Julian Lloyd Webber – I Am Birmingham

NEXT is the UK’s first year-long study programme to train and prepare musicians to perform and promote contemporary classical music

Julian Lloyd Webber training the next generation of contemporary musicians

Staff ReporterMay 22, 2018June 4, 201801 mins

Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (BCMG) and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, part of Birmingham City University, are launching the UK’s first year-long study programme to train and prepare musicians to perform and promote contemporary classical music. Open to post-graduate musicians currently enrolled in a course of study, or to professional musicians wanting to improve their knowledge and skills in…

Rail commuters and shoppers stopped in their tracks as a musical extravaganza was laid on by the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire’s Folk Ensemble at Birmingham New Street station

UK’s biggest folk band pulls into Birmingham New Street station for show-stopping performance

Staff ReporterJanuary 25, 2018January 26, 201801 mins

Rail commuters and shoppers stopped in their tracks this morning as a musical extravaganza was laid on by the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire’s Folk Ensemble at Birmingham New Street station. The Conservatoire Folk Ensemble of a stage-challenging 65 members all performed under the interchange’s main departure boards within the station’s domed atrium throughout the day, entertaining with a unique series of free…