Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Woodwind Department

05/05/2022

We are so excited to share our new Instagram page with you! Please go and follow us to keep updated with our wonderful department ☺️
https://www.instagram.com/p/CckWxJ-IsDF/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

16/03/2022

Congratulations to the Yugen Saxophone Quartet for winning the Andrew Downes Prize on Monday, and to William Hammond for coming second! 🏆

13/03/2022

Exciting news from our department in the last month! James Mackinder (BMus 4) and Nathan Isaac (APD) both made their professional orchestral debut with the CBSO - we are all incredibly proud 🥳

15/02/2022

Delighted to welcome back RBC graduate Iona Walker for an oboe reed making class. We are also so lucky here at RBC to have excellent machines to help our double reed players really get to grips with this essential skill. Thank you Iona for your inspiring class!

https://www.ionareed.co.uk/

02/02/2022

Fantastic to welcome back graduates Anton Clarke and Jude Rees (https://www.judereesmusic.co.uk/) to tell us all about their careers since leaving RBC. Lots of interactive fun - you’re both an inspiration! Thank you!

15/01/2022

Wonderful to welcome back Jonathan Kelly (Solo Oboe, Berlin Philharmonic) for a whole day of masterclasses just before Christmas. Previously Principal Oboe here in the CBSO we are so lucky that he comes to teach every year. Also, do watch our short and snappy department video where he features too!

https://youtu.be/Wqqm72D5jj8

17/12/2021

What a fantastic way to finish such a busy term!
Well done to Leila, Emily and Jaff who competed in this year’s Woodwind Prize. And a special congratulations to Emily who won! 🥳
A huge thank you to Amos Miller (Head of Brass) for adjudicating, and of course Jo Sealey for accompanying!
We are all so proud of you and your achievements! 👏🏻

17/12/2021

26/11/2021

Huge thanks to our bassoon consultant Sarah Burnett for inspiring so many double reed players including oboists and bassoonists from RBC and Junior RBC. We had a brilliant day and it was fabulous to hear everyone playing together!

10/11/2021

We are so proud of our very own APD clarinettist, Nathan Isaac, who has been awarded the Musician’s Company Silver Medal this evening!

The Silver Medal recognises outstanding young musicians representing a wide range of disciplines.

Well done Nath, and well deserved!! 🥳

16/10/2021

Fantastic to welcome back Jude Rees - graduate oboist who specialises in a multitude of early woodwind instruments! You’re an inspiration Jude!
https://www.judereesmusic.co.uk/

26/09/2021

RBC students Will, Archie and George having a great time playing with the Hannover Junges Orchestra Kammerchor Acûstico - Brahms Requiem and Mahler Rückert-Lieder.