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Alumna to mark a year since the Games
UNIVERSITY NEWS 21 JUL 2023
Alumna and Mezzo-Soprano Samantha Oxborough will perform at the opening event of Birmingham Festival 23, a free, 10-day event celebrating 12 months since the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The...
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Acting graduates bring the laughs
UNIVERSITY NEWS 18 JUL 2023
Recent Acting graduates are heading to Stratford’s Attic Theatre with a production of Tom Basden’s ‘Holes’, directed by Head of Undergraduate Studies for Acting Daniele Sanderson.
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Byrdwatching in Cheltenham
UNIVERSITY NEWS 14 JUL 2023
A new Cheltenham Festival event took students to four historic Georgian houses in Cheltenham to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the death of composer William Byrd with a series of performances...
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She Don Did It
UNIVERSITY NEWS 14 JUL 2023
A group of diverse and non-binary music curators came to BCU for a skills-based learning day aimed at raising the aspirations of women who have never considered Higher Education.
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A big thank you
UNIVERSITY NEWS 13 JUL 2023
Since the launch of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Association (RBCA) fundraising appeal in June 2022, event attendees have generously donated more than £7,000 to the RBCA Fund via the ticket...
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Pedagogy prize winners
UNIVERSITY NEWS 13 JUL 2023
Three Music students have been recognised for their commitment to music education with Undergraduate and Postgraduate Pedagogy Prizes.
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Student awarded scholarship to study in Rotterdam
UNIVERSITY NEWS 13 JUL 2023
BMus trombonist Katie Blackburn scooped one of four scholarships awarded by the Van Beek-Donner Foundation to support women who study in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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A big thanks to Jeanette
UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 JUL 2023
As Jeanette Chuin-Chieh Wong steps down from her role as Overseas Representative, everyone at RBC wishes her the best in her role as Head of Piano at Birmingham Royal Ballet.
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RBC shares Baroque expertise in Geneva
UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 JUL 2023
Four of RBC’s Baroque music specialists travelled to Geneva recently to deliver papers at the 20th Biennial International Conference on Baroque Music.
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Laurence Olivier Bursaries awarded to talented students
UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 JUL 2023
Two final-year Acting students have been awarded Laurence Olivier Bursaries by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) to support their studies.
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A celebration of Indian music
UNIVERSITY NEWS 29 JUN 2023
A concert took place on Sunday to celebrate and thank visiting artist and first-ever Indian Council for Cultural Relations Chair in Indian Studies Dr Radhika Balakrishnan for revitalising Indian...
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Bringing RBC to Japan
UNIVERSITY NEWS 29 JUN 2023
RBC Principal Stephen Maddock OBE shares his recent trip to Japan, where he visited a number of music schools and colleges, as well as refreshed long-standing partnerships in the country’s...
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Alumnus awarded British Empire Medal
UNIVERSITY NEWS 28 JUN 2023
Alumnus, Honorary Fellow and Archivist John Smith has been recognised for his services to music and charity in the King’s Birthday Honours.
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Bollywood superstar receives major university honour
UNIVERSITY NEWS 27 JUN 2023
Globally acclaimed singer, composer and actor Shankar Mahadevan has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in recognition of his outstanding services to music and the arts.
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Bollywood superstar Shankar Mahadevan receives major university honour
UNIVERSITY NEWS 26 JUN 2023
The globally acclaimed singer, composer and actor Shankar Mahadevan has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University (BCU) in recognition of his outstanding services to...