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Royal College of Music is first to rename ...

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...piano ‘accompaniment’ course NEWS: Royal College of Music recognises piano accompanists Dame Felicity Palmer and Simon Lepper perform 'Das Zerbrochene Ringlein', arranged by Dame Felicity's father, Marshall Palmer > By Maddy Shaw Roberts, ClassicFM London 4K A major step has been taken to recognise piano ‘accompanists’ and reflect the “tremendous skill needed to work in this field”. The Royal College of Music (RCM) has renamed its Masters in Piano Accompaniment to reflect the essential role of  pianists  in music making. ADVERTISING inRead  invented by Teads The course, renamed ‘Masters in Collaborative Piano’, is the first in a London conservatoire to remove the word ‘accompanist’ from its title. The RCM has a number of piano alumni who have established themselves as well-known chamber musicians and song pianists, including  Benjamin Britten , who regularly pe...

Mamma Mia 2

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... every actor's singing, ranked from worst to best By Maddy Shaw Roberts, ClassicFM London From those who've mastered vocal acrobatics to barking animals (oh Pierce, we could never mean you), we’ve ranked all the famous actors in 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again' from worst to best, according to their singing abilities. Following the much discussed release of   Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,   we’ve analysed every major character’s singing, and ranked them in order of greatness. ADVERTISING inRead   invented by Teads WARNING: Article contains spoilers Stellan Skarsgård – Bill Stellan Skarsgård described his singing in the first movie as “horrible” and “really painful”. His singing time has been drastically cut down in the second film, so we only get to hear the odd croak from older Bill. Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård and Pierce Brosnan in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.   Picture: Rex Pierce Brosnan – Sam Critics were not ki...