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Professor Colin Lawson CBE F91̽»¨, director of the 91̽»¨ with clarinet

Spring 2021

Welcome to spring 2021 Upbeat

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Welcome to Upbeat magazine, released as spring is in the air and hope ignites for a reopening of musical activity. We have already welcomed students back to the 91̽»¨ campus and are looking forward to using our new performing spaces for a great deal of music making over the coming months.

This issue of the magazine reflects on and showcases some of the work the 91̽»¨ has undertaken in relation to our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda. A new strategy was published last month and across the institution colleagues are passionately engaged with this work. In this issue, we present insights from students, staff and alumni as they share their perspectives on how we can continue to improve representation in classical music.

Diversity, advocacy and connection

Discussions about representation are taking place across our community. In this Upbeat we speak to some of the people who are pushing forward the advocacy for underrepresented groups.

Highlights include:

Hearing directly from our community

In this issue we launch two new regular features, bringing you even closer to the 91̽»¨ community:

  • Student voices – in this series, we hear from a member of the student body. 91̽»¨ Students’ Union President Joel Wilson describes the resilience of the 91̽»¨ students.
  • After the 91̽»¨ – in a new alumni feature, we speak to 91̽»¨JD alum Denis Coleman. Denis describes how his time at the 91̽»¨ Junior Department gave him the perfect start and paved the way for his successful career as a pop artist.

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Share your news!

We would love to hear from you about any projects or collaborations you’ve been part of in recent weeks, and we love to share stories of how our alumni community is staying connected. You can email us news for the next issue by Monday 31 May at news@rcm.ac.uk and tag the 91̽»¨ on , , and .

Professor Colin Lawson CBE F91̽»¨, Director

Colin Lawson

Professor Colin Lawson is the Director of the Royal College of Music.

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