London College of Music

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London College of Music
Coat of arms of the London College of Music.svg
Established1887;138 years ago (1887)
Location
Ealing, West London
,
W5 5RF
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UK
Website https://www.uwl.ac.uk/academic-schools/music

London College of Music (LCM) is a music school in London, England. It is one of eight separate schools that make up the University of West London.

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History

LCM was founded in 1887 and existed as an independent music conservatoire based at Great Marlborough Street in central London until 1991. The college then moved to Ealing and became part of the Polytechnic of West London (which became Thames Valley University and was renamed the University of West London in 2011).

In 1996 Thames Valley University created a School entitled London College of Music & Media, which encompassed LCM and a range of media-related subjects such as music technology, radio, journalism and other creative and digital arts. In 2005 LCMM was renamed the Faculty of the Arts, with music-related subjects administered by the Department of Music. Since March 2007 the music department has been operating once again under the title of London College of Music.

Former principals of London College of Music include William Lloyd Webber (the father of English composer and impresario of musical theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber and British cellist, conductor and music educator Julian Lloyd Webber), composer and pianist John McCabe and Professor Colin Lawson (who took up the posts of Dean of LCM and Pro Vice Chancellor of the University at Ealing in 2002, continuing there until his appointment as Director of the Royal College of Music in Kensington in 2005). LCM's Chair of Composition and Head of Research is Francis Pott, widely known in particular as a composer of sacred choral music and works for the organ.

Past visiting professors at LCM have included Guy Woolfenden, Nick Ingman and (following his retirement from the role of Principal) John McCabe. A long-running and successful programme of weekly "Composers' Workshops" has included guest presentations by (among others) Stephen Montague, Jonathan Dove, Judith Weir, David Sawer, Judith Bingham, Deirdre Gribbin, Augusta Read Thomas, Param Vir, Philip Grange, Jonty Harrison, Camden Reeves, Nigel Hess, Francis Pott, Andrew Poppy and Simon Holt. Piano master classes have been presented by Martino Tirimo, John Lill, Howard Shelley and several other distinguished artists.[ citation needed ]

Academics

The external examinations department of London College of Music, known as London College of Music Examinations (LCM Examinations), is a department of the University, affiliated to LCM itself.[ citation needed ]

The music technology department of LCM incorporates 25 recording studios, plus the Native Instruments Labs. As well as offering music technology courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level, LCM is an official Native Instruments training centre and offers Apple certified Logic, Pro Tools and Ableton Live training courses. The music technology teaching staff includes Grammy Award winning record producer Pip Williams, Journal on the Art of Record Production editor Simon Zagorski-Thomas, producer Paul Borg, and long-time Transglobal Underground collaborator Larry Whelan. LCM also has a Reader in Music, the Messiaen scholar and organist Robert Sholl.[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

Arms

Coat of arms of London College of Music
Notes
Granted 23rd December 1944 [4]
Crest
On a wreath of the colours five trumpets in pile Or enfiled with a riband Azure.
Escutcheon
Azure on a pale Argent between two harps Or stringed of the second a sword Gules.
Supporters
On either side a swan rousant Proper charged on the wing with a harp Azure.
Motto
Persevere

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