Leeds Conservatoire News

Fergus Quill Receiving The Award From Graeme Knowles CVO. Photo Credit Melody Mcclaren

10 November 2022 Leeds Conservatoire Graduate Wins Tina May Jazz Award

Jazz graduate Fergus Quill landed the prestigious Tina May Jazz Award in a live final at the Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho, London.

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26 October 2022 Yorkshire Awarded £3.9m to Strengthen Evidence-based Policymaking in the Region

Research England has awarded funding to a consortium led by Yorkshire Universities (of which Leeds Conservatoire is a member) to establish a new network called Y-PERN.

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David De La Haye (Photograph By Simon Litherland)

18 October 2022 Jazz Graduate Makes The Ivors Composer Awards Shortlist

The Ivors Academy has announced the nominees for the Ivors Composer Awards 2022, including Leeds Conservatoire graduate David de la Haye.

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3 October 2022 Leeds Conservatoire Senior Lecturer Nominated in Black British Theatre Awards

A show directed by Senior Lecturer Dermot Daly won the Lustrum Award for Unforgettable Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and has secured three nominations in the Black British Theatre Awards.

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Jasmine Myra PRESS PHOTO 1 Credit Emily Dennison (1)

22 September 2022 Jazz Graduate Makes Breakthrough Act Shortlist in Jazz FM Awards

Jazz FM has announced the nominees for the Jazz FM Awards 2022, including Leeds Conservatoire graduate Jasmine Myra.

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2 September 2022 Leeds Conservatoire Graduate Makes Mercury Prize Shortlist with Yard Act

James Smith, the band’s vocalist and lyricist, studied Music Production at Leeds Conservatoire (known then as Leeds College of Music).

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