Royal Manchester College of Music

The Royal Manchester College of Music (RMCM) was founded in 1893 by Sir Charles Hallé who assumed the role as Principal. For a long period of time Hallé had argued for Manchester's need for a conservatoire to properly train the local talent. [1] The Ducie Street building, just off Oxford Road, was purchased and students admitted in October 1893. [2][3][4] In 1888 German violinist Willy Hess become leader of the The Hallé Orchestra, a role he held until 1895. From its opening in 1893 he was also the principal professor of violin at the Royal Manchester College of Music.[5]

In 1954 the Principal of the RMCM, Frederic Cox, started to explore the issue of amalgamation with the Northern School of Music. This took until 1972 when the amalgamation resulted in the founding of the Royal Northern College of Music.[2][3]

Principals

Notable teachers

John Acton, voice[6]
Wilhelm Backhaus, piano[6]
Rawdon Briggs, violin[6]
Walter Carroll, composition[6]
Marie Fillunger, voice[6]
Carl Fuchs[6]
Henry Hiles
Helen Lemmens-Sherrington, voice[6]
Frank Merrick, piano[6]
Olga Neruda, piano[6]
James Kendrick Pyne, organ[6]
Simon Speelman, violin[6]

Notable alumni

Harrison Birtwistle, composer
Arthur Butterworth, composer
Pamela Bowden, contralto and voice teacher
Louis Cohen, violinist and conductor
Peter Maxwell Davies, composer
Alexander Goehr, composer
Barry Griffiths, violinist
Jeffrey Lawton, tenor
Martin Milner, violinist
John Ogdon, piano
Alan Rawsthorne, composer
Maisie Ringham, trombonist
Barbara Robotham, opera singer and voice teacher
Carolyn Watkinson, opera singer
John Ramsden Williamson, composer
Carol Jane Seymour, Accompanist.
Olive Zorian (1916–65), violinist[7]

References

Thomason, Geoffrey. “Hallé’s other project – the RMCM”. Manchester Memoirs, being the memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society: Vol.149 (2010-2011), pp.104-123.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-07-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) RNCM A brief history of the Royal Northern College of Music Archive
Kennedy, Michael (1971) The History of the Royal Manchester College of Music (Manchester University Press)
At a later date the name of Ducie Street was changed to Devas Street.
Manchester Faces and Places. Manchester: JG Hammond & Co Ltd. February 1895. pp. 76–77.
Manchester Faces and Places (Vol XVI No 2 ed.). Manchester: Geo. Woodhead and Co Ltd. February 1905. pp. 42–53.
Kennedy, Michael (11 June 1971). The History of the Royal Manchester College of Music, 1893–1972. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0719004353. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

Other sources

Royal Manchester College of Music Archive: National Archives

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[Thomason-1] Thomason, Geoffrey. “Hallé’s other project – the RMCM”. Manchester Memoirs, being the memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society: Vol.149 (2010-2011), pp.104-123.

[RNCM-2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-07-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) RNCM A brief history of the Royal Northern College of Music Archive

[kennedy-3] Kennedy, Michael (1971) The History of the Royal Manchester College of Music (Manchester University Press)

[4] At a later date the name of Ducie Street was changed to Devas Street.

[5] Manchester Faces and Places. Manchester: JG Hammond & Co Ltd. February 1895. pp. 76–77.

[Back-6] Manchester Faces and Places (Vol XVI No 2 ed.). Manchester: Geo. Woodhead and Co Ltd. February 1905. pp. 42–53.

[7] Kennedy, Michael (11 June 1971). The History of the Royal Manchester College of Music, 1893–1972. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0719004353. Retrieved 15 March 2016.