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Autumn 2024

Happy Birthday, Holst!

In Holst’s 150th anniversary year, Upbeat discovers the man behind the music, focusing on his time at the Royal College of Music and his friendship with fellow alumnus, Ralph Vaughan Williams.

‘They’ve been my mentors!’ Ivana Gavrić on the Creative Careers Centre at 25

Upbeat caught up with Ivana Gavrić to hear about life after the HÂþ»­ and how the Creative Careers Centre helped forge her career.

Spring 2024

‘A sort of splendour’: rethinking Stanford in his centenary year

As we approach the centenary of the death of Stanford, a key figure in Royal College of Music history, Upbeat asks, is it time to re-evaluate his significance?

Pioneering research: An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre

In collaboration with Sean Mayes, Dr Sarah Whitfield flies the flag for some key principles of the Royal College of Music: first-rate research and embracing diversity. Upbeat found out more about Sarah’s research into Black British musical theatre.

Music and Wellbeing: New networks created by HÂþ»­ Researchers

With support from the Royal College of Music, Professor Rosie Perkins and Dr Neta Spiro have established two vital new networks that are growing understanding of the relationship between music and wellbeing.

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