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Students headed to Somerset to support Double Reed Day at Wells Cathedral School.

Get to know who is driving RBC in this fortnightly feature, Meet the RBC leadership team. Our first call is the Composition Department, which is led by Professor Joe Cutler. He shares how life is never dull working with students, which constantly renews his own creative antenna.

The National Youth Orchestra (NYO) community of 2025 has been announced, including five members of the Junior Conservatoire.

Former Principal and RBCA Honorary Member Professor Kit Thompson OBE has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

BSc and MMus Music Technology graduate now a Technician, Connor Yarrington, has released a debut single that was recorded and produced at RBC.

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 update on recruitment.

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.

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.

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 scene.

Students Ollie Barker and Millie Royle gained valuable work experience at Birmingham Royal Ballet recently performing alongside the Royal Ballet Sinfonia on ‘Luna’.

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, we go behind-the-scenes with Greg to uncover more about what is set to be a beguiling evening of music...

Composition graduate Emily Abdy will perform with the London Symphony Orchestra as part of Nonclassical’s 20th anniversary concert at Hackney Empire.

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.

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 accompany the discussion around Stories of Venice.

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.