Latest News
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Live from the Lab
UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 SEP
Technicians Ethan Lowry and Connor Yarrington organised a charity live stream recently in aid of mental health charity for musicians, Tonic Music.
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When song and sign come together
UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 SEP
Alumna and mezzo soprano Samantha Lewis has integrated British Sign Language into her vocal performances, so the deaf community can have the same experience as everyone in the audience who can...
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RBC success in Liszt Memorial Prizes
UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 SEP
BMus Piano student Shengpei Zhang has won first prize in the youth division of the Liszt Memorial Prizes 14th Hong Kong International Piano Open Competition. His tutor Dr Robert Markham was also...
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RBC talent selected for London Philharmonic Orchestra programme
UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 SEP
Graduate harpist Stien De Neef and Master’s flute student Japheth Law have been selected for the Foyle Future Firsts Development Programme.
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Postgraduate pianist awarded scholarship
UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 SEP
MMus Piano student Maria Linares Molero has been awarded a Lamport Hall Preservation Trust bursary to focus on performance and rehearsals.
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RBC Junior Department to benefit from audience donations
IN INDUSTRY 13 SEP
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC) has announced additional support for its Junior department by making it the beneficiary of its annual fundraising appeal. Donations made through the RBC...
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Principal’s start of term message
UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 SEP
Principal Stephen Maddock shares his autumn highlights, some important guests including the new Master of King’s Music Errollyn Wallen and legendary folk group Fairport Convention, as well as the...
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Grant success
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 SEP
Two first-year BMus students have been awarded instrument grants by the Royal Philharmonic Society.
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Introducing RBC’s Performance Department Manager
UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 SEP
Hear from Performance Department Manager Christina Hancock, who joined RBC in July. Her role involves facilitating large ensemble music performances and working alongside colleagues in arts...
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The concert was quite literally a dream!
UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 SEP
BMus student Beth Taylor performed in the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in a semi-staged production of Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream on Friday 16 August.
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Graduate production shines at Edinburgh Fringe
UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 AUG
British Theatre Guide describes British-Israeli-Palestinian co-production, Rebels and Patriots, written and performed by graduates, as “one of the most important plays of this year’s Edinburgh...
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Music student’s fiddle success
UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 AUG
Third-year BMus student Jemima Soper has received a bronze medal in the Senior Fiddle Slow Airs competition in the All-Ireland Fleadh, the world championships for Irish music.
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Introducing RBC's Head of Development
UNIVERSITY NEWS 22 AUG
Hear from Head of Development at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC) Terry Gibson, who joined Birmingham City University in June, and is excited to work for a world-class Conservatoire and...
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Eastside Jazz Club
UNIVERSITY NEWS 19 AUG
Eastside Jazz Club at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire blasts opens its doors for a brand new jazz season promising superb guest artists, talented students, a great atmosphere and affordable...
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Alumni perform at European Saxophone Congress
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 AUG
Four RBC alumni – Alicia Hillman, Ewan Wright, Nicole Micheli and Emily Plumb – were recently invited to perform at the third European Saxophone Congress in Trento, Italy. They performed in two...