An autographed manuscript of Puccini’s Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly

Violinist George Bridgtower joins as a Member in 1807 but not without questions from the Governors

It’s never too early to start thinking about your will, and as musicians, there are so many more options of what you can leave. Two Members have chosen to remember RSM, gifting royalties in the case of Clare Tyack and historic instruments in the case of Emily White as an ongoing legacy to the Society which can benefit musicians in need for generations to come.

We take a look at a line engraving of composer Christopher Gluck, published in The Harmonicon in 1823.

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.

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.

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.

On the occasion of the Monarch’s gracious continued patronage of RSM, we look at the Royal Charter granted by George III in 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.

To mark the first anniversary of Their Majesties’ Coronation, His Majesty The King has accepted the Patronage of The Royal Society of Musicians.

We look at the posthumous publication of the full score of Dossert’s Mass in B minor.

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.

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Presented to The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain by Frederick G. Lyon in 1874.

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.

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.