Royal Manchester College of Music

The '''Royal Manchester College of Music''' (RMCM) was founded in 1893 by Sir [[Charles Hallé]] who assumed the role as Principal. For a long period of time Hallé had argued for Manchester's need for a ''conservatoire'' to properly train the local talent. The Ducie Street building, just off Oxford Road, was purchased and students admitted in October 1893. In 1954 the Principal of the RMCM, [[Frederic Cox (musician)|Frederic R. Cox]], started to explore the issue of amalgamation with the [[Northern School of Music]] (NSM). This took until 1972 when the amalgamation resulted in the founding of the [[Royal Northern College of Music]]. == Principals == * Sir [[Charles Hallé]] * [[Adolph Brodsky]] * [[Frederic Cox (musician)|Frederic Cox]] == Other sources == * [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=1179-rmcm&cid=0#0 Royal Manchester College of Music Archive: National Archives] {{Music schools in the United Kingdom}} {{coord missing|Greater Manchester}}