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From the Archives: Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck
We take a look at a line engraving of composer Christopher Gluck, published in The Harmonicon in 1823.
RSM People: Charlotte Penton-Smith
RSM’s Chief Executive Charlotte Penton-Smith describes what led her to the Society, what an average day looks like and what the future holds for the organisation.
RSM People: James Turnbull
Getting the support you need is about so much more than just the money, it’s about getting it on time and with care. That was oboist James Turnbull’s experience when he needed turn to RSM for help.
From the Archives: Become an RSM digital volunteer
RSM’s earliest surviving minute books, previously photographed onto microfilm in the1980s, have recently been converted to digital images, which we now need your help to make the most of.
From the Archives: John David Sainsbury
On the occasion of the Monarch’s gracious continued patronage of RSM, we look at the Royal Charter granted by George III in 1790.
From the Archives: The Royal Charter of 1790
On the occasion of the Monarch’s gracious continued patronage of RSM, we look at the Royal Charter granted by George III in 1790.
Royal Patronage
To mark the first anniversary of Their Majesties’ Coronation, His Majesty The King has accepted the Patronage of The Royal Society of Musicians.
From the Archives: Frank G. Dossert
We look at the posthumous publication of the full score of Dossert’s Mass in B minor.
RSM People: Toby Thatcher
While much of the support RSM provides is for treatments that bring musicians back to full health, just as much of the support goes towards managing long-term health issues, as is the case for Australian-British conductor Toby Thatcher. Find out how RSM has been able to help fund the consistent attention his health demands.
From the Archives: An RSM family album
Presented to The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain by Frederick G. Lyon in 1874.
From the Archives: Walter Parratt
On the centenary of the death of Sir Walter Parratt, Master of the Queen’s Music from 1893 until his death, we display a selection of concert programmes from performances which were conducted by Parratt.
From the Archives: Handel and red herrings
Handel was the first composer to have a public statue raised to his fame (Vauxhall Gardens) and the first composer to have a collected edition of his works produced (by Samuel Arnold in the period 1784-1794). In addition he was also the first to have a full-length biography published.
From the Archives: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Annotated manuscripts, written in Coleridge-Taylor’s own hand.
RSM People: Victoria Stephenson
RSM is lucky to receive legacies from musicians who want to continue helping fellow music professionals after their death. As well as donations and royalties, they also leave fine instruments to RSM, just as Yvonne Clarke did when she chose to leave her 1957 Voigt viola to the Society. We catch up with The Hallé Orchestra’s Victoria Stephenson, who has been the custodian of the viola for over a decade.
From the Archives: Antoinette Sterling
Portrait of the American contralto Antoinette Sterling.