMD Associates Designer A Midsummer Night’s Dream GaretH TROtt Welsh talent on the harp, the at the Globe Theatre. Brass tutor at London College of national instrument of Wales. recognises and celebrates the achievements of recent graduates Music (University of London). Alis is used to playing for early in their chosen careers. Royalty, having already Samuel Bees (2007) & Last year we recognised Music New York Showcase Students. performed for the Royal KYle Lima (2009) EmilY ROOke (2018) alumni and this year we are family several times. BBC Writers Rooms Welsh Voices 2018/19 WNO’s vocal animateur internship Her many high-profile recognising our drama alumni – programme from acting on stage and screen, Run in partnership this year with National performances also include Alumni Theatre Wales and Radio Drama Wales. playing regularly at events to stage managing critically- AssOciatiON for the Welsh Assembly acclaimed productions, to CHarlOtte FRY (2019) During the last few months Government, performing dressing the Spice Girls… our Alumni Association TOM Cullen (2009) & Appointed as Tours Assistant at the across Europe and the Far Congratulations, all! membership has grown James NOrtH (2002) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. East, and joining Katherine Eric Abrefa to over 1000. It’s been Nominated for a 2019 British Academy Jenkins and Only Men Aloud Elli Andrews wonderful to get back in Cymru Award. to celebrate the UEFA Heejun Lim (2019) Aneurin Barnard touch with you and hear League Final in Cardiff. Tom Cullen about what you’re up to. On Appointed as lecturer in the conducting Alis said of her appointment: Rebecca Davies 28th September over 200 Francesca MOODY (2010) department in Chongqing University in Seoul. "It’s a great honour and Joe Fletcher alumni representing music Producer of Edinburgh Fringe shows privilege to have been given Madeline Girling and drama spanning the Square Go and bringing Baby Reindeer this unique opportunity. I Olivia Harris decades from 1960s upwards and Do Our Best. Please continue to let us know what you’re am passionate about my Sarah Hellicar joined us for our Alumni doing now: [email protected] Welsh heritage and I would Arthur Hughes Reunion which was a great hope to use this platform to Luke McCall success. We’ll be planning Laura Tweed (2010) be an ambassador for our Francesca Moody more events over the next Production Buyer on Killing Eve. language, music and culture." Amy Morgan year which we’ll be in touch Ian Peniston about soon. Sarah-Jayne Powell SOPHie MelVille (2013) Gabriella Slade Winner of The Stage Edinburgh Awards 2019. Anjana Vassan Alex Vlahos Ulrike Zoellner 2 RWCMD.AC.UK RWCMD.AC.UK 3 ALUMNI NEWSLETTER WINTER 2019 RWCMD Alumni ReuniON: 28th SEPtember 2019 PHOTOS BY CLEMENT CHan 4 RWCMD.AC.UK RWCMD.AC.UK 5 ALUMNI NEWSLETTER WINTER 2019 ALUMNI NEWSLETTER WINTER 2019 70TH anniVersarY EXHibitiON The exhibition timeline located in the Linbury Gallery. Pinboard memory timeline with memories added by alumni and staff, Photos by Edmond Choo. JuditH DraY (RWCMD Archivist) asked them to either write their memories and Mandie GarriGAN or record a story or memory that stood out (Library and Archives Assistant) to them. These oral or written memories are "awarded A BritisH displayed alongside the items from the archives EMPire Medal in THE that they selected. WHen we started THinkinG It was really inspiring sharing the archives with Fiona Sinfield with Professor Helena Gaunt. Photo by Clement Chan. 2017 New Year’S abOut curatinG THE COlleGE’S the alumni who contributed their stories to the HONOur’S List FOR Her 70TH anniVersarY EXHibitiON, exhibition and seeing the potential of archival objects to spark memories. The stories people OutstandinG serVice we THOUGHT it was imPOrtant told were often both hilarious and inspiring, and I TO musical educatiON THat it caPtured THE SPirit couldn’t help but notice how many of them said that their time at College had changed their lives. and THE COmmunitY OF THE COlleGE’S stORY OVer FIOna its 70 Years... Of course, we couldn’t include everyone at this in SOutH LOndON." stage which is why it was important that the With this in mind, it seemed important that it exhibition was interactive so that more people were Sinfield focused on the people – staff, students, and friends able to add their stories and memories. We included – who have made the College what it is today. a pinboard timeline for people to add memories, FIOna Sinfield, NÉE INGram, education, particularly to Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils We began the process by drafting a timeline of the photographs and other objects from their time is commendable particularly as primary schools College’s history. We used material gathered from at College and a memory booth where people attended THE COlleGE frOM do not always have the specialist Music Teachers the College Archives, as well as from a research could record their memories. It has been brilliant 1970–74 WHen SHE COMPleted among their full time staff who can deliver high trip to Glamorgan Archives where information to see the pinboard timeline filling up with a huge Her LTCL in PerfOrmance quality musical learning. about the very start of the College is recorded in breadth of memories allowing us to reflect a more complete story of the College across the decades. and in TeacHinG SPecialisinG She was awarded a British Empire Medal in the 2017 the Education Committee Minutes. Like many projects, this was definitely a collaborative in PianO and VOice... New Year’s Honour’s List for her outstanding service After compiling factual information for the to musical education and the community in South timeline, we began approaching alumni to collect process. It was wonderful to be able to work with Although she is originally from Milford Haven in London. She retired in July this year having taught memories of their time at the College. We invited designers at the College to create something really Pembrokeshire, the vast majority of her career was music for 45 years and has inspired so many people one or two alumni from each decade to come into beautiful to commemorate the College’s history. in inner London where she taught underprivileged during that time. the College. For each person, We selected relevant We are very grateful for the extremely hard work put in by staff and students from the Design for children of both Primary and Secondary years. We’d love to profile other alumni at future events. material from the archives such as photographs Performance and Stage Management departments. She taught music to children from a variety of We have so many to recognise and would like to and programmes they were in and prospectuses backgrounds. Many of them, often due to cost invite nominations from you about who that may in from when they were at College. We chatted with The physical exhibition was on display from 28 implications, would not otherwise have had the the future. Please do this by emailing our alumni them and encouraged them to talk about their September to 4 November. If you missed this then opportunity to learn to play the piano, to sing or email address [email protected]. memories. We asked them to select an object that check out the online version which can be found even play the recorder outside school. Her selfless triggered their memories or was particularly at: http://bit.ly/RWCMD70 determination to raise standards in musical meaningful to them and explain why. We also 6 RWCMD.AC.UK RWCMD.AC.UK 7 ALUMNI NEWSLETTER WINTER 2019 ALUMNI NEWSLETTER New COLLEGE ZOË SmitH StrateGY CelebratinG 20 Years WOrkinG at RWCMD Earlier this term, the Board of Directors signed to represent Wales as a major cultural force in the off a new College Strategy. Producing creative world, and ensure the impact of our highly skilled WHO are YOU, and WHat is YOur excellence and nurturing an inclusive and graduates on the creative industries. We will ROle at THE COlleGE? international artistic community, we will continue achieve this by being: I am Zoë Smith; after reading Music at Oxford University, I trained as an accompanist at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Scottish EXPert AND ResOurceful COllabOratiVE Academy of Music, following this with a freelance career which took me into most of the conservatoires.