Composition
Craig Armstrong, Tod Machover, Professor Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (pictured below), James Newton Howard and Professor Bent Sørensen
Composition at the Academy, led by Head of Composition Philip Cashian, has an international reputation centred on intensive project-based undergraduate (four-year BMus) and postgraduate (two-year MMus, one-year MA and three-year PhD) programmes.
All work is rehearsed and recorded in regular workshops with instrumental and vocal students. Many opportunities arise for student compositions to be played by ensembles and orchestras, and commissions are offered to write for a large number of events with professional performers both within and outside the Academy.
A seminar series underpins all studies and features guest composers such as Brian Eno, Hans Abrahamsen, Jonathan Harvey, Gerald Barry, Simon Holt, Beat Furrer and Johannes Maria Staud.
Audio: composer interviews with Philip Cashian. Listen online now.
Open Day: 2012 dates will be made available when known. If you missed the 2011 open day, please do come along to any of our free public events, all of which can be found at www.ram.ac.uk/events
