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Lunchtime Music

Lunchtime Music

RBC Musicians

Date and time
24 Mar 2025 1.05pm - 2pm
Location

Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR

Price

Free - booking required

Booking Information

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trumpeter Jules White

Jules White trumpet

programme tbc

Bianca Vancea piano

Brahms Six Pieces for Piano

Jules White (pictured) is a trumpet player from Northamptonshire. She began to play music in primary school on the violin, but quickly swapped to brass and began learning the cornet aged eight, before moving on to the trumpet. Throughout school she played in her school Symphony Orchestra, Wind Orchestra and Big Band. She also joined the Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust (NMPAT) and gained the position of principal trumpet in the Youth Orchestra (CYO) and Youth Concert Band (CYCB) as well as participating in the Youth Big Band (CYBigB), in which the ensembles achieved platinum awards at festivals such as Music for Youth and the National Concert Band Festival (NCBF).

In 2021 Jules gained a place on the undergraduate course at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and in her 3rd year was a finalist of the Alfred Corfield Trumpet Prize. At the Conservatoire, Jules has studied under Alan Thomas, Jason Lewis and Andy Stone Fewings, as well as Richard Thomas for Natural Trumpet tuition.

Now in her fourth year, Jules has pdlaying principal trumpet for CBSO Youth Orchestra as well as playing Natural Trumpet in an English Heritage project in Kenilworth Castle.

Bianca Vancea was born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and began to learn piano at the age of six. She moved to the UK in September 2021 and has been studying at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire under John Thwaites. During her time at RBC, she has participated in numerous competitions, and has been involved in projects, festivals and masterclasses. Some highlights include being a finalist in the Beryl Chempin Beethoven Prize (2023), performing at the Ulverston International Music Festival (2023 & 2024), and featuring in RBC Lunchtime Recitals as a collaborative pianist.

Bianca is passionate about chamber music, and she has worked with string players whilst exploring duo repertoire. Since 2022, she has been a member of the Boulanger Piano Trio, who have enjoyed performing in venues across Birmingham, including the Alexandra Theatre and St Hilda’s Church. Bianca has been working with singers and was part of the DIY Opera Scenes project in June 2024. She has been collaborating with soprano Maria Willsher, and they have performed a wide range of repertoire, primarily focussing on English songs.

Bianca is a joint winner of the John Ireland Prize and has been awarded the Edward Brooks English Song Accompanist Prize and the Gordon Clinton Prize for English Song Pianist. Later this year, Maria and Bianca will be releasing an album featuring a selection of twentieth-century English songs centred around the theme of nature.

Running time approx. 55 minutes

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