Hi I'm Joel, the current SU President. Welcome to the Royal College of Music!
Me and my friends Niki and Andrew are going to spend a bit of time today
showing you around the wonderful building and some of our new spaces
Hi I'm Niki and I'm a fourth year cellist and I'll be showing you around the College today
starting with the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall which dates back to 1901 named after the cellist
and alumni of College. Most of our big symphony projects go on in here and we've had the privilege
of working with conductors such as Haitink, John Wilson, Holly Mathieson and last year my favourite
project was working with Sir Antonio Pappano on Saint-Saën's Symphony Number Three. And we had
organ student Eric Chan on this amazing new organ designed and built by Flentrop Orgelbouw as part
of our More Music Campaign. The organ is used by organists for one-to-one lessons and performances.
enjoy coffee or some lunch in between rehearsals. Let's head down to the new performance spaces
and museum. The museum's collection includes the earliest known string keyboard instrument and
the world's oldest guitar. We are now going to head down to the new performance spaces
this is our new Performance Hall, it's really exciting to be in here. It holds around 150
audience members and it's really exciting for our students to finally get to play in here. It's
a really versatile space with variable acoustics and a retractable stage so the possibilities are
endless. This is the Performance Studio it's largely used for solo and chamber concerts
and it's quite an adaptable space as you can see. This is the library it holds over 400 000 books,
scores and recordings which is quite amazing. It's a really great place for
both students and staff to come and study, and it's staffed by some incredible team members.
These are the Parry Rooms they're really beautiful spaces, they've got a lovely acoustic
and it's usually free in the evening if you want to book it to practise
and you can look out the window to Albert Hall when you do.
Hi there, I'm Andrew Chen and I am a second year postgraduate
composition student here at the Royal College of Music.
So here I am in one of our three dedicated composition
suites. Upstairs we also have a larger studio space, this one is particularly dedicated to teaching and
as you can see there are a lot of Mac workstations here. Here we are in the Studios. The Studios is a
department of College that offers a whole bunch of different things to students. Including equipment
loans like microphones and cameras, studio sessions professionally recorded for both audio and video
at discounted rates for students, and additionally in this room here the brand new video production
suite. Staff members of the Studios take charge of recording concerts, as well as facilitating live
streams. We're behind the scenes of the Britten Theatre where College hosts many opera productions
and concerts throughout the year. The auditorium seats about 400 people. There's an orchestra pit
that accommodates about 80 players and the stage is 30 foot deep. We're in the opera dressing rooms,
there are lots of lovely costumes here for an upcoming production, I'm jealous of whoever gets
to wear them. This is BaRCM. This is one of the student social spaces and also is the home to
the SU who are here to make sure all students are happy, healthy and informed, and it's not bad for a
drink either. This is our Recital Hall where we have smaller performances throughout the year.
So here we are in the Ziff Suite which is a dedicated space with a number of soundproofed
practice pods for individual practice. And on this floor we also have a composition suite
with a number of computers and printing facilities for student use. And here we are in the Royal
College of Music's Percussion Suite. We're here in the main room, which is one of several rooms here
in this cutting-edge facility dedicated to all aspects of orchestral performance.
There's also a state-of-the-art studio which has recording equipment and there are a whole other
bunch of dedicated rooms for marimba and vibraphone practice.
Here in the Exchange you can find a number of student services.
You can speak to your faculty administrator and get advice
on a range of issues including visa queries, exams, finance and performance opportunities. The Exchange
is also home to our Creative Careers Centre, they provide advice, support and resources for all RCM
students and recent graduates on a range of skills including self-employment and finance.
Goes without saying but College is at the centre of one of London's great cultural institutions
that is Albertopolis. Not only do we have the Royal Albert Hall to our left here, but also a number of
museums such as the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum as well as access to Imperial
College and all of their facilities, including their gym and bar. The Blomfield Building isn't
the only building on campus, we also have RCM Jay Mews which is on the other side of Albert Hall.
So this is Jay Mews, it's been open for student use since winter 2019 but is also home of the original
concert hall which we'll now see. This is the Upper Studio it's used for rehearsals and classes. It
used to belong to the English National Ballet but it was RCM's original concert hall. In Jay Mews you
can find the Wellness Centre and Student Services. Student Services are a really good point of
contact if you have any worries over your studies or your personal life and they're also available
remotely if you're unable to come in. Jay Mews is home to the Centre for Performance Science which is a
partnership between the RCM and Imperial College. They conduct research that spans the arts, medicine,
engineering, natural sciences and business. You will also find our digital team and academic programmes
staff at RCM Jay Mews. Prince Consort Village or PCV is the hall of residence for RCM. Most students
live there in their first year and it's a really good place to meet people and make friends. It's
got practice rooms, a laundry room, TV room and gym. I lived there in my first year and really enjoyed
it. It's in a nice area with Ravenscourt Park just around the road and it's easily within travelling
distance of RCM. We hope you enjoyed the campus tour and hope we can welcome you to the campus
soon. If you have any questions please head over to the website
or get in touch with our Admissions Team.