Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Tutors and Staff (A to Z)
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Dr Siân Derry
Director of Postgraduate Studies (Professional Performance - AdvPgDip Course Director)
Siân Derry is an Associate Professor in Music, and Director of Postgraduate Studies (Professional Performance - AdvPgDip Course Director) at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. She joined the Conservatoire in 2015, having previously taught at the University of Manchester. Siân completed her BMus Hons degree as a pianist and MMus...
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Dr Kirsty Devaney
Research Assistant, Module Leader and Composition Tutor
Kirsty Devaney is a Birmingham based composer, researcher and educator with a passionate for promoting creative music making as something we all have the capacity to do. Her music has been performed by professional contemporary music ensembles, aired on Radio 3 and shortlisted for a British Composer Award. As a practitioner...
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Steven Devine
Early Keyboard Consultant
Steven Devine enjoys a busy career as a music director and keyboard player working with some of the finest musicians. Since 2007 Steven has been the harpsichordist with London Baroque in addition to his position as Co-Principal keyboard player with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. He is also the principal keyboard...
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Christopher Dingle
Professor of Music
Christopher Dingle is a specialist in French Music, notably Messiaen and Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges , and the history and practice of Music Criticism. Messiaen’s Un oiseau des arbres de Vie (orchestration realized by Dingle), received its world premiere at the 2015 BBC Proms. Chris is Associate Director of...
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James Dooley
Music Technology Tutor
James' work has a strong focus on the interaction between sound and its environment. Often employing technology to create digital feedback loops, his installations and performance works often focus on creating a sense of place – a meta-environment – which the audience can explore and experience. His works have been performed...
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Mark Eden
Guitar Tutor
Mark Eden studied at the Royal Academy of Music, graduating with DipRAM, and the Julian Bream Prize. While at the RAM he formed the Eden Stell Guitar Duo with Chris Stell and together they were awarded the Principal's Prize for Achievement and the Allcard Grant from the Worshipful Company of Musicians for further study with...
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Kate Fawcett
Baroque Violin and Viola Tutor
During the final year of her postgraduate studies at Birmingham Conservatoire, Kate was offered a place in the European Union Baroque Orchestra 2001, which launched her career as a period instrument specialist. Since then she has performed throughout Europe and further afield with groups including the English Concert , The...
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Duncan Fielden
Director of Undergraduate Studies (Music)
Duncan Fielden began his musical life as a boy treble with solo roles at Covent Garden, and in many other concerts at London venues, including the Royal Albert Hall, Festival Hall and the Barbican. He later graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1992 with a first-class degree in Music, also winning the Arnold...
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Margaret Fingerhut
Piano Tutor
Margaret Fingerhut has performed in many different countries and has become well-known for her imaginatively designed recital programmes 'Piano Themes' in which she explores the highways and byways of the piano repertoire. As a concerto soloist she has appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra,...
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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...