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Prestigious BBC Jazz title for Royal Birmingham Conservatoire student
Hours and hours spent in “brutal” lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 gave Ben Shankland the time to hone his piano skills - now, more than three years on, the talented 19-year-old Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC) student is BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Jazz Musician of the Year.. -
“So many highlights,” says RBC Principal
RBC Principal Stephen Maddock shares his favourite moments of November, including Opera Scenes performed in the Lab. -
New Digbeth Acting facility ready for January
An additional teaching space has been created for Acting students at Bromley Street, Digbeth. The new facility will be ready from January and is a short walk from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. -
New album featuring water-powered instruments released by student composer
PhD student and composer Benjamin Tassie’s album has been released today (Friday) by Birmingham Record Company. The album features three new water-powered musical instruments Benjamin designed and built with instrument maker Sam Underwood. -
Meet Filkin’s Drift: The band taking sustainable touring to the next level
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire alumni Seth Bye and Chris Roberts, the musicians behind Filkin’s Drift, have taken sustainable touring to the next level after completing their latest tour by foot. -
Organ scholar of Westminster Abbey, Carolyn Craig appointed Junior Fellow at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
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 the appointment in January 2024. -
Music Technology alumna wins sound design award
MMus graduate Sylvia (Yen-Ju) Chen and her team recently won a prestigious Taiwan Golden Bell Award in the ‘Best Sound Design for Television Series’ category. Built from the ground up by six friends, Sylvia’s company SoundMe Studio provides music and sound post-production services for film and... -
Birmingham premiere for gritty new play tackling toxic masculinity
A new play that challenges toxic masculinity and confronts the pressures facing young men in the contemporary world will debut in Birmingham next week . -
Music students reach major final
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. -
RBC Principal visits China
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 recent visit to China and looks ahead in the lead-up to Christmas.