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Notable works include […] Cassie Layton Cassie Layton is a Sri Lankan-British interdisciplinary artist who works under the moniker Toulip Wonder. She first trained […] Akiho Suzuki Akiho’s AHRC-funded PhD project aims to develop and test an online intervention on effective practice and performance preparation […] Suting Han Exploring Audiovisual multimedia composition vocabularies: Composing for Chinese Zodiac Suting Han’s scholarly inquiry meticulously explores the confluence of […] Dan Baczkowski Dan Baczkowski (1994) is a composer and music psychologist whose research is focused on listeners’ perception of time […] Matthew Lau Matthew is an accomplished pianist having been awarded 1st place at the Beethoven Junior Intercollegiate Piano competition to […] Hwan Hee Kim Hwan Hee’s PhD research investigates and records significant piano works by the Korean composer Kuk Jin Kim (1930–2020), […] Songhao Yao Songhao’s research explores effects of breathing patterns in non-wind instruments (instruments working without air). Supervised by Professor Emily Howard and Dr […] Hans-Martin Buff Hans-Martin Buff is a recording engineer and music producer. He began his career at Pachyderm Studios in Cannon […] Faith Thompson Faith Thompson is a PhD Musicology student. Her AHRC-funded project, ‘Gabriel Pierné (1863–1937) and the Composer-Conductor Identity’, is […] Megan Steinberg Megan is working in collaboration with disability music charity Drake Music to compose music for d/Deaf, disabled and […] Emma Clarke Emma Clarke is a classical guitarist and studied for her Masters degree at Leeds Conservatoire. She’s worked with […] Dobromir Tsenov Dobromir’s research aims to explore and record the complete piano music by the neglected 20th century Bulgarian composer […] Meriel Price Meriel’s research expands on her existing creative practice, investigating nuances of the art – life relationship in order […] Eleanor Guenault Eleanor’s research interests surround the issues of diversity in music education, and specifically the question of gender balance […] Christian Jones Opera North bass and contrabass trombonist Christian Jones began playing at the age of ten, progressing through Staffordshire’s […] Naomi Kayayan Through an exploration of Engaging Students and Teachers as Partners (Cook-Sather et al., 2014; Bovill, 2020), Naomi’s PhD […] Peggy Nolan Peggy’s research will investigate the correlation of Luigi Boccherini’s craft both as composer and cellist, towards the comprehension […] Rosalind Ridout Rosalind’s research centres around her (moving) body as a flute player and performer, and is an autoethnographic exploration […] Nick Waldock Nick completed his performance Masters at the RNCM in 2017 where he created an electric bass guitar-led 11-piece […] Anna Wright The supporters and benefactors of the Royal Manchester College of Music (RMCM): musical patronage and philanthropy in Manchester, […] PGR Alumni Browse our Alumni’s research projects Our Location The College Study Here About Visit Us Research Alumni Support the RNCM 中文网站 Events What’s On Book Tickets Hire our Venues Contact 124 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9RD. 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