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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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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 -
Meet the RBC leadership team
Head of Historical Performance, Senior Lecturer and Instrument Curator Martin Perkins shares his recent projects including performing music from Shakespeare’s time in his birthplace in Stratford upon Avon. -
Master’s student secures role at Opera North
MMus student Justin Jacobs will be taking to the stage as Bob Boles in Phyllida Lloyd’s production of Britten’s Peter Grimes at Opera North. -
Junior RBC Wind Orchestra success
Junior RBC (JRBC) Wind Orchestra performed at the Music for Youth National Festival in Symphony Hall, Birmingham last month. -
Spotlight on Birmingham
Brothers Olly and BMus (Hons) Jazz alumnus Elliot Sansom launched Spotlight on Birmingham recently, amplifying Birmingham's emerging voices by offering artists the opportunity to apply for free workshops and interviews recorded at Sansom Studios.