Latest News and Podcasts
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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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RBC partners with Leics Make Music
UNIVERSITY NEWS 10 JUL
Staff, students and alumni have been involved in creating a creative programme of activities for Leics Make Music, a youth music festival taking place next week.
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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.
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Composition Tutor teams up with Clean Bandit
UNIVERSITY NEWS 03 JUL
RBC Composition Tutor Errollyn Wallen CBE has created a string arrangement for Clean Bandit and friends, which accompanies Keedron Bryant’s viral song I Just Wanna Live, a response to the murder...
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Book published on Professor Christopher Dingle’s conversations with co...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 26 JUN
RBC Professor of Music Christopher Dingle’s book of conversations with composer Julian Anderson has been published. Julian Anderson: Dialogues on Listening, Composing and Culture ranges far...
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Competitors announced for Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competit...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 25 JUN
The British Viola Society has announced the live competitors for the competition, which will be held at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire this November.
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Students saving theatres
UNIVERSITY NEWS 19 JUN
Applied Theatre students have partnered with 19 other university drama societies to raise funds for local theatres struggling during the pandemic.
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ARCO Project partners with the Quartet of Peace
UNIVERSITY NEWS 18 JUN
The ARCO Project has partnered with the Quartet of Peace Trust, a charitable organisation which supports the education and training of gifted young South African musicians.
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Furry fundraising
UNIVERSITY NEWS 12 JUN
Birmingham band Lions, Tigers and Bears, featuring RBC Events Marketing Manager Andy Roberts, are supporting Dementia UK through their debut album Best Times Ever.
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Live map to track impact of outside shocks on music industry
UNIVERSITY NEWS 12 JUN
BCU has contributed to a new project to set up a live music map, which will track the impact of major events such as Brexit and COVID-19 on the industry.
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Acting alumnus reads Alice to raise funds for the NHS
UNIVERSITY NEWS 28 MAY
Conservatoire alumnus Tom Allenby joins famous faces Michael Palin, Ruth Jones and 165 others for the Wonderland Challenge , where they will each read one minute of Alice in Wonderland to...