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Congratulations to students Fiorella Barbaro, who has been appointed as Graduate Assistant at Bloxham School, and Thuy-Vi Nguyen, who is currently teaching at Edgbaston High School and is set to study a PGCE in Secondary Music at the University of Cambridge.

School of Acting graduate Jonathan Houlston will be starring in the stage adaptation of Farm Boy, Michael Morpurgo’s sequel to War Horse. 

Horn student Alex Hocknull will begin a trial with Royal Birmingham Sinfonia, the orchestra of Birmingham Royal Ballet, following a successful year as Student-in-Residence.

PhD alumna and experimental composer Maya Verlaak’s album will be released on Friday 16 February by Birmingham Record Company. ‘Trace’ features six pieces composed for specific musicians, recorded in their own homes.

Principal Stephen Maddock marks the halfway point of the academic year, reflecting on the royal visit and the Jazz fusion concert that took place earlier this term. He also looks forward to student performance activity and a piano-playing conference that starts this Sunday (4 February).

Staff, students and friends of RBC can vote for Visiting Lecturer and multi award-winning composer Errollyn Wallen’s ‘Piano Concerto’, which has been nominated for an award in the Premiere category of BBC Music Magazine’s 2024 Awards.

Student Luke Cutler has won the Winifred Micklam Prize, while students Rufus Westley and Rowan Tidball have received Presentation Prizes in Memory of Joyce Stanley.

One of the world’s greatest violinists, Ustad Johar Ali, took to the stage at the Bradshaw Hall on Wednesday (24 January) to perform a fusion of Indian and Western classical music to an audience of Indian and local dignitaries.

RBC brass quintet Epsilon Brass has won the Bernard Brown Brass Ensemble Prize, beating seven other RBC ensembles to claim the prize.

When Gramophone classical music magazine instructs aficionados and newcomers alike to investigate the latest release from Visiting Lecturer Luke Bedford, there is only one thing to do…

Congratulations to BMus flautist Lottie Mahoney for being selected as Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Student in Residence for 2024.

A BCU Alumna is one of the many faces working hard behind the scenes to bring the multi-award-winning musical, Hamilton, to stages across the country in its first UK and Ireland tour. Stage Management alumna Lauren Wood, who joined the Hamilton team last summer, has worked on touring productions since she graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in 2017.

Acting students and alumni will feature in Story Town, a three-day new writing bonanza crammed with workshops and performances at the Hippodrome at the end of the month.

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh returned to Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC) this week and met with representatives from leading institutions across the United Kingdom to discuss ways of making music more inclusive.

The Julian Bream Trust, a charitable trust that provides financial support to young, gifted music students, especially those who play the lute or guitar, has awarded £10,000 to Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.