Latest News and Podcasts
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Alumnus using music for social action
UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 OCT
MMus alumnus Anton Clarke-Butler will be promoting music for social action as one of two new Deputy Programme Directors for The Nucleo Project .
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Birmingham Record Company releases 'Tape Piece'
UNIVERSITY NEWS 22 OCT
Birmingham Record Company has released a limited edition cassette of ‘Tape Piece’ today, which used only analogue reproduction techniques in its recording.
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Second city secures just 2% of Cultural Recovery Fund (CRF) awards
UNIVERSITY NEWS 16 OCT
Of the 1,385 theatres, museums, music venues and cultural organisations across the country that will receive financial support from the CRF with a share of the £257 million funding pot, only 28...
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RBC originals achieve film festival success
UNIVERSITY NEWS 13 OCT
A number of original short films featuring Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Acting students are gathering momentum on the film festival scene.
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New RBC appointment
UNIVERSITY NEWS 01 OCT
Congratulations to RBC’s new Interim Principal Dr Shirley Thompson, who replaces Professor Julian Lloyd Webber.
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Achieving his dreams
UNIVERSITY NEWS 25 SEP
First-year RBC student Vinicius Motta will appear on BBC Midlands Today this evening to talk about how his deteriorating eye condition hasn’t stopped him from realising his dreams.
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Striking a note in music education
UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 SEP
RBC students are helping to enrich the music curriculum in primary schools in partnership with Cheltenham Festivals.
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Prestigious university status awarded to Professor Julian Lloyd Webber...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 AUG
Julian Lloyd Webber will step down from his role as Principal of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire next month, following a five-year period during which time he has overseen the move to a new...
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Pioneering European research project to give early Viking and Irish la...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 12 AUG
The sounds of early medieval languages, including Early Irish and Old Norse, are to be given new life through a pioneering European research project.
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First album released in unique partnership between Royal Birmingham Co...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 30 JUL
Six outstanding students from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire have released their all-important debut recordings following an unprecedented partnership with Naxos Records.
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Three teenage South African stars win UK music scholarships
UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 JUL
Three young South African musicians who have been tutored through RBC’s ARCO Project have won scholarships to study at specialist music schools in the UK.
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Global listening habits explored in a time of pandemic and live music ...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 JUL
Global research project Harkive returns on Tuesday 21 July 2020 to explore music listening in a time of pandemic.
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A cogent plan is needed, says RBC Principal Julian Lloyd Webber
UNIVERSITY NEWS 16 JUL
RBC Principal Professor Julian Lloyd Webber has shown his support for the local community of musicians, freelancers and casual workers who face less of a demand for their services due to...
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Graduate secures dance pianist role
UNIVERSITY NEWS 16 JUL
RBC Ballet Piano Scheme graduate Yijiao Feng has been appointed as full-time Dance Pianist at The Hammond School.
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The legacy of Ennio Morricone
UNIVERSITY NEWS 10 JUL
RBC’s Head of Music Technology Simon Hall reflects on the works of composer Ennio Morricone, who died recently, and provides a crucial playlist of the maestro’s most magical moments.