College of Arts and Law events

long-frederick-03
21Feb

Frederick Long - bass-baritone | Sholto Kynoch - piano

Dates
Friday 21 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
Bass-baritone Frederick Long leads the battle of a man against the elements, with poetry and music exploring his relationship with the natural world, and with his own nature itself.
light-event
21Feb

Illuminating the invisible - physics and light

Dates
Friday 21 February 2025 (17:30-19:30)
Location
Ikon Gallery 1 Oozells Square Brindley Place B1 2HS
Description
In our event we will 'Illuminate the Invisible', showing how we can understand the fundamental nature of light, use it as a tool in unexpected ways and scratch the surface of what light can teach us.
22-feb-new-music-ensemble
22Feb

New Music Ensemble

Dates
Saturday 22 February 2025 (19:30-21:00)
Location
The Dome - Bramall Music Building
Description
The University New Music Ensemble performs William Walton's 'Façade', which features the poems of Edith Sitwell.
23-feb-baroque-classical
23Feb

Baroque-Classical Orchestra

Dates
Sunday 23 February 2025 (15:00-16:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
Baroque music fans are in for a treat as we present the rarely performed 'Concerto for Four Harpsichords' by J.S. Bach.
event-default-315
26Feb

Queer Feminist Translation, Affect, and Decoloniality

Dates
Wednesday 26 February 2025 (10:00-21:00)
Location
Alan Walters Building - Room G11 (Lecture Theatre 2) - University of Birmingham - Edgbaston - Birmingham - B15 2TT
Description
Queer Feminist Translation, Affect, and Decoloniality one day conference
my-iris
26Feb

My Iris

Dates
Wednesday 26 February 2025 (17:00-19:00)
Location
The Foyer, Bramall Music Building
Description
Dedicated to exploration and adroit writing, saxophonist Trish Clowes provides her bandmates with a unique platform for individual expression and group interplay.
Annie Yim 315
28Feb

The Well Gardened Mind

Dates
Friday 28 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
This delightful collection of piano music intertwines with spoken texts from Dr Sue Stuart-Smith's book, 'The Well Gardened Mind'.
1-march-trueform.jpg
1Mar

Trueform Projects - Archives Live

Dates
Saturday 1 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)
Location
The Dome - Bramall Music Building
Description
A night of immersion and discovery that brings the story of the East in West Archive to life.
shakespeare-institute-default-event
6Mar

Bad Shakespeare: Performing Failure

Dates
Thursday 6 March 2025 (15:00-16:00)
Location
Shakespeare Institute - Mason Croft - Church St - Stratford-upon-Avon - CV37 6HP
Description
Shakespeare Institute Thursday seminar given by Dr Anna Blackwell (University of Nottingham).
ceri-owen
7Mar

Lecture Recital - Earth and Air and Rain

Dates
Friday 7 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
Award-winning pianist Ceri Owen presents a lecture-recital with baritone Dominic Sedgwick.
3nov-liturgical-choir
8Mar

University of Birmingham Liturgical Choir

Dates
Saturday 8 March 2025 (17:30-18:30)
Location
Lichfield Cathedral
Description
Join the University Liturgical Choir and Dr Paul Rodmell as they perform Evensong in the splendour of Lichfield Cathedral.
chaos-string-quartet
14Mar

Chaos String Quartet

Dates
Friday 14 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
The Chaos String Quartet join us for their Barber Concerts debut as BBC New Generation Artists.
15-march-bbc-singers
15Mar

BBC Singers feat. Birmingham University Singers

Dates
Saturday 15 March 2025 (18:30-20:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
We welcome the BBC Singers for an eclectic Barber Evening Concert of choral music, with guest appearance from Birmingham University Singers.
16-march-flute-choir
16Mar

Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir

Dates
Sunday 16 March 2025 (15:00-16:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
The University Music Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir bring together musicians from across campus for an afternoon of light entertainment.
philosophy-conspiracy-theories
17Mar

Philosophy and Conspiracy Theories

Dates
Monday 17 March 2025 (14:00-15:30)
Location
Online - hosted via Zoom
Description
Philosophy and Conspiracy Theories Part of a new series of UoB #PhilosophyMatters webinars on the importance of Philosophy supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy
philosophy-everywhere
19Mar

Philosophy Everywhere

Dates
Wednesday 19 March 2025 (14:00-15:30)
Location
Online - hosted via Zoom
Description
Philosophy Everywhere - Part of a new series of UoB #PhilosophyMatters webinars on the importance of Philosophy supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy
adam-heron
21Mar

Adam Heron - piano

Dates
Friday 21 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
A Barber Lunchtime Concert with the BBC Young Musician 2018 piano finalist, Adam Heron.
21-march-university-brass-band-and-chamber-choirs
21Mar

University Brass Band and Chamber Choirs

Dates
Friday 21 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
The University Brass Band and Chamber Choirs come together for this uplifting concert in the Elgar Concert Hall.
22-march-university-wind-band
22Mar

Wind Band and Saxophone Choir

Dates
Saturday 22 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
The University Wind Band and Saxophone Choir present an eclectic concert.
23-march-sym-and-string-orchestra
23Mar

Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra

Dates
Sunday 23 March 2025 (15:00-17:00)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra treat us to some fabulous music.
philosophy-in-the-classroom
25Mar

Philosophy in the Classroom

Dates
Tuesday 25 March 2025 (14:00-15:30)
Location
Online - hosted via Zoom
Description
Part of a new series of UoB #PhilosophyMatters webinars on the importance of Philosophy supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy
philosophy-and-mental-health
26Mar

Philosophy and Mental Health

Dates
Wednesday 26 March 2025 (14:00-16:00)
Location
Online - hosted via Zoom
Description
Philosophy and Mental Health Part of a new series of UoB #PhilosophyMatters webinars on the importance of Philosophy supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy
26-march-britten-sinfonia
26Mar

Britten Sinfonia - 1945: A Kind of Haunting

Dates
Wednesday 26 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
We 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.
shakespeare-institute-default-event
27Mar

Caledonian Hamlet

Dates
Thursday 27 March 2025 (15:00-16:00)
Location
Shakespeare Institute - Mason Croft - Church St - Stratford-upon-Avon - CV37 6HP
Description
Shakespeare Institute Thursday seminar given by Professor Ewan Fernie (The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham).
12dec-vocal-consort
27Mar

University Vocal Consort

Dates
Thursday 27 March 2025 (18:30-19:00)
Location
The Dome - Bramall Music Building
Description
Talented final-year choral conducting student, Jessica Duckworth takes to the podium with the University Vocal Consort to present a short recital.
img3358
28Mar

Heartstrings

Dates
Friday 28 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
This programme takes the golden age of lutesong as its basis with works of Dowland, Campion, Strozzi and Monteverdi.
jazz-orchestra
28Mar

The Music of Binney and Holland - University Jazz Orchestra

Dates
Friday 28 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
The University Jazz Orchestra and their director Jonathan Silk turn to two artists from either side of the Atlantic for this performance in the Elgar Concert Hall.
29-march-circlesong-uni-chorus
29Mar

Circlesong - University Chorus and Upper Voices

Dates
Saturday 29 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
The University Chorus and Upper Voices choir join forces to perform Bob Chilcott's musical portrayal of the human life cycle as captured in the indigenous poetry of North America.
30-march-phil-the-planets
30Mar

The Planets - Philharmonic Orchestra

Dates
Sunday 30 March 2025 (15:00-17:00)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
The University Philharmonic Orchestra present Gustav Holst's iconic The Planets alongside Haydn's London Symphony.
njioma-grevious
4Apr

Njioma Chinyere Grevious - violin | Joseph Havlat - piano

Dates
Friday 4 April 2025 (13:00-13:50)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
Violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious and her duo partner Joseph Havlat perform music from the collaboratively written 'FAE Sonata'.
11dec-camerata
4Apr

University Camerata

Dates
Friday 4 April 2025 (19:30-21:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
This recital from University Camerata features talented choral singers from across the University under the direction of two members of the 2024/25 MA Choral Conducting cohort.
9may-brautigam-hoppe-polt
7May

Brautigam/Hoppe/Poltéra Trio

Dates
Wednesday 7 May 2025 (19:30-21:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
This internationally acclaimed, all-star trio give the final Barber Evening concert of the 24/25 season.
challenging-times
21May

"Challenging Times": LCAHM Conference 2025

Dates
Wednesday 21 May 2025 (10:00-16:30)
Location
University of Birmingham and Online
Description
The School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music is pleased to announce a call for papers for the forthcoming PGR-led conference to be held at the University of Birmingham and online on May 21, 2025.
21Jun

125 Anniversary Concert

Dates
Saturday 21 June 2025 (18:45-22:00)
Location
Green Heart
Description
Join us for an unforgettable celebratory concert set against the iconic open-air backdrop of the Green Heart and Old Joe.
projector
1Jul

Youth and Horror: An International Conference

Dates
Tuesday 1 July (00:00) - Wednesday 2 July 2025 (00:00)
Location
University of Birmingham
Description
The Youth and Horror Research Network is delighted to invite submissions for its international conference.
katherine-mansfield-society-315
1Jul

Katherine Mansfield Conference 2025

Dates
Tuesday 1 July (00:00) - Thursday 3 July 2025 (00:00)
Location
Old Gym
Description
The 2025 conference of the Katherine Mansfield Society will re-examine the importance of place in Mansfield's writings.
long-frederick-03
21Feb

Frederick Long - bass-baritone | Sholto Kynoch - piano

Dates
Friday 21 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
Bass-baritone Frederick Long leads the battle of a man against the elements, with poetry and music exploring his relationship with the natural world, and with his own nature itself.
22-feb-new-music-ensemble
22Feb

New Music Ensemble

Dates
Saturday 22 February 2025 (19:30-21:00)
Location
The Dome - Bramall Music Building
Description
The University New Music Ensemble performs William Walton's 'Façade', which features the poems of Edith Sitwell.
23-feb-baroque-classical
23Feb

Baroque-Classical Orchestra

Dates
Sunday 23 February 2025 (15:00-16:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
Baroque music fans are in for a treat as we present the rarely performed 'Concerto for Four Harpsichords' by J.S. Bach.
my-iris
26Feb

My Iris

Dates
Wednesday 26 February 2025 (17:00-19:00)
Location
The Foyer, Bramall Music Building
Description
Dedicated to exploration and adroit writing, saxophonist Trish Clowes provides her bandmates with a unique platform for individual expression and group interplay.
Annie Yim 315
28Feb

The Well Gardened Mind

Dates
Friday 28 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
This delightful collection of piano music intertwines with spoken texts from Dr Sue Stuart-Smith's book, 'The Well Gardened Mind'.
1-march-trueform.jpg
1Mar

Trueform Projects - Archives Live

Dates
Saturday 1 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)
Location
The Dome - Bramall Music Building
Description
A night of immersion and discovery that brings the story of the East in West Archive to life.
ceri-owen
7Mar

Lecture Recital - Earth and Air and Rain

Dates
Friday 7 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
Award-winning pianist Ceri Owen presents a lecture-recital with baritone Dominic Sedgwick.
3nov-liturgical-choir
8Mar

University of Birmingham Liturgical Choir

Dates
Saturday 8 March 2025 (17:30-18:30)
Location
Lichfield Cathedral
Description
Join the University Liturgical Choir and Dr Paul Rodmell as they perform Evensong in the splendour of Lichfield Cathedral.
chaos-string-quartet
14Mar

Chaos String Quartet

Dates
Friday 14 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
The Chaos String Quartet join us for their Barber Concerts debut as BBC New Generation Artists.
15-march-bbc-singers
15Mar

BBC Singers feat. Birmingham University Singers

Dates
Saturday 15 March 2025 (18:30-20:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
We welcome the BBC Singers for an eclectic Barber Evening Concert of choral music, with guest appearance from Birmingham University Singers.
16-march-flute-choir
16Mar

Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir

Dates
Sunday 16 March 2025 (15:00-16:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
The University Music Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir bring together musicians from across campus for an afternoon of light entertainment.
adam-heron
21Mar

Adam Heron - piano

Dates
Friday 21 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
A Barber Lunchtime Concert with the BBC Young Musician 2018 piano finalist, Adam Heron.
21-march-university-brass-band-and-chamber-choirs
21Mar

University Brass Band and Chamber Choirs

Dates
Friday 21 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
The University Brass Band and Chamber Choirs come together for this uplifting concert in the Elgar Concert Hall.
22-march-university-wind-band
22Mar

Wind Band and Saxophone Choir

Dates
Saturday 22 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
The University Wind Band and Saxophone Choir present an eclectic concert.
23-march-sym-and-string-orchestra
23Mar

Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra

Dates
Sunday 23 March 2025 (15:00-17:00)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra treat us to some fabulous music.
26-march-britten-sinfonia
26Mar

Britten Sinfonia - 1945: A Kind of Haunting

Dates
Wednesday 26 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
We 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.
12dec-vocal-consort
27Mar

University Vocal Consort

Dates
Thursday 27 March 2025 (18:30-19:00)
Location
The Dome - Bramall Music Building
Description
Talented final-year choral conducting student, Jessica Duckworth takes to the podium with the University Vocal Consort to present a short recital.
img3358
28Mar

Heartstrings

Dates
Friday 28 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
This programme takes the golden age of lutesong as its basis with works of Dowland, Campion, Strozzi and Monteverdi.
jazz-orchestra
28Mar

The Music of Binney and Holland - University Jazz Orchestra

Dates
Friday 28 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
The University Jazz Orchestra and their director Jonathan Silk turn to two artists from either side of the Atlantic for this performance in the Elgar Concert Hall.
29-march-circlesong-uni-chorus
29Mar

Circlesong - University Chorus and Upper Voices

Dates
Saturday 29 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
The University Chorus and Upper Voices choir join forces to perform Bob Chilcott's musical portrayal of the human life cycle as captured in the indigenous poetry of North America.
30-march-phil-the-planets
30Mar

The Planets - Philharmonic Orchestra

Dates
Sunday 30 March 2025 (15:00-17:00)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
The University Philharmonic Orchestra present Gustav Holst's iconic The Planets alongside Haydn's London Symphony.
njioma-grevious
4Apr

Njioma Chinyere Grevious - violin | Joseph Havlat - piano

Dates
Friday 4 April 2025 (13:00-13:50)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
Violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious and her duo partner Joseph Havlat perform music from the collaboratively written 'FAE Sonata'.
11dec-camerata
4Apr

University Camerata

Dates
Friday 4 April 2025 (19:30-21:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
This recital from University Camerata features talented choral singers from across the University under the direction of two members of the 2024/25 MA Choral Conducting cohort.
9may-brautigam-hoppe-polt
7May

Brautigam/Hoppe/Poltéra Trio

Dates
Wednesday 7 May 2025 (19:30-21:30)
Location
Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Description
This internationally acclaimed, all-star trio give the final Barber Evening concert of the 24/25 season.
21Jun

125 Anniversary Concert

Dates
Saturday 21 June 2025 (18:45-22:00)
Location
Green Heart
Description
Join us for an unforgettable celebratory concert set against the iconic open-air backdrop of the Green Heart and Old Joe.
event-default-315
26Feb

Queer Feminist Translation, Affect, and Decoloniality

Dates
Wednesday 26 February 2025 (10:00-21:00)
Location
Alan Walters Building - Room G11 (Lecture Theatre 2) - University of Birmingham - Edgbaston - Birmingham - B15 2TT
Description
Queer Feminist Translation, Affect, and Decoloniality one day conference
shakespeare-institute-default-event
6Mar

Bad Shakespeare: Performing Failure

Dates
Thursday 6 March 2025 (15:00-16:00)
Location
Shakespeare Institute - Mason Croft - Church St - Stratford-upon-Avon - CV37 6HP
Description
Shakespeare Institute Thursday seminar given by Dr Anna Blackwell (University of Nottingham).
philosophy-conspiracy-theories
17Mar

Philosophy and Conspiracy Theories

Dates
Monday 17 March 2025 (14:00-15:30)
Location
Online - hosted via Zoom
Description
Philosophy and Conspiracy Theories Part of a new series of UoB #PhilosophyMatters webinars on the importance of Philosophy supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy
philosophy-everywhere
19Mar

Philosophy Everywhere

Dates
Wednesday 19 March 2025 (14:00-15:30)
Location
Online - hosted via Zoom
Description
Philosophy Everywhere - Part of a new series of UoB #PhilosophyMatters webinars on the importance of Philosophy supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy
philosophy-in-the-classroom
25Mar

Philosophy in the Classroom

Dates
Tuesday 25 March 2025 (14:00-15:30)
Location
Online - hosted via Zoom
Description
Part of a new series of UoB #PhilosophyMatters webinars on the importance of Philosophy supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy
philosophy-and-mental-health
26Mar

Philosophy and Mental Health

Dates
Wednesday 26 March 2025 (14:00-16:00)
Location
Online - hosted via Zoom
Description
Philosophy and Mental Health Part of a new series of UoB #PhilosophyMatters webinars on the importance of Philosophy supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy
shakespeare-institute-default-event
27Mar

Caledonian Hamlet

Dates
Thursday 27 March 2025 (15:00-16:00)
Location
Shakespeare Institute - Mason Croft - Church St - Stratford-upon-Avon - CV37 6HP
Description
Shakespeare Institute Thursday seminar given by Professor Ewan Fernie (The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham).
challenging-times
21May

"Challenging Times": LCAHM Conference 2025

Dates
Wednesday 21 May 2025 (10:00-16:30)
Location
University of Birmingham and Online
Description
The School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music is pleased to announce a call for papers for the forthcoming PGR-led conference to be held at the University of Birmingham and online on May 21, 2025.
projector
1Jul

Youth and Horror: An International Conference

Dates
Tuesday 1 July (00:00) - Wednesday 2 July 2025 (00:00)
Location
University of Birmingham
Description
The Youth and Horror Research Network is delighted to invite submissions for its international conference.
katherine-mansfield-society-315
1Jul

Katherine Mansfield Conference 2025

Dates
Tuesday 1 July (00:00) - Thursday 3 July 2025 (00:00)
Location
Old Gym
Description
The 2025 conference of the Katherine Mansfield Society will re-examine the importance of place in Mansfield's writings.