Rowan Tidball was raised in Cornwall where his musical upbringing was rooted in traditional folk music. He began playing the clarinet at seven and quickly found a passion for jazz with his teacher Simon Gilby, who taught him to improvise and introduced him to his first jazz band. Outside of these early influences, Rowan’s first introduction to music came through a deep love of the score in the Lord of the Rings trilogy which in fact inspired Rowan’s choice to take up the clarinet.

Lunchtime Music

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Make the most of your lunchtimes with fabulous performance by pianists Lynn Arnold and Charles Matthews.

Four Hands: Lynn Arnold & Charles Matthews: Lunchtime Concert

Warwick Arts Centre

Ben Baldwin is an exciting, young saxophonist, arranger and recording artist originally from Holmfirth in West Yorkshire. He has become well-known for his versatility and an ability to seamlessly move from one genre to another whether that be classical, jazz, pop, folk or even riot punk.

Charles Matthews

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 23, 2026

Lunchtime Music · Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Past events

Oct 26, 2026

Lunchtime Music · Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Oct 10, 2024

Four Hands: Lynn Arnold & Charles Matthews: Lunchtime Concert · Warwick Arts Centre

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Cello Sonata by Barber

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Piano in Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano by Muczynski

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

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