Early in the year 1828 the Committee, in consequence of the failure of the Academic concerts, determined that the following circular should be addressed to the Directors:

“I have the honour to acquaint you, that the Committee of Management of the Royal Academy of Music have considered it expedient that the Academic concerts should be discontinued for the present season, and instead thereof it is proposed occasionally to give morning concerts by the pupils of the Academy, at the Hanover Square Rooms, independent of the monthly concerts at the Academy.”

And with the view of advancing the pupils, some idea of giving operatic representations seems now to have been agitated, for on the 20th March a minute appears to this effect:

“Sir Andrew Barnard having proposed to contribute the sum of ten guineas towards defraying the expense of a professor to instruct the pupils in dramatic singing,–

“It was resolved, that the thanks of the Committee be conveyed to Sir Andrew Barnard for his handsome offer, and that the Committee will make the necessary inquiries as to the person best qualified to give such instruction.”

Several of the pupils had already appeared on the operatic stage, and with so much success as to lead to the adoption of the proposal made by Sir Andrew Barnard, to give regular instruction to the students in this department.