Latest News and Podcasts
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Capturing the Spirit of Carnival
UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 MAY
When the Carnival was cancelled in Trinidad and Tobago, the University of Trinidad and Tobago and RBC came together to perform a special version of Lord Kitchener’s Pan in A minor to capture the...
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Alumna lands role for hit Netflix show
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 MAY
A Royal Birmingham Conservatoire alumna has landed a key role in the third season of hit Netflix series, Haunted, due to premiere in May 2021.
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“Line of Duty and Peaky Blinders put Birmingham back on the map” – Lin...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 16 APR
TV star and BCU alumnus Nigel Boyle, who plays Detective Inspector Ian Buckells in Line of Duty, has revealed his experience of working on the primetime BBC TV police drama during the pandemic,...
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Shakespeare festival to celebrate return of theatre
UNIVERSITY NEWS 01 APR
Visiting Tutor and alumnus John Partridge from the Attic Theatre is crowdfunding an outdoor Shakespeare festival throughout July.
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RBC partners with New Earth Academy for British East and South East As...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 01 APR
RBC is one of the partners for the New Earth Academy, an acting academy open to British East and South East Asians who have an interest in theatre and want to develop new skills.
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Socially distanced opera Coraline to take place in UK this weekend - w...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 26 MAR
A socially-distanced operatic production of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Coraline , led by Royal Birmingham Conservatoire vocal and orchestral students, will take place behind closed doors this...
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Student success at Carleton Hobbs Audio Prize
UNIVERSITY NEWS 25 MAR
Two third-year Acting students have received runner-up prizes in this year’s BBC Carleton Hobbs Audio Prize. Georgie Lomax Ford and Connor Curren received the award following the second...
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All Systems Go
UNIVERSITY NEWS 25 MAR
Ivor Novello nominee and PhD student Khyam Allami and Jazz alumni Kai Chareunsy and Steve Saunders confirmed for Centrala’s programme of international experimental live music in June.
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Students prepared for music industry challenges
UNIVERSITY NEWS 19 MAR
Six online Careers Resource Sessions took place recently guiding final-year students on how to find their happy place while pushing forward their careers.
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Student wins composition bursary
UNIVERSITY NEWS 19 MAR
Conservatoire student É ire Lavery has won an Irish Heritage Composition Competition for his piano quartet, receiving £3,000 to spend on future music education and a premiere performance of...
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Double success at British Flute Society Festival
UNIVERSITY NEWS 12 MAR
Two students were awarded prizes at the British Flute Society Festival last month.
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RBC Theatre Company presents AMORPHISM
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 MAR
Enjoy five brand new productions based on Gareth Jandrell’s Amorphism, specially commissioned for live lockdown performances by our actors.
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RBC Professor explores diversity in music
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 MAR
Professor Christopher Dingle has been awarded funding by a BBC Radio 3-AHRC project that aims to shine a light on classical composers from history, who come from diverse ethnic backgrounds to...
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RBC alumni celebrate Ruth Gipps on BBC Radio 3
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 MAR
Alumni and RBCA members come together to perform music by Ruth Gipps for BBC radio show ‘Composer of the Week’.
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Royal College of Organists recognises RBC talent
UNIVERSITY NEWS 26 FEB
RBC’s Organ Department has been awarded several Fellowship and Associateship Diplomas from the Royal College of Organists, following an outstanding exam performance.