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In February we launched the College’s 75th birthday at a special public engagement event to share our plans for the Old Library. Principal Helena Gaunt explains how this redevelopment project demonstrates our commitment to the performing arts, their place in the heart of our cities, in the centre of all our lives.

The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama’s partnership with BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) and the National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) brings new possibilities for local young musicians aged 11-25 years.

Helping the College to play its part on the international stage, our partnership with Taith and study abroad opportunities open doors for students, providing funding for learners from RWCMD and across the world to take part in educational international exchanges.

The University of South Wales (USW), Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) and The College, Merthyr Tydfil have signed up to the Trade Unions Congress (TUC) Wales Dying to Work Charter.

International theatre designer and RWCMD International Chair in Drama Pamela Howard is back in Wales, working with local communities, with a free installation at the Old Library that retraces the stories of immigrants who’ve travelled through and to Cardiff.

Ahead of his musical project collaborating with other students across the College, we spoke to MA Arts Management student Joshua Marchant about his journey from directing theatre in Texas to studying the Creative Producing pathway at RWCMD.

RWCMD mourns the loss of its Vice President, friend and supporter Sir Ian Stoutzker, who died at the weekend.

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Maestro Xu Zhong, RWCMD's International Chair in Opera, renowned conductor and President of the Shanghai Opera House, was invited by the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and the Royal Welsh College to visit the United Kingdom recently.