Birmingham Conservatoire

The Birmingham Conservatoire is an internationally renowned college of music in Birmingham by public concert halls, especially the Adrian Boult Hall.

History

The Conservatory is located on Paradise Place in the center of Birmingham. It was founded in 1886 as the Birmingham School of Music, first as part of the Birmingham and Midland Institute, which had existed since 1859. Facilities include a concert hall Adrian Boult Hall, which is named after the conductor Adrian Boult and 518 seats offers, the Recital Hall, six recording studios and a music library with about 95,000 scores and 10,000 sound recordings and voices. The buildings are currently being renovated.

Performances

The Conservatory students perform regularly in the concert halls of the institution, as well as internationally known musicians such as Simon Rattle, Pierre Boulez, Sakari Oramo, Paul Spicer and Jeffrey Skidmore.

Teaching

The Birmingham Conservatoire has about 50 full-time faculty, including active musician, composer and musicologist. In addition, teach nearly 200 specialists as tutors and guest lecturers. The Conservatory collaborates with other conservatoires together worldwide and is involved in the Socrates exchange program for students and teachers.

Approximately 500 students are enrolled in solo subjects, composition, chamber music, orchestral playing, music technology and jazz.

Selected lecturers

• Rutland Boughton, composition
• Denis Matthews, piano

Selected graduates

• Brian Ferneyhough, composer
• Albert Ketèlbey, conductor
• Rhydian Roberts, baritone