Latest News and Podcasts
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Opera Nation, a free programme to develop the next generation of opera...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 02 DEC
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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Philip Bates Prize for Composers and Songwriters
UNIVERSITY NEWS 19 JUL
The 2019 Philip Bates Prize for Composers and Songwriters, jointly run by the Philip Bates Trust and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, is now open for entries.
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Acclaimed singer and composer Laura Mvula to receive honorary doctorat...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 18 JUL
Laura Mvula, the acclaimed singer and composer, will receive an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University at a ceremony this month, marking her outstanding contribution to music.
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RBC set for another strong year at Edinburgh Fringe
UNIVERSITY NEWS 17 JUL
Actors trained at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire will soon be travelling to Edinburgh to join thousands of performers and arts professionals for another year of explosive energy at the world’s...
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Artificial intelligence may be used to reveal secrets behind tradition...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 10 JUL
The secrets behind traditional folk music from across the globe and dating back thousands of years are likely to be revealed by using artificial intelligence, according to a leading academic...
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Eastside Jazz Club hosts the world’s first ever 5G music lesson
UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 JUL
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire’s Eastside Jazz Club acted as one of just three venues hosting the world’s first 5G music lesson, led by popular musician and songwriter Jamie Cullum.
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Percussionist wins prestigious Concerto Prize
UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 JUL
Students at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, part of Birmingham City University, competed for our esteemed Concerto Prize earlier this month, with the prize eventually being awarded to Tzu-Jo...