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DIY Drama Classes created by Applied Theatre students
UNIVERSITY NEWS 27 MAR
First-year students studying Applied Theatre at Birmingham City University have created DIY Drama Classes, an online outreach programme for children and their parents to encourage them to take...
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Yamaha Foundation names 2020 scholars
UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 MAR
Three pianists were picked for this year’s Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe Scholarships after taking part in the finals at RBC’s Eastside Jazz Club.
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ARCO student’s competition success
UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 MAR
ARCO Double Bass student Njabulo Nxumalo has been selected to perform with the Randburg Symphony Orchestra as part of their Youth Concert on Saturday 6 June.
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Two alumni to take part in prestigious competition
UNIVERSITY NEWS 13 MAR
Two Royal Birmingham Conservatoire alumni have been selected for the preliminary rounds of the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, due to take place this October.
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Fitzroy Quartet wins Royal Over-Seas League prize
UNIVERSITY NEWS 13 MAR
RBC Associate Ensemble the Fitzroy Quartet have won first prize in the string ensemble category at the Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition this week.
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Conservatoire achieves the highest NSS result of all UK conservatoires...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 11 DEC 2019
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire has achieved the highest score for overall satisfaction in music out of all UK conservatoires for the second year running. With 92 per cent overall student...
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Opera Nation, a free programme to develop the next generation of opera...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 02 DEC 2019
Birmingham City University’s Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the Royal Opera House have launched Opera Nation, a free programme to develop the next generation of opera singers in the West...
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New music featuring words of ‘climate striker’ Greta Thunberg to recei...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 NOV 2019
A new choral work, featuring the words of ‘climate striker’ Greta Thunberg set to music, will receive its world premiere at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on Tuesday 12 November.
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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire actor and technician join Julian and An...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 NOV 2019
Ella Stokes and Ethan Lowry, Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Scholar and Technician respectively – both based at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire – recently joined Principal Julian Lloyd Webber...
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Andrew Downes Performance Prize
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 NOV 2019
Well-respected as a composer around the world and former Head of Composition at the Conservatoire (1990-2005), Andrew Downes' music has been performed throughout the world, in many leading...
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Sixty young musicians to demonstrate music’s power to unite with perfo...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 OCT 2019
A sixty-strong band of Birmingham-based young musicians are to perform at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday 8 October in a bid to highlight their concerns around Brexit and the...
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RBC pianist awarded first prize at Busoni International Piano Competit...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 11 SEP 2019
Bulgarian pianist Emanuil Ivanov – currently studying at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire – has been awarded first prize in the Grand Finale of the 2019 Ferruccio Busoni International Piano...
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Nile Rodgers delivers surprise keynote speech to University songwritin...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 13 AUG 2019
Ivor Novello Award-winning musician and producer Nile Rodgers surprised a room full of songwriters, music industry professionals, and academics recently, emerging as the unannounced keynote...
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RBC graduate selected for 2019/20 National Opera Studio Young Artists ...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 AUG 2019
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire graduate Samantha Oxborough has been announced as one of 12 artists selected for the National Opera Studio Young Artists Programme 2019/20. The National Opera...
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Dr Laura Mvula pays tribute to family in heartfelt university honour a...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 JUL 2019
The acclaimed British singer and composer Laura Mvula has paid tribute to her family in a heartfelt acceptance speech after receiving an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University.