RCM Circles for Excellence Patrons Events Guide Summer 2016

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patrons events guide summer season 2016

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Welcome to the RCM Circles for Excellence Patrons Events Guide for the 2016 Summer Season, we do hope that you will join us for many of these exciting events.

Booking information can be found overleaf and a booking form is enclosed. Thank you for your continued support of the Royal College of Music.

APRIL thursday 21 April

insight: director colin lawson’s tenth anniversary reception and recital 7pm | Parry Rooms Available to all Circles for Excellence Patrons The current academic year marks Professor Colin Lawson’s tenth anniversary as Director of the RCM. Join us to celebrate Colin’s ten-year tenure, and to hear highlights of his time at the College and bold vision for the future.

Featuring musical performances from past and present RCM students, and from Colin himself, this will be a celebration to remember.

Stravinsky: Myths & Rituals

MAY wednesday 11 may

salon: Sir Vernon and Lady Ellis 6.45pm–9.30pm | Queens Gate Terrace

Available to all Circles for Excellence Patrons We are delighted to welcome you once again to the home of Sir Vernon and Lady Ellis.

Please join us for a drinks reception followed by an evening of Viennese-themed musical entertainment by RCM musicians. This yearly Salon ends with a convivial buffet dinner with the musicians and fellow Circles for Excellence Patrons.

JUNE sunday 26 june

concert: RCM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL reception 6.45pm

concert 7.30pm

Available to all Circles for Excellence Patrons Diego Masson conductor Samson Tsoy piano RCM Symphony Orchestra

Stravinsky Symphony in 3 Movements

Capriccio Song of the Nightingale

The Firebird Suite (1945 version) The RCM Symphony Orchestra returns to London’s Royal Festival Hall to perform a thrilling all-Stravinsky programme exploring the myths and rituals behind his works.

Expect to be captivated by the orchestral wizardry of The Firebird Suite and impressed by the technical feats of award-winning RCM pianist Samson Tsoy (David Young Piano Prize and The Howard and Abby Milstein Foundation Scholar).

Circle of Excellence Patrons are invited to join RCM Director, Professor Colin Lawson for pre-performance and interval receptions.

This concert is part of the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Stravinsky: Myths & Rituals series supported by Vincent Meyer.

tuesday 28 june

Garden Party at the home of Richard and Sue Price 6.30pm–9pm | Victoria Grove, W8

Available to all Circles for Excellence Patrons Once again, we are delighted to offer a musical evening in the garden of RCM Patrons Richard and Sue Price. Join us, and enjoy an evening of music accompanied by wine and canapés.

JULY monday 4 juLY

Chairman’s Opera Reception: Hänsel und Gretel reception 6pm | Director’s Meeting Room opera 7pm | Britten Theatre Available to Director’s Circle and Chairman’s Circle Patrons This summer the RCM International Opera School presents Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel, directed and conducted by Olivier award-winning team Liam Steel and Michael Rosewell.

Hänsel and Gretel are kicked out of the house for misbehaving and find themselves lost in the woods. When they’re captured by a witch who delights in turning children into gingerbread, the cheeky heroes have to use all their cunning to escape in this playful opera. Director’s and Chairman’s Circle members are invited to join us for a pre-performance reception hosted by RCM Chairman Professor Lord Winston and Director, Professor Colin Lawson featuring a introductory talk by Liam Steel.

save the date Thursday 8 December 2016

Soirée d’Or 2016 Victoria & Albert Museum

You are invited to kick off the festive season with the highlight of the events calendar, our annual fundraising gala Soiree d’Or in support of the RCM Scholarship Fund. The evening will consist of a champagne reception, followed by dinner with performances from some of the RCM’s most gifted students.

Individual tickets cost £400 and tables of 10 or 12 are available.

Booking information To book your place for these events please complete the enclosed booking form and return it with payment to: Rachel Bowden, Friends and Patrons Officer, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BS Alternatively, you can telephone on 020 7591 4331 or email rachel.bowden@rcm.ac.uk to indicate which events you would like to attend and to make payment by credit or debit card.