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Birmingham Conservatoire
Birmingham City University Paradise Place
Birmingham B3 3HG. UK

T: +44 (0)121 331 5901/2
F: +44 (0)121 331 5906
E: Conservatoire Faculty Office

To contact a specific member of staff, visit our Staff pages.

Welcome to Birmingham Conservatoire

Short Courses in
Music Tech
and Composition



Our Short Courses offer opportunities to develop your skills in ProTools, MaxMSP, Recording, Mastering, DJ'ing and Composing.

Coming Events

TONIGHT (10 March): Dave Holland Presents

Dave Holland presents and evening of his music. Part of the Harmonic Festival. Tickets on the door. (more...)

FRONTIERS+ANDRIESSEN Festival: 15-19 March

This year our Frontiers new music festival celebrates innovative Dutch composer Louis Andriessen. (more...)

REACH FOR THE SKY: 25 March

Know a talented youngster? Join us for an inspiring evening celebrating the exceptional talents of young dancers and musicians from the West Midlands. Part of a national series of ‘Excellent!’ showcases. (more...)

News

MMus & PGCert Places

Posted 19/02/10 Birmingham Conservatoire’s MMus and PGDip courses still have limited places available for September 2010 entry. Available pathways are Performance, Composition, Jazz (Performance or Composition), Music Technology and Musicology (MMus only). Places are also still available on our PGCert courses for performers. Please contact our Director of Postgraduate Programmes, Dr Shirley Thompson to discuss your suitability and individual area of study. Call on +44 (0)121 331 5901 or email Shirley Thompson

Accompanist of the Year Announced

Posted 24/11/09 Following the Final Round of the Yamaha Birmingham Accompanist of the Year Award, Yshani Perinpanayagam, who performed with soprano Rhona McKail and violinist Fenella Humphreys, has claimed the title for 2009. Congratulations to Yshani and many thanks to Yamaha UK and to our adjudicator, Roger Vignoles.

Philip Bates Prize Winners Announced

Posted 20/11/09 Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 Philip Bates Prize for Composers and Songwriters (the Final of which was held on 6 November):
  • First Prize (£600): Pleiades by Simone Spagnolo
  • Second Prize (£300): JOINT WINNERS My Perspective by Pete Yelding & Ophelia: the death of by Luke Iveson
  • Audience Prize (£100): Ophelia:the death of by Luke Iveson
The adjudicators were Ian Wallman and Martin Bates, chaired by Joe Cutler. The audience prize was decided by ballot after hearing all six pieces.

Historical Instruments Go Online

Posted 11/03/09 A web-based catalogue detailing the Conservatoire's Historical Instrument Collection is now available online. Free for all to use, the catalogue contains photographs, audio files and detailed technical information on all the instruments. The project, led by Professors George Caird and Peter Johnson and Instrument Custodian Martin Perkins, was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. To browse the catalogue, visit the HIC website.

2008 Research Assessment Exercise Success for Birmingham Conservatoire

Posted 02/01/09 Birmingham City University has taken part in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, which is a national audit measuring research quality across the UK education sector. The results have now been released and Birmingham City University has been officially recognised for its world-leading research. In the assessment Birmingham Conservatoire has been recognised as one of the top three conservatoires in the country and the best outside London. For more information on our research, please visit our research pages.

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