Birmingham Conservatoire
Adrian Boult Hall, the main concert hall of the school situated in Paradise Circus
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Former names
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Birmingham School of Music |
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| Motto | Inspiring Musicians since 1886 |
| Type | Public, School of Music |
| Established | 1886 (as Birmingham School of Music) 1989 (as Birmingham Conservatoire) |
| President | Sir Simon Rattle |
| Vice-president | Peter Donohoe |
| Principal | Julian Lloyd Webber |
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Administrative staff
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50 |
| Students | 600 |
| Location |
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 52°28′45″N 1°54′20″W / 52.47917°N 1.90556°WCoordinates: 52°28′45″N 1°54′20″W / 52.47917°N 1.90556°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations |
Birmingham City University Conservatoires UK, CUKAS, The European Association of Conservatoires |
| Website | www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire |
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| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Type | Conservatoire |
| Location | Eastside |
| Address | Jennens Road, Birmingham |
| Elevation | 122 m (400 ft) AOD |
| Construction started | August 2015 |
| Completed | 2017 (Planned) |
| Cost | £57 million |
| Owner | BCU |
| Height | 26.4 metres (87 ft) |
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| Material | Pale Buff Brick |
| Floor count | 1 (UG) 5(OG) |
| Floor area | 10,750 m2 (115,712 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Feilden Clegg Bradley |
| Services engineer | Hoare Lea |
| Main contractor | Galliford Try |
Birmingham Conservatoire is an international conservatoire and a major concert venue in Birmingham, England. Its main performance space is the Adrian Boult Hall, and in addition it houses the 150-seat Recital Hall and the 100-seat Arena Foyer. It is the only one of the nine conservatoires in the United Kingdom that is also a faculty of a university, in this case Birmingham City University. In 2008, as part of the university’s reorganisation of faculties, it became a part of the Faculty of Performance, Media and English (PME), which has merged to become the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media. It was founded in 1886 as the Birmingham School of Music.
In addition to the Conservatoire, Birmingham is also home to two concert venues – Town Hall and Symphony Hall. As a result, Birmingham Conservatoire experiences a constant stream of distinguished visiting soloists and tutors. A conservatoire education is heavily weighted towards practical learning and performance, and provides the opportunity for each student to use the specialist professional training on offer to develop a career in music. Students are able to take part in collaborations made available by links with the major concert venues in the city, including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO).
Situated in Paradise Place, in the centre of Birmingham between Centenary Square and Chamberlain Square, Birmingham Conservatoire was founded in 1886 as the Birmingham School of Music, which had been a department of, and stands on the original site of, the Birmingham and Midland Institute, since around 1859. The title 'Birmingham Conservatoire' was adopted in 1989, with its undergraduate diploma and award (GBSM and ABSM) renamed from 'Graduate/Associate of the Birmingham School of Music' to 'Graduate/Associate of the Birmingham Schools of Music', to reflect the internal structure adopted of the Schools of Creative Studies, of Orchestral Studies, of Keyboard Studies, and of Vocal Studies. In 1995, the GBSM degree-equivalent diploma was redesigned and revalidated to become a full Bachelor of Music (BMus) degree.
As part of the Paradise Circus redevelopment the current site of the Conservatoire was subject to a compulsory purchase from Birmingham City Council. The Conservatoire received £29 million in compensation in a deal agreed in December 2013, this deal included £12.4 million of council expenditure. A new £46 million building will be located on Jennens Road adjacent to Millennium Point and Birmingham Ormiston Academy. Designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios the building will contain teaching and performance space including a 500-seat concert hall to replace Adrian Boult Hall. Building work started in August 2015 with an intended opening date of summer 2017. Planning application 2014/08615/PA was submitted on 2 December 2014 and approved in February 2015, the existing building on Paradise Circus is due to be demolished as part of Phase I of the scheme. In July 2015, Galliford Try were confirmed as principal contractor on a £46 million contract. The contract award was delayed as the original estimate of £27 to £35 million could not be met from bidding contractors.
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