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 now merged to become the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media. It was originally founded in 1886 as the Birmingham School of Music.The Conservatoire can be found in the centre of a major international city known for its world class concert venues and vibrant mu