Latest News
Please see the latest news from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire below. You can also sign up for RBC This Week, our e-bulletin with all the latest news and events for anyone interested in what's going on at RBC, including students, alumni, concert-goers, parents and staff.
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RBC first Conservatoires UK member to hold an Athena Swan Award
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC) is the first Conservatoires UK member to be awarded an Athena Swan Bronze Award. -
Celebrating Michael Gibbs
RBC is celebrating the musical career of visiting artist Michael Gibbs by presenting him with an Honorary Doctorate. Michael has a 25-year-long connection with RBC and has collaborated with artists such as Joni Mitchell, Bill Frisell, Gary Burton and John McLaughlin. -
Student wins Silver for musicianship
Fourth-year BMus flute student Adelaide Starling was awarded the Worshipful Company of Musicians’ Sir Felix Cassell Silver Medal recently. Alongside her flute studies at RBC, Adelaide is a Royal Air Force (RAF) Reserve musician and was honoured with the medal for performing to the highest... -
CBSO Youth Orchestra success for our musicians
A dozen Junior RBC students and alumni have been successful in securing places in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) Youth Orchestra. -
Late jazz artist honoured by students and graduates
The spirit of the late American jazz drummer and composer Douglas Sides lived on at a recent jazz festival in Kent, thanks to a group of RBC students and graduates. -
A message from Principal Stephen Maddock
Welcome to the first RBC This Week of the 2025/26 academic year. Our students are (almost) all here, teaching has begun and there is a real buzz in all our buildings. -
Recognising 26 years of service
Administrative Officer Judy Francis (pictured, centre) has retired from her role at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where she has worked since 1998. -
Celebrating woodwind success
Woodwind student Melia Lovegrove (left) and recent graduate Emma Crooks (right) have found industry success recently, working with National Youth Orchestra and Birmingham Royal Ballet. -
Alumna releases music to mark Jane Austen’s 250th birthday
In celebration of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday this year, Vocal Studies alumna Penelope Appleyard has released a trio of new tracks inspired by the author’s work. -
Music afficionado attends 2,000th concert
Music fan Tim Walton attended his first concert at RBC in 1986. Since this time, he has seen 2,000 performances across two buildings. -
Double win at Young Jazz Musician Awards
Jazz graduate Lucy-Anne Daniels triumphed at the Tina May Young Jazz Musician Awards this year, scooping the main prize and the audience award. -
Play the Organ
Teenage pianists from Grade 3 upwards are invited to join Head of Organ Daniel Moult and Royal College of Organists' Regional Director Simon Williams for an introduction to playing the organ. -
RBC talent selected for LPO programme
Brass graduates Ollie Plant and Archie McVicar have won places on the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) Foyle Future Firsts development programme. -
New album captures Birmingham’s identity
Birmingham Record Company’s recent release, Quiet Wild, features work from PhD composition students and graduates. -
A message from Principal Stephen Maddock at the start of Semester 1
A message from Principal Stephen Maddock at the start of Semester 1