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I'm very pleased to share this creative conversation with my wonderful @rcsofficial.bsky.social friends and colleagues Laura Bissell and Laura Gonzalez, in which we explore "inspiration" in both the literal and metaphorical senses of the word. rdw.rowan.edu/joie/vol3/is...

Merry Christmas, everyone!🎄
Wishing you all a wonderful day filled with your favourite festive things!
Enjoy these images from our recent production ‘Ballet and Brass: The Nutcracker’, a collaboration between our Schools of Music and Dance.
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📸 Hope Holmes

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Arts with Community Taster Session - YTAS Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's BA Arts with Community team is happy to bring a small series of in-person, free, taster sessions. These sessions will give

If you're interested in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland @rcsofficial.bsky.social BA Arts with Community course, their team is holding an online taster session on Wed 10 Dec 2025

On Thursday afternoon, the NPA Technical Theatre candidates travelled to @rcsofficial.bsky.social to watch the play ‘Let the Right One In’ to analyse the technical elements of a performance as part of the course.

Some of the gems from the @rcsofficial.bsky.social collection which I recently got to play! L to R we've got  a French trompe de chasse, an English hunting horn, a Webb/Halstead 'French' model natural horn, a 2 valve Ward & Sons horn, a Wolf & Figg sauterelle horn and a 2 valve Adolphe Sax horn.

Conservatoire head hits out at glockenspiel ‘insult’ to music teaching Jeffrey Sharkey criticises East Ayrshire council director’s comments about ‘weans banging seven bells’ out of the instruments

“Music education is also about opening people’s minds to what’s possible for us as a society.”

Our Principal, Jeffrey Sharkey, has defended music education following remarks made by East-Ayrshire’s Director of Education.

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BAFTA and Olivier-award-winning actor and RCS graduate Jack Lowden and theatre director and dramaturg Philip Howard will receive honorary doctorates at RCS’s autumn graduation in October. Full story on the newsroom: www.rcs.ac.uk/news-stories...
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Jack Lowden © Getty
Philip Howard © Viktoria Begg

YouTube video by adam28xx Stravinsky 'Rite of Spring' (Part 1 Finale) - Bernstein / LSO 1972

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We chatted to our head of Timpani and Percussion, Kurt Hans Goedicke about his involvement in the original Star Wars films. As Principal Timpanist with the London Symphony Orchestra he helped to… Kurt Hans Goedicke talks Star Wars

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To celebrate his artistry, we share two historic moments: an interview in which he reflects on his work in the Star Wars film scores, and a performance of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring with Leonard Bernstein and the London Symphony Orchestra.

He will be profoundly missed, but his legacy and impact on the profession are beyond doubt. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland will dedicate the Percussion Department concert on 1 December to his memory.

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Kurt-Hans Goedicke, the distinguished timpanist and retired Head of Percussion at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

2. This opportunity has been co-created by the Creative Enterprise Development Office at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Sauchiehall Street: Culture and Heritage District. Full story on the newsroom: www.rcs.ac.uk/news-stories...

1. Calling all amateur creatives living in Glasgow’s city centre! Do you have an interest in dance, music, theatre, film or performance-based work? Apply for the Make It Happen Sauchiehall Street Fund before 27 August for a chance to receive £1,000 bit.ly/44Surji

SAAS funding is available for all eligible Scottish applicants starting their first undergraduate degree.
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From ballet to teaching, music to filmmaking, acting to production design – no matter what you're interested in, you'll find it here at RCS. Applications are made via UCAS and UCAS Conservatoires. Please visit our website for everything you need to know about applying.
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✨ 🎭 Applications are now open for September 2026 entry! If you're passionate about the performing arts and looking to take your interests further, RCS is the place for you! We offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across a wide range of disciplines.

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A SAHA Conversation with Dr Emily Doolittle SAHA Conversations · Episode

To mark #WorldMusicDay, we interviewed Dr @emilydoolittle.bsky.social , a composer, zoomusicologist, and Athenaeum Research Fellow and Lecturer in Composition at @rcsofficial.bsky.social

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Stefano Boccacci Colombian-Italian conductor Stefano Boccacci has been appointed the new Leverhulme Conducting Fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS). The two-year Fellowship, in association with the BBC…

The 2 year Fellowship, in association with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & @scottishopera, is for conductors on the cusp of their careers, offering a vital step in the journey from study to the professional podium.

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Just announced! Colombian-Italian conductor Stefano Boccacci has been appointed the new Leverhulme Conducting Fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS).

Catch the MA Acting/Directing Classical and Contemporary Text cohort as they take to the stage in the reimaging of two timeless Shakespeare classics. Tickets available via the RCS box office! www.rcs.ac.uk/whats-on/

We're still thinking about the absolutely stunning performances by the Modern Ballet students at their annual performance last week. Showcasing the work of current students, these performances mixed classical and contemporary works from some of the UK’s most exciting choreographers | 📷 Hope Holmes

You can catch Spring Awakening between Tuesday 17 and Friday 20 June, tickets are available via the RCS Box Office. www.rcs.ac.uk/whats-on/spr...

So much hard work and effort goes on behind the scenes from both the BA Production Technology and Management and BA Production Arts and Design students. We can't wait to see all their hard work on (and off!) stage come to life in the final production!

A little 👀 behind the curtain as RCS Production students set the stage for the BA Musical Theatre production of Spring Awakening.

Write Start is the annual award established by RCS alumnus Sam Heughan that encourages students to develop original work and spark collaboration across art forms.

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Just announced: The Write Start 2025 winner and runner-up! Congratulations to winner Katherine Low, second-year Filmmaking student, and runner-up Angelique Celine, second-year MA Music Psychology in the Arts student and Musical Theatre graduate, who will see their creative projects come to life!

3/3. In due course, we will remember and celebrate David’s life and his contribution to RCS more fully. For now, our immediate thoughts are with his loved ones, in particular his two sons.

2/3. We have all been privileged to work with and learn from David. His recording legacy alone established him as one of the world’s preeminent Bach interpreters and scholars.