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Royal College replaces Head of Strings with guitarist

Royal College replaces Head of Strings with guitarist

The Royal College of Music this morning named Gary Ryan as Head of Strings.

He has been acting head of department since Mark Messenger was suspended seven months ago.

Messenger left the RCM after an independent investigation in March.

Gary Ryan joined the RCM in 1996 as a guitar and academic professor.

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