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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…

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.

Learn more about how Lynne and Bob Ingram, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Association members and founders of the Shenstone Music Group, are refining student talent through intimate performances for local community audiences.

Principal Stephen Maddock welcomes the great Indian violinist Ustad Johar Ali to RBC, as the new Chair of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. He will be working with students, local musicians and building on the work of former Chair Radhika Balakrishnan.

Dr Kirsty Devaney has carried out research on how music education can play a role in addressing gender inequality in music composition.

Safer Dance, an initiative devised by Sam Hennerly and Jack Young, BCU Music Industries and Coventry University alumni respectively, has been backed by Birmingham’s NEC Group Arenas.

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire is very pleased to announce the appointment of two new senior musicians and educators Edward Jones and Nicholas Trygstad. Edward Jones, currently Interim Head of Brass at RBC, has been appointed to the permanent role of Head of Brass; while Nicholas Trygstad,...

Principal Stephen Maddock thanks everyone in the RBC community for their support during 2023, and shares his best festive wishes for the New Year.

Some of RBC’s Historical Instrument Collection has been put on display for the first time in the Jennens Road building, thanks to a generous donation.

From ‘Nutcracker’ and ‘Aladdin’, to ‘Robin Hood’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’, Stage Management graduates and students are spreading their Christmas magic at theatres across the region this festive season.

Third-year BMus student Charlie Cooper has won the Alfred Corfield Trumpet Prize 2023 for his performance of works by Viviani, Neruda and Brandt.

PhD student Yfat Soul Zisso has been selected for the Philharmonia's Composers’ Academy, where she will compose a piece for the Philharmonia to be performed at Royal Festival Hall.