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Organ scholar of Westminster Abbey, Carolyn Craig appointed Junior Fel...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 NOV 2023
American organist and organ scholar of Westminster Abbey, Carolyn Craig has been appointed Junior Fellow at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, part of Birmingham City University. She will take up...
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Birmingham premiere for gritty new play tackling toxic masculinity
UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 NOV 2023
A new play that challenges toxic masculinity and confronts the pressures facing young men in the contemporary world will debut in Birmingham next week .
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Music students reach major final
UNIVERSITY NEWS 03 NOV 2023
Second-year Music students Hannah Devereux and Millie Royle recently reached the final of the Kathleen Ferrier Bursary competition. They both received the Collingworth Finalist prize of £100.
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RBC Principal visits China
UNIVERSITY NEWS 03 NOV 2023
RBC Principal and former Chief Executive of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) Stephen Maddock shares a message as he completes his first six months in post. He reflects on his...
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Indian Tolkien launches new book at RBC
UNIVERSITY NEWS 27 OCT 2023
RBC hosted bestselling Indian author and diplomat Amish Tripathi in the Bradshaw Hall on 12 October to celebrate the launch of his new book ‘War of Lanka’ published by Harper Collins.
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“Actors are athletes of the imagination”
UNIVERSITY NEWS 26 OCT 2023
Acting alumnus Nigel Boyle delivered a masterclass to Acting students this week. The famous alumnus, who is well known for his role as ‘H’ in Line of Duty, gave advice to students on how to be...
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Visiting Lecturer shortlisted to represent Britain
UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 OCT 2023
Visiting Lecturer in Composition Dr Bobbie-Jane Gardner’s piece ‘True Self’ has been shortlisted from some 100 applications to be performed at the annual International Society for Contemporary...
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Student work exhibited at Royal Academy
UNIVERSITY NEWS 13 OCT 2023
‘Lights’, a film by fourth-year BMus student Kinna Whitehead, featured at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. Kinna also scooped The Arts Club longstanding prize for talent.
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An especially happy ‘old job/ new job’ moment
UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 OCT 2023
RBC Principal and former Chief Executive of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) Stephen Maddock reflects on the beginning of term, a masterclass with CBSO Chief Conductor Kazuki...
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New music out today
UNIVERSITY NEWS 29 SEP 2023
Birmingham Record Company, RBC's in-house record label, has its 20th release out today. It's titled ‘Janus’ and is by MMus graduate, Visiting Lecturer and PhD candidate Melinda Maxwell.
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Teaching music composition in schools around the world
UNIVERSITY NEWS 28 SEP 2023
Professor Martin Fautley shares international approaches to incorporating music composition in teaching and learning in his new book.
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RBC Jazz Alumni: Twenty Years On
UNIVERSITY NEWS 28 SEP 2023
It has been 20 years since the first Jazz graduates emerged from the newly-established BMus Jazz course at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Jeremy Price , Head of Jazz at the Royal Birmingham...
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Alumna to star in West End smash-hit show
UNIVERSITY NEWS 21 SEP 2023
Acting graduate and Strictly Come Dancing star Catherine Tyldesley will make her musical debut in Bonnie and Clyde, which is touring the UK and Ireland next year.
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Researchers out in force at music conference
UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 SEP 2023
RBC researchers are sharing expertise at this year’s Royal Musical Association Annual Conference in Nottingham.
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Graduates gather at Alumni Festival
UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 SEP 2023
Conservatoire graduates were front and centre of BCU’s Alumni Festival Celebration, which took place yesterday (Thursday) at BCU’s Parkside Building. The evening featured performances from MMus...