July 1, 2026
Athens, GR 14 C
Expand search form
Blog

Why do music colleges have to be so ugly?

Why do music colleges have to be so ugly?

This is a proposed design for the new Royal Academy of Music in East London. It shows the same level of functionality as a used tube of toothpaste.

But why stop there? This is the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.

This is the Paris Conservatoire.

And ugliest of all, Juilliard.

I guess you don’t go to music school to learn about beauty.

The post Why do music colleges have to be so ugly? appeared first on Slippedisc.

Previous Article

New boss at Wexford

Next Article

US violist dies while attempting triathlon

You might be interested in …

How to succeed as a music bully

How to succeed as a music bully

Deborah Rutter left the Chicago Symphony Orchestra after a confrontation with music director Riccardo Muti. Neither backed down. One had to go. Rutter has now been sacked  by a bigger bully in the White House. […]

All concerts and opera are cancelled in Graz

All concerts and opera are cancelled in Graz

Yesterday’s school shooting, which took 11 lives, has paralysed Austria’s second largest city. All public entertainments have been called off this week, starting with Handel’s Giulio Cesare at the opera. Across the rest of Austria, […]

In case you missed it

In case you missed it

John Savournin as Sante in Il segreto di Susanna at Opera Holland Park (Photo: Ali Wright) July on Planet Hugill: Acis, Galatea, Susanna and two Figaros Our e-newsletter is now out, featuring a lively digest […]