From the Leeds Jazz Festival to album releases and meeting applicants at our June Open Day, here's your recap of everything we got up to in June!
60TH Celebrations Conclude
This academic year, we have celebrated 60 years of Leeds Conservatoire- in partnership with Music Leeds Us and Leeds City Museum.
In June, we finished our celebrations with a bang with brand new Opera 'What Makes a City?' co-created by Leeds Conservatoire students and a creative team consisting of Michael Betteridge (composer), Persia Babayan-Taylor (Director), and Chris Pulleyn (Musical Director).
Performed at Brodrick Hall, the Opera also marks the closing of the 'Music Leeds Us' Exhibition at Leeds Museum. Thank you to everyone who has celebrated with us over the past year!
News from our Schools:
The School of Drama perform 'My fair Lady'
Our School of Drama students recently performed the timeless story of 'My Fair Lady', alongside the full Leeds Conservatoire School of Music Orchestra. Special concert staging and arrangement with Music Theatre International brought the classic score to life!
Upcoming Performances
Tutor album release at the School of Popular and Voice
Congratulations to our School of Pop lecturer Jim Moray. Who has recently charted at no.6 in the Official Folk Album Charts for May, with his new album Gallants! “.. fantastic… I love that so much… it morphs out into a jazz wig-out… terrific restless drumming” (BBC 6Music: Radcliffe & Maconie)
Check Out Official Folk Album Charts
New production studio with the School of Production and Events alumni
Our Vice Principal recently visited the brand-new production studio 'Our House'. Founded by our Music Production and Songwriting graduates, Lily Sturt-Bolshaw and Laura Kindelan. An independent Leeds-based music studio and, most importantly a female-led creative space! Photo Credit: Julia Marino
Find out more about 'Our House' Studios
Leeds Jazz Festival with the School of Music and Education
We celebrated the Leeds Jazz scene for the 5th year in a row at the Leeds Jazz Festival. Well done to all our students and alumni from the School of Music and Education who performed at the festival, including cover lecturer Anna Chandler and alumni champion Ben Powlin!
Find out more about Leeds Jazz Festival
Leeds Theatre Festival
Featuring 50 shows in just 2 weeks, get ready for the Leeds Theatre Festival!
Join us from 6 July to 18 July, to celebrate new stories, new voices and new theatre this summer.
Want to know more about what to expect, how we curated the festival, and the vibrant theatre on offer for you to watch? Scott Harrison (Postgraduate Co-ordinator, School of Drama) shared all in an interview with Leeds Living last week.
Read Scott's InterviewApplying to Leeds Conservatoire:
Upcoming UCAS Fairs
Come meet us at a UCAS Fair at UCAS Discovery Lincoln!
Book your tickets for Wednesday 1 July today.
Clearing opens this week
Its not too late to apply! From 2 July you will be able to apply to study at Leeds Conservatoire via clearing.
Want more information about how to submit your application? Our 'How to Apply' guide will be updated to include Clearing information from Thursday 2 July.
June Open Day
'Passing the mic' with our Student Ambassadors at our Undergraduate and Postgraduate Music Open day in June - watch the video below!
Thank you to everyone who attended our Open Day, we hope you had a good time talking to our student ambassadors and tutors, touring our facilities and accommodation, and exploring Leeds!
Our next Open Days are in Autumn 2026 - register for priority booking now to get notified before bookings open to the public!
Upcoming Events:
Leeds Theatre Festival
A Summer Celebration of New Stories and New Voices.
Date: 6/07/26 - 18/07/26
Location: Leeds Conservatoire
Opus13
We’re thrilled to welcome Opus13 as our new Quartet in Residence.
Date: 7/07/26
Time: 19:30 (Doors 19:00)
Location: Leeds Conservatoire
Monologue Bootcamp
Preparing future Performing Arts applicants for the audition process.
Date: 4- 6 August and 25 - 27 August
Location: Leeds and London
