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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire @royalbirmcons.bsky.social · 22h

💃 Opening tonight at The Crescent Theatre - The Art of Success! 💃 Set in 18th-century London, witness the events of 10 years in one riotous night, recounting the explosive rise of the artist William Hogarth.

📸 Kirkpatrick Photography
📍 Thu 9 - Sat 11 Oct
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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire @royalbirmcons.bsky.social · 8d

🎷 Don't miss: FREE Thursday lunchtime jazz! 🎷

Featuring: Joe Noble piano, Macy Wright (pictured) bass, Freddie Dal drums

📍Thu 2 Oct, 1.05pm

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Birmingham City University @mybcu.bsky.social · 9d

🎭 Our monthly alumni round-up is here! 🎶

Find out what our talented @royalbirmcons.bsky.social graduates have been up to this month! 👇

www.bcu.ac.uk/alumni/commu...

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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire @royalbirmcons.bsky.social · 14d

⭐️🎭 RBC Acting's autumn season is on sale now! 🎭⭐️

🏠 Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris
🍷 The Art of Success by Nick Dear
Thu 9 - Sat 11 Oct, Crescent Theatre

⏳ Time and the Conways by JB Priestley
Thu 16 - Sat 18 Oct, Crescent Theatre

🎟️ www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...

📸 Kirkpatrick Photography

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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire @royalbirmcons.bsky.social · 16d

⭐️📚 Meet the @royalbirmcons.bsky.social leadership team - Head of Historical Performance, Senior Lecturer and Instrument Curator, Martin Perkins! 📚⭐️ www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...

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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire @royalbirmcons.bsky.social · 20d

🎶🩰 @royalbirmcons.bsky.social alumnus, Ed Hilton, has been appointed Principal Bass Trombone at The Royal Ballet Sinfonia, the orchestra of Birmingham Royal Ballet! 🩰🎶

🔗 Read more: www.brb.org.uk/profile/edwa...

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Birmingham City University @mybcu.bsky.social · 23d

‘Sonic heritage and environmental change on England’s East Coast, 1718-present', also involves the
@ox.ac.uk, @manmetuni.bsky.social and @nationaltrust.org.uk

The study will cover three key sites: the Aldeburgh coast, the Northumberland coast, and Seaton Delaval.

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Birmingham City University @mybcu.bsky.social · 23d

BCU and @royalbirmcons.bsky.social has been awarded £1.4 million to help preserve the sounds of England’s East Coast! 🏖️

Lecturer in Music, Dr Joanna Bullivant, has been succesful in UKRI's Future Leader Fellowship scheme.

www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire @royalbirmcons.bsky.social · 23d

🎶🏆 Congratulations to recent @royalbirmcons.bsky.social graduates, Archie McVicar (tuba, 2024) and Ollie Plant (trombone, 2023), who have won places on the @lporchestra.bsky.social Foyle Future Firsts programme for 25-26! 🏆🎶 lpo.org.uk/project/foyl...

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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire @royalbirmcons.bsky.social · Sep 7

⭐️ Hear from @stephenmaddock.bsky.social at the start of the new academic year! Featuring: @royalbirmcons.bsky.social's new students, National Student Survey results, an uplift in ticket sales, and a big thanks RBC's loyal audiences for supporting our students ⭐️

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Birmingham City University @mybcu.bsky.social · Aug 29

🎭 Our monthly alumni round-up is here! 🎶

Find out what our talented @royalbirmcons.bsky.social graduates have been up to this month! 👇

www.bcu.ac.uk/alumni/commu...

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Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Aug 23

We're thrilled to back in Birmingham's wonderful @royalbirmcons.bsky.social on Sat 31st Jan!

Tickets: www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...

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Stephen Maddock @stephenmaddock.bsky.social · Aug 23

How glorious to see & hear Judith Weir’s gorgeous 2000 song cycle woman.life.song transformed into a chamber opera by Birmingham Opera. Great staging, singing, playing & conducting (Alpesh Chauhan), with lots of past & present musicians from @royalbirmcons.bsky.social & @thecbso.bsky.social involved

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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire @royalbirmcons.bsky.social · Aug 12

✨😆 A Laugh Supreme with Daman Bamrah and Katie Norris 😆✨ Hosted by Alex Milner, this show sees comedians Daman Bamrah and Katie Norris join top-ranking jazz musicians from RBC.

📍 Fri 19 Sep, 7pm
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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire @royalbirmcons.bsky.social · Aug 4

🎶 Shining a spotlight on Birmingham's artists 🎶

Brothers Olly and BMus (Hons) Jazz alumnus Elliot Sansom launch Spotlight on Birmingham, amplifying Birmingham's emerging voices, with the opportunity to apply for free workshops & interviews recorded at Sansom Studios: www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...

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Birmingham City University @mybcu.bsky.social · Jul 31

🎭 Our monthly alumni round-up is here! 🎶

Find out what our talented @royalbirmcons.bsky.social graduates have been up to this month! 👇

www.bcu.ac.uk/alumni/commu...

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Birmingham City University @mybcu.bsky.social · Jul 17

See the Richard Tandy Production Suite at @royalbirmcons.bsky.social suite here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPH_...

Richard Tandy Production Suite and Scholarship named in his memory

YouTube video by Birmingham City University

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Birmingham City University @mybcu.bsky.social · Jul 17

The memory of Electric Light Orchestra’s (ELO) keyboardist is being honoured with the opening of a new production suite at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

Richard Tandy, who died at the age of 76 in April 2024, also has a scholarship established in his name.

Read more 👉 shorturl.at/MnbPn

(L-R) Martin Smith, Dave Scott-Morgan, Stephen Maddock

(L-R) Martin Smith, Dave Scott-Morgan, Matt O'Malley

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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire @royalbirmcons.bsky.social · Jul 15

🎵🎶 London Schools Symphony Orchestra 🎶🎵 With conductors Matthew Coorey and Ammal Bhatia*, featuring Sibelius Finlandia, Lyadov The Enchanted Lake*, Sculthorpe Kakadu, and Shostakovich Symphony No.5.

📍 Sat 2 Aug, 3.30pm
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📸 David Monteith-Hodge - Photographise

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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire @royalbirmcons.bsky.social · Jul 9

🎶⭐️ We're delighted to host the 2025 iteration of the International Conference on Baroque Music, from Wed 16 to Sun 20 Jul at @royalbirmcons.bsky.social! ⭐️🎶

🎟️ Find out more here: www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...

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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire @royalbirmcons.bsky.social · Jul 7

✨🎬 RBC Alumni on Stage and Screen in June 2025! 🎬✨

Here are some clues... 🦖 🕵🏻‍♂️ 🏥 💔

🔗 Find out what our talented Alumni are up to this month: www.bcu.ac.uk/alumni/commu...

RBC Alumni on Stage and Screen in June 2025

Our Royal Birmingham Conservatoire graduates have gone on to star in or work behind the scenes of television shows, blockbuster movies and stage productions. Check out what some of our talented Alumni...

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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire @royalbirmcons.bsky.social · Jun 30

🎾👟 Tickets now on sale for Fairlight, a brand new electropop musical about queer invisibility in tennis. Join us at the oldest lawn tennis club in the world for the world premiere of this powerful and playful show! 👟🎾

🎬 vimeo.com/1006119816

🎟️ www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...

Fairlight Teaser

Fairlight, a musical about queer invisibility in tennis.

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Birmingham City University @mybcu.bsky.social · Jun 30

🎭 Our monthly alumni round-up is here! 🎶

Find out what our talented @royalbirmcons.bsky.social graduates have been up to this month! 👇

www.bcu.ac.uk/alumni/commu...

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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire @royalbirmcons.bsky.social · Jun 27

🎭🌙 Continuing tonight: The Seagull by Anton Chekhov at @royalbirmcons.bsky.social! 🌙🎭

📍 Thu 26 - Sat 28 Jun, The Lab @royalbirmcons.bsky.social

🎟️ www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...

📸 Kirkpatrick Photography

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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire @royalbirmcons.bsky.social · Jun 25

☀️🎶 @royalbirmcons.bsky.social Principal, @stephenmaddock.bsky.social, reflects on the last term and his highlights from the past season - follow the link below to read his entire message from last Friday! 🎶☀️

📖 www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...

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