Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Tutors and Staff (A to Z)
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Steve Fishwick
Visiting Tutor
Steve Fishwick is widely considered to be one of the best jazz trumpet players ever to come from the UK, and is rapidly gaining a global reputation thanks to his flawless technique and his beautifully flowing, harmonically rich improvisations. He is one of an increasing number of trumpeters who have been heavily influenced by...
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Charlotte Forrest
Vocal Coach
Charlotte is a Senior Vocal Coach for Glyndebourne Festival Opera and currently a regular member of visiting music staff for English National Opera, Grange Festival, Garsington Opera, Longborough Opera and Opera Holland Park. Charlotte spent 10 years as a member of music staff at Opera North and collaborated regularly with...
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Jez Franks
Jazz Guitar Tutor
Jez took up the guitar aged 15 and attended Leeds College of Music acquiring the College's Jazz Guitar Prize. He co-leads and writes for the band 'Compassionate Dictatorship' who recently released their third album 'Entertaining Tyrants' and toured extensively last year. He has also played, recorded and toured with a variety...
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Jonathan French
Senior Tutor in Accompaniment
Jonathan French's work at the Conservatoire involves accompanying students for recitals, exams, competitions and auditions, as well as teaching and coaching. Away from the Conservatoire, he is a freelance concert pianist and accompanist. His performances have included piano concertos with various orchestras including the City...
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Dr Bobbie-Jane Gardner
Lecturer in Composition
Bobbie-Jane Gardner is a composer, arranger, researcher, and senior lecturer whose creative practice centres on examining a Black aesthetic in contemporary and experimental musical practices, as well as collaborative, hyperlocal, and interdisciplinary creation. Her music is celebrated for being lyrical, harmonically subtle, and...
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Max Garrard
Performance Coach and Mentor
Max plays Fourth Horn with Welsh National Opera,聽having been previously based at Opera North (2010-2019).聽As a freelance musician (2002-2010), Max was based in London and regularly worked with orchestras including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Opera House.聽...
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Professor Nicholas Gebhardt
Professor of Jazz and Popular Music Studies
Nick Gebhardt is Professor of Jazz and Popular Music Studies and is the Academic Lead for Enterprise and Engagement. He is also the Postgraduate Research and Internships lead for CreaTech Frontiers, the AHRC-funded West Midlands Creative Industries Cluster, and is a core member of the RBC Jazz Studies Research Cluster. ...
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Peter Glenville
Clarinet Tutor
Peter studied clarinet at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and then completed his studies at the Royal College of Music, on the Postgraduate Performance Diploma course. Since then, he has performed in countries across the world. He has received numerous scholarships and awards, including First Prize in the Shell Chamber Music...
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Hervé Goffings
French Language Coach
Herv茅 Goffings is a native French speaker and French language coach specialising in opera and classical singing. Based in London, he works with professional singers, young artists and conservatoire students on French diction and pronunciation, text, interpretation and performance. Herv茅 is a French language coach at the Royal...
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Beetung Goo
Assistant Director of Postgraduate Studies (Director of International Student Support Programme)
Beetung is the聽 Assistant Director of Postgraduate Studies (Director of International Student Support Programme)聽 at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. She joined the staff as International Student Mentor in 2014, soon after completing her master鈥檚 degree here. The learning experience of international students is central to...