THE FUTURE OF MUSIC ANNUAL REVIEW 2014-2015
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CONTENTS
Chairman’s Welcome
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Director’s Message
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Celebrating Success
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Pioneering Research
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Performance and Partnerships
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Honouring International Talent
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Digital Innovation
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Celebrating Our Heritage
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Forging Bright Futures
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Supporting Talent
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RCM Junior Department
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Learning for All: RCM Sparks
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Fundraising
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Thank You
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Student Demographics
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Finances
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Council and Directorate
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Š Chris Christodoulou
CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Royal College of Music’s Annual Review. At the core of our mission is the training of young, gifted musicians at the highest level.
As I reflect on the year I am struck by the many ways in which the Royal College of Music not only contributes to creativity on a global scale but also makes a valuable impact on society in general; both through its important research into music and health as well as the dynamic schools and community outreach programme RCM Sparks. In order to maintain all of our commitments and ensure the RCM remains open to all based solely on musical talent, we have announced our vision for the future of the Royal College of Music. A major transformation of our home in South Kensington will be a significant contribution to musical education in our lifetime. It will enhance our ability to support the great musicians of the future while also enabling more public engagement with music. We are very grateful to the Development Steering Group chaired by Bob Wigley, to the generous individuals who have already pledged their support and to the Garfield Weston Foundation and JP Getty Charitable Trust.
My chairmanship of the RCM Council is greatly enhanced by the valuable input and support of Council members and this year we welcomed Peter Dart, Director of marketing communications company WPP.
Opposite Galina Averina and He Wu in the London Handel Festival’s production of Giove in Argo at the Royal College of Music’s Britten Theatre
I’m also delighted that Eugene Marshall has been elected for a second year as the RCM’s Students’ Union President and I wish him well in the year ahead. Sadly, we say goodbye to Munira Mirza, Deputy Mayor for Education and Culture of London, who steps down after four years. I thank her for the sterling work she has done for the RCM. Professor Lord Winston Chairman
The Royal College of Music not only contributes to creativity on a global scale but also makes a valuable impact on society.
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DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE This has been an exceptional year for the Royal College of Music and I am delighted to report that we have been ranked first in the 2016 Guardian University League Table for music.
Furthermore, in the recent Research Excellence Framework, we were named as the London conservatoire with the highest percentage of worldleading research. These accolades confirm that we continue to be a natural first choice for talented students from around the world. I never cease to be amazed by the success and achievements of our students. This year, RCM singers enjoyed a clean sweep at the Kathleen Ferrier Awards while current students and recent alumni took two of the major prizes at the Royal Over-Seas League as well as both Ensemble sections. RCM musicians gave back to the community by taking part in more than 100 events and workshops run by RCM Sparks – our ground-breaking learning and participation programme.
We also continue to push boundaries in the digital world and in May showcased one of the most experimental concerts to date. A student-led performance in the Britten Theatre was part of our Great Exhibitionists series, which supports students in pushing the creative boundaries of concert performance. The Infinite Bridge project intertwined music, theatre, dance and computer-generated graphics with three live link-ups in Barcelona, Helsinki and Edinburgh using specialist streaming technologies. This enthusiasm and success is a great tribute to our committed professors and staff, who dedicate their lives to inspiring and nurturing our students.
Opposite Royal College of Music violist Johan Hoeglind taking part in an RCM Sparks workshop
One such inspirational professor was former RCM Director Sir David Willcocks, who presided over a golden period in the RCM’s history (1974–1984). We were deeply saddened by his death in September 2015, but we will remember him fondly. Professor Colin Lawson Director
The RCM continues to be a natural first choice for talented students from around the world and I am delighted that the 2016 Guardian University League Table confirms our position as the UK’s leading institution for music education.
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Students at London’s Royal College of Music have no excuse not to feel inspired.
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CELEBRATING SUCCESS 2014/15 has been an exceptional year for us and for our students, with international accolades for the RCM and competition wins for our students.
The only institution in the 2016 Guardian University League Table for music to score a full 100 marks in the overall ranking of a university, we also received a top rating of 10/10 for our individual investment in each student. Our career score was the highest in the league table – with 97% of graduates finding graduate-level jobs, or studying further, within six months of graduation.
Royal College of Music composers have achieved wide-reaching and international success. Nick Morrish Rarity and Dani Howard were awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize, Paul Devlin won the CINE Film Scoring Competition for Emerging Composers and Benjamin Woodgates received First Prize at the Oticons Faculty Film Music Competition.
Our exceptionally talented students achieve success at competitions around the world, and we endeavour to help them achieve their full potential by treating each as a unique musician. Each student has individual successes to report, some very personal, others more public. We celebrate them all.
Bertram Wee won the BASCA British Composer Awards Student Competition and was chosen to see the world premiere of his new work Dithyrambs performed by Dame Evelyn Glennie at the 2015 BBC Proms.
Royal College of Music singers and alumni enjoyed a clean sweep at the prestigious Kathleen Ferrier Society Competition. Soprano Gemma Lois Summerfield was named winner of both the First Prize and Song Prize and recent RCM graduate soprano Soraya Mafi won the competition’s Second Prize, while the Accompanist’s Award went to her performance partner Ian Tindale, a recent RCM Junior Fellow. In addition, RCM countertenor Timothy Morgan received the Junior Ferrier Prize Bursary.
Top Left Angela Simkin, Gemma Lois Summerfield and Maria Ostroukhova in The Magic Flute Middle Left Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize winner Nick Morrish Rarity Bottom Left Bertram Wee receiving the award for BASCA’s British Composer Awards Student Competition
Our exceptional instrumentalists have also achieved success this year in the Royal Over-Seas League Competition with harpist Juliana Myslov winning First Prize in the Strings Section. RCM alumni took a number of other prizes in the esteemed competition: Soraya Mafi triumphed in the Singers Section, Ian Tindale won the Accompanist’s Prize, and the Ensembles Sections were won by the Jackson Beilby Duo (violist Ann Beilby and violinist Martyn Jackson) and the Ferio Saxophone Quartet (Huw Wiggin, Ellie Mcmurray, Jose Manuel Bañuls and Shevaughan Beere).
I never cease to be amazed by the success and achievements of our students. Professor Colin Lawson, Director
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PERFORMANCE SIMULATOR Housed within the Centre for Performance Science, the Performance Simulator is a distinctive learning resource and was used by over 300 students during 2014/15. By simulating performance and audition conditions, RCM musicians can experience and manage performance stress, develop strategies to enhance communication with audiences and co-performers and learn to express their artistic potential more effectively. In collaboration with engineers at Imperial College, the Performance Simulator is being used as the principal testing ground to develop novel technology for physiological monitoring. Further partnerships with the Executive Education and Innovation and Entrepreneurship departments within Imperial College Business School provide opportunities for their students to hone their presentation skills and analyse how they react within stressful situations, thus extending the impact of this exciting project. Dr Terry Clark RCM Research Fellow in Performance Science
MUSICAL IMPACT The Musical Impact project is investigating the physical and mental demands of music-making, contributing new insight into musicians’ health problems and examining effective strategies for promoting health in music educational and professional contexts. Over the past two years, about 500 participants across the UK have taken part in fitness screening sessions to assess their level of psychological and health-related fitness, and in vocal screenings to assess vocal hygiene and health. The research findings are being developed into practice through a new Conservatoires UK initiative – the Healthy Conservatoires Network – which aims to create environments that promote and enhance the health and wellbeing of performing artists. This work will enable artists to build healthy, sustainable careers and achieve their full potential. Dr Liliana Araujo RCM Research Associate in Performance Science
PIONEERING RESEARCH We are proud of our diverse research community and were delighted to be named as the London conservatoire with the highest percentage of world-leading research in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF).
The REF panel – which assesses the quality of research in UK higher education institutions – ranked the Royal College of Music highly for the impact of our research, with 90% of activity rated as worldleading in this area. These results consolidate our reputation as a worldclass centre for music research, and demonstrate our strong commitment to innovation and enquiry across the theory and practice of music.
Our excellent REF outcome provides us with the confidence and direction for the future development of our research strategy. The Royal College of Music has taken its mission to serve society as a whole very seriously since its foundation in 1882, and this sits at the heart of our approach to research.
Opposite A Royal College of Music student playing to a virtual audience in the Performance Simulator
MAKING MUSIC FOR MENTAL HEALTH ‘Making Music for Mental Health’ examined the impact of music-making on wellbeing among mental health service users and carers to scrutinise how and why making music can impact upon health. The project found that group drumming over a ten-week period can reduce depression and anxiety and enhance wellbeing and resilience. Cutting-edge analysis of saliva samples demonstrated that just one session of group drumming can boost immune activity and that a ten-week programme can lead to a decrease in inflammation, which can enhance recovery from depression. Interviews revealed that group drumming facilitated experiences of enjoyment and fun and enabled enhanced self-awareness and social wellbeing. The project adds to a growing body of evidence for the role of music in healthcare, and is currently being rolled out in London, Switzerland and Japan. Dr Rosie Perkins RCM Research Fellow in Performance Science
The Making Music for Mental Health project adds to a growing body of evidence for the role of music in healthcare, and is currently being rolled out in London, Switzerland and Japan. Dr Rosie Perkins RCM Research Fellow in Performance Science
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PERFORMANCE AND PARTNERSHIPS The Royal College of Music retains its enviable position as a key cultural institution in London. Based in the heart of South Kensington, we continue fruitful partnerships with the Exhibition Road Cultural Group and Imperial College London. These partnerships allow us to provide a range of services to our staff and students and facilitate enhanced research capabilities for our Centre for Performance Science which works closely with Imperial College.
We are particularly proud of our artistic partnerships with some of the world’s pre-eminent musical ensembles and musicians which provide unrivalled development opportunities for our students. In spring 2015 we continued our close relationship with the Philharmonia Orchestra, collaborating in their festival ‘Paris, City of Light’. A series of chamber concerts were performed at the Royal College of Music and we returned to the Royal Festival Hall for an unforgettable performance of Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé and Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring by the RCM Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Jac van Steen. The Spring Season also saw our annual collaboration with the London Handel Festival. They staged Handel’s Giove in Argo in the RCM’s Britten Theatre. Conducted by Laurence Cummings and featuring a cast of RCM singers, the production received four star reviews from The Guardian and The Times.
During the year we welcomed back a host of alumni and international artists. Vladimir Ashkenazy presented a French programme including Debussy’s atmospheric work La Mer and Andrew Gourlay conducted distinguished alumni Sarah Connolly and Elizabeth Watts in Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony. Vittorio Ghielmi returned for the eighth International Festival of Viols, which continues to be a highlight of the historical performance musical calendar. Contemporary music took an important position too, with Australian composer and violist Brett Dean joining us for a week-long residency.
Opposite Peter Aisher, Timothy Connor and Katie Coventry in Albert Herring
We also maintained our relationships with prestigious external venues such as the Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall and Southbank Centre. A host of concerts around the UK provided opportunities to showcase the talents of our students on leading British stages. The year came to a joyous conclusion with sparkling performances of RCM alumnus Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring conducted by Liam Steele and with alumna Janis Kelly in a guest appearance as Lady Billows.
The Royal College of Music’s Albert Herring is up there with the best of them – an ensemble show bursting with character, detail, wit and an abundance of joy. ★★★★★ The Arts Desk
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It is a tremendous honour on this truly special and memorable occasion to be awarded the degree of Honorary Doctor of Music of the Royal College of Music.
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HONOURING INTERNATIONAL TALENT We were delighted to welcome back our President, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, in March when a number of outstanding figures in international musical life were honoured at our annual awards ceremony.
Honorary Doctorates were awarded to renowned conductor and pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy and acclaimed lyric soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa by HRH The Prince of Wales. President of the Royal College of Music since 1993, HRH The Prince of Wales conferred Fellowship of the Royal College of Music (FRCM) upon six outstanding figures in international musical life: acclaimed oboe player John Anderson, renowned soprano Janis Kelly, Chairman of the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine Richard Price, celebrated British tenor Toby Spence, renowned scholar and performer Robin Stowell and Chair of the Mills Williams Foundation Nigel Woolner.
Honorary Membership of the Royal College of Music was also presented to six individuals in recognition of their outstanding contribution to music and to the RCM: Chief Executive of the Royal Albert Hall Chris Cotton, BAFTA winning stage and film actor Edward Fox, eminent music critic and academic Ivan Hewett, Head of Keyboard Technical Services Chris Moulton, early music pioneer Jane Ryan and philanthropist Ruth West.
Opposite HRH The Prince of Wales, RCM Deputy Chairman Jane Barker and RCM Director Professor Colin Lawson with those honoured at the annual awards ceremony in March 2015
His Royal Highness also presented awards to the RCM’s most exceptional recent graduates: violinist Agata Daraskaite (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Rosebowl), saxophonist Amy Green and double bassist Rodrigo Moro Martín (Tagore Gold Medal) and composer Arne Gieshoff (The President’s Award).
I am delighted and thrilled to be honoured in this way by the Royal College of Music, especially as the honour is being conferred by HRH The Prince of Wales himself. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
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DIGITAL INNOVATION The Royal College of Music is a leading innovator in the field of digital technology, exploring cutting-edge developments and changing the way music is taught, rehearsed and performed.
In recent years we have established ourselves as one of the UK’s leading exponents in the use of highspeed global networks, connecting student musicians with professors, researchers and collaborators around the world in real time. In May, we hosted the three-day International Network Performing Arts Production Conference on the use of streaming technologies in the arts. Experts from across the world came together at the RCM to explore the latest in specialist streaming technologies and key features included live link-ups with institutions as diverse as Florida, Liverpool, Copenhagen, Prague and Falmouth, and demonstrations of live 4K video streaming and multi-site performances.
We continue to utilise digital recording technology, as managed by the RCM Studios, and this year unveiled the creation of RCMStream, an archive of performances, recorded lessons and faculty events. This valuable teaching aid gives students the chance to watch back previous sessions and analyse their performance and technique from any device anywhere in the world. Continued expansion of RCM live streaming saw orchestral concerts, masterclasses, Graduation and our annual keyboard festival broadcast internationally, providing a valuable opportunity for family members to view a student’s achievements from the other side of the globe.
Opposite Violinist Matouš Peˇruška in Prague performing with pianist Alison Rhind at the RCM via 4K Gateway technology Below Dance rehearsals in the RCM’s Parry Rooms for The Infinite Bridge student-led project
Such technology has been further developed for ground-breaking performances, as showcased in the pioneering student-led project The Infinite Bridge. Part of the RCM’s Great Exhibitionists series, RCM composers and musicians fused music, theatre, dance and computer-generated graphics to create a spectacular performance in the Britten Theatre featuring live link-ups with dancers at the MACBA contemporary arts museum in Barcelona, traditional Nordic instrumentalists at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and brass players at Edinburgh Napier University.
Concerts and masterclasses on the RCM’s YouTube channel reached 60 COUNTRIES around the world, with over 8 MILLION minutes viewed internationally.
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The RCM collection received a number of significant donations during 2014/15 including: Ferdinand Gagliano violin on long term loan (£80,000) Buno Barbieri viola (£9,000)
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Darazey viola (£5,000)
CELEBRATING OUR HERITAGE The Royal College of Music holds a vast and significant collection of artefacts relating to music, including manuscripts, instruments, portraits and correspondence.
The RCM Museum of Music houses a wide range of historical instruments, many of which are in playing condition and can be used to enhance research or performance study. Members of the public attended 15 lunchtime events in the museum during 2014/15, with many involving students performing on historical instruments held in the collection.
A key item in the exhibition was a recently donated letter by one of the RCM’s best-known World War I combatants, Ivor Gurney (1890–1937). Written from a military hospital in Edinburgh, on 1 October 1917, it was addressed to Gurney’s friend and colleague, Lionel Briggs, the great uncle of the donor, Charles Brett.
Discovery events for children and families were also held in the RCM Museum of Music, opening up the collection to a wide range of participants, many with no prior musical background.
A second major exhibition in the museum saw a collaboration with the Ben Uri art gallery. Opened on 28 April 2015, Arts in Harmony: An Art Gallery’s Musical Heritage celebrated 100 years of the gallery, one of the world’s most significant collections of work by artists of Jewish descent. Recently discovered archival material and selected artworks told the unique story of how the Ben Uri art gallery has supported music, particularly émigré and emerging musicians, throughout the 20th century.
The RCM Museum of Music also curates special temporary exhibitions and between September 2014 and April 2015 hosted The RCM and World War I. Portraits, manuscripts, letters, scores and documents highlighted the active role played by RCM students and professors fighting at the front and in the trenches during the Great War.
Opposite Visitors explore the many musical treasures housed in the RCM Museum of Music
As a Junior Fellow I’ve been very privileged with so many opportunities to play the museum’s beautiful collection. It has been so beneficial to me in preparing for my recitals and performances. It’s such an inspiring collection with amazing variety. You can travel almost the entire development of the keyboard in a few metres! Nathaniel Mander Linda Hill Junior Fellow in Harpsichord / Continuo
Loved hearing the harpsichords live! Such a privilege. RCM Museum of Music audience member
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800 performances generated more than £160,000 income.
FORGING BRIGHT FUTURES Royal College of Music graduates are highly employable, as shown in both the 2014 and 2015 Higher Education Statistics Agency surveys.
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) survey stated that, of the RCM alumni who graduated in 2014, 100% of those who responded to the survey had moved into employment or further study six months after graduating. A major factor in this success is our flagship careers service, the Creative Careers Centre (formerly the Woodhouse Professional Development Centre). Offering bespoke careers advice, guidance and a broad spectrum of professional opportunities to students and graduates for up to five years after graduation, the Creative Careers Centre is an invaluable resource to RCM musicians. Constantly adapting to an increasingly competitive and complex music industry, the Creative Careers Centre helps develop musical entrepreneurs and is considered globally as a leading light in the field of professional development.
The Centre also develops new and innovative partnerships with institutions around the city, providing unique opportunities for our musicians. The recent ‘Memory Lane’ project at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital was devised in collaboration with CW+ (the hospital charity) and Concordia Foundation and is based on significant research that shows music can improve visual awareness, attention, mood and verbal memory in patients. Pianists visit Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on a weekly basis to perform regularly for patients on Alzheimer and dementia wards. Its success has led to the development of a year-long training programme which sees six pianists from the Royal College of Music and Concordia Foundation undertake a range of workshops as well as giving regular performances on the wards.
Opposite Top RCM alumna and student mentor Maria Marchant performing at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital as part of the ‘Memory Lane’ project Opposite Bottom Percussionist Hyun-Gi Lee performing in the RCM Sparks Concert for Schools Percussion Showcase in the RCM’s Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
The concert opportunities provided for us have not only been fantastic opportunities to perform in amazing venues, but have also enabled us to expand our repertoire, to make important contacts and have helped us to discover our artistic identity. Every emerging artist/group should have a support team like the Creative Careers Centre! Block4 recorder quartet 2014 Royal Over-Seas League Ensemble Prize winners
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RCM Scholarship Successes: Pianist Dinara Klinton Benjamin Britten Piano Fellowship: First Prize, Norah Sande Award Competition Cellist Jamal Aliyev Amaryllis Fleming Scholar supported by a Neville Wathen Award: First Prize, Bromsgrove International Young Musicians Competition Pianist Luka Okrostsvaridze Ruth West Scholar supported by a Stanbridge Drake-Brockman Award: First Prize, Jaques Samuel Intercollegiate Piano Competition Pianist Ning Hui See Gylla Godwin Scholar: First Prize, ‘Città di Padova’ International Piano Competition Soprano Cait Frizzell
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Irene Hanson Scholar: First Prize, Barry Alexander International Singing Competition
SUPPORTING TALENT For more than 130 years the Royal College of Music has nurtured gifted young music students from across the world. The RCM’s state-of-the-art facilities and unrivalled opportunities provide students with the skills, knowledge and resourcefulness they need to contribute to musical life in this country and internationally.
We remain dedicated to our founding principle that no talented student should be denied an education at the RCM due to lack of funds, and scholarships are awarded based on excellence and artistic merit alone. This year, £2.3m was awarded to 400 scholars. Special thanks must go to Michael Loubser who has made a significant contribution to our scholarship programme. We would also like to thank Dr Linda Beeley, Geoff and Carole Lindey and an anonymous donor for their support. Our scholars benefit hugely from this extremely generous support and go on to enjoy respected professional positions. Pianist Pavel Kolesnikov, an Evelyn Tarrant Scholar supported by the Milstein Medal Award and a Karina Choudhrie Award, was announced as a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist in 2014, and Lewis Murphy, an RCM Scholar supported by a Miss Ianthe Williams Award and a Douglas and Hilda Simmonds Award, was announced as Glyndebourne Young Composer of the Year.
International competition success is also enjoyed by our scholars. High profile wins include Gemma Lois Summerfield, a Drapers’ De Turckheim Scholar supported by an Opperby Stokowski Award, enjoying a ‘clean sweep’ at the Kathleen Ferrier Society Competition, and Constant and Kit Lambert Junior Fellow Joo Yeon Sir winning the Karl Jenkins Classical Music Award.
Opposite Violinist Rebecca Else in RCM Symphony Orchestra rehearsals in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
The Royal College of Music could not continue to provide valuable scholarship support for our talented students without the help of all those who contribute to the Scholarships Fund. We were also able to extend the joys of music to the wider community thanks to gifts and grants, both large and small, from our many supporters.
My scholarship means I can study here, which is totally invaluable because I know that, with the financial means of my family, it wouldn’t be possible. It means that I get to experience this wonderful place and also be able to focus on my concerts. Martin James Bartlett, Terry Hitchcock Scholarship BBC Young Musician 2014 and RCMJD alumnus
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RCM JUNIOR DEPARTMENT We offer advanced training at the highest level to young musicians aged 8 to 18 through our Junior Department. Students benefit from individually-tailored programmes of one-to-one instrument, voice and composition lessons supported by chamber music, orchestra, choir and musicianship.
Entrance to the Royal College of Music Junior Department (RCMJD) continues to be highly competitive by audition and we remain committed to ensuring successful applicants should not be prevented from attending through financial hardship. More than £200,000 of bursary support was accessed this year by families where there was the most need, furthering our mission to offer an inspirational learning experience for all, regardless of financial means. Building on previous RCMJD student successes, including first place at the last three BBC Young Musician competitions, horn player Ben Goldscheider was a finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Brass Award competition and composer Joe Reynolds won Cambridge Young Composer of the Year.
RCMJD students continue to play significant roles in national youth ensembles including the National Children’s Orchestra, National Youth Choir and National Youth Orchestra, of which RCMJD violinist Stephanie Childress is leader.
Opposite Royal College of Music Junior Department student Reanne Lelliott in orchestral rehearsals
Concert opportunities for RCMJD students are plentiful and 90 different performances were held throughout 2014/15, at the Royal College of Music and external venues. Students enjoyed performing at the Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room, House of Lords, Beaumaris Festival in Wales, Wigmore Hall and, to close the season, St John’s Smith Square.
More than £200,000 of bursary support was accessed this year by families where there was the most need.
A big thank you to all the staff who have helped me to grow, not just as a musician, but as a person. Former Royal College of Music Junior Department student
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LEARNING FOR ALL: RCM SPARKS Our ground-breaking learning and participation programme RCM Sparks provides opportunities for everyone to make or learn about music at the Royal College of Music, regardless of financial means.
In 2014/15 RCM Sparks engaged more than 4,000 members of the local community in inspirational learning experiences and trained 150 RCM students to participate in more than 100 events. In 2014/15, we continued to work closely with the Tri-borough Music Hub as a strategic and delivery partner, bringing musical enrichment activities to schools and families in the London Boroughs of Westminster, Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea, where more than half the pupils speak English as an additional language. A large scale partnership project involving 1,200 local children and young people culminated in a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in June 2015 with a live orchestra involving members of Aurora Orchestra, South Bank Sinfonia, Albert’s Band and the Royal College of Music, conducted by Nicholas Collon.
We continued our partnership with the Royal Albert Hall to deliver Sparks Community programmes which offer innovative learning and participation activities for young people and families. The unique combination of education expertise and diverse concert programming allows us to offer exciting and engaging activities, giving access to two iconic institutions.
Opposite RCM Mini Sparks workshop at the Royal College of Music
Sparks Juniors is now in its sixth year and saw the entry of four flute and clarinet players. The initiative offers a free three-year programme of tuition by RCMJD staff to young people from local schools who would not normally be able to access such an opportunity. Currently, 80% of young people on the Sparks Juniors programme are from underrepresented backgrounds.
2,882 school participants 111 individual schools 903 community workshop places 47 workshops at the RCM 41% of young people and families
engaged in the Community programme were from lower socio-economic backgrounds (23% in 2013/14).
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These gifts have made a vital contribution to our ability to provide access and excellence through our scholarships fund as well as our estate.
FUNDRAISING The Royal College of Music is exceptionally grateful to have received a number of substantial donations this year, all of which help to support young musicians and provide musical opportunities and experiences for the general public and local communities.
Many individuals have chosen to invest in the future of music by supporting the Royal College of Music in their will. These gifts have made a vital contribution to our ability to provide access and excellence through our scholarships fund as well as our estate. A generous legacy from renowned conductor Christopher Hogwood, who chose to honour his close connections with the RCM, is worthy of particular mention. Other notable bequests include a generous gift from the estate of Basil Coleman. Gifts such as these are often the most important a supporter will make, and enable us to provide a lasting legacy to the College and to future generations of musicians. We were delighted to announce new corporate sponsorship support from technology company Huawei. We are also grateful to our other corporate partners. Individual hires have ensured that our income from external events exceeded targets, and we would like to offer special thanks to our longstanding partner the BBC Proms. This year also saw the launch of the Raise the Roof! children’s gala event. We would like to thank the Gala Committee, led by Karina Choudhrie and Meredith Coleman, for their invaluable leadership in ensuring the success of this event and to bringing a new group of supporters to the RCM. Thanks also to our sponsors, Niquesa and Lark Insurance. The occasion saw the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall transformed into a colourful musical adventure for young children and their parents and raised more than £50,000 for RCM Sparks and bursaries for RCM Junior Department students.
We are equally honoured to have the continued commitment of the Soirée d’Or Committee, led by Lady Stephanie Carr. This dedicated group of supporters were integral to the success of our annual gala at the Victoria and Albert Museum in December 2014, which raised more than £285,000 for scholarships for Royal College of Music students. The evening opened with a Taittinger-sponsored champagne reception where guests were enchanted by the music of a sextet of RCM harpists: Valeria Kurbatova, Rosanna Rolton, Catrin Meek, Bethan Griffiths, Helena Pearson and Isabel Harries. This was followed by a three-course dinner interspersed with feature performances from pianist Martin James Bartlett and opera singers Natasha Day and Gyula Rab accompanied by Paul McKenzie. The evening’s appeal speech was delivered by RCM undergraduate Edward Jowle and Helena Newman of Sotheby’s presented the live auction. The event closed with the RCM choir leading guests in the singing of popular Christmas carols. We are most grateful to Campus Living Villages, M&G and Balfour Beatty for their generous sponsorship of this event.
Opposite Top RCM singers Natasha Day and Gyula Rab performing at the Soirée d’Or Opposite Bottom The RCM’s annual gala evening, the Soirée d’Or, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum
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We are also indebted to those who helped us support innovative projects including Linda Hill for viol studies, George von Opel for strings masterclasses, The Heritage Lottery Fund and The Rothschild Foundation for ‘Singing a Song in a Foreign Land’ and the Peter Sowerby Foundation for improvements to the Performance Simulator and two Sowerby Research Associates. We are proud of these projects and grateful to those who are helping to make them possible. This year, we welcomed 45 new RCM Friends, Best Friends and Benefactors, bringing the total to 460. RCM Patron numbers rose by 15 individuals to 74 members in total. Dedicated to music and supporting the valuable work of the Royal College of Music, our Friends and Patrons continue to join us for a variety of special events and we welcome their enthusiasm for the RCM.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has agreed to be Patron of the campaign and renowned architect John Simpson has been appointed to reimagine the RCM site.
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The Royal College of Music has a strong history of philanthropy which goes all the way back to its founding ethos. This development will deliver more music to more audiences, allow for the excellent RCM Research department to expand their important work in the health arena, allow us to work with schools in areas of deprivation to encourage music-making and skills development and provide further outstanding opportunities and support for talented young musicians. We are indebted to all our supporters and we extend our heartfelt appreciation for their generosity.
Thanks to the 100% commitment of the Council as well as the support of the Garfield Weston Foundation and a legacy gift from the Mirfield Trust, progress has been made on the RCM’s transformational development – More Music: Reimagining the Royal College of Music – enabling us, as one of the world leaders in music education, to deliver our vision for the highest-quality learning environment and an enhancement of our public accessibility.
The Royal College of Music has a strong history of philanthropy which goes all the way back to its founding ethos.
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THANK YOU Music has the power to transform lives. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, generations of gifted students from around the world have been guided and inspired at the RCM. We would like to thank in particular those who have made donations of £1,000 or more in the last academic year. Gifts are listed in descending order.
Supporters of named scholarships, bursaries and Junior Fellowships The Estate of Basil Coleman The Estate of Christopher Hogwood Soirée d’Or Scholarships ABRSM The Estate of Albert and Eugenie Frost Leverhulme Trust Future of Russia Foundation Philip Loubser Foundation The John and Marjorie Coultate Scholarship The Big Give Trust Laurie Barry and the John Barry Scholarship for Film Composition Estate of Gweneth Urquhart The Wolfson Foundation H R Taylor Trust H F Music Awards The Richard Carne Charitable Trust Boconnoc Scholarship Thomas Redford Legacy John Lewis Partnership Scholarships + Charles Napper Award Lydia Napper Award Hester Laverne Award The Tsukanov Family Foundation Rosemary and Richard Millar The Worshipful Company of Musicians The Polonsky Foundation Gylla Godwin Award Opperby Stokowski Collection Trust The Lee Abbey Award Stephen Catto Memorial Scholarship The Worshipful Company of Drapers The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers Lord and Lady Lurgan Trust Sir Gordon Palmer Scholarship Ian Stoutzker CBE, FRCM Ian and Meriel Tegner Linda Beeley Emma Rose Scholarship Williams Rose Scholarship The Charles Stewart Richardson Scholarship for Composition The Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation UK The Boltini Trust Scholarship
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Gilbert and Eileen Edgar Junior Fellowship Phoebe Benham Junior Fellowship The Mills Williams Foundation The Derek Butler Trust The Charles Peel Charitable Trust The Ackroyd Trust The Wall Trust Midori Nishiura Scholarship The Tait Trust Scholarship The Richard Toeman / Weinberger Opera Scholarship Carole and Geoffrey Lindey Humphrey Searle Scholarship The Estate of Miss Iris Chappell Amaryllis Fleming Scholarship The Wyseliot Charitable Trust The Stanley Picker Scholarship Professor Lord Winston Lark Insurance Scholarship Fiona and Douglas Flint Soirée d’Or Scholarship Steinway & Sons Mason Scholarship The Gary & Eleanor Brass Scholarship Betty Brenner Scholarship The JMC Award The Howard and Abbey Milstein Foundation The Greenbank Scholarship Independent Opera Artist Scholarship South Square Trust The Radcliffe Trust The Cuthbert Smith Award Frank Shipway Memorial Scholarship Douglas and Kyra Downie Knights of the Round Table The Abinger Hammer Award Mark Loveday Scholarship Music Talks Scholarship Arthur Wilson Trombone Award Else and Leonard Cross Charitable Trust Sudborough Foundation / Yehudi Menuhin Award Bell Percussion Kirby Laing Foundation The Bliss Trust Peter Granger Mr James McAlinden Legacy Norman Reintamm
Supporters of RCM Sparks J Paul Getty Jr Charitable Trust Royal Albert Hall John Lyon’s Charity Universal Music Group The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust The Hedley Foundation The Oldhurst Trust Sykes & Son
Members of the RCM Chairman’s Circle Philip Carne HonRCM, MBE and Christine Carne * Michael and Ruth West HonRCM * Linda Hill HonRCM and Tony Hill Denis and Meredith Coleman + Jane Barker CBE * Dasha Shenkman OBE, HonRCM * Sir Roger and Lady Carr HonRCM * Karina and Dhairya Choudhrie + * Guy Dawson and Sam Horscroft Lady Sitwell Gisela Gledhill * Terry Hitchcock * James and Clare Kirkman * Dr Mark Levesley and Christina Hoseason * John Nickson and Simon Rew * Sylvia and Clive Richards * Quentin Williams * Victoria Robey * Alethea Siow and Jeremy Furniss *
Members of the RCM Director’s Circle Daniel Chapchal Russell Race * Helen Chung-Halpern and Abel Halpern Mr James Lancaster and Mrs Margaret Lancaster Sir Peter and Lady Middleton FRCM Judy and Terence Mowschenson Tania Chislett Vivien McLean Beckwith Charles and Kaaren Hale Richard and Sue Price Peter and Dimity Spiller Joanna Kaye + Sir Sydney and Lady Lipworth Anne Wadsworth OBE + Roland Saam *
Members of the RCM Patrons’ Circle John Ward Jane Wilson Mrs Piffa Schroder Ellen Moloney Rhoddy Voremberg Dimity and Kerry Rubie David and Sue Lewis Sir Robert and Lady Wilson Mrs Isla Baring * Halina and John Bennett Lorna and Christopher Bown Lorraine Buckland Ms Sylvia Bettermann Nathenson Mr Peter and Mrs Tessa Ettedgui Mr Kenneth and Mrs Lillemor Gardener Sir Anthony Cleaver FRCM and Lady Cleaver Mrs Carol J Hagh Greta Hemus John and Sue Heywood Mr David James Louisa Treger Barbara Simmonds Dr Yvonne Winkler Mr Victor and Mrs Lilian Hochhauser FRCM Sarah Griffin Betty Sutherland Mr William and Mrs AnnaMarie Hill Sir David Lees Sir Richard and Lady Sykes Mr David Mildon Robin Hambro Charles and Dominique Lubar Mrs Marcella Rossi MarieNoelle and Mathias Gislev Yannick Mango
Corporate Partners
Soirée d’Or Committee
Hatch Mansfield Niquesa Fine Jewellery and Hotels M&G Investments Campus Living Villages Finsbury
Lady Carr Lady Middleton Lady Walters Fiona Flint Jane Houston Judy Mowschenson Sarah Le May Tasoulla Christou
BAE Systems plc
Major Supporters The Garfield Weston Foundation The Mirfield Trust The Peter Sowerby Foundation Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation + Geoffrey Richards HonRCM The Robert Fleming Hannay Memorial Charity Bob and Sarah Wigley The Henry Wood Trust The Hon Richard Lyttleton The Rothschild Foundation St Marylebone Educational Foundation Sir Peter and Lady Walters Roland Rudd Miss Kathleen Beryl Sleigh Charitable Trust Christopher Saul Natalie Livingstone Professor Colin Lawson FRCM Ofenheim Charitable Trust The Seary Charitable Trust Ann Driver Trust The Derek Hill Foundation Sudhir Choudhrie Clore Duffield Foundation The Derek Hill Foundation Friends of the National Libraries Richard Everard Paige Nelson William Tilden
* also support a named award + also support RCM Sparks and the Strings Faculty For more information about supporting the RCM, visit www.rcm.ac.uk/supportus. Alternatively, contact the Development department on 020 7591 4331.
RCM Patrons’ Committee John Nickson (Chair) Erik Karlsen Lady Carr HonRCM Lorraine Buckland Lady Gormanston Victoria Rock Louisa Treger
Raise The Roof! Gala Committee Karina Choudhrie Meredith Coleman Michaela Boas Helen Chung-Halpern Fleur Cooper Peter and Tessa Ettedgui Felicia Foreman Emilia Fox MarieNoelle Gislev Sarah Griffin Carol Hagh John Harrod AnnaMarie and William Hill Darren Hincks Jill Hodges Davina Hult Alan Jay Julian Lloyd Webber FRCM and Jiaxin Cheng Catherine McNaught Madeleine Milne Paige Nelson Helena Newman Luigi and Elisabetta de Simone Niquesa Sanne Oestergaard Rachel Polonsky Deborah Scott Mary Sweere Perotta Simona Tappi Ginny Turnbull Emily von Opel Julie Webb Amelia Winter
Development Steering Committee Bob Wigley (Chair) The Lord Black of Brentwood Peter Dart Henrik Ehrnford Simon Freakley Heather de Haes John Nickson Victoria Robey Alethea Siow
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STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS International
219 (28%) Home/EU
575 (72%)
Female
404 (51%) Male
390 (49%) Doctoral
44 (6%) Postgraduate
337 (42%)
Undergraduate
413 (52%)
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FINANCES In 2014/15, the Royal College of Music made a surplus of £1.2 million which was similar to the previous year’s surplus before exceptional items. This exceeded our target of 3% of turnover; a reflection of the continued success of our Financial Sustainability Strategy.
2015 2014 2013 2012
£000s £000s £000s £000s
Income
22,229
Expenditure
21,628
20,491
19,679
(20,932) (20,491) (18,473) (17,693)
Scholarship fund transferred (to)/from endowments Surplus before exceptional items Exceptional items Retained surplus for the year
Fundraising Income
(97)
46
(439)
(402)
1,200
1,183
1,579
1,584
-
(311)
-
-
1,200
872
1,579
1,584
Fundraising Expenditure Learning & Participation
Events
14%
8%
£375,000
Other Projects
3%
£69,000
£215,000
Sponsorship
2%
Greatest Need
£41,000
19% £498,000
Charitable Trusts and Foundations
24%
£621,000 Individuals
Student Support
£1,529,000
£1,846,000
60%
70%
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COUNCIL AND DIRECTORATE Patron Her Majesty The Queen
President His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales KG KT GCB OM AK QSO PC ADC
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 (appointed 2007) Lady Middleton FRCM (appointed 2004) Mr Humphrey Norrington OBE, FRCM (appointed 2004) Dame Janet Ritterman DBE (appointed 2005) Mr Ian Stoutzker CBE, FRCM (appointed 1999) Sir David Willcocks CBE, MC, FRCM (appointed 1982) [deceased 17 September 2015]
Council The President Professor Lord Winston (Chairman) Mrs Jane Barker CBE (Deputy Chairman and Chairman of Finance and General Purposes Committee) Lord Black of Brentwood Mr Peter Dart (appointed November 2014) Mr Douglas Gardner Mr Andrew Haigh The Hon Richard Lyttelton Mr Julian Metherell Dr Munira Mirza Ms Gillian Moore MBE, FRCM Mr John Nickson Mr Andrew Ratcliffe Mrs Victoria Sharp OBE Ms Alethea Siow Mr Rhoderick Voremberg Mr Bob Wigley
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Ex-officio or elected Professor Colin Lawson FRCM (Director) Miss Madeleine Mitchell (violin professor) Professor Ashley Solomon HonRCM (professor) Miss Ann Somerville (administrative staff) Mr Eugene Marshall (Students’ Union: appointed July 2014)
Clerk to the Council Mr Kevin Porter HonRCM (Deputy Director)
Directorate Director Professor Colin Lawson FRCM (Chair) Deputy Director Kevin Porter HonRCM (Deputy Chair) Director of Finance & Estates Marcus McDonald HonRCM Artistic Director Stephen Johns FRCM Director of Research Professor Richard Wistreich Director of Development Lily Harriss Director of Communications Talia Hull
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