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Sax in the City Featuring Andy Hamilton and the Blue Notes
More InfoSymphony Hall Foyer Bars
Relax with Birmingham's jazz legend, Andy Hamilton, as he brings you the finest in jazz together with his band The Blue Notes. _"Sumptuous, sensuous, gifted... Hamilton's sound is irresistable"_ The Guardian Saturday 6 June - 12.30pm - 3.30pm Saturday 4 July - 12.30pm - 3.30pm Satruday 5 September - 12.30pm - 3.30pm Saturday 3 October - 12.30pm - 3.30pm Saturday 7 November - 12.30pm - 3.30pm Saturday 19 December - 12.30pm - 3.30pm Supported by the Arts Council
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Drumvoice!
More InfoSat 4 Jul 11:00am Town Hall
The African Djembe drum has that distinctive sound like no other in this world. Sarah Westwood conducts the Drumvoice Orchestra, who will play traditional West African and Latin-American rhythms for children to clap, sing and dance along to. A special orchestrated composition will invite very young ears to appreciate the magical texture and richness that give you the feel good factor from beginning to end. So bring along your rhythmical hands, your singing voice and stomping feet to Sarah Westwood's magical moment.
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Birmingham Symphonic Winds Simply Sparkling!
More Info Book TicketsSat 4 Jul 7:30pm Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre
More details to follow shortly
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Drummin' Man: Tribute to Gene Krupa and The Swing Era The Gary Allcock All-Stars Big Band with very special guest Eric Delaney
More Info Book TicketsSat 4 Jul 8:00pm Town Hall
This year we are celebrating 100 years since the birth of the man who almost single handedly brought the drum kit, as we know it today, out from the back of the band and into the limelight. That man was of course the one and only Gene Krupa. This is a tribute to him and the bands of the Swing Era, including; Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Buddy Rich, Benny Goodman and Woody Herman. *Eric Delaney* In 1940 a 16 year old Eric Delaney won the title of _'Britain's Best Swing Drummer'_ - the rest is history. He has played with every name that you can think of and is still as popular as ever. His new book _The Magnificent Eric Delaney_ has just been published. Come along and hear him playing on his double bass drum kit, his timpani and marching snare drum.
*Garry Allcock & The 'Allstars' Big Band* *Paul Drakeley* director *Eric Delaney* drums *Tina Law* singer
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Freedom Town Education Showcase Free Event
More Info Book TicketsSun 5 Jul 6:30pm Town Hall
Please note this event has been postponed due to the majority of the schools involved being shut because of swine flu. An alternative date will be arranged for later this year. Any tickets already issued will be valid for the rescheduled performance.
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National Festival Of Music For Youth
More Info Book TicketsMon 6 Jul 10:30am Town Hall & Symphony Hall
Open air and indoors, the National Festival has become one of the major highlights in the music education calendar. Bringing a national focus for the creativity, capability and talent of the youth of today, Music For Youth takes over the City of Birmingham for this seven-day celebration of youth music. Featuring 320 groups from across the UK, with 10,000 young performers taking part. Infants & Juniors from 10.30 am (Symphony Hall) Juniors from 11am (Birmingham Conservetoire) Ensembles from 11am (Town Hall) Programme subject to change visit the "Music For Youth":http://www.mfy.org.uk website for up to date information.
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National Festival Of Music For Youth
More Info Book TicketsTue 7 Jul 10:30am Town Hall & Symphony Hall
Open air and indoors, the National Festival has become one of the major highlights in the music education calendar. Bringing a national focus for the creativity, capability and talent of the youth of today, Music For Youth takes over the City of Birmingham for this seven-day celebration of youth music. Featuring 320 groups from across the UK, with 10,000 young performers taking part. Junior Choirs from 10.30am (Symphony Hall) Senior Choirs from 10.30am (Town Hall) Ensembles from 11am (Birmingham Conservatoire) Programme subject to change visit the "Music For Youth":http://www.mfy.org.uk website for up to date information.
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National Festival Of Music For Youth
More Info Book TicketsWed 8 Jul 11:00am Symphony Hall
Open air and indoors, the National Festival has become one of the major highlights in the music education calendar. Bringing a national focus for the creativity, capability and talent of the youth of today, Music For Youth takes over the City of Birmingham for this seven-day celebration of youth music. Featuring 320 groups from across the UK, with 10,000 young performers taking part. School Orchestras / String & Chamber Orchestras from 11am (Symphony Hall) Traditional and International Music from 11 am (Birmingham Conservetoire) Programme subject to change visit the "Music For Youth":http://www.mfy.org.uk website for up to date information.
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National Festival Of Music For Youth
More Info Book TicketsThu 9 Jul 10:30am Symphony Hall
Open air and indoors, the National Festival has become one of the major highlights in the music education calendar. Bringing a national focus for the creativity, capability and talent of the youth of today, Music For Youth takes over the City of Birmingham for this seven-day celebration of youth music. Featuring 320 groups from across the UK, with 10,000 young performers taking part. Brass Bands from 10.30am (Symphony Hall) Chamber Music from 10.30am (Town Hall) Rock, Pop and Urban from 5.30pm (O2 Academy 2) Programme subject to change visit the "Music For Youth":http://www.mfy.org.uk website for up to date information.
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National Festival Of Music For Youth
More Info Book TicketsFri 10 Jul 10:30am Town Hall & Symphony Hall
Open air and indoors, the National Festival has become one of the major highlights in the music education calendar. Bringing a national focus for the creativity, capability and talent of the youth of today, Music For Youth takes over the City of Birmingham for this seven-day celebration of youth music. Featuring 320 groups from across the UK, with 10,000 young performers taking part. Wind Bands from 10.30am (Symphony Hall) Jazz from 10.30am (Birmingham Conservatoire) Programme subject to change visit the "Music For Youth":http://www.mfy.org.uk website for up to date information.
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Rush Hour Blues: Birmingham Jazz Youth Group
More InfoFri 10 Jul 5:30pm Symphony Hall Foyer Bars
The Youth Group is now firmly established as a group of great character playing top jazz and creating a lot of fun in its music.
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National Festival Of Music For Youth
More Info Book TicketsSat 11 Jul 10:30am Symphony Hall
Open air and indoors, the National Festival has become one of the major highlights in the music education calendar. Bringing a national focus for the creativity, capability and talent of the youth of today, Music For Youth takes over the City of Birmingham for this seven-day celebration of youth music. Featuring 320 groups from across the UK, with 10,000 young performers taking part. Youth Orchestras from 10.30am (Symphony Hall) Jazz from 10.30am (Birmingham Conservetoire) Programme subject to change visit the "Music For Youth":http://www.mfy.org.uk website for up to date information.
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Sing For All
More Info Book TicketsSun 12 Jul 6:00pm Symphony Hall
A collaborative project between Town Hall & Symphony Hall, Birmingham Primary Schools & the CBSO Choral Department which aims to extend singing opportunities for young people of all ages and abilities. Over the past nine months, both new and existing choirs have worked with world-class choral leaders to develop their skills. This free concert celebrates Brimingham's wealth of young talent and showcases the THSH choral commission Birmingham Life by Lin Marsh. The choirs will present their own repertoire, preceeding a massed choir finale.
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Suzanne Vega Casa Alianza 10th Anniversay Benefit Concert presented by Katie Fitzgeralds
More Info Book TicketsSun 12 Jul 8:00pm Town Hall
*ONLY UK PERFORMANCE THIS YEAR* Plus *Eddy Morton* Widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation, New York singer songwriter Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s when, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, she sang what has been labelled contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs. Since the release of her self-titled, critically acclaimed 1985 debut album, she continues to give sold-out concerts in many of the world's best-known venues. Her debut album _Suzanne Vega_ released in 1985 was a platinum-selling success. With two hit singles _Luka_ and _Tom’s Diner_ featured on her next album, _Solitude Standing_ (1987), the undeniable talents were firmly established in the hearts and minds of legions of fans around the world. Since then, with a total of 8 solo albums and songs featured on soundtracks of major Hollywood films, the commercial and critical acclaim for this incredible singer/songwriter, who wrote her first song at the tender age of fourteen, continues. In August 2006, Suzanne Vega became the first major recording artist to perform in avatar form in the online virtual world, Second Life. In 2007, her last album release - the deeply personal _Beauty & Crime_ - Vega’s talents as a singer/songwriter are displayed like never before. _Beauty & Crime_ is that rare album by an artist in her third decade; an album that is as original and startling as her first. _Beauty & Crime_ won a Grammy for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Suzanne Vega, a long-standing supporter of Casa Alianza, maintains her commitment to child rights and is delighted to be headlining this 10th Anniversary Benefit Concert. Casa Alianza Charity provides care, rehabilitation and legal aid for street children in Central America & Mexico. "www.casa-alianza.org.uk":http://www.casa-alianza.org.uk/ "www.suzannevega.com":http://www.suzannevega.com/ "www.katiefitzgeralds.co.uk":http://katiefitzgeralds.co.uk/ "www.myspace.com/eddymorton":http://www.myspace.com/eddymorton
*Eddy Morton* support
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Sandwell Youth Music
More Info Book TicketsMon 13 Jul 7:00pm Symphony Hall
Sandwell Youth Music and Arts Service is spearheading a celebration of the vast range of musical talent that exists within the Borough. The July 13 concert will feature a diverse number of groups including world music and rock musicians, dancers and hundreds of young instrumentalists learning under the Wider Opportunities scheme. On July 14 the nationally-recognised Sandwell Youth Music bands, orchestras and choirs will present a varied programme of music including popular classics and music from the hit musical _Hairspray_.
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Sandwell Youth Music
More Info Book TicketsTue 14 Jul 7:00pm Symphony Hall
Sandwell Youth Music and Arts Service is spearheading a celebration of the vast range of musical talent that exists within the Borough. The July 13 concert will feature a diverse number of groups including world music and rock musicians, dancers and hundreds of young instrumentalists learning under the Wider Opportunities scheme. On July 14 the nationally-recognised Sandwell Youth Music bands, orchestras and choirs will present a varied programme of music including popular classics and music from the hit musical _Hairspray_..
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Birmingham Music Service Gala Concert
More Info Book TicketsThu 16 Jul 7:00pm Symphony Hall
This evening will be compered by *Jamie Crick* from Classic FM
Featuring Birmingham Schools' Brass Band Recorder Sinfonia Wind Orchestra Symphony Orchestra Gala Choir
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Rush Hour Blues: Huw Rees Octet
More InfoFri 17 Jul 5:30pm Symphony Hall Foyer Bars
Pianist Huw Rees launches a new group with top students and graduates from Birmingham Conservatoire.
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IDRS 2009 Opening Gala Concert featuring Orchestra of the Swan
More Info Book TicketsTue 21 Jul 7:30pm Town Hall
*International Double Reed Society* Join us for the opening gala concert of IDRS 2009, a five-day festival celebrating the unique nature of double reed instruments. Tonight’s programme is packed with old favourites and new concertos written for oboe and bassoon performed by a host of world-class artists. Check out "IDRS2009":http://www.idrs2009.org to find out more.
*David Curtis* conductor *Richard Weigall & Louise Braithwaite* oboe *Fabio Cury* bassoon *Gordon Hunt* oboe *John Miller & Gareth Newman* bassoon *Nancy Ambrose-King* oboe *Ramon Ortega Quero* oboe
*Handel* _Arrival of the Queen of Sheba_ *Fransisco Mignone* Concertino for bassoon and orchestra *Mozart* Concerto in F *Alec Roth* _Departure of the Queen of Sheba_ *Dietter* Concerto for two bassoons *Jennifer Higdon* Concerto for oboe *Mozart* Concerto in C
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IDRS 2009 - Across the Pitch International Double Reed Society
More InfoWed 22 Jul 2:00pm Town Hall
300 young performers come together in a world premiere performance featuring cutting-edge technology and live DJ, turning the Town Hall into a buzzing nightclub for the afternoon! This performance is the main event of Across the Pitch - a day devoted to double reed education at IDRS 2009.
*Roger Redgate* director and composer *Christopher Redgate* soloist (more to be announced) *Paul Archbold* live electronics
*Roger Redgate* new work for young double reed performers, DJ, VJ and live electronics (World Premiere)
