Summer Festival of Music

The annual University Summer Festival of Music presents twelve days of concerts and performances from Monday 6 to Friday 17 June.

This student-led festival celebrates the year round activity of the University of Birmingham Music Society, and Department of Music.

This year the Summer Festival includes three performances of Britten’s The Beggar’s Opera, plus a variety of vocal, jazz and chamber music concerts in The Bramall, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts and venues across the city.

Programme

Chamber Ensembles
6Jun

Chamber Ensembles

Dates
Monday 6 June 2016 (13:00)
Location
The Dome, Bramall Music Building
Description
In this concert, a selection of chamber music groups perform repertoire they have been working on over the summer term.
Jazz Collective 2016
7Jun

Jazz Collective

Dates
Tuesday 7 June 2016 (20:00)
Location
The Lounge, Bristol Road, Selly Oak
Description
An eclectic mix of student jazz groups take over Selly Oak's student hotspot, The Lounge, for an evening of Trad, Cool, Swing and American Songbook classics.
Brass Band and Saxophone Ensembles
8Jun

Brass Band and Saxophone Ensembles

Dates
Wednesday 8 June 2016 (19:30)
Location
Elgar Concer Hall, Bramall Music Building
Description
Students from across the University shake off all memories of the exam period with an evening of popular works and arrangements for brass band and for saxophone choir.
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10Jun

miniBEAST

Dates
Friday 10 June 2016 (13:10)
Location
The Dome, Bramall Music Building
Description
Student composers present their most recent works for the BEASTdome sound system in this informal lunchtime concert.
Birmingham Proms
11Jun

Birmingham Proms in Chancellor's Court

Dates
Saturday 11 June 2016 (19:30)
Location
Chancellor's Court
Description
The University of Birmingham hosts the first Birmingham Proms - a free outdoor evening concert for the whole community which will culminate in a spectacular firework display.
Music Society and Nottingham University Wind Orchestra
12Jun

UoB Music Society Wind Band and Nottingham University Wind Orchestra

Dates
Sunday 12 June 2016 (19:30)
Location
The Great Hall - Trent Building - Notthingham University
Description
The Music Society Wind Band and the Nottingham University Wind Orchestra present an evening of original works and popular arrangements in the Nottingham University Great Hall.
The Beggars Opera
12Jun

The Beggar's Opera

Dates
Sunday 12 June (15:00) - Wednesday 15 June 2016 (22:00)
Location
Barber Concert Hall - Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Description
A talented student cast from the University of Birmingham present an innovative original interpretation of Britten's work, combining opera, musical theatre and cabaret.
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16Jun

Big Band

Dates
Thursday 16 June 2016 (20:00)
Location
The Bristol Pear - Selly Oak
Description
Join the Summer Festival Big Band and their conductor, Jonathan Silk, at the Bristol Pear for an evening of classic big band music with a variety of other jazz styles.
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17Jun

Festival Voices: Celebrating Shakespeare

Dates
Friday 17 June 2016 (13:10)
Location
Barber Concert Hall - Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Description
Summer Festival Voices present a concert performance of Henry Purcell's The Tempest, in this, the 400th anniversary year of Shakespeare's death.
Summer Festival Buffet
17Jun

Summer Festival Buffet

Dates
Friday 17 June 2016 (14:20)
Location
Barber Institute of Fine Arts Foyer
Description
Celebrate the end of term and the Summer Festival of Music by joining us for the Summer Festival Buffet in the Barber Foyer and on the terrace.
Symphony Orchestra
23Jun

Symphony Orchestra: Pre-Tour Concert

Dates
Thursday 23 June 2016 (19:30)
Location
St George’s Church - Edgbaston
Description
The Music Society's Symphony Orchestra present an evening concert in St George's Church prior to undertaking a concert tour of Amsterdam from 27 June to 1 July.