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Meet the RBC leadership team – Ed Jones
Get to know who is driving RBC in this feature, Meet the RBC leadership team. -
Alumna celebrates Jane Austen’s 250th birthday with song
Alumna Penelope Appleyard has commissioned a musical setting of Jane Austen’s poem, Ode to Pity, to celebrate her 250th anniversary. -
Meet the RBC leadership team - Simon Hall
Head of Music Technology Simon Hall co-runs one of the longest running cross-faculty degrees in the University’s history – BSc Music Technology, which is run in collaboration with the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment (CEBE). Simon enjoys the contrasting cultures of the Conservatoire and CEBE and has great colleagues to overcome any hurdles. -
A Tudor celebration of Christmas
As Christmas approaches, students and staff have been performing at candlelit tours of Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon. -
Merry Christmas from RBC
Friends, We may be about to reach the shortest day, but at this point we are all – students and staff – very aware that this is always our longest term. Everyone at RBC has been busy non-stop since at least mid-September, and I am sure that we are all looking forward to a seasonal break... -
Head of Piano at Birmingham Royal Ballet awarded Honorary Fellowship of RBC
Head of Piano at Birmingham Royal Ballet and RBC alumna Jeanette Chuin-Chieh Wong was presented with Honorary Fellowship of RBC, in recognition of her work in enhancing the Conservatoire’s reputation. -
Jazz Among the Discourses - 30 Years On
The Jazz Research Cluster recently ran a symposium, Jazz Among the Discourses - 30 Years On. The event was designed to mark the 30-year anniversary of two influential publications edited by Professor Emeritus Krin Gabbard from Columbia University (pictured). These collections are titled Jazz Among the Discourses and Representing Jazz . -
Student performs with Jamie Cullum at Royal Albert Hall
BMus Jazz pianist Tom Ward performed with famous jazz pianist and singer Jamie Cullum recently at the Royal Albert Hall. -
Junior RBC Wind Orchestra shine at festival
The Junior RBC Wind Orchestra made a triumphant return to the National Concert Band Festival this month at Warwick Hall, achieving the highest award from the panel of expert adjudicators.