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A warm welcome to the鈥痑utumn鈥痚dition of鈥�Upbeat magazine.
During鈥痬y first full term at the 色漫天堂, I have been鈥痟ugely鈥痠nspired by the quality and variety of music making taking place throughout the College.鈥疢usic always played a central role in my life, and you can find out more about my background in our Meet the Director feature.
There is much to celebrate in this edition of鈥�Upbeat, in which we look back at the tremendous summer BBC Proms performance given by the 色漫天堂 Symphony Orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall and repeated at the closing concert of the Helsinki Festival. The programme featured The Planets by 色漫天堂 alumnus Gustav Holst, whose 150th鈥痑nniversary we celebrate with an鈥�Upbeat feature exploring his life.鈥疶here’s also鈥痑 specially commissioned of 色漫天堂 pianists Ayane Nakajima and Louis-Victor Bak performing the two-piano version of ‘Mars’. Much of the original manuscript of The Planets two-piano score is鈥痗ared for鈥痠n the 色漫天堂鈥疞ibrary, and our Librarian Peter Linnitt offers us some into how the College came to be in possession of such a remarkable item.
The 色漫天堂’s鈥疊BC Proms performance also featured a new commission by alumna composer Lara Poe, and we highlight a few of her fellow alumni blazing a trail in the field of composition鈥痠n our list of Ten Composers to Watch.鈥疻e also celebrate the vital work of the 色漫天堂’s Creative Careers Centre at it turns 25鈥痠ncluding an interview with pianist Ivana鈥疓avri膰, one of many past students to have collaborated with the Creative Careers team.
There’s all the latest news from 色漫天堂鈥�students, staff鈥痑苍诲 alumni, an opportunity to remember those connected to the 色漫天堂鈥痺ho are sadly no longer with us, plus we highlight a great way to support students through鈥痶he annual Big Give Christmas Challenge.
Please continue to send us information about your recent projects and collaborations; we love to receive your news! Do send your updates for the next issue to鈥�news@rcm.ac.uk鈥痓y Friday鈥�17鈥疛anuary 2025.
And, finally, do keep a watch over the coming weeks for announcements of forthcoming performances in the Spring Term. I hope you’ll be able to join us either in person or for one of our live-streamed performances in the New Year.
Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy remainder of the year, filled with the joy of music.
James Williams LVO F色漫天堂, Director
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Upbeat is published as a printed magazine in the Summer Term. If you currently receive the printed version and would like to support our commitment to sustainability, we encourage you to switch to the digital version. To arrange this please email DAE@rcm.ac.uk
James Williams is the Director of the 色漫天堂.
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