The RNCM has a history dating back to the 19th century and the establishment of the Royal Manchester College of Music (RMCM). In 1858, Sir Charles Hallé founded the Hallé orchestra in Manchester, and by the early 1890s had raised the idea of a music college in the city. Following an appeal for support, a building on Ducie Street was secured, Hallé was appointed Principal and Queen Victoria conferred the Royal title. The RMCM opened its doors to 80 students in 1893, rising to 117 by the end of the first year. Less than four decades later, in 1920, the Northern School of Music was established (initially as a branch of the Matthay School of Music), and for many years the two institutions peacefully coexisted. It wasn't until 1955 that NSM Principal, Hilda Collens, in recognising the importance of performance in training students, met with RMCM Principal, Frederic Cox, to raise the question of merging. Discussions continued until September 1967 when a Joint Committee was formed to oversee plans to combine the two colleges. The RNCM was formed in 1972, moving to its purpose-built home on Oxford Road in 1973.
Building
The RNCM western entrance, Booth Street (added 1997-8
The college building was built on the corner of Oxford Road and Booth Street East between 1968 and 1973 by architects Bickerdike, Allen, Rich. The two-storey rectangular concrete structure is fronted by tall glazed bays recessed behind an array of square concrete pillars. Originally an elevated walkway ran along the Oxford Road side connecting the building to the former neighbouring Precinct Centre via a bridge over Booth Street East. Truncated sections of this walkway were the vestigial evidence an unrealised plan to create a network of high-level "boulevards", providing pedestrian routes on concrete stilts above street level from the RNCM to neighbouring buildings, and extending as far as Hulme and Ancoats. Only the bridges over Oxford Road and Booth Street East were ever constructed.[3][4][5]
In 1997-8, the RNCM building was extended by architects Mills Beaumont Leavey Channon, with a new entrance built on the western side and the walkway removed.[3]
A major refurbishment of the Concert Hall was undertaken between December 2013 and September 2014 by Scott Hughes Design.[6]
Academics
The college offers both undergraduate (BMus and joint MusB/GRNCM course with the University of Manchester in any of the five specialisations offered) and postgraduate taught programmes (PGDip, MMus) in musical performance and composition. In association with Manchester Metropolitan University the college offers research degrees (MPhil, PhD) in musical performance, composition, musicology and music psychology as part of its Graduate School and also confers awards at Companion, Fellowship (FRNCM) and Member level.[7]
In January 2005, the RNCM was awarded £4.5 million by the Higher Education Funding Council for England to become a recognised Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), the only UK conservatoire to be selected.
The RNCM currently has 770 students and 320 teaching staff, the majority of whom are part-time visiting tutors. Many of the staff also teach at the Junior RNCM, a Saturday music school for talented young musicians who are keen on pursuing a musical career.
Faculties
The college is divided into 6 schools by area of specialisation.
School of Composition
School of Keyboard Studies
School of Strings
School of Vocal Studies and Opera
School of Wind, Brass & Percussion
Popular Music
There is also a School of Conducting within its Graduate School.
Student life
Students' Union
The RNCM students' union (RNCMSU) is the main student-run organisation. Besides representing the study body, the RNCMSU also plans and organises social programmes and provides peer support for students. The RNCMSU is member of the National Union of Students.[8][9]
Student housing
There is a residential hall, Sir Charles Groves Hall, next to the campus.[10] Alternatively, students may choose to rent a flat at the Manchester Student Homes, a provider of housing for university students in Manchester run by the Universities.[11]
^ abHartwell, Clare (1 January 2002). Pevsner Architectural Guides: Manchester. Yale University Press. pp. 135–6. ISBN978-0-300-09666-8.
^"Upper Walkways of Oxford Road". Skyliner: Alternative Tours of Manchester. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^Williams, Jennifer (19 August 2015). "Revealed: The utopian 1960s vision for Manchester that never took off". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^"Fellows and Honorary Members - Royal Northern College of Music".
^. rncm.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
^National Union of Students: Royal Northern College of Music
^. rncm.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
^. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
^Ward, David (23 September 2008). "Cool cat in the conservatoire". Guardian. Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
^"Linda Merrick". rncm.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
Sources
Kennedy, Michael (1971) The History of the Royal Manchester College of Music. Manchester University Press
Royal Manchester College of Music Archive: National Archives
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Northern College of Music.
Official website
February 10, 2023
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The Royal Northern College of Music RNCM is a conservatoire located in Manchester England It is one of four conservatoires associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music In addition to being a centre of music education RNCM is one of the UK s busiest and most diverse clarification needed public performance venues Royal Northern College of MusicThe RNCM building on Oxford RoadOther namesRNCMTypePublic ConservatoireEstablished1973 by the merger of the Northern School of Music established 1920 and the Royal Manchester College of Music established 1893 PresidentSir John TomlinsonPrincipalLinda Merrick 1 Administrative staff320 teaching staffStudents890 2019 20 2 Undergraduates595 2019 20 2 Postgraduates295 2019 20 2 Address124 Oxford Road Manchester M13 9RD Manchester England UK53 28 07 N 2 14 11 W 53 46861 N 2 23639 W 53 46861 2 23639 Coordinates 53 28 07 N 2 14 11 W 53 46861 N 2 23639 W 53 46861 2 23639CampusUrbanAffiliationsUniversity of Manchester Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Conservatoires UKWebsitewww wbr rncm wbr ac wbr uk Contents 1 History 2 Building 3 Academics 3 1 Faculties 4 Student life 4 1 Students Union 4 2 Student housing 5 Notable alumni 6 Directors of the RNCM 7 See also 8 References 8 1 Citations 8 2 Sources 9 External linksHistory EditThe RNCM has a history dating back to the 19th century and the establishment of the Royal Manchester College of Music RMCM In 1858 Sir Charles Halle founded the Halle orchestra in Manchester and by the early 1890s had raised the idea of a music college in the city Following an appeal for support a building on Ducie Street was secured Halle was appointed Principal and Queen Victoria conferred the Royal title The RMCM opened its doors to 80 students in 1893 rising to 117 by the end of the first year Less than four decades later in 1920 the Northern School of Music was established initially as a branch of the Matthay School of Music and for many years the two institutions peacefully coexisted It wasn t until 1955 that NSM Principal Hilda Collens in recognising the importance of performance in training students met with RMCM Principal Frederic Cox to raise the question of merging Discussions continued until September 1967 when a Joint Committee was formed to oversee plans to combine the two colleges The RNCM was formed in 1972 moving to its purpose built home on Oxford Road in 1973 Building Edit The RNCM western entrance Booth Street added 1997 8 The college building was built on the corner of Oxford Road and Booth Street East between 1968 and 1973 by architects Bickerdike Allen Rich The two storey rectangular concrete structure is fronted by tall glazed bays recessed behind an array of square concrete pillars Originally an elevated walkway ran along the Oxford Road side connecting the building to the former neighbouring Precinct Centre via a bridge over Booth Street East Truncated sections of this walkway were the vestigial evidence an unrealised plan to create a network of high level boulevards providing pedestrian routes on concrete stilts above street level from the RNCM to neighbouring buildings and extending as far as Hulme and Ancoats Only the bridges over Oxford Road and Booth Street East were ever constructed 3 4 5 In 1997 8 the RNCM building was extended by architects Mills Beaumont Leavey Channon with a new entrance built on the western side and the walkway removed 3 A major refurbishment of the Concert Hall was undertaken between December 2013 and September 2014 by Scott Hughes Design 6 Academics EditThe college offers both undergraduate BMus and joint MusB GRNCM course with the University of Manchester in any of the five specialisations offered and postgraduate taught programmes PGDip MMus in musical performance and composition In association with Manchester Metropolitan University the college offers research degrees MPhil PhD in musical performance composition musicology and music psychology as part of its Graduate School and also confers awards at Companion Fellowship FRNCM and Member level 7 In January 2005 the RNCM was awarded 4 5 million by the Higher Education Funding Council for England to become a recognised Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning CETL the only UK conservatoire to be selected The RNCM currently has 770 students and 320 teaching staff the majority of whom are part time visiting tutors Many of the staff also teach at the Junior RNCM a Saturday music school for talented young musicians who are keen on pursuing a musical career Faculties Edit The college is divided into 6 schools by area of specialisation School of Composition School of Keyboard Studies School of Strings School of Vocal Studies and Opera School of Wind Brass amp Percussion Popular MusicThere is also a School of Conducting within its Graduate School Student life EditStudents Union Edit The RNCM students union RNCMSU is the main student run organisation Besides representing the study body the RNCMSU also plans and organises social programmes and provides peer support for students The RNCMSU is member of the National Union of Students 8 9 Student housing Edit There is a residential hall Sir Charles Groves Hall next to the campus 10 Alternatively students may choose to rent a flat at the Manchester Student Homes a provider of housing for university students in Manchester run by the Universities 11 Notable alumni EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Main category Alumni of the Royal Northern College of Music Don Airey keyboard player songwriter Christopher Ball composer Alex Banfield tenor Barry Banks tenor Daniel Bartholomew Poyser conductor Tim Benjamin composer Harrison Birtwistle composer Peter Butterfield conductor and tenor Arthur Butterworth composer Cathal Breslin pianist Jon Christos singer Chris Craker clarinettist Peter Maxwell Davies composer and Master of the Queen s Music Peter Donohoe pianist Philip Duffy composer Jane Eaglen soprano Catherine Foster soprano Alexander Goehr composer Anthony Goldstone pianist Jean Hindmarsh soprano Simon Holt composer Stephen Hough pianist Elgar Howarth conductor Gary Hughes singer songwriter Darren Jeffery bass baritone Olga Jegunova pianist Adam Johnson pianist and conductor Sir Peter Jonas history of music Howard Jones singer songwriter Simon Keenlyside baritone Mary Ann Kennedy singer Grant Kirkhope composer Eduard Kunz pianist Alison Lambert clarinettist Jeffrey Lawton tenor tutor fellow Wilbur Lin conductor Bernard Longley Archbishop of Birmingham Steven Mead euphonium player Sarah Oates violinist and associate leader Philharmonia orchestra John Ogdon pianist Annette Bryn Parri pianist Rosalind Plowright soprano mezzo soprano Julie Price bassoonist Christine Rice mezzo soprano Martin Roscoe pianist Andy Scott saxophonist Ronald Stevenson composer and pianist Gordon Stewart organist Iyad Sughayer pianist Benedict Taylor violist amp composer Ben Thapa tenor Sir John Tomlinson singer Ian Vine composer Kristofer Wahlander conductor Simon Willescroft saxophonist Gregg Scott violinistDirectors of the RNCM EditJohn Manduell 1973 1996 Edward Gregson 1996 2008 Jonty Stockdale 2008 2012 12 Linda Merrick 2013 present 13 See also EditConservatoires UK Halle Orchestra Bridgewater Hall Chetham s School of MusicReferences EditCitations Edit Linda Merrick About RNCM Archived from the original on 3 July 2013 Retrieved 23 October 2015 a b c Where do HE students study Higher Education Statistics Agency Retrieved 1 March 2020 a b Hartwell Clare 1 January 2002 Pevsner Architectural Guides Manchester Yale University Press pp 135 6 ISBN 978 0 300 09666 8 Upper Walkways of Oxford Road Skyliner Alternative Tours of Manchester Retrieved 7 January 2022 Williams Jennifer 19 August 2015 Revealed The utopian 1960s vision for Manchester that never took off Manchester Evening News Retrieved 7 January 2022 Ridge and Partners LLP PDF Fellows and Honorary Members Royal Northern College of Music Students Union rncm ac uk Archived from the original on 4 February 2012 Retrieved 9 March 2012 National Union of Students Royal Northern College of Music Accommodation rncm ac uk Archived from the original on 3 January 2012 Retrieved 9 March 2012 Manchester Student Homes Archived from the original on 29 January 2011 Retrieved 23 October 2015 Ward David 23 September 2008 Cool cat in the conservatoire Guardian Guardian Retrieved 15 September 2019 Linda Merrick rncm ac uk Retrieved 6 December 2019 Sources Edit Kennedy Michael 1971 The History of the Royal Manchester College of Music Manchester University Press Royal Manchester College of Music Archive National Archives View of the collegeExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Northern College of Music Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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