Creating music for everyone & reflecting the beauty and challenges of our world today.

Watch & Listen

Watch and listen to Birmingham Contemporary Music Group's performances online.

Published:

Author: Amy Hoult

Support BCMG

Donate to Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Help us create and perform contemporary music and engage with new generations of musicians through learning.

Published:

Author: Alex Walker

Target amount: £0.00

Amount raised: £32,197.94

150+

schools worked with

£325,000+

raised to support new music

400+

free out-of-school workshops provided to young people

Support our Latest Music Commissions

Our unique model of Sound Investment brings together donors passionate about music to support amazing new commissions in exchange for donor rewards.

Hilda Paredes

Support composer Hilda Paredes' new Sound Investment commission. Get behind the scenes access, priority news and more.

Published:

Author: Alex Walker

Target amount: £3,000.00

Amount raised: £632.40

Ondřej Adámek

'Let Me Tell You A Story' for voice and ensemble inspired by Korean traditional storytelling and with a dark text by frequent Björk collaborator, Sjón. Support Ondřej Adámek's Sound Investment commission for BCMG.

Published:

Author: Alex Walker

Target amount: £2,000.00

Amount raised: £456.00

Blogs

  • Music Maze in Bloom Collab with National Trust

    Composer, Musician, and Sound Arts Duncan Chapman tells us about his experience working with Birmingham schools for our Music Maze in Bloom collab with National Trust! Read more

  • The Underside of Green with BCMG NEXT

    Anna Vaughan, Violinist for BCMG NEXT 22-23 gives us an insight on working with Rebbecca Saunder's piece The Underside of Green with 7 - 11-year-olds and learning this new piece from scratch. Read more

What's on

  • Creative Composing Lab

    Composing workshop for young people in School Years 10 - 13 (ages 14-18). Spend the day composing for BCMG's amazing professional musicians guided by composer David Horne. Read more

  • Music Maze

    Free, creative and fun music workshop for children aged 7-11. All welcome, whether you play a musical instrument or not. Read more