Events and concerts Timothy Ridout - viola | Jonathan Ware - piano DatesFriday 11 October 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building Newe Vialles - Ex Tempore DatesFriday 8 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir DatesFriday 29 November 2024 (19:30-21:15)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building Search for: Search All eventsPerformanceResearch seminarsLectures, Talks and Workshops 11Oct Timothy Ridout - viola | Jonathan Ware - piano DatesFriday 11 October 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBBC New Generation Artist and Borletti-Buitoni Trust fellow, Timothy Ridout performs the first of this season's Barber Lunchtime BBC Radio 3 New Generation Partnership Concerts with pianist Jonathan Ware. 12Oct Groove onto the Moon! DatesSaturday 12 October 2024 (11:00-12:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFor this Barber Family Concert, strap in and prepare to blast off on a cosmic adventure like no other as you venture into the thrilling musical experience of Groove onto the Moon! 12Oct Groove onto the Moon! DatesSaturday 12 October 2024 (14:00-15:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFor this Barber Family Concert, strap in and prepare to blast off on a cosmic adventure like no other as you venture into the thrilling musical experience of Groove onto the Moon! 12Oct BEASTdome feat. Mariam Rezaei and Edward George DatesSaturday 12 October 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBEASTdome returns for Autumn 2024, featuring guest artists Mariam Rezaei and Edward George, plus performances from BEAST members. 18Oct Marie-Christine Zupancic - flute | Daniel Browell - piano DatesFriday 18 October 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionMarie-Christine Zupancic, Section Leader Flute of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and flautist with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, takes centre stage as a recitalist in this Barber Lunchtime Concert 18Oct Rosie Tee feat. Sekine Quartet DatesFriday 18 October 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionRosie Tee draws on her Polish roots and folk music past to craft songs from fragments of electronica, jazz, psych, and avant-pop. This concert features music from Tee's mini-album 'Night Creature'. 25Oct James Atkinson - baritone | Hamish Brown - piano DatesFriday 25 October 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin BBC New Generation Artist, baritone James Atkinson, and pianist Hamish Brown, as we continue our 24/25 partnership with BBC Radio 3. 1Nov Songs of Love and Dance of Death - Lecture Recital DatesFriday 1 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPianist, author, lecturer, and all-round virtuoso, Kenneth Hamilton offers another of his perennially popular lecture-recitals, featuring thrilling highlights from the Romantic virtuoso repertoire. 2Nov Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha - soprano | Joseph Middleton - piano DatesSaturday 2 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescription2021 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha launches our 24/25 Barber Evening Concert season with pianist and University of Birmingham alumnus Joseph Middleton. 3Nov Birmingham University Liturgical Choir - Evensong DatesSunday 3 November 2024 (16:00-17:00)LocationCoventry CathedralDescriptionBirmingham University Liturgical Choir make a return to Coventry Cathedral for Evensong under the direction of Dr Paul Rodmell. 7Nov Paul Dunmall Quartet DatesThursday 7 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTDE/Fizzle are in collaboration with BEAST to present a world-class quartet led by saxophonist Paul Dunmall featuring Percy Pursglove on trumpet, Oli Brice on double bass, and Mark Sanders on drums. 8Nov Newe Vialles - Ex Tempore DatesFriday 8 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA Barber Lunchtime Concert featuring fantasias, dances, and divisions by Christopher Simpson, John Jenkins, William Young, Benjamin Hely, and others, played on two spectacular and historically-important instruments. 15Nov Lumas Winds DatesFriday 15 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWinners of the 71st Royal Over-Seas League Mixed Ensemble Prize in 2023, Lumas Winds have been hailed as 'effervescent' and 'illuminating'. Join them for a programme of wind quintet music from the twentieth century. 15Nov Septura DatesFriday 15 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSeptura brings together the very best brass players in the UK. This evening, hear their prowess in an eclectic programme ranging from ragtime to the renaissance. 20Nov Rebecca Wing presents: HERITAGE DatesWednesday 20 November 2024 (17:00-19:00)LocationThe Foyer, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe first Foyer Jazz Gig of this year welcomes Rebecca Wing, whose suite of original music will take you through a journey of memory and understanding of what makes us whole. 22Nov Scent and the Art of the Pre-Raphaelites DatesFriday 22 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe celebrate the latest exhibition at The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Scent and the Art of the Pre-Raphaelites, with a musical feast from Oxford International Song Festival. 23Nov Birmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices DatesSaturday 23 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBirmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices infuse the Elgar Concert Hall with a toasty programme of seasonal music all under the direction of Bob Chilcott and Mariana Rosas. 24Nov Wind Band and Saxophone Choir DatesSunday 24 November 2024 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFrom show tunes to movie themes, Broadway showstoppers to disco hits, this Sunday afternoon concert brings together musicians from across the University in our Wind Band and Saxophone Choir. 29Nov Elisabeth Brauß - piano DatesFriday 29 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBBC New Generation Artist & Pianist Elisabeth Brauß joins us for a Barber Lunchtime Concert. 29Nov Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir DatesFriday 29 November 2024 (19:30-21:15)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir present a variety of music, conducted by students Gemma Fletcher and William Ashley. 30Nov CHURCH IN THE WILD - Odd Priest and University Jazz Orchestra DatesSaturday 30 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionReisz 'Odd Priest' Amos is a multidisciplined artist from Birmingham, collaborating with the University Jazz Orchestra featuring newly commissioned arrangements of Odd Priest's original music. 1Dec Verdi's Requiem - University Chorus and The Elgar Scholars DatesSunday 1 December 2024 (15:00-16:45)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome University of Birmingham alumni soloists, along with The Elgar Scholars, to perform Verdi's epic requiem mass with the University Chorus, presented in an arrangement for two pianos, organ, and percussion. 4Dec University Carol Service - University Upper Voices DatesWednesday 4 December 2024 (18:15-19:30)LocationThe Great Hall - Aston WebbDescriptionThe University invites you to attend the annual University Carol Service in The Great Hall, with music from the University Upper Voices choir, conducted by Mariana Rosas. 6Dec Clipper Erickson - piano DatesFriday 6 December 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionClipper Erickson presents music by Coleridge-Taylor, Price, and Gershwin in this Barber Lunchtime Concert. 6Dec University Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesFriday 6 December 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Brass Band give their first performance under the baton of their new musical director, Stephen Kane, in this joint concert with our student-led, unauditioned chamber choirs. 7Dec Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSaturday 7 December 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin the University's Symphony Orchestra for all the bombast and romance of Verdi, Puccini, and Mascagni, alongside intimate gems by our student-conducted String Orchestra. 8Dec Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 8 December 2024 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAll roads lead to Rome, they say - so join us on the Appian Way this afternoon as we delve into Respighi's masterpiece, alongside familiar favourites from blockbusters The Godfather and Cinema Paradiso. 11Dec University Camerata DatesWednesday 11 December 2024 (19:30-20:45)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWith music from Purcell to Laura Mvula, renaissance to contemporary, join us in celebrating the hard work of the students on the choral conducting programme as they conduct the University Camerata. 12Dec University Vocal Consort DatesThursday 12 December 2024 (18:30-19:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTalented final-year choral conducting student, Jessica Duckworth takes to the podium with the University Vocal Consort to present a short recital as part of the final-year assessment for her music degree. 13Dec 'Sing For Your Soul' Gospel Choir - Gospel Revisited Project DatesFriday 13 December 2024 (19:30-22:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGospel Revisited Project presents 'Sing for Your Soul' Gospel Choir, a 70-strong choir developed to celebrate the music of legendary gospel choirs with classics and standards reworked by Ray Prince and Jonathan Silk. 14Dec 'Sing For Your Soul' Gospel Choir - Gospel Revisited Project DatesSaturday 14 December 2024 (19:30-22:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGospel Revisited Project presents 'Sing for Your Soul' Gospel Choir, a 70-strong choir developed to celebrate the music of legendary gospel choirs with classics and standards reworked by Ray Prince and Jonathan Silk. 14Dec Birmingham University Singers at Tenbury Wells DatesSaturday 14 December (18:30) - Sunday 15 December 2024 (17:00)LocationSt Michael's Church - Tenbury WellsDescriptionBirmingham University Singers make their annual visit to St Michael's Church with Dr Paul Rodmell. 12Feb James Ehnes Piano Quartet DatesWednesday 12 February 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA Barber Evening Concert featuring world-class chamber music from Canadian violinist James Ehnes, alongside Inon Barnatan (piano), Raphael Bell (cello), and Jonathan Vinocour (viola). 15Mar BBC Singers feat. Birmingham University Singers DatesSaturday 15 March 2025 (18:30-20:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome the BBC Singers for an eclectic Barber Evening Concert of choral music, with guest appearance from Birmingham University Singers. 26Mar Britten Sinfonia DatesWednesday 26 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome Britten Sinfonia to the Elgar Concert Hall for the world premiere performance of Michael Zev Gordon's 'A Kind of Haunting' for baritone, two narrators, and string orchestra, along with other orchestral works. 7May Brautigam/Hoppe/Poltéra Trio DatesWednesday 7 May 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis internationally acclaimed, all-star trio give the final Barber Evening concert of the 24/25 season. 11Oct Timothy Ridout - viola | Jonathan Ware - piano DatesFriday 11 October 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBBC New Generation Artist and Borletti-Buitoni Trust fellow, Timothy Ridout performs the first of this season's Barber Lunchtime BBC Radio 3 New Generation Partnership Concerts with pianist Jonathan Ware. 12Oct Groove onto the Moon! DatesSaturday 12 October 2024 (11:00-12:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFor this Barber Family Concert, strap in and prepare to blast off on a cosmic adventure like no other as you venture into the thrilling musical experience of Groove onto the Moon! 12Oct Groove onto the Moon! DatesSaturday 12 October 2024 (14:00-15:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFor this Barber Family Concert, strap in and prepare to blast off on a cosmic adventure like no other as you venture into the thrilling musical experience of Groove onto the Moon! 12Oct BEASTdome feat. Mariam Rezaei and Edward George DatesSaturday 12 October 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBEASTdome returns for Autumn 2024, featuring guest artists Mariam Rezaei and Edward George, plus performances from BEAST members. 18Oct Marie-Christine Zupancic - flute | Daniel Browell - piano DatesFriday 18 October 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionMarie-Christine Zupancic, Section Leader Flute of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and flautist with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, takes centre stage as a recitalist in this Barber Lunchtime Concert 18Oct Rosie Tee feat. Sekine Quartet DatesFriday 18 October 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionRosie Tee draws on her Polish roots and folk music past to craft songs from fragments of electronica, jazz, psych, and avant-pop. This concert features music from Tee's mini-album 'Night Creature'. 25Oct James Atkinson - baritone | Hamish Brown - piano DatesFriday 25 October 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin BBC New Generation Artist, baritone James Atkinson, and pianist Hamish Brown, as we continue our 24/25 partnership with BBC Radio 3. 1Nov Songs of Love and Dance of Death - Lecture Recital DatesFriday 1 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPianist, author, lecturer, and all-round virtuoso, Kenneth Hamilton offers another of his perennially popular lecture-recitals, featuring thrilling highlights from the Romantic virtuoso repertoire. 2Nov Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha - soprano | Joseph Middleton - piano DatesSaturday 2 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescription2021 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha launches our 24/25 Barber Evening Concert season with pianist and University of Birmingham alumnus Joseph Middleton. 3Nov Birmingham University Liturgical Choir - Evensong DatesSunday 3 November 2024 (16:00-17:00)LocationCoventry CathedralDescriptionBirmingham University Liturgical Choir make a return to Coventry Cathedral for Evensong under the direction of Dr Paul Rodmell. 7Nov Paul Dunmall Quartet DatesThursday 7 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTDE/Fizzle are in collaboration with BEAST to present a world-class quartet led by saxophonist Paul Dunmall featuring Percy Pursglove on trumpet, Oli Brice on double bass, and Mark Sanders on drums. 8Nov Newe Vialles - Ex Tempore DatesFriday 8 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA Barber Lunchtime Concert featuring fantasias, dances, and divisions by Christopher Simpson, John Jenkins, William Young, Benjamin Hely, and others, played on two spectacular and historically-important instruments. 15Nov Lumas Winds DatesFriday 15 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWinners of the 71st Royal Over-Seas League Mixed Ensemble Prize in 2023, Lumas Winds have been hailed as 'effervescent' and 'illuminating'. Join them for a programme of wind quintet music from the twentieth century. 15Nov Septura DatesFriday 15 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSeptura brings together the very best brass players in the UK. This evening, hear their prowess in an eclectic programme ranging from ragtime to the renaissance. 20Nov Rebecca Wing presents: HERITAGE DatesWednesday 20 November 2024 (17:00-19:00)LocationThe Foyer, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe first Foyer Jazz Gig of this year welcomes Rebecca Wing, whose suite of original music will take you through a journey of memory and understanding of what makes us whole. 22Nov Scent and the Art of the Pre-Raphaelites DatesFriday 22 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe celebrate the latest exhibition at The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Scent and the Art of the Pre-Raphaelites, with a musical feast from Oxford International Song Festival. 23Nov Birmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices DatesSaturday 23 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBirmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices infuse the Elgar Concert Hall with a toasty programme of seasonal music all under the direction of Bob Chilcott and Mariana Rosas. 24Nov Wind Band and Saxophone Choir DatesSunday 24 November 2024 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFrom show tunes to movie themes, Broadway showstoppers to disco hits, this Sunday afternoon concert brings together musicians from across the University in our Wind Band and Saxophone Choir. 29Nov Elisabeth Brauß - piano DatesFriday 29 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBBC New Generation Artist & Pianist Elisabeth Brauß joins us for a Barber Lunchtime Concert. 29Nov Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir DatesFriday 29 November 2024 (19:30-21:15)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir present a variety of music, conducted by students Gemma Fletcher and William Ashley. 30Nov CHURCH IN THE WILD - Odd Priest and University Jazz Orchestra DatesSaturday 30 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionReisz 'Odd Priest' Amos is a multidisciplined artist from Birmingham, collaborating with the University Jazz Orchestra featuring newly commissioned arrangements of Odd Priest's original music. 1Dec Verdi's Requiem - University Chorus and The Elgar Scholars DatesSunday 1 December 2024 (15:00-16:45)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome University of Birmingham alumni soloists, along with The Elgar Scholars, to perform Verdi's epic requiem mass with the University Chorus, presented in an arrangement for two pianos, organ, and percussion. 4Dec University Carol Service - University Upper Voices DatesWednesday 4 December 2024 (18:15-19:30)LocationThe Great Hall - Aston WebbDescriptionThe University invites you to attend the annual University Carol Service in The Great Hall, with music from the University Upper Voices choir, conducted by Mariana Rosas. 6Dec Clipper Erickson - piano DatesFriday 6 December 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionClipper Erickson presents music by Coleridge-Taylor, Price, and Gershwin in this Barber Lunchtime Concert. 6Dec University Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesFriday 6 December 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Brass Band give their first performance under the baton of their new musical director, Stephen Kane, in this joint concert with our student-led, unauditioned chamber choirs. 7Dec Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSaturday 7 December 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin the University's Symphony Orchestra for all the bombast and romance of Verdi, Puccini, and Mascagni, alongside intimate gems by our student-conducted String Orchestra. 8Dec Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 8 December 2024 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAll roads lead to Rome, they say - so join us on the Appian Way this afternoon as we delve into Respighi's masterpiece, alongside familiar favourites from blockbusters The Godfather and Cinema Paradiso. 11Dec University Camerata DatesWednesday 11 December 2024 (19:30-20:45)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWith music from Purcell to Laura Mvula, renaissance to contemporary, join us in celebrating the hard work of the students on the choral conducting programme as they conduct the University Camerata. 12Dec University Vocal Consort DatesThursday 12 December 2024 (18:30-19:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTalented final-year choral conducting student, Jessica Duckworth takes to the podium with the University Vocal Consort to present a short recital as part of the final-year assessment for her music degree. 13Dec 'Sing For Your Soul' Gospel Choir - Gospel Revisited Project DatesFriday 13 December 2024 (19:30-22:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGospel Revisited Project presents 'Sing for Your Soul' Gospel Choir, a 70-strong choir developed to celebrate the music of legendary gospel choirs with classics and standards reworked by Ray Prince and Jonathan Silk. 14Dec 'Sing For Your Soul' Gospel Choir - Gospel Revisited Project DatesSaturday 14 December 2024 (19:30-22:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGospel Revisited Project presents 'Sing for Your Soul' Gospel Choir, a 70-strong choir developed to celebrate the music of legendary gospel choirs with classics and standards reworked by Ray Prince and Jonathan Silk. 14Dec Birmingham University Singers at Tenbury Wells DatesSaturday 14 December (18:30) - Sunday 15 December 2024 (17:00)LocationSt Michael's Church - Tenbury WellsDescriptionBirmingham University Singers make their annual visit to St Michael's Church with Dr Paul Rodmell. 12Feb James Ehnes Piano Quartet DatesWednesday 12 February 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA Barber Evening Concert featuring world-class chamber music from Canadian violinist James Ehnes, alongside Inon Barnatan (piano), Raphael Bell (cello), and Jonathan Vinocour (viola). 15Mar BBC Singers feat. Birmingham University Singers DatesSaturday 15 March 2025 (18:30-20:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome the BBC Singers for an eclectic Barber Evening Concert of choral music, with guest appearance from Birmingham University Singers. 26Mar Britten Sinfonia DatesWednesday 26 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome Britten Sinfonia to the Elgar Concert Hall for the world premiere performance of Michael Zev Gordon's 'A Kind of Haunting' for baritone, two narrators, and string orchestra, along with other orchestral works. 7May Brautigam/Hoppe/Poltéra Trio DatesWednesday 7 May 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis internationally acclaimed, all-star trio give the final Barber Evening concert of the 24/25 season. No events of this category were found No events of this category were found
Timothy Ridout - viola | Jonathan Ware - piano DatesFriday 11 October 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Newe Vialles - Ex Tempore DatesFriday 8 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir DatesFriday 29 November 2024 (19:30-21:15)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
11Oct Timothy Ridout - viola | Jonathan Ware - piano DatesFriday 11 October 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBBC New Generation Artist and Borletti-Buitoni Trust fellow, Timothy Ridout performs the first of this season's Barber Lunchtime BBC Radio 3 New Generation Partnership Concerts with pianist Jonathan Ware.
12Oct Groove onto the Moon! DatesSaturday 12 October 2024 (11:00-12:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFor this Barber Family Concert, strap in and prepare to blast off on a cosmic adventure like no other as you venture into the thrilling musical experience of Groove onto the Moon!
12Oct Groove onto the Moon! DatesSaturday 12 October 2024 (14:00-15:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFor this Barber Family Concert, strap in and prepare to blast off on a cosmic adventure like no other as you venture into the thrilling musical experience of Groove onto the Moon!
12Oct BEASTdome feat. Mariam Rezaei and Edward George DatesSaturday 12 October 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBEASTdome returns for Autumn 2024, featuring guest artists Mariam Rezaei and Edward George, plus performances from BEAST members.
18Oct Marie-Christine Zupancic - flute | Daniel Browell - piano DatesFriday 18 October 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionMarie-Christine Zupancic, Section Leader Flute of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and flautist with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, takes centre stage as a recitalist in this Barber Lunchtime Concert
18Oct Rosie Tee feat. Sekine Quartet DatesFriday 18 October 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionRosie Tee draws on her Polish roots and folk music past to craft songs from fragments of electronica, jazz, psych, and avant-pop. This concert features music from Tee's mini-album 'Night Creature'.
25Oct James Atkinson - baritone | Hamish Brown - piano DatesFriday 25 October 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin BBC New Generation Artist, baritone James Atkinson, and pianist Hamish Brown, as we continue our 24/25 partnership with BBC Radio 3.
1Nov Songs of Love and Dance of Death - Lecture Recital DatesFriday 1 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPianist, author, lecturer, and all-round virtuoso, Kenneth Hamilton offers another of his perennially popular lecture-recitals, featuring thrilling highlights from the Romantic virtuoso repertoire.
2Nov Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha - soprano | Joseph Middleton - piano DatesSaturday 2 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescription2021 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha launches our 24/25 Barber Evening Concert season with pianist and University of Birmingham alumnus Joseph Middleton.
3Nov Birmingham University Liturgical Choir - Evensong DatesSunday 3 November 2024 (16:00-17:00)LocationCoventry CathedralDescriptionBirmingham University Liturgical Choir make a return to Coventry Cathedral for Evensong under the direction of Dr Paul Rodmell.
7Nov Paul Dunmall Quartet DatesThursday 7 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTDE/Fizzle are in collaboration with BEAST to present a world-class quartet led by saxophonist Paul Dunmall featuring Percy Pursglove on trumpet, Oli Brice on double bass, and Mark Sanders on drums.
8Nov Newe Vialles - Ex Tempore DatesFriday 8 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA Barber Lunchtime Concert featuring fantasias, dances, and divisions by Christopher Simpson, John Jenkins, William Young, Benjamin Hely, and others, played on two spectacular and historically-important instruments.
15Nov Lumas Winds DatesFriday 15 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWinners of the 71st Royal Over-Seas League Mixed Ensemble Prize in 2023, Lumas Winds have been hailed as 'effervescent' and 'illuminating'. Join them for a programme of wind quintet music from the twentieth century.
15Nov Septura DatesFriday 15 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSeptura brings together the very best brass players in the UK. This evening, hear their prowess in an eclectic programme ranging from ragtime to the renaissance.
20Nov Rebecca Wing presents: HERITAGE DatesWednesday 20 November 2024 (17:00-19:00)LocationThe Foyer, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe first Foyer Jazz Gig of this year welcomes Rebecca Wing, whose suite of original music will take you through a journey of memory and understanding of what makes us whole.
22Nov Scent and the Art of the Pre-Raphaelites DatesFriday 22 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe celebrate the latest exhibition at The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Scent and the Art of the Pre-Raphaelites, with a musical feast from Oxford International Song Festival.
23Nov Birmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices DatesSaturday 23 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBirmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices infuse the Elgar Concert Hall with a toasty programme of seasonal music all under the direction of Bob Chilcott and Mariana Rosas.
24Nov Wind Band and Saxophone Choir DatesSunday 24 November 2024 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFrom show tunes to movie themes, Broadway showstoppers to disco hits, this Sunday afternoon concert brings together musicians from across the University in our Wind Band and Saxophone Choir.
29Nov Elisabeth Brauß - piano DatesFriday 29 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBBC New Generation Artist & Pianist Elisabeth Brauß joins us for a Barber Lunchtime Concert.
29Nov Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir DatesFriday 29 November 2024 (19:30-21:15)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir present a variety of music, conducted by students Gemma Fletcher and William Ashley.
30Nov CHURCH IN THE WILD - Odd Priest and University Jazz Orchestra DatesSaturday 30 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionReisz 'Odd Priest' Amos is a multidisciplined artist from Birmingham, collaborating with the University Jazz Orchestra featuring newly commissioned arrangements of Odd Priest's original music.
1Dec Verdi's Requiem - University Chorus and The Elgar Scholars DatesSunday 1 December 2024 (15:00-16:45)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome University of Birmingham alumni soloists, along with The Elgar Scholars, to perform Verdi's epic requiem mass with the University Chorus, presented in an arrangement for two pianos, organ, and percussion.
4Dec University Carol Service - University Upper Voices DatesWednesday 4 December 2024 (18:15-19:30)LocationThe Great Hall - Aston WebbDescriptionThe University invites you to attend the annual University Carol Service in The Great Hall, with music from the University Upper Voices choir, conducted by Mariana Rosas.
6Dec Clipper Erickson - piano DatesFriday 6 December 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionClipper Erickson presents music by Coleridge-Taylor, Price, and Gershwin in this Barber Lunchtime Concert.
6Dec University Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesFriday 6 December 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Brass Band give their first performance under the baton of their new musical director, Stephen Kane, in this joint concert with our student-led, unauditioned chamber choirs.
7Dec Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSaturday 7 December 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin the University's Symphony Orchestra for all the bombast and romance of Verdi, Puccini, and Mascagni, alongside intimate gems by our student-conducted String Orchestra.
8Dec Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 8 December 2024 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAll roads lead to Rome, they say - so join us on the Appian Way this afternoon as we delve into Respighi's masterpiece, alongside familiar favourites from blockbusters The Godfather and Cinema Paradiso.
11Dec University Camerata DatesWednesday 11 December 2024 (19:30-20:45)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWith music from Purcell to Laura Mvula, renaissance to contemporary, join us in celebrating the hard work of the students on the choral conducting programme as they conduct the University Camerata.
12Dec University Vocal Consort DatesThursday 12 December 2024 (18:30-19:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTalented final-year choral conducting student, Jessica Duckworth takes to the podium with the University Vocal Consort to present a short recital as part of the final-year assessment for her music degree.
13Dec 'Sing For Your Soul' Gospel Choir - Gospel Revisited Project DatesFriday 13 December 2024 (19:30-22:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGospel Revisited Project presents 'Sing for Your Soul' Gospel Choir, a 70-strong choir developed to celebrate the music of legendary gospel choirs with classics and standards reworked by Ray Prince and Jonathan Silk.
14Dec 'Sing For Your Soul' Gospel Choir - Gospel Revisited Project DatesSaturday 14 December 2024 (19:30-22:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGospel Revisited Project presents 'Sing for Your Soul' Gospel Choir, a 70-strong choir developed to celebrate the music of legendary gospel choirs with classics and standards reworked by Ray Prince and Jonathan Silk.
14Dec Birmingham University Singers at Tenbury Wells DatesSaturday 14 December (18:30) - Sunday 15 December 2024 (17:00)LocationSt Michael's Church - Tenbury WellsDescriptionBirmingham University Singers make their annual visit to St Michael's Church with Dr Paul Rodmell.
12Feb James Ehnes Piano Quartet DatesWednesday 12 February 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA Barber Evening Concert featuring world-class chamber music from Canadian violinist James Ehnes, alongside Inon Barnatan (piano), Raphael Bell (cello), and Jonathan Vinocour (viola).
15Mar BBC Singers feat. Birmingham University Singers DatesSaturday 15 March 2025 (18:30-20:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome the BBC Singers for an eclectic Barber Evening Concert of choral music, with guest appearance from Birmingham University Singers.
26Mar Britten Sinfonia DatesWednesday 26 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome Britten Sinfonia to the Elgar Concert Hall for the world premiere performance of Michael Zev Gordon's 'A Kind of Haunting' for baritone, two narrators, and string orchestra, along with other orchestral works.
7May Brautigam/Hoppe/Poltéra Trio DatesWednesday 7 May 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis internationally acclaimed, all-star trio give the final Barber Evening concert of the 24/25 season.
11Oct Timothy Ridout - viola | Jonathan Ware - piano DatesFriday 11 October 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBBC New Generation Artist and Borletti-Buitoni Trust fellow, Timothy Ridout performs the first of this season's Barber Lunchtime BBC Radio 3 New Generation Partnership Concerts with pianist Jonathan Ware.
12Oct Groove onto the Moon! DatesSaturday 12 October 2024 (11:00-12:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFor this Barber Family Concert, strap in and prepare to blast off on a cosmic adventure like no other as you venture into the thrilling musical experience of Groove onto the Moon!
12Oct Groove onto the Moon! DatesSaturday 12 October 2024 (14:00-15:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFor this Barber Family Concert, strap in and prepare to blast off on a cosmic adventure like no other as you venture into the thrilling musical experience of Groove onto the Moon!
12Oct BEASTdome feat. Mariam Rezaei and Edward George DatesSaturday 12 October 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBEASTdome returns for Autumn 2024, featuring guest artists Mariam Rezaei and Edward George, plus performances from BEAST members.
18Oct Marie-Christine Zupancic - flute | Daniel Browell - piano DatesFriday 18 October 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionMarie-Christine Zupancic, Section Leader Flute of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and flautist with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, takes centre stage as a recitalist in this Barber Lunchtime Concert
18Oct Rosie Tee feat. Sekine Quartet DatesFriday 18 October 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionRosie Tee draws on her Polish roots and folk music past to craft songs from fragments of electronica, jazz, psych, and avant-pop. This concert features music from Tee's mini-album 'Night Creature'.
25Oct James Atkinson - baritone | Hamish Brown - piano DatesFriday 25 October 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin BBC New Generation Artist, baritone James Atkinson, and pianist Hamish Brown, as we continue our 24/25 partnership with BBC Radio 3.
1Nov Songs of Love and Dance of Death - Lecture Recital DatesFriday 1 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPianist, author, lecturer, and all-round virtuoso, Kenneth Hamilton offers another of his perennially popular lecture-recitals, featuring thrilling highlights from the Romantic virtuoso repertoire.
2Nov Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha - soprano | Joseph Middleton - piano DatesSaturday 2 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescription2021 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha launches our 24/25 Barber Evening Concert season with pianist and University of Birmingham alumnus Joseph Middleton.
3Nov Birmingham University Liturgical Choir - Evensong DatesSunday 3 November 2024 (16:00-17:00)LocationCoventry CathedralDescriptionBirmingham University Liturgical Choir make a return to Coventry Cathedral for Evensong under the direction of Dr Paul Rodmell.
7Nov Paul Dunmall Quartet DatesThursday 7 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTDE/Fizzle are in collaboration with BEAST to present a world-class quartet led by saxophonist Paul Dunmall featuring Percy Pursglove on trumpet, Oli Brice on double bass, and Mark Sanders on drums.
8Nov Newe Vialles - Ex Tempore DatesFriday 8 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA Barber Lunchtime Concert featuring fantasias, dances, and divisions by Christopher Simpson, John Jenkins, William Young, Benjamin Hely, and others, played on two spectacular and historically-important instruments.
15Nov Lumas Winds DatesFriday 15 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWinners of the 71st Royal Over-Seas League Mixed Ensemble Prize in 2023, Lumas Winds have been hailed as 'effervescent' and 'illuminating'. Join them for a programme of wind quintet music from the twentieth century.
15Nov Septura DatesFriday 15 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSeptura brings together the very best brass players in the UK. This evening, hear their prowess in an eclectic programme ranging from ragtime to the renaissance.
20Nov Rebecca Wing presents: HERITAGE DatesWednesday 20 November 2024 (17:00-19:00)LocationThe Foyer, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe first Foyer Jazz Gig of this year welcomes Rebecca Wing, whose suite of original music will take you through a journey of memory and understanding of what makes us whole.
22Nov Scent and the Art of the Pre-Raphaelites DatesFriday 22 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe celebrate the latest exhibition at The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Scent and the Art of the Pre-Raphaelites, with a musical feast from Oxford International Song Festival.
23Nov Birmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices DatesSaturday 23 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBirmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices infuse the Elgar Concert Hall with a toasty programme of seasonal music all under the direction of Bob Chilcott and Mariana Rosas.
24Nov Wind Band and Saxophone Choir DatesSunday 24 November 2024 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFrom show tunes to movie themes, Broadway showstoppers to disco hits, this Sunday afternoon concert brings together musicians from across the University in our Wind Band and Saxophone Choir.
29Nov Elisabeth Brauß - piano DatesFriday 29 November 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBBC New Generation Artist & Pianist Elisabeth Brauß joins us for a Barber Lunchtime Concert.
29Nov Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir DatesFriday 29 November 2024 (19:30-21:15)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir present a variety of music, conducted by students Gemma Fletcher and William Ashley.
30Nov CHURCH IN THE WILD - Odd Priest and University Jazz Orchestra DatesSaturday 30 November 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionReisz 'Odd Priest' Amos is a multidisciplined artist from Birmingham, collaborating with the University Jazz Orchestra featuring newly commissioned arrangements of Odd Priest's original music.
1Dec Verdi's Requiem - University Chorus and The Elgar Scholars DatesSunday 1 December 2024 (15:00-16:45)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome University of Birmingham alumni soloists, along with The Elgar Scholars, to perform Verdi's epic requiem mass with the University Chorus, presented in an arrangement for two pianos, organ, and percussion.
4Dec University Carol Service - University Upper Voices DatesWednesday 4 December 2024 (18:15-19:30)LocationThe Great Hall - Aston WebbDescriptionThe University invites you to attend the annual University Carol Service in The Great Hall, with music from the University Upper Voices choir, conducted by Mariana Rosas.
6Dec Clipper Erickson - piano DatesFriday 6 December 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionClipper Erickson presents music by Coleridge-Taylor, Price, and Gershwin in this Barber Lunchtime Concert.
6Dec University Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesFriday 6 December 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Brass Band give their first performance under the baton of their new musical director, Stephen Kane, in this joint concert with our student-led, unauditioned chamber choirs.
7Dec Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSaturday 7 December 2024 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin the University's Symphony Orchestra for all the bombast and romance of Verdi, Puccini, and Mascagni, alongside intimate gems by our student-conducted String Orchestra.
8Dec Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 8 December 2024 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAll roads lead to Rome, they say - so join us on the Appian Way this afternoon as we delve into Respighi's masterpiece, alongside familiar favourites from blockbusters The Godfather and Cinema Paradiso.
11Dec University Camerata DatesWednesday 11 December 2024 (19:30-20:45)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWith music from Purcell to Laura Mvula, renaissance to contemporary, join us in celebrating the hard work of the students on the choral conducting programme as they conduct the University Camerata.
12Dec University Vocal Consort DatesThursday 12 December 2024 (18:30-19:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTalented final-year choral conducting student, Jessica Duckworth takes to the podium with the University Vocal Consort to present a short recital as part of the final-year assessment for her music degree.
13Dec 'Sing For Your Soul' Gospel Choir - Gospel Revisited Project DatesFriday 13 December 2024 (19:30-22:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGospel Revisited Project presents 'Sing for Your Soul' Gospel Choir, a 70-strong choir developed to celebrate the music of legendary gospel choirs with classics and standards reworked by Ray Prince and Jonathan Silk.
14Dec 'Sing For Your Soul' Gospel Choir - Gospel Revisited Project DatesSaturday 14 December 2024 (19:30-22:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGospel Revisited Project presents 'Sing for Your Soul' Gospel Choir, a 70-strong choir developed to celebrate the music of legendary gospel choirs with classics and standards reworked by Ray Prince and Jonathan Silk.
14Dec Birmingham University Singers at Tenbury Wells DatesSaturday 14 December (18:30) - Sunday 15 December 2024 (17:00)LocationSt Michael's Church - Tenbury WellsDescriptionBirmingham University Singers make their annual visit to St Michael's Church with Dr Paul Rodmell.
12Feb James Ehnes Piano Quartet DatesWednesday 12 February 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA Barber Evening Concert featuring world-class chamber music from Canadian violinist James Ehnes, alongside Inon Barnatan (piano), Raphael Bell (cello), and Jonathan Vinocour (viola).
15Mar BBC Singers feat. Birmingham University Singers DatesSaturday 15 March 2025 (18:30-20:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome the BBC Singers for an eclectic Barber Evening Concert of choral music, with guest appearance from Birmingham University Singers.
26Mar Britten Sinfonia DatesWednesday 26 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome Britten Sinfonia to the Elgar Concert Hall for the world premiere performance of Michael Zev Gordon's 'A Kind of Haunting' for baritone, two narrators, and string orchestra, along with other orchestral works.
7May Brautigam/Hoppe/Poltéra Trio DatesWednesday 7 May 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis internationally acclaimed, all-star trio give the final Barber Evening concert of the 24/25 season.