Just a few minutes’ walk from Symphony Hall and adjacent to the Town Hall in the city centre, this purpose-built music school has some of the finest performing, teaching and music technology facilities in the country.
Facilities
These include six state-of-the-art recording and editing studios, over 50 dedicated practice rooms and a specialised library. Birmingham Conservatoire is one of only nine conservatoires in the UK and is rated the best in the UK outside London for its research.
Our premier music venue, the Adrian Boult Hall, has recently undergone a £700,000 refurbishment. This 520-seat concert hall can accommodate a full symphony orchestra with chorus. Our 150-seat recital hall is the first concert venue of its kind in the UK to house a permanent, highly sophisticated multi-channel sound system allowing performers complete control over amplified sound in the entire performance space.
Latest developments
It is proposed that Birmingham Conservatoire will relocate from its current base in Paradise Circus, as part of the wider redevelopment of the area, and move to a new city centre site nearby. Negotiations were ongoing throughout 2010/11, and a detailed announcement is expected in the near future. To support the Conservatoire’s world-class education, the earmarked premises would be fully fitted with purpose-built facilities, while a new 475-seat concert hall would be built on Centenary Way, which will run from Centenary Square to Chamberlain Square.
The University has committed £20 million to the project.
Campus accessibility
All areas of Birmingham Conservatoire are accessible to wheelchair users, apart from the Adrian Boult Hall, which has limited access for wheelchair users. Accessible toilet facilities are available.
Visually impaired students may find it hard to 'get their bearings' in this building at first, but we can overcome this by offering support with orientation.
There are a number of parking bays for blue badge holders and some longer-stay bays within public cark parks located close to the site.