In the build up to Birmingham Contemporary Music Group's autumnal Nights concerts in Birmingham & Bristol, we are taking a closer look at the exciting and evocative music created about space and the night. Read more
Acclaimed UK Bengali jazz-fusion artist Sohini Alam is joined by talented dancer and choreographer Amina Khayyam for this special celebration of 50 years of Bangladesh’s independence, with a guest performance from Birmingham Contemporary Music Group of new music and the poetry of national poet Rabindranath Tagore. Read more
With rhythms taken from the stars themselves, Nights with BCMG brings you closer to the night sky, but in the warmth of Arnolfini’s intimate performance space. Join Birmingham Contemporary Music Group at Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol for an evening of nocturnal music this November. Read more
Join the musicians from Birmingham Contemporary Music Group's NEXT as they perform Gerard Grisey’s seminal work Vortex Temporum, in the stunning surroundings of Coventry Cathedral. Read more
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A new commission from composer George Lewis
The space between improvising and composing; instruments from the ancient world - Melinda Maxwell's new commission from BCMG
'The Singing Tree' with text by Paul Griffiths
George Lewis and Melinda Maxwell receive Sound Investment commissions to make new music with BCMG. Read more
An interactive online performance of Birtwistle’s Roddy’s Reel and the world premiere of Back to the Beginning by Ma Xiao-Qing feature in BCMG’s latest digital concert of new music Read more
Listen to Birmingham Contemporary Music Group's NEXT Musicans perform Grisey's Vortex Temporum in the Cambridge Music Festival this autumn. Read more
Fun creative music workshops for children aged 8-12. Read more