The Royal Conservatory of Music#Mazzoleni Hall

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The conservatory was founded in 1886 as The Toronto Conservatory of Music and opened in September 1887, located on two floors above a music store at the corner of Dundas Street (Wilton Street) and Yonge Street (at today's Yonge Dundas Square).[https://books.google.com/books?id=4g8OCCWk5SQC There's Music In These Walls] By Ezra Schabas, pub. Dundurn Press Ltd, 2005 Its founder Edward Fisher was a young organist born in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/edward-fisher-emc/|title=Fisher, Edward |publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|date=16 December 2013|access-date=10 August 2019}} The conservatory became the first institution of its kind in Canada: a school dedicated to the training of singers and instrumentalists, and also to instilling a love of music in young children.{{cite web |url=http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=RCM_History |title=History of the Royal Conservatory of Music |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105081255/http://rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=RCM_History |archive-date=5 January 2011}} In its first year, it hired Italian musician and composer Francesco D'Auria to teach at the conservatory.{{cite book|title=There's music in these Walls|last=Shabas|first=Ezra|publisher=Dundurn Press|date=2005}}

The conservatory's initial intake was just over 100, and by its second quarter this number had grown to nearly 300 as its reputation quickly spread.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/royal-conservatory-of-music|title=Royal Conservatory of Music|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|date=16 April 2014|access-date=2019-08-10}} In 1897, the organization purchased a new property at College Street and University Avenue (now site of the Intact Centre) to accommodate its rapid expansion. From its earliest days, it was affiliated with the University of Toronto with the purpose of preparing students for degree examinations and shared its premises with the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music from 1919.

In 1906, Frank Welsman – who became the principal of the conservatory – founded and directed the Toronto Conservatory Orchestra, which became the Toronto Symphony Orchestra two years later.

The period between 1918 and 1924 witnessed a series of mergers among music conservatories in Toronto. The Toronto College of Music was founded in 1888 by conductor F.H. Torrington, and became the first music conservatory affiliated with the University of Toronto. After Torrington's death in 1917, the school merged with the Canadian Academy of Music in 1918.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/toronto-college-of-music-emc|title=Toronto College of Music|author=Clifford Ford|encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=2019-08-10}} The academy itself had been founded in 1911 by Albert Gooderham, who financed the school out of his own personal fortune and served as the school's only president during its 13-year history. The academy, in turn, merged into the Toronto Conservatory of Music in 1924.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-academy-of-music-emc|title=Canadian Academy of Music|author=Helmut Kallmann|encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=2019-08-10}}

Glenn Gould – arguably the conservatory's most outstanding pupil – studied theory, organ, and piano, graduating at the age of 12 in 1946 with an ARCT diploma of the highest honours.{{cite web|url=http://www.glenngould.com |title=Glenn Gould official website: timeline |publisher=Glenngould.com |access-date=2011-03-01}}

In 1947, King George VI awarded the conservatory its royal charter in recognition of its status as one of the Commonwealth's greatest music schools. The Toronto Conservatory of Music became The Royal Conservatory of Music.

During Ettore Mazzoleni's term as principal (1945–68), the conservatory grew rapidly. Mazzoleni had been director of the Conservatory Orchestra since 1934. Two other prominent figures who contributed to the achievements of this period were chairman of the board Edward Johnson (who served from 1947 to 1959) and Arnold Walter, who was appointed director of the new Senior School in 1946. The Senior School offered a two-year program with professional performance training combined with related courses in theory and history. The initial success of the project gave rise to a three-year program leading to an Artist Diploma, as well as the conservatory's Opera School (begun in 1946), which provided training in all aspects of opera production. These developments led to the creation of the Royal Conservatory Opera Company, which went on to become the Canadian Opera Company in 1959.

With space now a major problem, the University of Toronto sold the College Street property to Ontario Hydro in 1962 (demolished to make way for the Ontario Power Building in 1975), and the conservatory moved to 273 Bloor Street West, the original site of McMaster University or McMaster Hall as well as Castle Memorial Hall. The concert and recital halls of the College Street site were only partially replaced in the move, and the library, residence, and all three pipe organs were lost.{{cite web |title=Omni Security Deploys Enterprise-Class Security Solution at the Royal Conservatory of Music |url=https://cdnpublic.exacq.com/exacqvision-ICT-RCM-0409.pdf |website=cdnpublic.eaxcq.com |date=2009|access-date=7 January 2022}}

The conservatory was governed by the University of Toronto from 1963 until 1991, at which time it became a wholly independent institution again, taking control of its building and diverse music programs. Peter Simon was appointed president of the conservatory.{{cite web |url=http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=Peter_Simon_bio |title=The Royal Conservatory of Music: Biography of Dr Peter Simon |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |access-date=2011-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031032912/http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=Peter_Simon_bio |archive-date=31 October 2007 |url-status=dead}}

Also in 1991, the conservatory developed a master plan to renovate its historic building and expand it with the construction of new facilities on the same site. The plan was carried out by Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB) in stages, initially with the 1997 renovation of Mazzoleni Concert Hall in the historic Ihnatowycz Hall.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=1800?name=World_Architecture_News |title=World Architecture News 7 January 2008: Performing in Toronto |publisher=Worldarchitecturenews.com |date=7 January 2008 |access-date=2011-03-01}} The plans for this renovation are held at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal.{{Cite web|last=Canadian Centre for Architecture|title=Royal Conservatory of Music, Master Plan, Toronto (1991)|url=https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/search/details/collection/object/500838|access-date=2020-06-26|website=cca.qc.ca}} The new construction is named the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning and features academic and performance spaces; the acoustically sound, 1,135-seat Koerner concert venue; studios; classrooms; a new-media centre; a library; and a rehearsal hall.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/royal-conservatory-revamp-earns-architecture-award-1.540121|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824115612/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2005/12/21/architecture-award.html|title=Royal Conservatory revamp earns architecture award|date=21 December 2005|archive-date=24 August 2007|publisher=CBC.ca Arts|url-status=live|access-date=12 February 2018}} During the renovations, the conservatory temporarily moved to the former location of the Toronto District School Board's Ursula Franklin Academy in the Dufferin and Bloor West area.{{cite web|url=http://dufferinpark.ca/neighbourhood/nhoodarchive2005.html#rcmopen |title=Friends of Dufferin Grove Park Neighbourhood: Royal Conservatory Opens Up to Neighbourhood |publisher=Dufferinpark.ca |access-date=2011-03-01}}{{cite web |url=http://www.tgmag.ca/magic/mt48.html |title=Croatians in Toronto |publisher=Tgmag.ca |date=10 April 1939 |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706205440/http://www.tgmag.ca/magic/mt48.html |archive-date=6 July 2011}} In September 2008, the conservatory returned to a newly renovated and expanded headquarters at 273 Bloor Street West near Avenue Road. Koerner Hall opened on 25 September 2009, beginning a new age of large-scale performances at The Royal Conservatory.{{cite news|last=Knelman |first=Martin |url=https://www.thestar.com/comment/article/701451 |title=Koerner Hall debuts at Royal Conservatory |work=Toronto Star |date=26 September 2009 |access-date=2011-03-01}}

The original building, McMaster Hall, was renamed Ihnatowycz Hall in 2005,{{cite web|title=About the RCM: History|url=http://www.rcmusic.ca/aboutRCM|access-date=22 February 2011}} {{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} in reference to the contribution of alumni Ian Ihnatowycz and Marta Witer. The designation of this site as a heritage building required that the majority of the original materials and formal qualities be maintained while complying with the building code. The original brickwork was maintained: decorative red brick, Medina sandstone, and polished granite.{{cite book|last=McKelvey|first=Margaret|title=Toronto Carved in Stone|year=1984|publisher=Fitzhenry and Whiteside|location=Toronto|pages=97}} The imposing manner of the building demonstrates the prominent form of the building.{{cite book|last=Schabas|first=Ezra|title=There's Music in These Walls|year=2005|publisher=Dundurn Press|location=Toronto|pages=162}}

The Royal Conservatory is a not-for-profit organization offering a wide range of arts programs.{{cite web |url=http://www.torontopedia.ca/Royal_Conservatory_of_Music |title=Torontopedia: Royal Conservatory of Music |publisher=Torontopedia.ca |date=22 February 1999 |access-date=2011-03-01}}

This is the division of The Royal Conservatory that sets and supports standards in music examinations across Canada and internationally.{{cite web |url=https://learning.rcmusic.ca/royal-conservatory-certificate-program |title=Examinations |access-date=2017-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118022805/https://learning.rcmusic.ca/royal-conservatory-certificate-program |archive-date=18 January 2017}} The organization conducts 100,000 examinations annually in over 300 communities around the world.

Examinations are conducted three or four times each year in more than 300 communities through a network of local centres. The Certificate Program encompasses all levels and spans 11 grades: from beginner to certification as an Associate of The Royal Conservatory of Music (ARCT), to certification as a Licentiate of The Royal Conservatory of Music (LRCM).[http://www.scena.org/lsm/sm9-1/examens-musique-en.htm Scena.org: The Music Exam] 3 September 2003

Achievement on the examinations of The Royal Conservatory is recognized for credit toward secondary school graduation in many school systems in Canada. For most provinces in Canada, a Level 6 Certificate and Level 6 Theory (formerly Intermediate Rudiments) counts as Grade 10 credit, a Level 7 Certificate and Level 6 or Level 7 Theory (also formerly Intermediate Rudiments) counts as Grade 11 credit, and a Level 8 Certificate and Level 8 Theory (formerly Advanced Rudiments) counts as Grade 12 credit. One's standing in the Certificate Program also plays an important role in entrance requirements for professional music programs at many universities and colleges.[http://www.rcmexaminations.org/teachinfo/mmpdffiles/MM_2007_JUL_AUG.pdf Music Matters] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530003057/http://www.rcmexaminations.org/teachinfo/mmpdffiles/MM_2007_JUL_AUG.pdf |date=30 May 2009 }} July/August 2007 page 6

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In 2011 The Royal Conservatory partnered with Carnegie Hall to launch The Achievement Program in the United States. In January 2013 The Royal Conservatory took on sole responsibility of the successful program{{cite web |url=http://www.musicdevelopmentprogram.org/sites/default/files/files/Carnegie%20Hall%20and%20Royal%20Conservatory%20Announce%20Change%20to%20The%20Achievement%20Program%20-%20WITH%20QA%20AND%20MDP%20LOGO.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-01-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702145100/http://musicdevelopmentprogram.org/sites/default/files/files/Carnegie%20Hall%20and%20Royal%20Conservatory%20Announce%20Change%20to%20The%20Achievement%20Program%20-%20WITH%20QA%20AND%20MDP%20LOGO.pdf |archive-date=2 July 2014}} under the name The Royal Conservatory Music Development Program. Developed to provide a national standard for all learners, in 2016 The Music Development Program was merged with The RCM Certificate Program.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicdevelopmentprogram.org|title=Homepage - The Royal Conservatory of Music|website=musicdevelopmentprogram.org}}

{{main|Frederick Harris Music}}

The Frederick Harris Music Co. Limited, is the oldest and largest print-music publisher in Canada.

Frederick Harris (1866–1945) devoted his life to music publishing. He began his career in England working for a large music publishing firm. In 1904, he set up his own business in London and in 1910, established a Canadian office in Toronto – marking the beginning of a long association with The Royal Conservatory that led to an increased emphasis on publications for teaching and learning.{{cite web|author1=Marlene Wehrle |author2=Bruce F. Mowat |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/frederick-harris-music-co-limited-emc|title=The Frederik Harris Music Co|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}

In 1944, the company was donated to the conservatory with profits to be used for its own purposes.

{{main|The Glenn Gould School}}

A centre for professional training in classical music performance at the postsecondary and postbachelor levels, The Glenn Gould School was established in 1987. Originally called The Royal Conservatory of Music Professional School, it was renamed in 1997 to honour Glenn Gould, the Toronto-born piano virtuoso and a former pupil. Enrollment is limited to 130,{{cite web |url=http://ggs.rcmusic.ca/key-facts/ |title=The Glenn Gould School: Key Facts |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |access-date=2017-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202022220/http://ggs.rcmusic.ca/key-facts/ |archive-date=2 February 2017}} and The School is supported by funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage through the National Arts Contribution Program.[http://www.pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/infoCntr/cdm-mc/index-eng.cfm?action=doc&DocIDCd=CJV071106 Canadian Heritage: The Government of Canada Supports Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611163313/http://www.pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/infoCntr/cdm-mc/index-eng.cfm?action=doc&DocIDCd=CJV071106|date=11 June 2011}} 30 November 2007 It has become one of the most highly respected music conservatories in North America, and the world.

The faculty consists of internationally acclaimed performers, teachers, and scholars.[http://www.scena.org/lsm/sm6-5/today.html Today's Musicians… Tomorrow's Artistic Leaders from Scena.org] 1 February 2001 More than 125 master classes are presented each year with artists, such as, Stewart Goodyear, Anton Kuerti, and James Ehnes.

Glenn Gould School alumni have established careers as solo performers, orchestral musicians, chamber musicians, and recording artists. Alumni include the pianist Jan Lisiecki, singers Isabel Bayrakdarian and Robert Gleadow, the pianists David Jalbert and Richard Raymond, the harpist Mariko Anraku, the violist Adam Romer, as well as the St. Lawrence String Quartet.

The Glenn Gould School offers an accredited four-year Bachelor of Music (Honours) degree in Music Performance in piano, voice, and all orchestral instruments, designed for high school graduates who wish to prepare for a career as a performer. The Artist Diploma is a two-year postbachelor program for piano, voice, orchestral instruments, performance, and pedagogy.{{cite web |url=http://ggs.rcmusic.ca/performance-diploma-program/ |title=Glenn Gould School Performance Diploma Program |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |access-date=2017-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202021504/http://ggs.rcmusic.ca/performance-diploma-program|archive-date=2 February 2017}}

{{cite web|url=http://ggs.rcmusic.ca/artist-diploma-program// |title=Glenn Gould School Artist Diploma Program |publisher=Rcmusic.ca|access-date=2017-01-23}} The school also offers The Rebanks Family Fellowship and Performance Diploma Program, a one-year career development program for aspiring classical musicians.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaltoronto.org/2013/10/03/royal-conservatory-of-music-announces-significant-career-development-residencies-for-promising-young-musicians/|title=Royal Conservatory of Music announces significant career-development residencies for promising young musicians |date=3 October 2013 |publisher=musicaltoronto.org |access-date=2017-01-23}}

{{cite web |url=http://ggs.rcmusic.ca/rebanks-fellowship/// |title=Rebanks Fellowship |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |access-date=2017-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202023124/http://ggs.rcmusic.ca/rebanks-fellowship/// |archive-date=2 February 2017}}

After a competitive audition and interview, accepted students are streamed into Junior, Intermediate, or Senior Academy programs. This comprehensive program develops performance skills, musicianship, and academic excellence.{{cite web |url=http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=YAPA_about_yapa |title=About YAPA |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606041352/http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=YAPA_about_yapa |archive-date=6 June 2011}} Most Academy activities take place on Friday evenings and Saturdays but students are expected to practice daily and work on regular assignments. Through the support of private individuals and foundations, financial assistance is available for all students.{{cite web |url=http://www.rcmusic.ca/Admin/Assets/DisplayAsset.aspx?id=d2f0a824-fbee-4584-bb96-8e98e837402b |title=09.10 YAPA Application Form |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606041501/http://www.rcmusic.ca/Admin/Assets/DisplayAsset.aspx?id=d2f0a824-fbee-4584-bb96-8e98e837402b |archive-date=6 June 2011}} Alumni of the academy who have launched successful careers include Peter Simon, Katie Stillman, Eugene Nakamura, Marcin Swoboda, Janice LaMarre, Marta and Irena Kretchkovsky, and Karen Ouzounian.

The Royal Conservatory School offers individual and group instruction in classical, popular, folk, jazz, and world music, to people of all ages and abilities.{{cite web|url=http://learning.rcmusic.ca/royal-conservatory-school|title=Royal Conservatory School|publisher=Rcmusic.ca|access-date=2017-01-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201125234/https://learning.rcmusic.ca/royal-conservatory-school|archive-date=1 February 2017}}

The school also offers music appreciation sessions as well as training programs for teachers and artists.{{cite web |url=http://learning.rcmusic.ca/music-appreciation |title=Music Appreciation |access-date=23 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117183451/https://learning.rcmusic.ca/music-appreciation |archive-date=17 January 2017}}

{{cite web |url=http://learning.rcmusic.ca/royal-conservatory-school/teacher-and-artist-training |title=Teacher and Artist Training |access-date=23 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321110712/http://learning.rcmusic.ca/royal-conservatory-school/teacher-and-artist-training |archive-date=21 March 2017}}

In October 2013 The Royal Conservatory launched The Marilyn Thomson Early Childhood Education Centre, with an aim of spreading online learning in music to young children.{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/piano-lessons-go-digital-at-royal-conservatory/article14713705|title=Piano lessons go digital at Royal Conservatory |date=2013-10-05 |access-date=2013-11-07}}

The Royal Conservatory of Music's Glenn Gould School has joined the exchange program with different prestigious music institutions across the world.

The exchange institutions include:

• {{flagicon|France}} Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, France;
• {{flagicon|China}} Shanghai Conservatory of Music, China;
• {{flagicon|Finland}} Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland;
• {{flagicon|Germany}} Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin, Germany;
• {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong;
• {{flagicon|Australia}} Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Australia;
• {{flagicon|Germany}} Reina Sofía School of Music Munich, Germany;
• {{flagicon|Spain}} Reina Sofía School of Music, Madrid Spain;
• {{flagicon|Japan}} Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Music, and Graduate School of Music, Japan;
• {{flagicon|England}} London's Royal Academy of Music, England.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2021/12/10/royal-conservatory-joins-elton-john-endorsed-exchange-program-with-london-school.html|title=Royal Conservatory joins Elton John-endorsed exchange program with London school|date=10 December 2021|access-date=13 December 2021|newspaper=Toronto Star}}

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The Royal Conservatory presents approximately 100 performances a year,{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/royal-conservatory-of-musics-new-season-an-embarrassment-of-riches/article30327514/|title=Royal Conservatory of Music's New Season An Embarrassment of Riches |publisher=theglobeandmail.com |access-date=2017-01-23}} featuring classical, jazz, world, and pop music artists from around the world. It has three concert venues: Koerner Hall, Mazzoleni Concert Hall, and Temerty Theatre.

Named for donors Michael and Sonja Koerner, Koerner Hall opened in September 2009 and houses 1,135 seats. It was designed by KPMB Architects, under the direction of Marianne McKenna, theatre consultant Anne Minors Performance Consultants, and acoustics company Sound Space Design. It features two balcony tiers above the main orchestra level as well as a third technical balcony.{{cite web |url=http://www.kpmbarchitects.com/index.asp?navid=30&fid1=&fid2=87&fid3=&minyearx=&maxyearx=maxyearx= |title=KPMB Architects' Koerner Hall Concert Hall Project Information |publisher=Kpmbarchitects.com |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713170517/http://www.kpmbarchitects.com/index.asp?navid=30&fid1=&fid2=87&fid3=&minyearx=&maxyearx=maxyearx= |archive-date=13 July 2011}} Koerner Hall's signature element is an acoustically transparent veil of twisting oak strings that forms the backdrop for the chorus at the first balcony level, then hovers over the stage below the fixed acoustic canopy, extending into and over the hall at the technical balcony level.{{cite news|author=Canada |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/article12403.ece |title=The Globe and Mail, 10 April 2009: Lisa Rochon's Top 5 Architectural Sights |work=The Globe and Mail |location=Canada |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226055923/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/article12403.ece |archive-date=26 December 2011 }} Completion of the project also includes three tiers of glass fronted lobbies overlooking Philosopher's Walk, back-of-house areas for performers, a ground-floor café, and installation of a unique collection of antique musical instruments donated by the Koerner family and valued at $1 million.{{cite web |url=http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=release_campaign_halfway_mark_may_4 |title=The new concert hall to be named in honour of donors Michael and Sonja Koerner |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |date=4 May 2004 |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606040838/http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=release_campaign_halfway_mark_may_4 |archive-date=6 June 2011}} Each level is also equipped to host a variety of private functions.

Mazzoleni Concert Hall has {{convert|6000|sqft|m2}} and 237 seats.{{cite web |url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/culture/proj/urbain/circuits-walks/index_e.asp?walkid=4&loopid=1&buildingid=26 |title=Toronto National Historic Sites Urban Walks: Royal Conservatory of Music |publisher=Pc.gc.ca |date=22 May 2008 |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605115630/http://www.pc.gc.ca/culture/proj/urbain/circuits-walks/index_e.asp?walkid=4&loopid=1&buildingid=26 |archive-date=5 June 2011}} When it opened in 1901, it was known as Castle Memorial Hall. At that time it had a chapel with stained glass windows on the ground floor level and a library on the lower level. By the 1960s, the University of Toronto, which used the space as a lecture hall, had bricked up the windows and removed a rear balcony.{{cite web |url=http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=Hist_Mazzoleni |title=History of the Mazzoleni Hall from The Royal Conservatory of Music's website |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |date=17 October 1997 |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606040902/http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=Hist_Mazzoleni |archive-date=6 June 2011}} In 1996, restoration began. Mazzoleni Concert Hall was named in honour of Ettore Mazzoleni, a former principal of the conservatory.{{cite web|author=Godfrey Ridout |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ettore-mazzoleni-emc|title=Ettore Mazzoleni|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}

"A granite cube which floats above Bloor Street,"{{cite web |url=http://performance.rcmusic.ca/telus-centre-performance-and-learning-0 |title=TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning |publisher=Performance.rcmusic.ca |access-date=2017-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206143721/http://performance.rcmusic.ca/telus-centre-performance-and-learning-0 |archive-date=6 February 2017}} this multipurpose performance and event space is located on level 2 of the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning. It has space for up to 150 seats and is designed to accommodate a range of functions, including special events, performance, rehearsals, and "Learning Through the Arts™" activities.{{cite web |url=http://www.kpmbarchitects.com/index.asp?navid=30&fid1=11&fid2=13&fid3=11&minyearx=&maxyearx=#desc |title=KPMG Architects' Telus Centre for Performance and Learning Project Information |publisher=Kpmbarchitects.com |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713170825/http://www.kpmbarchitects.com/index.asp?navid=30&fid1=11&fid2=13&fid3=11&minyearx=&maxyearx=#desc |archive-date=13 July 2011}} In scale and proportion, the Conservatory Theatre replicates the acoustic quality and stage size of Koerner Hall to prepare students for live performance. The venue is named in honour of James and Louise Temerty.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaltoronto.org/2016/10/05/the-scoop-rcm-announces-massive-multimillion-dollar-donations/ |title=Two Multimillion-Dollar Donations Lead to the Renaming of RCM's Conservatory Theatre |date=5 October 2016 |publisher=musicaltoronto.org |access-date=2017-01-23}}

Established in 2002, the ARC Ensemble (Artists of The Royal Conservatory) is composed of senior faculty members of the conservatory's Glenn Gould School in Toronto and led by artistic director Simon Wynberg.{{cite web |url=http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=Portal_ARC_Grammy_2008 |title=Prestigious Grammy Nomination for ARC |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |date=4 December 2008 |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606041200/http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=Portal_ARC_Grammy_2008 |archive-date=6 June 2011}}

The ensemble has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. Its current album, dedicated to the works of Polish-American composer Jerzy Fitelberg,{{cite web |url=http://www.rcmusic.ca/connecting/rcm-blog/arc-ensemble-releases-new-album-prepares-special-dachau-concert |title=ARC Ensemble Releases New Album, Prepares for Special Dachau Concert |publisher=rcmusic.ca |access-date=2017-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202022849/http://www.rcmusic.ca/connecting/rcm-blog/arc-ensemble-releases-new-album-prepares-special-dachau-concert |archive-date=2 February 2017}}' was nominated in the categories of Best Chamber Music Performance and Producer of the Year, Classical (David Frost). The ensemble has also received Grammy nominations for its 2007 recording On the Threshold of Hope, and its 2008 album Right Through The Bone, devoted to the music of German-Dutch composer Julius Röntgen.{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602185357/http://www.grammy.com/Grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx|url-status=dead|title=GRAMMY.com|archive-date=2 June 2009|website=Grammy.com|access-date=13 December 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://insidetorontoblogs.com/musicnotes/2009/01/09/second-straight-grammy-nomination-for-arc |title=Music Notes |publisher=InsideTorontoBlogs.com |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921064735/http://insidetorontoblogs.com/musicnotes/2009/01/09/second-straight-grammy-nomination-for-arc/ |archive-date=21 September 2009}}

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• Marie Berard, violin{{cite web|title=About|url=http://arcensemble.com/about_arc.php|website=ARC Ensemble Official Website|access-date=30 June 2015|language=en}}
• Benjamin Bowman, violin
• Steven Dann, viola
• Bryan Epperson, cello
• David Louie, piano
• Erika Raum, violin
• Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet
• Dianne Werner, piano

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• Kim Cattrall, actor{{cite web |author=Jeff Embleton |url=http://rcmusic.ca/media/quick-facts/rcm-glance |title=The Royal Conservatory at a Glance |publisher=The Royal Conservatory |access-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113183242/http://www.rcmusic.ca/media/quick-facts/rcm-glance |archive-date=13 November 2013}}
• Sandra Oh, award-winning actress
• Gordon Pinsent, actor
• Sarah Polley, actress and filmmaker
• Ryan Reynolds, actor
• Kim Schraner, actress

• Millie Chen, artist
• Shari Kasman, multidisciplinary artist
• Christopher O'Hoski, painter

• Sean Morley, wrestler{{cite web |author=The Royal Conservatory |url=http://rcmusic.ca/connecting/rcm-blog/writers-wrestlers-diverse-conservatory-alumni |title=The Conservatory at 125: Diverse Alumni from Writers to Wrestlers |publisher=The Royal Conservatory |access-date=2012-10-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020043946/http://rcmusic.ca/connecting/rcm-blog/writers-wrestlers-diverse-conservatory-alumni |archive-date=20 October 2012}}
• Scott Niedermayer, hockey player
• Eric Radford, world champion pairs figure skater

• Guido Basso, trumpeter
• Scott Irvine, tuba player, composer, and arranger
• Jens Lindemann, trumpeter
• Kenny Wheeler, trumpeter, flugelhorn player, and composer

• Murray Adaskin, composer, violinist, and conductor
• Samuel Andreyev, composer, singer-songwriter, and poet
• Louis Applebaum, composer and conductor
• John Arpin, composer and recording artist
• Milton Barnes, composer, conductor, and percussionist
• John Beckwith, composer and pianist
• Norma Beecroft, composer and arts administrator
• Patricia Blomfield Holt, composer and pianist
• Stephen Brown, composer
• Cos Natola, pianist, vocalist, composer
• Walter Buczynski, composer and pianist
• John Burge, composer and pianist
• Howard Cable, composer and conductor{{cite web|url=http://www.northdalemusic.com/composers/cable.html|title=Northdale Music Press Limited: Howard Cable|website=northdalemusic.com}}
• Jimmy Dale, composer, arranger, pianist, and organist
• Hugh Davidson, composer and music critic
• Bill Douglas, composer, pianist, and bassoonist
• Anne Eggleston, composer
• John Estacio, composer
• Robert Fleming, composer, organist, pianist, and choirmaster
• Clifford Ford, composer
• David Foster, composer, musician, and producer[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canadian-upbringing-a-secret-to-success-david-foster-1.636970?ref=rss "Canadian upbringing a secret to success: David Foster" from CBC.ca] 9 March 2007
• Harry Freedman, composer and English hornist
• George Gao, composer and erhu player
• Eric Genuis, composer and pianist
• Jim Hiscott, composer, radio producer, and accordionist
• Dorothy James, composer and music educator
• Veronika Krausas, composer
• Gary Kulesha, composer, pianist, conductor, and educator
• Alexina Louie, composer, pianist{{cite web|author=Société de musique contemporaine du Québec |url=http://www.smcq.qc.ca/smcq/en/artistes/l/louie_al/ |title=Alexina Louie » Biography |publisher=smcq.qc.ca |access-date=2012-10-17}}
• Bruce Mather, composer and pianist
• Boyd McDonald, composer and pianist
• Diana McIntosh, composer and pianist
• Ben McPeek, composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist
• John Mills-Cockell, composer and multi-instrumentalist
• Phil Nimmons, composer and educator
• Allan Rae, composer, conductor, and trumpeter
• Imant Raminsh, composer of choral music
• Eldon Rathburn, composer of film scores
• Doug Riley, composer and pianist
• John Robertson, composer
• Clark Ross, composer, guitarist, and music educator
• Welford Russell, composer of choral music
• R. Murray Schafer, composer, environmentalist, and educator
• Ben Steinberg, composer, pianist, organist, and conductor
• Greg Wells, Grammy winning musician, composer, record producer

• John Avison, conductor and pianist
• Jean Ashworth Bartle, choral conductor
• Mario Bernardi, conductor
• John Cozens, choral conductor
• George Crum, conductor{{cite web|author1=Thomas C. Brown |author2=Betty Nygaard King |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/george-crum-emc|title=George Crum|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date= 2019-08-10}}
• Victor Feldbrill, conductor and violinist
• Hans Gruber, conductor
• George Hurst, conductor
• Julian Kuerti, conductor
• Gary Kulesha, conductor, composer, and faculty at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music
• Geoffrey Moull, conductor and pianist
• Kent Nagano, conductor and music director
• Roger Norrington, conductor
• Ivan Romanoff, conductor, violinist, arranger, and composer
• Paul Shaffer, musical director
• Alfred Strombergs, conductor and pianist

• Jeanne Beker, television personality{{cite web |author=Daniel Davidzon |url=http://rcmusic.ca/connecting/rcm-blog/royal-conservatory-alumni-fondly-recall-learning-play-piano-part-one |title=Royal Conservatory Alumni Fondly Recall Learning To Play Piano |publisher=rcmusic.ca |access-date=2012-10-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920052128/http://rcmusic.ca/connecting/rcm-blog/royal-conservatory-alumni-fondly-recall-learning-play-piano-part-one |archive-date=20 September 2012}}
• Piya Chattopadhyay, broadcaster and journalist
• Ivan Fecan, media executive{{cite news|author=Robert Everett-Green |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/innovation-helps-royal-conservatory-hit-all-the-right-notes/article4178412/?service=mobile |title=Innovation helps Royal Conservatory hit all the right notes |work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2012-10-22 |location=Toronto}}
• Heather Hiscox, journalist and broadcaster
• George Stroumboulopoulos, broadcaster

• Maria Rika Maniates, musicologist
• Kenneth Peacock, ethnomusicologist, composer, and pianist
• Malcolm Troup, musicologist, pianist, and educator

• Lorne Betts, organist, composer, conductor, and educator
• W. H. Hewlett, organist, conductor, and composer
• Walter MacNutt, organist, choir director, and composer
• Roman Toi, organist, choir conductor, and composer

• Brent Fitz, rock drummer
• Gordon Slater, carillonneur

• Reginald Bedford, pianist
• Richard Bell, pianist
• Howard Brown, pianist and harpsichordist
• Naida Cole, pianist
• Ron Davis, jazz pianist
• Chilly Gonzales, Grammy Award-winning pianist, songwriter, and producer
• Glenn Gould, pianist{{cite news|author=John Terauds |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/article/753578--ottawa-mezzo-is-having-a-moment |title=Ottawa Mezzo Is Having A Moment |work=thestar.com |access-date=2012-10-16 |location=Toronto |date=21 January 2010}}
• Lawrence Gowan, pianist
• Stuart Hamilton, pianist, vocal coach, radio broadcaster, artistic director, and producer
• Sheila Henig, pianist and soprano
• Angela Hewitt, pianist
• Margaret Ann Ireland, pianist
• Jon Kimura Parker, pianist and educator
• Robert, now Bobbi Lancaster, pianist cum medical doctor and professional golferBoivin, P. (2013). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2013/03/12/lpga-transgender-bobbi-lancaster/1983171/ Transgender golfer dreams of playing in LPGA]
• Jan Lisiecki, pianist
• Oscar Peterson, pianist and composer
• Christina Petrowska-Quilico, pianist
• Richard Raymond, pianist
• Doug Riley, jazz pianist
• Nahre Sol, pianist and composer
• Ruth Watson Henderson, pianist and composer
• Naomi Yanova, pianist, music critic, and educator{{cite journal|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/naomi-yanova-adaskin-emc|title=Adaskin, Naomi Yanova|author=Betty Nygaard King|date=December 16, 2013|work=The Canadian Encyclopedia}}

• Bob Ezrin, record producer{{cite web|author=Larry LeBlanc |url=http://www.celebrityaccess.com/news/profile.html?id=534 |title=Industry Profile: Bob Ezrin |publisher=CelebrityAccess |access-date=2012-10-16}}
• Gene Martynec, record producer, guitarist, keyboardist, and composer

• Emilie-Claire Barlow, jazz singer and musician{{cite web |author=Geoff Chapman |url=http://www.performanceinc.ca/magazine/pdf/performance%201.pdf |title=Performance Magazine, Winter 2004: Songbird Spreads Her Wings |publisher=Performance Magazine |access-date=2012-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520104410/http://www.performanceinc.ca/magazine/pdf/performance%201.pdf |archive-date=20 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}
• Diana Krall, singer and pianist
• Daniela Nardi, singer and songwriter
• Gloria Reuben, Jazz singer and actress

• Robert Goulet, singer and actor

• Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano[https://books.google.com/books?id=4g8OCCWk5SQC There's Music In These Walls] By Ezra Schabas, pub. Dundurn Press Ltd, 2005, p238-239
• Mary Bothwell, classical vocalist
• Russell Braun, baritone
• Measha Brueggergosman, soprano
• Wallis Giunta, mezzo-soprano
• Leslie Holmes, baritone and voice teacher
• Doreen Hume, soprano
• Frances James, soprano
• Miriam Khalil, soprano
• Gilles Lamontagne, baritone
• Lois Marshall, soprano{{cite web|author1=Margaret Frazer |author2=Susan Spier |author3=Betty Nygaard King |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lois-marshall-emc|title=Lois Marshall|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• James Milligan, opera and concert singer
• David Mills, bass
• Maria Pellegrini, soprano
• Adrianne Pieczonka, soprano
• Catherine Robbin, mezzo-soprano
• Louise Roy, soprano
• Edythe Shuttleworth, mezzo-soprano
• Teresa Stratas, soprano{{cite web|author=Mabel H. Laine |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/teresa-stratas|title=Stratas, Teresa |publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|date=16 December 2013|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• Joyce Sullivan, mezzo-soprano and radio and television host{{cite journal|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/joyce-sullivan-emc|title=Sullivan, Joyce|work=The Canadian Encyclopedia|date=December 16, 2013|author=Peter Goddard}}
• Heather Thomson, soprano
• Jon Vickers, tenor[https://books.google.com/books?id=GlfVLFMwLJsC Jon Vickers: A Hero's Life] By Jeannie Williams, Birgit Nilsson, pub. UPNE, 2007{{cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/vickers-jonathan-stewart |title=Jon Vickers: Definition from |publisher=Answers.com |date=29 October 1926 |access-date=2011-03-01}}
• Portia White, contralto
• Alan Woodrow, tenor
• Gordon Wry, tenor and conductor

• Jane Child, singer {{cite web | url=http://www.janechild.com/press_keyboard.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020407100108/http://janechild.com/press_keyboard.html | url-status=usurped | archive-date=7 April 2002 | title=Jane Child Online }}
• Lawrence Gowan, singer and keyboardist
• Gisele MacKenzie, singer and actress
• Kate Rogers, singer
• Dave Somerville, singer
• Shania Twain, singer{{cite book|author=Shania Twain |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z9ccmsij8UUC&q=shania+twain+royal+conservatory&pg=PA90 |title=From This Moment On |publisher=Simon and Schuster |access-date=2012-10-18|isbn=9781451620757 |date=2012-03-27 }}

• Laila Biali, singer-songwriter and pianist
• Bruce Cockburn, singer-songwriter and guitarist{{cite web |url=http://www.junoawards.ca/vhof/index.php |title=Canadian Music Hall of Fame 2001 |publisher=Junoawards.ca |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230113919/http://www.junoawards.ca/vhof/index.php |archive-date=30 December 2010}}
• Emily Haines, singer-songwriter{{cite web |author=Daniel Davidzon |url=http://rcmusic.ca/connecting/rcm-blog/writers-wrestlers-diverse-conservatory-alumni |title=The Conservatory at 125: Diverse Alumni From Writers To Wrestlers |publisher=rcmusic.ca |access-date=2012-10-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020043946/http://rcmusic.ca/connecting/rcm-blog/writers-wrestlers-diverse-conservatory-alumni |archive-date=20 October 2012}}
• Carly Rae Jepsen, singer-songwriter
• Kiesza, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
• Carolyn Dawn Johnson, singer-songwriter
• Chantal Kreviazuk, singer-songwriter and pianist{{cite magazine|author=Chuck Taylor |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6QkEAAAAMBAJ&q=chantal+kreviazuk+royal+conservatory&pg=RA1-PA76 |title=With A Strong 2nd Single, Kreviazuk Has "Surrounded" Herself With Hit Potential |magazine=Billboard |date=1997-11-15 }}
• Gordon Lightfoot, singer-songwriter
• Scott MacIntyre, singer-songwriter and pianist
• Amanda Marshall, singer-songwriter{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Amanda+Marshall |title=Amanda Marshall at |publisher=Last.fm |date=11 February 2009 |access-date=2011-03-01}}
• Loreena McKennitt, singer-songwriter, pianist and composer[http://www.mordentimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1537130 Morden Times: "Arts Are Her Passion"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813162147/http://www.mordentimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1537130 |date=13 August 2009 }} Retrieved 10 July 2009.
• Sarah McLachlan, singer/songwriter{{cite web |author=Daniel Davidzon |url=http://rcmusic.ca/connecting/rcm-blog/mentor-memories-conservatory-alumna-sarah-mclachlan |title=Mentor Memories with Conservatory Alumna Sarah McLachlan |publisher=rcmusic.ca |access-date=2012-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021070541/http://rcmusic.ca/connecting/rcm-blog/mentor-memories-conservatory-alumna-sarah-mclachlan |archive-date=21 October 2012}}
• Kalan Porter, singer-songwriter
• Tegan and Sara Quin, singer-songwriters and pianists
• Mia Sheard, singer-songwriter
• Sarah Slean, singer-songwriter{{cite web |author=ChartAttackRobot |url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/2009/09/28/city-sonic-sarah-slean-at-the-rivoli/ |title=City Sonic: Sarah Slean at The Rivoli |publisher=Chart Attack |access-date=2012-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814030138/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2009/09/28/city-sonic-sarah-slean-at-the-rivoli/ |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=usurped}}

• Rosalie Abella, judge
• The Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, 19th Prime Minister of Canada
• Rt. Hon Stephen Harper 22nd Prime Minister of Canada
• The Hon. Barbara McDougall, former Secretary of State for External Affairs
• The Hon. Bob Rae, former premier of Ontario
• Mitchell Sharp, Canadian former Minister of Finance[https://archive.org/details/whichremindsmeme0000shar Which Reminds Me... A Memoir] By Mitchell Sharp, pub. University of Toronto Press, 1995
• Joy Smith, politician

• Randy Bachman, guitarist
• Soo Bae, cellist
• Rob Baker, guitarist
• Martin Beaver, violinist
• Lloyd Blackman, violinist, conductor, composer, and educator
• Jonathan Crow, violinist, concert master{{cite web|author=Terry Robbins|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jonathan-crow-emc|title=The Canadian Encyclopedia: Jonathan Crow |publisher=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• Jeremy Findlay, cellist
• Betty-Jean Hagen, violinist
• Jeff Healey, guitarist{{cite web|author=Andrew MacIntosh|first2=Steve|last2=McLean|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jeff-healey-band|title=Jeff Healey|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• Susanne Hou, violinist
• Eli Kassner, guitar teacher{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/eli-kassner-emc|title=Eli Kassner|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• Norbert Kraft, classical guitarist{{cite web|author1=Durrell Bowman|author2=Betty Nygaard King|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/norbert-kraft-emc|title=Norbert Kraft|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• Joseph Pach, violinist
• Owen Pallett, violinist and composer{{cite web |author=Daniel Davidzon |url=http://rcmusic.ca/connecting/rcm-blog/conservatory-connection-half-polaris-music-prize-shortlist-nominees |title=Conservatory Connection for Half of Polaris Prize Shortlist Nominees |publisher=rcmusic.ca |access-date=2012-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811045439/http://www.rcmusic.ca/connecting/rcm-blog/conservatory-connection-half-polaris-music-prize-shortlist-nominees |archive-date=11 August 2014}}
• Richard Reed Parry, guitarist and composer
• Ryan Peake, guitarist
• Blake Pouliot, violinist
• Erika Raum, violinist
• Wyatt Ruther, jazz double-bassist
• Steven Staryk, violinist
• Rudy Toth, cimbalom player, composer, arranger, and conductor

• Lawrence Cherney, oboist
• Moe Koffman, saxophonist, flautist, composer and arranger
• Ron Korb, flautist
• Phil Nimmons, clarinetist, composer, and bandleader
• Norman Symonds, clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer
• Jerry Toth, saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist, composer, arranger, and record producer

• Stuart Broomer, music critic, writer on music, editor, pianist and composer
• Muriel Denison, writer
• Barbara Gowdy, novelist, short-story writer{{cite web|author=Colin Boyd|author2=Karen Grandy|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/barbara-gowdy/ |title=The Canadian Encyclopedia: Barbara Gowdy|publisher=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• Ann-Marie MacDonald, author{{cite web |author=Daniel Davidzon |url=http://learning.rcmusic.ca/fr/connecting/rcm-blog/national-piano-month-royal-conservatory |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115134142/http://learning.rcmusic.ca/fr/connecting/rcm-blog/national-piano-month-royal-conservatory |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-15 |title=National Piano Month at The Royal Conservatory |publisher=rcmusic.ca |access-date=2012-10-19 }}

• Aline Chrétien, academic administrator
• Irving Guttman, stage director
• Anna-Marie Holmes, ballet dancer and choreographer
• Norman Jewison, film director{{cite web|author=Wyndham Wise|author2= Karen Laurence|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jewison-norman-frederick|title= Norman Frederick Jewison|publisher=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• Veronica Tennant, filmmaker and former Prima Ballerina, National Ballet of Canada

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Notable teachers at The Royal Conservatory include:

• Joan Barrett violin teacher{{cite web|url=https://www.bvmusicfestival.com/adjudicators-2|title=Joan Barrett - strings |publisher=bvmusicfestival.com |access-date=2021-02-02}}
• Boris Berlin, pianist, arranger, and composer
• Leon Fleisher, pianist and conductor
• Arthur Friedheim, pianist, conductor and composer (Canadian Academy of Music){{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-academy-of-music-emc|title=Canadian Academy of Music|publisher=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• Nicholas Goldschmidt, first music director of conservatory's Opera School (1946-1957){{cite web|author1=Maria Corvin|author2=Patricia Wardrop|author3=Betty Nygaard King |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nicholas-goldschmidt-emc|title=Nicholas Goldschmidt|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• Alberto Guerrero, teacher (1922-1959){{cite web|author=John Beckwith |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alberto-guerrero-emc|title=Alberto Guerrero|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• Paul Kantor, violin teacher{{cite web|url=http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=Portal_Paul_Kantor|title=Paul Kantor at |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606041758/http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=Portal_Paul_Kantor |archive-date=6 June 2011}}
• Luigi von Kunits, conductor
• Joseph Macerollo, free bass accordion teacher (1969-1985)[https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/joseph-macerollo-emc The Canadian Encyclopedia - Biography of Joseph Macerollo on thecanadianencyclopedi.ca]
• Ernest MacMillan, principal (appointed 1926){{cite web|author=John Beckwith |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sir-ernest-macmillan-emc|title=Ernest MacMillan|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• Boyd Neel, dean of the conservatory, 1953–1971{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/louis-boyd-neel|title=Boyd Neel|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• Laura de Turczynowicz (1878–1953), former opera singer and head of the Royal Conservatory Opera Company 1926–1928{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/university-of-toronto-opera-division-emc|title=University of Toronto, opera division|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|date=16 December 2013|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• Frank Welsman, conductor, pianist, composer and music educator
• Healey Willan, appointed head of the theory department in 1913, vice-principal, 1920–1936{{cite web|author1=Thomas C. Brown |author2=Giles Bryant|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/healey-willan-emc/ |title=Willan, Healey: The Canadian Years |publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}

An Honorary Fellowship is the highest honour awarded by The Royal Conservatory. It is presented to outstanding Canadian and international artists and individuals who have made significant contributions to arts and culture in Canada and around the world.

• 1990: John Kruspe, musician and lecturer{{cite web |url=http://www.music.utoronto.ca/faculty/faculty_members/faculty_a_to_m/John_Kruspe.htm |title=University of Toronto > Faculty of Music > John Kruspe |publisher=Music.utoronto.ca |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228155122/http://www.music.utoronto.ca/faculty/faculty_members/faculty_a_to_m/John_Kruspe.htm |archive-date=28 February 2011}}
• 1990: Norman Burgess, musician, educator, administrator{{cite web |url=http://www.musiccentre.ca/ont.cfm?subsection=pro&pgname=bur#Whatif |title=Canadian Music Centre – Ontario – Norman Burgess Memorial Fund |publisher=Musiccentre.ca |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610135519/http://www.musiccentre.ca/ont.cfm?subsection=pro&pgname=bur#Whatif |archive-date=10 June 2011}}
• 1991: Gordon Kushner, pianist, conductor, and teacher{{cite web|author=Eleanor Koldofsky |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gordon-kushner-emc|title=Gordon Kushner|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• 1992: William Littler, educator and music and dance critic at the Toronto Star{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-12247440_ITM |title=The final take: music that William Littler can't live without |publisher=Accessmylibrary.com |date=1 November 2005 |access-date=2011-03-01}}
• 1993: Robert Goulet{{cite web |title=Awards - ROBERT GOULET |url=http://robertgoulet.com/actor/awards/ |website=robertgoulet.com |access-date=7 January 2022}}
• 1993: J Anthony Dawson, organist, composer, and teacher at The Royal Conservatory{{cite web |title=Honorary Fellows of The Royal Conservatory {{!}} The Royal Conservatory of Music |url=https://www.rcmusic.com/about-us/honorary-fellows-of-the-royal-conservatory |website=rcmusic.com |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en}}
• 1993: Adrienne Clarkson, journalist and stateswoman{{cite book|last1=Clarkson|first1=Adrienne|title=Canadian Who's Who|date=2000|publisher=University of Toronto Press|location=Orillia, ON|page=244|edition=XXXV}}
• 1994: Lois Marshall, soprano and mezzo-soprano{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lois-marshall-emc/|title=Lois Marshall; section "Awards and Recognition"|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• 1994: Robertson Davies, author{{cite web |url=http://www.athabascau.ca/writers/rdavies.html |title=Centre for Language and Literature: Robertson Davies |publisher=Athabascau.ca |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324161556/http://www.athabascau.ca/writers/rdavies.html |archive-date=24 March 2010}}
• 1995: David Mirvish, art collector and dealer{{cite web|url=http://www.yorku.ca/accolade/about/bios/davidmirvish.htm |title=York University: The Accolade Project Team: David Mirvish Biography |publisher=Yorku.ca |access-date=2011-03-01}}
• 1995: Maureen Forrester, operatic contralto who gave master classes at the conservatory{{cite web|author=W. M. Macdonnell|author2= Barbara Norman|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/maureen-forrester|title=Maureen Forrester|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• 1996: Mario Bernardi, conductor and pianist{{Cite web |title=Honorary Fellows of The Royal Conservatory {{!}} The Royal Conservatory of Music |url=https://rcmusic.com/about-us/honorary-fellows-of-the-royal-conservatory |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=rcmusic.com |language=en}}
• 1997: Lorand Fenyves, violin teacher[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lorand-fenyves-730496.html Lorand Fenyves: Inspirational violin teacher] The Independent, 1 June 2004. Retrieved 8 June 2009{{cite web|author1=William Schabas |author2=Betty Nygaard King |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lorand-fenyves-emc|title=Lorand Fenyves|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• 1997: Doreen Hall, violinist, teacher to the conservatory{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/4/7/m15-360-e.html |title=Music Division of the National Archives: Hall, Doreen |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=2011-03-01}}
• 1998: Jeanne Lamon, violinist and conductor{{cite web |url=http://www.canadacouncil.ca/news/releases/1999/uc127243839192343750.htm |title=Jeanne Lamon Wins the Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize in the Arts |publisher=Canadacouncil.ca |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219205614/http://www.canadacouncil.ca/news/releases/1999/uc127243839192343750.htm |archive-date=19 February 2012}}
• 1998: Tomson Highway, writer{{cite web |url=http://www.electriques.ca/filles/artistes.e/h/highway_to.php |title=Les Filles électriques: Tomson Highway |publisher=Electriques.ca |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706175657/http://www.electriques.ca/filles/artistes.e/h/highway_to.php |archive-date=6 July 2011}}
• 1999: Teresa Stratas, soprano[https://books.google.com/books?id=4g8OCCWk5SQC There's Music In These Walls] by Ezra Schabas, pub. Dundurn Press Ltd, 2005
• 1999: Marina Geringas, publisher at the conservatory{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}
• 1999: Alan Goddard, former director of The Royal Conservatory of Music{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}
• 2000: Edith Lantos, educator{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}
• 2000: Leon Fleisher, pianist and conductor{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}
• 2000: Aline Chrétien{{cite web|url=http://www.scena.org/lsm/sm6-5/Prime.html |title=Prime Minister and Madame Chrétien Attend Convocation |publisher=Scena.org |date=21 January 2001 |access-date=2011-03-01}}
• 2001: Richard Bradshaw, conductor{{cite web|author=Evan Ware |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/richard-bradshaw-emc/|title=Bradshaw, Richard |publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• 2001: Oscar Peterson, pianist{{cite web|url=http://www.scena.org/lsm/sm6-5/peterson.html |title=Oscar Peterson |publisher=Scena.org |access-date=2011-03-01}}
• 2002: Eugene Kash, violinist, conductor, and teacher{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/eugene-kash-emc|title=Eugene 'Jack' Kash |publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• 2002: David Foster, producer, songwriter, and composer{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/david-foster-emc|title=David Foster|publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|date=21 March 2019|access-date=2019-08-10}}
• 2003: Richard Margison, operatic tenor[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cockburn-and-margison-receive-fellowship-award-1.372113 CTV.ca: Cockburn and Margison receive Fellowship award] 13 May 2003. Retrieved 8 June 2009
• 2003: Bruce Cockburn, singer/songwriter{{cite web |url=http://rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=recent_royal_occasions |title=Recent Royal Occasions at RCM |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030134145/http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=recent_royal_occasions |archive-date=30 October 2007}}
• 2004: Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano
• 2004: Barenaked Ladies, rock band{{cite web |url=http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=release_royal_occasion_2004 |title=Isabel Bayrakdarian and the Barenaked Ladies honoured by The Royal Conservatory of Music |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |date=8 June 2004 |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606041722/http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=release_royal_occasion_2004 |archive-date=6 June 2011}}
• 2005: Louise Pitre, actress{{cite web |url=http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=Royal_O_Hist |title=History of The Royal Occasion |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030134129/http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=Royal_O_Hist |archive-date=30 October 2007}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.louisepitre.com/english/pdf/awards.pdf|title=Louise Pitre List of Awards|website=Louisepitre.com|access-date=13 December 2021}}
• 2005: Bramwell Tovey, conductor and composer{{cite web |url=http://www.vancouversymphony.ca/bio_page.php?conductorcode=BT |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030051433/http://www.vancouversymphony.ca//bio_page.php?conductorcode=BT |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-10-30 |title=Vancouver Symphony Orchestra – Conductor bio – Bramwell Tovey |publisher=Vancouversymphony.ca |access-date=2011-03-01 }}
• 2006: The Tragically Hip, rock band{{cite web |url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060509/hip_honoured_060509/20060509?hub=Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819103916/https://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060509/hip_honoured_060509/20060509?hub=Entertainment |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 August 2021 |title=Tragically Hip to be honoured by Royal Conservatory |publisher=CTV.ca |date=9 May 2006 |access-date=2011-03-01 }}
• 2007: Erica Davidson, ballet dancer{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}
• 2007: Marta Witer, optometrist{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}
• 2007: Ian O. Ihnatowycz, investor{{cite web |url=http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=release_ConvocationMarch2007 |title=News release from The Royal Conservatory: Honorary Fellows granted at Convocation |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |date=28 March 2007 |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606041751/http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=release_ConvocationMarch2007 |archive-date=6 June 2011}}
• 2007: Blue Rodeo, pop and country band{{cite web |url=http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=release_RoyalO_May2007 |title=Blue Rodeo honoured by The Royal Conservatory of Music |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |date=7 May 2007 |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606041531/http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=release_RoyalO_May2007 |archive-date=6 June 2011}}
• 2008: John Perry, pianist{{cite web|url=http://www.comopianoacademy.com/courses/John_Perry/ |title=International Piano Academy Lake Como: John Perry |publisher=Comopianoacademy.com |access-date=2011-03-01}}
• 2008: Steven Staryk, violinist{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}
• 2008: R. Murray Schafer, composer, writer, educator[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/composer-r-murray-schafer-named-honorary-royal-conservatory-fellow-1.724325 CBCNews.ca Composer R. Murray Schafer named honorary Royal Conservatory fellow] 22 January 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
• 2008: Nelly Furtado, singer/songwriter[http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/shinan/archive/2008/06/03/shinan-saluting-a-songbird.aspx "Shinan: Saluting a songbird"] National Post {{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 3 June 2008
• 2010: Darren Entwistle, businessman{{cite web |url=http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=Portal_Darren_Entwistle_Honoured_with_Fellowship_of_The_Royal_Conservatory_ |title=Press Release: Darren Entwistle Honoured with Fellowship of The Royal Conservatory |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |date=14 October 2010 |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606065116/http://www.rcmusic.ca/ContentPage.aspx?name=Portal_Darren_Entwistle_Honoured_with_Fellowship_of_The_Royal_Conservatory_ |archive-date=6 June 2011}}
• 2011: Jeanne Lougheed and Peter Lougheed, philanthropist and Premier of Alberta
• 2011: Jens Lindemann, trumpeter{{cite web |url=http://rcmusic.ca/media/news-releases/jeanne-lougheed-hon-peter-lougheed-and-jens-lindemann-named-honorary-fellows-roy |title=Press Release: Jeanne Lougheed, Hon. Peter Lougheed and Jens Lindemann Named Honorary Fellows of The Royal Conservatory |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |date=2 March 2012 |access-date=2012-10-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811052508/http://www.rcmusic.ca/media/news-releases/jeanne-lougheed-hon-peter-lougheed-and-jens-lindemann-named-honorary-fellows-roy |archive-date=11 August 2014}}
• 2011: June Goldsmith, artistic director
• 2011: Phil Nimmons, composer and educator{{cite web |url=http://rcmusic.ca/media/news-releases/vancouver-natives-june-goldsmith-and-phil-nimmons-named-honorary-fellows-royal-c |title=Press Release: Vancouver Natives June Goldsmith and Phil Nimmons Named Honorary Fellows of The Royal Conservatory |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |date=4 April 2012 |access-date=2012-10-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201064944/http://rcmusic.ca/media/news-releases/vancouver-natives-june-goldsmith-and-phil-nimmons-named-honorary-fellows-royal-c |archive-date=1 February 2013}}
• 2011: Marianne McKenna, founding partner, KPMB Architects
• 2012: Henry Lee, business leader and philanthropist
• 2012: Joseph Elworthy, arts administrator
• 2012: Stephen McHolm, arts administrator
• 2012: Martin Beaver, violinist
• 2012: Judy Loman, harpist
• 2012: Gerald Stanick, violist, teacher, and arts administrator
• 2012: Measha Brueggergosman, soprano
• 2012: Feist, singer/songwriter{{cite press release |url=http://rcmusic.ca/media/news-releases/royal-conservatorys-125th-anniversary-royal-occasion-gala-honours-measha-bruegge |title=Press Release: The Royal Conservatory's 125th Anniversary Royal Occasion Gala Honours Measha Brueggergosman and Feist |publisher=Rcmusic.ca |date=9 May 2012 |access-date=2012-10-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811054039/http://www.rcmusic.ca/media/news-releases/royal-conservatorys-125th-anniversary-royal-occasion-gala-honours-measha-bruegge |archive-date=11 August 2014}}
• 2013: Jeremiah Brown, Olympic medallist
• 2013: Dr. Stephen Toope, scholar and administrator
• 2013: Victor Feldbrill, conductor
• 2013: The Hon. Tommy Banks, pianist, composer, television personality, and former senator
• 2013: Doc Severinsen, jazz and pop trumpeter
• 2013: Bob Ezrin, music producer
• 2013: Adrianne Pieczonka, soprano
• 2013: Randy Bachman, guitarist
• 2014: Andrew Markow, music teacher
• 2014: Paul Dornian, arts administrator and music teacher
• 2014: Jean MacPhail, music teacher
• 2014: Phil and Eli Taylor, philanthropists
• 2014: Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
• 2014: Ron Sexsmith, singer/songwriter
• 2015: Bill van der Sloot, music teacher
• 2015: Kathryn Walker, arts administrator
• 2015: Tania Miller, conductor
• 2015: Mary Morrison, soprano and music teacher
• 2015: Chris Hadfield, astronaut
• 2015: Mario Romano, philanthropist
• 2015: James Ehnes, violinist
• 2015: Buffy Sainte-Marie, singer/songwriter
• 2016: Michael Foulkes
• 2016: Chantal Kreviazuk, singer/songwriter
• 2016: W. Garfield Weston Foundation
• 2016: Jon Kimura Parker, pianist
• 2016: k.d. lang, singer/songwriter
• 2016: Lang Lang, pianist
• 2017:Russell Braun, baritone
• 2017: Ben Heppner, tenor
• 2017: Henry Hung, philanthropist
• 2017: Burton Cummings, singer/songwriter
• 2018: Denise Ball, journalist and producer
• 2018: Robbie Robertson, singer/songwriter
• 2018: Sondra Radvanovsky, soprano
• 2018: Tim and Frances Price, philanthropists
• 2018: Linda Niamath, music educator
• 2019: Lighthouse, rock band
• 2019: Anagnoson & Kinton, piano duo{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Piano professor Leslie Kinton named Honorary Fellow of The Royal Conservatory of Music as member of piano duo Anagnoson & Kinton |url=https://music.uwo.ca/news/2019/kinton-rcm-honorary-fellow.html |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=Western University. Music}}
• 2019: BMO Financial Group, philanthropy
• 2019: Stephen Chatman, composer
• 2019: Eric Radford, figure skater
• 2020: Stewart Goodyear, pianist

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