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For the third successive year our music provision has achieved the highest score for overall student satisfaction. The 92% score puts BCU 8% higher than the second placed music college. Source: National Student Survey 2020

 

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Poppies

RBC Theatre Company presents AMORPHISM

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Enjoy five brand new productions based on Gareth Jandrell’s Amorphism, specially commissioned for live lockd...
Chris Dingle

RBC Professor explores diversity in music

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Professor Christopher Dingle has been awarded funding by a BBC Radio 3-AHRC project that aims to shine a ligh...
Ruth Gipps

RBC alumni celebrate Ruth Gipps on BBC Radio 3

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Alumni and RBCA members come together to perform music by Ruth Gipps for BBC radio show ‘Composer of the Week...
Cheltenham Jazz Festival

Gender inequality at UK jazz festivals

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A research report  undertaken at Birmingham City University  looking at the challenges faced by women music...
Callum and Charlie

Royal College of Organists recognises RBC talent

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RBC’s Organ Department has been awarded several Fellowship and Associateship Diplomas from the Royal College...
Bozzini Quartet

Traversing time zones through online creative collabora...

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Next week will see the Composition Department hosting an online symposium with counterparts in Korea and the...
Macbeth Projeto #6

‘Macbeth Projeto #6’ double award nomination

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RBC and a Brazilian experimental theatre company receive nominations for worldwide collaborative work and di...

Music student to make history with La Scala live stream...

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A young music student is to give a live-streamed solo piano recital at Milan’s famous La Scala after being a...
Hamster NYC film fest

RBC film wins best short comedy at film festival

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‘Hamster’, written by and featuring RBC alumni, won Best Short, Short Comedy at The Cutting Room Internationa...
Omari Douglas credit Phil Sharp

‘It’s a Sin’ actor meets with Birmingham students

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Actor and star of Channel 4 drama, ‘It’s a Sin’, Omari Douglas joined Acting students in Birmingham this wee...
Academics awarded research funding

Academics awarded research funding

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RBC Lecturer and Tutor Kirsty Devaney has been awarded research funding at the Research and Scoping Awards 2...
Christmas Love video

Christmas Love

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Postgraduate vocal student Salwan Cartwright-Shamoon has released a collaborative video entitled ‘Christmas L...
Shirley Thompson

Christmas greetings from the Interim Principal of RBC, ...

OPINIONS

The approach of Christmas and the dawning of 2021 make this a good moment to reflect on the year just passed ...
Youth Brass 2000 (YB2K)

RBC announces Youth band in Residence

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Youth Brass 2000 (YB2K) will be taking on a new role as Youth Band in Residence at the Conservatoire from Spr...

Double win at Ivor Composer Awards

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The winners of the Ivor Novello Composer Awards were announced on BBC Radio 3 last week during an exclusive l...
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Leadership and Governance: Who’s who

Shirley Thompson

Shirley Thompson: Vice Principal - Music

Dr Shirley Thompson has achieved an international reputation as a musicologist, specialising in French Baroque music, particularly that of Marc-Antoine Charpentier.
Stephen Simms

Stephen Simms: Vice Principal - Acting

Stephen is a Professor of Actor Education, the only person to hold this position in the country. He directs and teaches on our acting courses.
Lamberto Coccioli

Lamberto Coccioli: Associate Principal - Music

Lamberto is a Professor of Music and Technology, and also responsible for our international presence, external relations, and targeted strategic projects.
HRH Prince Edward - The Earl of Wessex

HRH Prince Edward: Royal Patron

HRH Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex KG GCVO, became our first ever Royal Patron in March 2016.

Sir Simon Rattle

Sir Simon Rattle: President

Principal Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic and President of Birmingham Conservatoire since 1989.

Peter Donohoe

Peter Donohoe CBE: Vice-President

One of the foremost pianists of our time, Peter has an Honorary Doctorate from the University.