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Brodsky Christmas Menu

See attached for our Christmas menu for Brodsky.

Brodsky Christmas Menu.pdf

Become a Dementia Friend

We’re asking staff and students to volunteer as Dementia Friends, helping to make the RNCM community more dementia friendly.

Established by the Alzheimer’s Society, the Dementia Friends programme is the biggest government funded initiative to change people’s perceptions of dementia. It aims to transform the way the nation thinks, acts and talks about the condition.

Did you know?

There are currently 800,000 people living with dementia in the UK, with numbers set to rise to 1.7 million by 2050
Over 17,000 people living with the condition are under 65
One in three people over the age of 65 will die with dementia
Dementia is a terminal condition

It’s easy to become a Dementia Friend: simply attend an in-house information session or watch the video on the Dementia Friends website. Lucy Temby is a Dementia Friends Champion and will be running sessions at 11am on Monday 12 November and at 2pm on Monday 19 and Monday 26 November 2018 in Room 211. Sessions last 45 – 60 minutes and are devised to help people learn more about what it’s like to live with the condition and how your understanding can really make a difference.

Practical actions can include everything from helping someone find the right bus to behaving patiently with those showing signs of dementia, and spreading the word about the initiative with friends and colleagues.

The RNCM is working hard to become more dementia friendly and your support can make a significant difference.

If you would like to get involved or to learn more about becoming a Dementia Friend or a Dementia Friends Champion please email lucy.temby@rncm.ac.uk or carla.cameron@rncm.ac.uk.

12 Doors of Christmas Competition - Get Involved

Our new competition invites students and staff to submit their best seasonal videos for the chance to win fantastic prizes and feature in our online advent calendar.

Could you take on Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker; perform an enchanting ‘Winter’ by Vivaldi; or put your own spin on Frosty the Snowman? We’d like you to get creative with your favourite festive pieces, film the performance on your camera/phone and send us your videos by the 30th of November.

What You Can Win

The 12 best entries will be revealed each day from 1 – 12 December, behind the doors of our online advent calendar.

The winning student(s) will receive a £100 Amazon voucher just in time for Christmas – and staff are invited to participate for the glory! The top 12 entries will all receive some seasonal RNCM merch.

How to Enter

Students can submit solo performances, collaborate with each other, with staff members – or even larger ensembles! We encourage festive props and costumes – the only limit is your imagination.

Videos should ideally be in portrait, although we will also accept landscape entries.

Once you have filmed your entry, simply post your video on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, with some text explaining your entry. Make sure you tag us and use the hashtag #RNCM12Doors. If you are sharing via Facebook, please ensure your post is set to ‘public’.

Alternatively, you can send your video via WeTransfer to competition@rncm.ac.uk

You may enter as many times as you wish, however, entries must be received by 30 November.

Terms and Conditions

Please click here for full terms and conditions.

Job Opportunities: Translators for ABRSM Theory Exams

ABRSM conducts approximately 130,000 Music Theory exams per year in over 90 countries. They offer candidates the opportunity to answer in a number of different languages and are currently looking for musicians with relevant linguistic and musical knowledge in at least two languages (one of which must be English) to be able to translate musical concepts up to Grade 8 Music.

For full details, please see the attached Job Specification. If anyone is interested in applying or learning more, please email musictheory@abrsm.ac.uk.

Please note that Tier 4 students must check with the International Office before they undertake any external work.

Freelance Translator Specification 01.08.2018.pdf

Staff Engagement Survey - Results

Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the RNCM Staff Engagement Survey.

It is important for us to know your views, what you like about working at the RNCM and what you think we could do differently or better.

A letter from the Principal and a full Report of Results and Summary Report are available to view on our Intranet. The Intranet also offers the opportunity for staff to submit any further questions and/or feedback.

Principal's Notice: International Chairs - David Hill and Kristian Steenstrup

P/18/23

International Chair Appointments

I am delighted to announce the appointments of David Hill and Kristian Steenstrup as International Chairs in Choral Conducting and Wind and Brass Pedagogy, respectively.

British conductor and organist David Hill is Musical Director of the Bach Choir, Principal Conductor of the Yale Schola Cantorum, Musical Director of Leeds Philharmonic Society and Associate Guest Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. He was Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers from September 2007 to September 2017 and is a former Music Director of Southern Sinfonia. He has also appeared as Guest Conductor with orchestras and choirs in the UK and internationally, including the BBC, Copenhagen and London Philharmonics, Hallé, Sydney Symphony, and Minnesota Orchestra, as well as the Netherlands Radio Choir and RIAS Chamber Choir in Berlin.

His broad-ranging discography of over 80 recordings, spans repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day and includes many award-winning titles. A champion of new music, he has premiered works from leading composers including Judith Bingham, Bob Chilcott, Gabriel Jackson, James Macmillan, Philip Moore, Sir John Tavener and Jonathan Dove.

In March this year, Mr Hill was presented with the Royal College of Organists Medal, in recognition of his distinguished achievements in choral conducting and organ playing. He took up his role as International Chair in September.

Danish trumpeter Kristian Steenstrup graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus in 1992. He joined the teaching staff as Associate Professor of Trumpet 10 years later and has held the position of Professor of Trumpet since 2013.

An expert in breathing technique for brass and woodwind players, Mr Steenstrup has presented masterclasses throughout the world and has written two books, Teaching Brass (2007) and Blow Your Mind (2017).

Mr Steenstrup is currently on a research grant from the Danish Ministry of Culture to explore the efficiency of mental practice, particularly motor and auditory visualization in trumpet players. He takes up his role as International Chair at the RNCM in January 2019.

Professor Linda Merrick
RNCM Principal

Join the RNCM Student Programming Team!

The RNCM Student Programming Team is a new group made up of students from across all years and courses, who:

- spend the year learning about artistic programming in a combined venue/conservatoire

- represent the student body and input the student voice into programme planning

- actively take part in programming projects

We are looking for students who:

- are interested in artistic programming and more generally the ‘behind-the-scenes’ activity of the College

- are open-minded, enjoy attending concerts, and have a broad enthusiasm for music of different genres

- may wish to pursue programming/arts administration/events management as a future career path

We are actively seeking between 4 and 6 students from different courses (pop/classical) and across undergraduate/postgraduate.

We will organise sessions/meetings around the team’s availability, and will generally have a flexible and organic approach as to how the activity of the team develops over the course of the year. We expect this will amount to approximately 30 hours in total.

Being a member of the team is entirely extra-curricular and does not count for any credits towards your degree, but we would expect students to commit to being a member of the team for the entirety of the academic year.

Here are a few final incentives in case you’re still not sure…

- a limited number of free tickets to concerts

- the opportunity to make a difference to programming at the RNCM

- a boost to your CV and the potential to request references into the future

- learn from and be part of a welcoming, friendly, experienced team

If you are interested in being a member of the RNCM Student Programming Team, please e-mail Matt Whitham matt.whitham@rncm.ac.uk by Monday 1 October at 12pm with:

- your name

- your year

- your course and principal study (instrument/voice/composer)

- and no more than 300 words about why you would like to put yourself forward to be a member of the team

Depending on the number of applications we receive, we will hold interviews in early October.

Richard Collins

Head of Programming

17.9.18

Professor Martin Harlow

P/18/22

Professor Martin Harlow

Following a lengthy and distinguished career, Professor Martin Harlow has announced his intention to leave the RNCM in April 2019 to pursue other avenues. Whilst there will be many opportunities over the coming months for us to thank Martin personally for all he has achieved on behalf of the RNCM, I am sure you would all wish to join me at this juncture in wishing him every success and happiness in the future.

On leaving the College, I am delighted that Martin will assume the title Emeritus Professor of the RNCM.

Professor Linda Merrick
Principal

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Altrincham Choral Society

Saturday 17 November 2018 7.30pm

Altrincham Choral Society

Saturday 17 November 2018 7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall

Ludwig van Beethoven Missa Solemnis Op 123

Emma Morwood soprano Emma Stannard mezzo-soprano Christopher Turner tenor Andrew Greenan bass Altrincham Choral Society Congleton Choral Society Manchester Philharmonia Steven Roberts conductor

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Emma Ferrand Celebration Concert

Monday 19 November 2018 5.00pm

Emma Ferrand Celebration Concert

Monday 19 November 2018 5.00pm
Carole Nash Recital Room

Programme to include: Felix Mendelssohn Song Without Words in D major Op 109 Gabriel Fauré Après un rêve Op 7 No 1 J S Bach Prelude and Allemande from Suite No 6 in D major BWV 1012 Maurice Ravel String Quartet in F major (1st movement)

Artists to include: Ralph Kirshbaum, Ursula Smith, Philip Higham cello Benyounes Quartet Simon Parkin piano

A concert featuring special guest performers to celebrate Emma Ferrand’s many years of teaching at the College.

Free admission by ticket only

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Sir John Manduell Commemoration Concert

Monday 19 November 2018 6.30pm

Sir John Manduell Commemoration Concert

Monday 19 November 2018 6.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall

Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Op 28 Giuseppe Verdi La Traviata Act 2 Scene 2 Béla Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

Duncan Ward conductor Linda Richardson soprano Paul Nilon tenor Aidan Edwards baritone

This concert is a memorial to Sir John Manduell, our Founding Principal, who died in October 2017.

It’s fair to say that without the influence and inspiration of Sir John, the RNCM would not exist. At the helm from the moment we opened our doors in 1973 until his retirement in 1996, our first (and longest serving) Principal was instrumental in creating a music college that not only provided the highest education to young musicians, but one that found its place at the heart of a city renowned for its musical offering the world over.

We welcome back Duncan Ward to conduct a combined orchestra, chorus and soloists of RNCM alumni, staff, and students.

All profits from this evening go to support the Sir John Manduell Prize.

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Sō Percussion

Tuesday 20 November 2018 7.30pm

Sō Percussion

Tuesday 20 November 2018 7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall

Steve Reich Music for Pieces of Wood Caroline Shaw Taxidermy Bryce Dessner Music for Wood and Strings Jason Treuting Amid the Noise

Sō Percussion’s manifesto: ‘to create a new model of egalitarian artistic collaboration that respects history, champions innovation and curiosity, and creates an essential social bond through service to our audiences and our communities.’

This American quartet is all about innovation and re-invention. Performing pieces by Steve Reich, the National’s Bryce Dessner and Caroline Shaw – watch out for some very strange instruments indeed – they also present to the world the chord stick (*a brand new instrument that’s a cross between a dulcimer and an electric guitar.) And to finish the show, RNCM percussion students join the group on stage to perform a hypnotic suite of pieces by the quartet’s very own Jason Treuting, blending Reich, Brian Eno and Aphex Twin.

Tickets £18 Students/Under 18s £5

Think of an object which makes a noise when you hit it. At one time or another, you can guarantee that it’s found its way into the hands of Sō Percussion. A New York-based quartet of virtuosos, this ensemble is all about innovation and re-invention… Read full article at Creative Tourist

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The Making of These Days: The Manchester Peace Song Cycle

Wednesday 21 November 2018 4.15pm

The Making of These Days: The Manchester Peace Song Cycle

Wednesday 21 November 2018 4.15pm
Forman Lecture Theatre

Professor Nicola Lefanu and Professor Emily Howard University of York and RNCM

This Performance is a site specific piece set in Heaton Park and told through the eyes of the cherished Heaton lions. These Days takes you on beautiful and visceral journey from sunrise to sunset, sharing the tears of war and the joy and laughter of peacetime over the last 100 yrs. From Suffragette rallies, the First World War Army Camp and the RAF base, to Pope John Paul II’s visit, family picnics and Oasis concerts. It revels in the sunshine days of childhood and honours and celebrates peace.

Fusing music, poetry and drama, ‘These Days’ is a modern classical song cycle with libretto by the acclaimed Manchester poet Tony Walsh, dramaturgy and direction by Caroline Clegg and musical direction by Thomas D Hopkinson. It is especially composed for solo voices and choirs by an outstanding team of composers, all with northern connections; Nicola LeFanu, Emily Howard, Ailis Ni Riain, Anna Appleby, Lizzy Gur, Lucy Hale, Freya Ireland, Grace Mason, and Carmel Smickersgill.

This roundtable brings together some of the distinguished composers and the director to discuss the creative process; the ten songs that create the whole, the suturing musical and dramaturgical links and the delicate nuances of site-specificity.

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Barbirolli Prize For Cello

Wednesday 21 November 2018 7.30pm

Barbirolli Prize For Cello

Wednesday 21 November 2018 7.30pm
Carole Nash Recital Room

Jo Cole adjudicator

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These Days

Wednesday 21 November 2018 7.45pm

These Days

Wednesday 21 November 2018 7.45pm
RNCM Concert Hall

Libretto by Tony Walsh Directed by Caroline Clegg Musical Direction by Thomas D Hopkinson Sound Design by Karen Lauke Composed by Anna Appleby, Lizzy Gur, Lucy Hale, Emily Howard, Freya Ireland, Nicola LeFanu, Grace Mason, Ailis Ni Riain and Carmel Smickersgill

Jenny Carson soprano Christopher Littlewood tenor Joseph Jordan narrator Hallé Training Choir Cheetwood Primary School These Days Chamber Ensemble

Tickets £15 Students/under-18s £8

Promoted by Caroline Clegg with Feelgood Theatre in association with RNCM

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RNCM Baroque Ensemble

Thursday 22 November 2018 1.15pm

RNCM Baroque Ensemble

Thursday 22 November 2018 1.15pm
RNCM Concert Hall

Jean-Féry Rebel Les élémens C P E Bach Symphony in D major H 663

Roger Hamilton conductor

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Spotlight Triple-Bill

Friday 23 November 2018 6.30pm

Spotlight Triple-Bill

Friday 23 November 2018 6.30pm
Carole Nash Recital Room

Three short concerts which explore the role of women over the centuries and champion their creative output.

6.30pm Women of the Baroque Era – Lute song from Barbara Strozzi to Francesca Caccini 7.10pm Defiance – A collaborative piece for piano trio and dance 7.50pm The Future is Women – Music for piano duo

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Embodied Sounds

Saturday 24 November 2018 12.00pm

Embodied Sounds

Saturday 24 November 2018 12.00pm
Carole Nash Recital Room

This event explores unusual connections between instruments and the body through a sequence of performances and interactive exhibitions. This will include music that changes as you sing while eating the score; flute pieces limited to a single breath; music performed while and transformed by unusual activities or extreme exercise; music made from ruined instruments and

music that explores the way people interact as they perform.

Part of Being Human Festival 2018 and in association with the RNCM’s Experimental and Exploratory Music Research Centre, this event includes music from James Saunders, Larry Goves, Claudia Molitor, Annie Hui-Hisn Hsieh, Kathryn Williams, Mark Dyer, and Bofan Ma, performed by The House of Bedlam.

11am – 4pm // Lower Concourse Exhibition

12pm, 2pm and 4pm // Carole Nash Recital Room Performances

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