Latest News and Podcasts
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Academics awarded research funding
UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 JAN
RBC Lecturer and Tutor Kirsty Devaney has been awarded research funding at the Research and Scoping Awards 2020 with her project investigating the experiences of students studying music at UK...
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Christmas Love
UNIVERSITY NEWS 17 DEC 2020
Postgraduate vocal student Salwan Cartwright-Shamoon has released a collaborative video entitled ‘Christmas Love’, with participants from a singing course set up during lockdown, and featuring...
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Christmas greetings from the Interim Principal of RBC, Dr Shirley Thom...
OPINIONS 17 DEC 2020
The approach of Christmas and the dawning of 2021 make this a good moment to reflect on the year just passed at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. And what an extraordinary year it has been for us...
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RBC announces Youth band in Residence
UNIVERSITY NEWS 11 DEC 2020
Youth Brass 2000 (YB2K) will be taking on a new role as Youth Band in Residence at the Conservatoire from Spring 2021.
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Double win at Ivor Composer Awards
UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 DEC 2020
The winners of the Ivor Novello Composer Awards were announced on BBC Radio 3 last week during an exclusive live broadcast. BMus student Daniel Fardon and BMus Jazz alumnus Charlie Bates were...
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Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii
UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 NOV 2020
RBC Head of Composition Joe Cutler releases his new recording ‘Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii’ – the title track has been nominated for an Ivors Composer Award in the large orchestra category.
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Call for urgent action to save music industry
UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 NOV 2020
Course leader for BA (Hons) Music Industries at BCU Dr Matt Grimes has called for the sector and the Government to work together to secure further support in fighting the twin threat of Covid...
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Congratulations to our Ivors Composer Awards nominees
UNIVERSITY NEWS 13 NOV 2020
Six members of the RBC community have been nominated for a high profile Ivors Composer Award, which celebrate the best new works by composers writing for classical, jazz and sound art.
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Student wins Clarence Myerscough Trust award
UNIVERSITY NEWS 13 NOV 2020
BMus student Libby Foxley has received an award that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the death of great violinist and teacher Clarence Myerscough.
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Student wins first prize at Bromsgrove International Musicians’ Compet...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 02 NOV 2020
RBC student harpist Sophie Costa, has won the Junior platform at the Bromsgrove International Musicians’ Competition.
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New Interim Vice Principals (Music) announced
UNIVERSITY NEWS 30 OCT 2020
RBC has announced that Luan Shaw and Dr Simon Hall have been announced as joint Interim Vice Principals (Music) for the coming months.
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RBC Collaborative Doctoral Awards
UNIVERSITY NEWS 28 OCT 2020
Applications are now open for two Collaborative Doctoral Awards to be held at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
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Alumnus using music for social action
UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 OCT 2020
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 2020
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 2020
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...