Welcoming New Arrivals We are delighted to warmly welcome a total of 342 new students from 62 different countries for a new academic year at the Royal College of Music. This year we have once again awarded more than £2 million in scholarships to RCM students, meaning that 50% of our students are now able to benefit from some form of financial help towards their tuition. We are extremely grateful to all of our generous scholarship donors for making this possible. Eugene Marshall has been re-elected as President of the recently renamed Students’ Union. Eugene and his team will represent and support the student body and provide a full programme of social events and activities throughout the year.
(Ian Evans Lombe Junior Fellowship) and Nathaniel Mander (Linda Hill Junior Fellowship in Harpsichord/Continuo). You can find out more about Junior Fellowships at www.rcm.ac.uk/ juniorfellows. If you’re interested in applying for a Junior Fellowship for 2016/17, applications are now open until 29 January 2016. Photo © Thomas Bartel
Students
Olivier Stankiewicz
Professors and Staff
Eugene Marshall
New Junior Fellows The RCM welcomes new Junior Fellows for the 2015/16 academic year: Magdalena Loth-Hill (Mills Williams Junior Fellowship), Hin-Yat Tsang (Constant & Kit Lambert Junior Fellowship), Aleksandar Djermanovic (Anthony Saltmarsh Junior Fellowship), Imma Setiadi (Gilbert and Eileen Edgar Junior Fellowship), Eleanor Kornas (Adami Award for Piano Accompanists Junior Fellowship) and Satoko DoiLuck (Junior Fellowship in Harpsichord/ Continuo). We also welcome back for a second year Chad Vindin (Lord and Lady Lurgan Junior Fellowship), Elliot Launn
The Royal College of Music is delighted to welcome Olivier Stankiewicz as professor in the Woodwind Faculty. Olivier has recently been appointed Principal Oboe of the London Symphony Orchestra. Prior to joining the LSO, he performed with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Toulouse’s Orchestre National du Capitole (ONCT), where he was Principal Oboe (2011–15). Olivier said: ‘I am incredibly happy to join the teaching staff at the RCM. I have always wanted to share what I have learnt from my own teachers and use my experience to help others express themselves.’ Three new members of staff have joined the RCM Research and Programmes department this term. Dr Christina Guillaumier has joined the Royal College of Music as Head of Undergraduate Programmes. Christina was previously Head of Creative and Contextual Studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Trained as a pianist, Christina is a musicologist, teacher and writer on music, with an MMus in Advanced
Dr Christina Guillaumier
Musical Studies from the University of London, MSc from the University of Oxford and a PhD from the University of St Andrews. She was also awarded an Athenaeum Award to complete a Visiting Research Fellowship (2011) at Princeton University. Dr Jennie Henley has been appointed as the RCM’s first Area Leader for Music Education. She will take overall responsibility for all RCM music education courses and lead the development of a new Masters degree in Music Education. Emma Hewett joins the team in the role of Research and Knowledge Exchange Manager. She will support the delivery of all research projects. The RCM Junior Department welcomes six new members of staff this year: Emma Covill (piano), string teachers Esther King Smith and Ruth Palmer, woodwind orchestral tutor Douglas Mitchell, and chamber music coaches Jianing Kong and Andrew Zolinsky.
New Director of Development The Royal College of Music is delighted to welcome Lily Harriss who joins as Director of Development. Lily has over 20 years’ experience in fundraising, both in the UK and internationally. She established the Development and Communications Team of ‘Picture our Future: The Campaign for Dulwich Picture Gallery’. Her previous roles include Director of Development at English Heritage, Director of University Fundraising at King’s College London and King’s Health Partners, Strategic Counsel for LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre) and Director of Development, Corporations and Foundations at Queen’s University in Canada. Find out more in our interview with Lily on page 14. 9