Latest News
Please see the latest news from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire below. You can also sign up for RBC This Week, our e-bulletin with all the latest news and events for anyone interested in what's going on at RBC, including students, alumni, concert-goers, parents and staff.
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Principal reflects on RBC’s hive of activity
UNIVERSITY NEWS 01 NOV
As we reach the halfway point in our autumn term, Principal Stephen Maddock shares recent events he has enjoyed at RBC, highlights two important festivals coming up this month, and provides an...
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Students and alumni shortlisted for Music and Drama Education Awards
UNIVERSITY NEWS 31 OCT
Students and alumni have been recognised for their work with the Welsh National Opera on Opera Tutti, an immersive concert for young people with learning difficulties.
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Viola student awarded bursary
UNIVERSITY NEWS 31 OCT
First-year BMus Viola student Ellen Cowan has been given the Gwyn Williams Viola Bursary, a student support fund that assists viola students with cost-of-living expenses.
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Q&A with Kevin Huby
UNIVERSITY NEWS 25 OCT
Following a career in accountancy and financial services regulation, MA Musicology student Kevin Huby shares his aspirations and why it’s worth venturing out into Birmingham to enjoy the music...
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Learning from the best in the industry
UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 OCT
Students Ollie Barker and Millie Royle gained valuable work experience at Birmingham Royal Ballet recently performing alongside the Royal Ballet Sinfonia on ‘Luna’.
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Music and multilingual poetry at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 OCT
Ahead of Friday’s collaboration between Visiting Professor of Music at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Ustad Johar Ali, and Birmingham City University’s Professor of Poetry, Gregory Leadbetter,...
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Alumna to perform with London Symphony Orchestra
UNIVERSITY NEWS 18 OCT
Composition graduate Emily Abdy will perform with the London Symphony Orchestra as part of Nonclassical’s 20th anniversary concert at Hackney Empire.
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Two finalists in Ivors Classical Awards
UNIVERSITY NEWS 18 OCT
Congratulations to alumni Benjamin Tassie and Ryan Latimer, who have made the final cut in the Ivors Classical Awards. The winners will be announced in a ceremony next month.
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Students bring to life soundscapes of Venice
UNIVERSITY NEWS 17 OCT
Students featured at Cheltenham Literature Festival in an event to mark new releases from bestselling author Tracy Chevalier and debut novelist Harriet Constable. The students played music to...
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RBC students support refugee ensemble
UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 OCT
RBC students are supporting Ukrainian refugees who are part of a musical collective named Vinochok with the aim of using music to help children with trauma, wellbeing and cultural identity.
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BCU backs “exciting proposition” for new National Centre for Musical T...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 OCT
BCU is part of a consortium that will make a case for the UK's first National Centre for Musical Theatre in the West Midlands, aiming to stimulate economic growth and provide new employment...
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Classical music icon to shine spotlight on local talent in new role at...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 OCT
Acclaimed classical violinist Tasmin Little CBE says she wants to promote the West Midlands as a cultural hub and grow local talent in her new role as RBC International Chair.
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Principal highlights key upcoming events
UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 OCT
RBC Symphony Orchestra gears up for its first appearance of the year this month, with a new piece by student composer Nicholas Olsen, and tickets are available for the Organ Festival, Fauré...
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Woodwind alumni named Sinfonia Smith Square Fellows
UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 OCT
Alumni George Blakesley and Vladyslav Demianov have been welcomed to Sinfonia Smith Square as Fellows for this academic year.
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RBC represents at Royal Music Association conference
UNIVERSITY NEWS 03 OCT
RBC researchers were well represented at the Royal Musical Association’s 150th anniversary conference. Researchers also attended the 13th Biennial International Conference on Music Since 1900 in...