Birmingham Conservatoire

BCU Conservatoire student musicians playing the French horn.

BCU Conservatoire student musicians playing various instruments.

BCU Conservatoire student musician playing the violin.

BCU Conservatoire student musicians performing in an orchestra on stage.

Education and training for musicians

In the heart of England, Birmingham Conservatoire is a place where talent develops, individual creativity flourishes and successful careers begin. We educate and train musicians to the highest professional standards in solo performance, composition, chamber music, orchestral playing and jazz.

The first UK music college to have an active research programme, established in 1993, we are now an internationally recognised centre for research into composition, performance with live electronics and musicology.

Upcoming events

Frontiers Festival of Contemporary Music

16 - 27 Mar 2015 | A two-week celebration of bold, new music, looking at technology in contemporary music.

Festival of Wind and Brass

21 - 22 Feb 2015

Spring Opera: Ava's Wedding

26 - 28 Feb 2015

Public Masterclass Series: Natalie Clein (cello)

Masterclass: Natalie Clein (cello)

13 Jan 2015

The Jazz Club: John Riley presents

13 Mar 2015

Latest News

20 FebComposition project celebrates the sounds of Birmingham

What does your neighbourhood sound like? That’s the question being asked by Conservatoire student Bobbie-Jane Gardner,...

06 FebPlanning granted for new Birmingham Conservatoire

Birmingham planners have given the green light for a brand new Conservatoire to be built in the Eastside region of the ...

06 FebBirmingham Conservatoire student awarded singing bursary

Richard James, a student at Birmingham Conservatoire, has been named as the recipient of a £500 bursary from leading c...

04 FebEnter the 'Take the Spotlight' competition

Students at Birmingham Conservatoire can win up to £2,500 by creating a short video or writing an essay on their experi...

02 FebAmbitious music festival returns to Birmingham

Frontiers Festival of Contemporary Music returns to Birmingham next month to take a close look at the use of technology...

27 JanBirmingham Conservatoire to celebrate works of Russia’s greate...

Birmingham Conservatoire will be celebrating the works of Russian composer Alexander Skryabin next month, with a series...

20 JanConservatoire student raises £6,000 with charity memorial conc...

Earlier this month, Conservatoire student George Stuart organised a memorial concert as part of his final year project...

15 JanUK must work hard to maintain status as global leader in creat...

The UK needs to work hard to keep up its status as a global leader in the creative industries, were claims made by John...

07 JanConservatoire’s Jeffrey Skidmore awarded an OBE

Jeffrey Skidmore, Artistic Director of the Early Music programme at the Conservatoire, has been awarded an OBE in the ...

Conservatoire - News - New Building - David Roberts

19 Dec 20148 reasons to love the new Conservatoire

From 2017 our students will get to study and perform in a brand new, £40m+ Birmingham Conservatoire building .

18 Dec 2014Ratings show real-world impact of our research

We have doubled the number of staff producing internationally recognised research and significantly increased the impa...

16 Dec 2014Take your studies to the next level with a fully funded PhD

Students wanting to dig deeper into a specific subject are being encouraged to apply for a fully funded scholarship to ...