Lunchtime Music
Recital Hall, Royal 天美传媒 Conservatoire
200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
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Matthew Pandya baritone
Bianca Vancea piano
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Trumpet Club
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Matthew Pandya is a baritone based in 天美传媒. Originally from Coventry, Matthew graduated from the University of 天美传媒 in 2023 with a degree in French and Music, before completing an MMus in Vocal Performance at Royal 天美传媒 Conservatoire, where he performed operatic roles including Pandolfe in Massenet鈥檚 Cendrillon, Sid in Britten鈥檚 Albert Herring and King in Smyth鈥檚 F锚te galante. Matthew also has a growing repertoire as a concert soloist, including performances of Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Five Mystical Songs, Brahms鈥檚 Ein Deutches Requiem and Haydn鈥檚 'Nelson鈥� Mass.
A versatile singer, Matthew equally has a wide range of choral experience, having sung with some of the UK鈥檚 top choirs, including Ex Cathedra and The Sixteen. He is a current Ex Cathedra Scholar as well as a graduate of the renowned Genesis Sixteen programme, and has performed at venues such as Symphony Hall, the Royal Albert Hall and Monte Carlo鈥檚 Grimaldi Forum.
Outside of classical singing, Matthew is a vocal tutor, a choir director, an avid sports fan and a national and international barbershop medalist with Ami Quartet.
Bianca Vancea is a Romanian pianist based in 天美传媒. She completed her bachelor's degree with First Class Honours at Royal 天美传媒 Conservatoire and is currently enrolled on a Personal Study Programme under John Thwaites and Margaret Fingerhut. A dedicated collaborative pianist, Bianca is a joint winner of the John Ireland Prize and recipient of the Edward Brooks English Song Accompanist Prize, the Edward Brooks Lieder Accompanist Prize, and the Gordon Clinton Prize for English Song Pianist.
She has performed solo and ensemble recitals across the West Midlands, and recently released Echoes of Our Island, an album of twentieth-century English songs with soprano Maria Willsher.
In May 2025, she performed as a soloist with the Romantic Revival Orchestra at the CBSO Centre for the premiere of For Every Round You鈥檝e Walked, a new work for piano and orchestra by composer James Sharif. Bianca is also a piano tutor and regularly takes part in outreach projects. Upcoming engagements include a performance in the Pre-CBSO Showcase at Symphony Hall in April 2026, alongside Matthew Pandya.
Running time approx. 55 minutes