Clubs & Societies
2024/25
RCM Student Union clubs for this year are: Jazz, Film Scoring, Christian Union, Running, Football, Calisthenics, Chess Club, Cello Ensemble, Musical Theatre, Brass Band, Bach Society, and Electronic Music Society.
Joining a society means you’ll be added to a mailing list ensuring you receive advance information and updates about future events. There are no membership fees, so there’s no financial commitment required. Please note that while joining is free, some events may have a pay-per-event policy.
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If you have an idea for leading a society feel free to send us a message!
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As an RCM student, you also access 380+ clubs and societies at our neighbours Imperial College Union.
Jazz Society
Hello! We are the jazz society, welcoming experienced jazzers as well as the most classical players into our midst! We run jazz jams every week on Thursdays (19:30-22:30) and will be organising big band as well as small group projects! It’s also just a place to find people to go to external jams and gigs with, as well as giving BaRCM some entertainment once a week :)) If you have any questions, come and find me around college, and I’ll fill you in! I can’t wait to meet you all and play some tunes together! ​
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Contact Lucia Breslin via RCM email to sign up.
Welcome to the RCM football team, welcome to anyone through all years at RCM. We run weekly kick abouts in Hyde park and 5-a-side mini tournaments for anyone to come along to and play. We also compete against other conservatoires throughout the year so keep an eye out for upcoming games and show your support by watching or playing! Looking forward to a great year.
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Email David Fraser via RCM email to sign up.
Chess Club
Brass Band Society
The Brass Band Society meet in order to stage their annual Christmas performance in the SU Christmas Concert.
There are plans to perform later in the Spring or Summer season too, but we need your interest and the support from your considered membership!
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Contact Natha Mansell via RCM email to sign up.
The RCM Bach Society, hosts monthly listening sessions for the comparison of various different recordings of J. S. Bach's music.
Depending on the sustained level of interest at any time for the RCM Bach Society, we will endeavour to organise small external performances and chorales where possible.
Contact Ryan Collis via email to sign up.
Film Scoring Society
Film Scoring Society is a collective of students who study or have an interest in film music and music written for media more broadly. Founded in 2020, the society aims to create a strong community of learning through hosting discussions and masterclasses with people at the forefront of the industry. Highlights have included visits from John Lunn (Downton Abbey), Rachel Portman (Chocolat), Mychael Danna (Life of Pi), James Newton-Howard, and more.
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Contact Simon Pearson via RCM email to sign up.
Running Society
We’ll meet once a week at 9am (tbc which day and exact time) for a relaxed 5km run around Hyde Park! We go at a pace that everyone in the group feels comfortable at and it’s a lovely chance to de stress and get some endorphins going before a long day at college. If there’s an interest for it Becca and I will also organise some slightly longer weekend runs maybe on a Sunday.
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Email Carys Underwood via RCM email to sign up.
Cello Ensemble
A new society for cellists! We will be playing ensemble rep involving anything that can be feasibly played on the cello, talking all things cello-related (or not), and meeting more of the cellists at college. For now, just for fun...but this can be a basis to organise concerts, socials and events. The meeting times will fluctuate to allow as many people to attend as possible given our busy schedules, with a poll sent out each week to liaise. Send an email to alina.maries-reim@rcm.ac.uk if you’d like to come along and I’ll add you to the group chat 😊
Email Alina Maries-Reim via RCM email to sign up.
RCM Electronica
In RCM Electronic Music Society, we aim to create a space where people can meet to share music (regardless of genre!), learn from external guest producers who will come and share ideas, creating a database of good sound libraries and tutorials, and having fun listening/DJing and making music together with synthesizers and DAWs! We will also explore and study together advanced techniques such as max msp and how we could fuse classical and electronic.
We will meet once every week or two weeks.
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Contact Deniz Dortok via RCM email to sign up.
RCM Christian Union
​The RCM Christian Union hopes to give everyone in College the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news of Jesus Christ. We hold weekly meet-ups to explore the Christian faith, in which we get to know more about each other and about ourselves through studying the Bible and praying together. Last year, the Christian Union had various speakers come in to give Bible-related talks during social activities, like waffle-making and gingerbread-decorating at Christmas.
We meet every Thursday during term time from 2:00-3:00pm.
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Contact Matthew Kosciecha via RCM email to sign up.
Calisthenics Society
Want to become the strongest and most mobile students in music conservatoire? Join Calisthenics society with male and females welcome. Sessions held 3 times a week on Tuesday 16:00-18-00 Thursday 16:00-18:00 and Sunday 11:00-13:00. For now, the location will be at Paddington Recreation Grounds with the nearest station being Maida Vale (Bakerloo line). We will be working on beginner strength exercise from push-ups to getting your first muscle up and much more. Great for general well-being, focus and quality of sleep. Live your future now and get toned and fit by joining Calisthenics society.
Email Ethan Lieber via RCM email to sign up.
Musical Theatre Society
‘Hello!’, ‘Do You Hear The People Sing?’
With the Musical Theatre Society, we want to unite all the students with a heart for theatre. Singers, musicians and even composers and conductors! As a new society, we want to organize small events and projects (concerts, guests, karaoke night,…) throughout the year. We will also plan one or more group trips to a theatre show! Send us an email if you want to join our Facebook group! So don’t throw away your shot; let’s defy gravity and seize the day!
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Contact Yaor Jacob via RCM email to sign up.
RCM Viola Performance Society
The RCM Viola Performance Society gathers fortnightly on Sundays to perform for each other, give and receive feedback, and to socialise with other RCM violists. The intention is to provide a friendly and educational environment for performance practice.
If you're working towards an audition or recital, this is the perfect environment to do some practice runs in front of an audience of peers.
We only ask you to be considerate about the length of the repertoire you choose to perform. Many people want to play, and time is limited! Students from all years and all studios welcome, and feel free to bring your own accompanists.'
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Contact Zephyr Wills via email to sign up.
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Imperial College Union
RCM Bach Society
Join the vibrant community of Imperial College Union's Societies as an RCM student! To get started, simply obtain an Associate Membership for just £5 at the ICU Office located in the Beit Quad. After that, you can explore and join various societies, each with its own fees.