Editing Royal College of Music (section)

===Later history===
Parry died in 1918 and was succeeded as director by [[Hugh Allen (conductor)|Sir Hugh Allen]] (1919–37), [[George Dyson (composer)|Sir George Dyson]] (1938–52), [[Ernest Bullock|Sir Ernest Bullock]] (1953–59), [[Keith Falkner|Sir Keith Falkner]] (1960–74), [[David Willcocks|Sir David Willcocks]] (1974–84), [[Michael Gough Matthews]](1985–93), Dame [[Janet Ritterman]] (1993–2005) and Professor [[Colin Lawson]] (2005-2024). The College's current Director is James Williams, whose tenure began in September 2024.<ref>[http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=6132&inst_id=25&nv1=search&nv2= "Royal College of Music: Director"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513043007/http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=6132&inst_id=25&nv1=search&nv2= |date=13 May 2013 }}, AIM 25, accessed 6 January 2012</ref>

The College's teaching professoriate numbers over 200 musicians, including internationally known figures like [[Dmitri Alexeev]], [[Martyn Brabbins]], [[Natalie Clein]], [[Danny Driver]], [[Martin Gatt]], [[Chen Jiafeng]], [[Jakob Lindberg]], [[Mike Lovatt]], [[Patricia Rozario]], Brindley Sherratt, [[Ashley Solomon]], [[Mark-Anthony Turnage]], [[Maxim Vengerov]], [[Roger Vignoles]], [[Raphael Wallfisch]] and [[Errollyn Wallen]] as well as principals of the major London orchestras including the [[London Symphony Orchestra|London Symphony]], [[BBC Symphony Orchestra|BBC Symphony]], [[London Philharmonic Orchestra|London Philharmonic]] and the [[Philharmonia Orchestra|Philharmonia]].<ref>[http://www.rcm.ac.uk/requestaprospectus/Faculties.pdf "Faculties"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108080222/http://www.rcm.ac.uk/requestaprospectus/Faculties.pdf |date=8 November 2011 }}, Royal College of Music prospectus 2012, accessed 6 January 2012</ref>

Since its founding in 1882, the college has been linked with the [[British royal family]] and its Patron is His Majesty King Charles III. For 40 years [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]] was president; in 1993 [[Charles III]] (then Prince of Wales) became president.<ref>[http://www.rcm.ac.uk/about/historyofthercm/ "History of the RCM"], Royal College of Music, accessed 6 January 2012</ref>

Opened in 2016, the Royal College of Music’s hall of residence, Prince Consort Village, provides accommodation for more than 400 students and with acoustically treated bedrooms and dedicated practise rooms. 

The college is a [[Charitable organization|registered charity]] under English law.<ref>{{EW charity|309268}}</ref>