WELCOME TO UPBEAT

AUTUMN 2021 ISSUE

Welcome to Autumn 2021 Upbeat

RCM Director Professor Colin Lawson introduces our latest digital edition of Upbeat magazine.

Editorial

The Big Give Christmas Challenge: one gift, twice the impact

The Royal College of Music is delighted to have been selected to take part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge, the UK’s biggest match funding campaign, for the eleventh year.

News

Video: exploring the Royal College of Music Museum

Take a tour of the RCM Museum’s new galleries and explore its musical treasures with Professor Gabriele Rossi Rognoni.

Video feature

Transformational spaces

With the More Music development of the Royal College of Music campus now complete, we introduce you to some of the RCM’s new venues and facilities.

Feature

Meet the RCM Council: Douglas Gardner

We speak to our Chairman of the Estates Committee about his love of music and his role in the More Music redevelopment.

Feature

The RCM Junior Department: nurturing the stars of tomorrow

Learn more about the Royal College of Music’s pioneering Junior Department, which prepares young people for musical life in the 21st century.

Feature

Announcing the Victor Dahdaleh Foundation scholarships

RCM Director of Development and Alumni Engagement, Lily Harriss, speaks to Mona and Victor Dahdaleh about their gift of £25,000 to the RCM Scholarships Fund.

Support