Above and beyond: Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) was established in 1949 and today it boasts huge creative diversity. The conservatoire has seen thousands of talented pupils through its doors – notable alumni include Helen Nash, Nathan Stone and Justina Gringyte. There are over 300 public performances held on campus each year, with a number of impressive collaborations. The college recently became an all-Steinway institution.

Hidden in plain sight are the staff who continue to nurture the turnover of high-quality pupils, and two of those are the recently appointed Kevin Price, who became head of music performance in 2017, and Roger Argente, who has been head of brass performance since February 2018. While still in the early days of their respective posts, both Price and Argente have been working at the college for a number of years.