Royal Northern College of Music

The Royal Northern College of Music or RNCM is a conservatoire in Manchester, England. Situated on Oxford Road in Manchester City Centre, at the northern end of the university area. In addition to being a centre of education, the RNCM also functions as an arts centre holding concerts of most genres, Opera and other musical events. Its current principle is the composer Professor Edward Gregson. The Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester File links The following pages link to this file: Royal Northern College of Music ... A music school or conservatory (American English) — also known as a conservatoire (British English) or a conservatorium (Australian English) — is an institution dedicated to teaching the art of music, including the playing of musical instruments, musical composition, musicianship, music history, and music theory. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... University of Manchester Motto: Cognitio Sapientia Hvmanitas Knowledge, wisdom, humanity. ...

The roots of the college begin in the late 19th Century with Sir Charles Hallé's Royal Manchester College of Music (see also: Hallé Orchestra). In 1973, the Royal Manchester College of Music and the Northern School of Music merged to create the modern-day RNCM. Karl Hallé (April 11, 1819–October 25, 1895), who later changed his first name to Charles, was a pianist and conductor. ... The Hallé Orchestra is one of Britains longest established orchestras, and is based in Manchester. ...

Currently the college offers both undergraduate (BMus and a joint MusB/GRNCM course with the University of Manchester) and postgraduate programs (PGDip, MMus) in performance and composition.

According to RNCM figures, the student population is 589, with 420 undergraduates and 169 postgraduates; 49% male, 51% female. With 265 academic staff, there is a high student-to-staff ratio.

As of January 2005, the RNCM has been awarded £3,750,000 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.

External links

• Royal Northern College of Music (http://www.rncm.ac.uk/)
• University of Manchester (http://www.manchester.ac.uk/)