Hear 80’s inspired live electronics attached to compositions surrounding myths, dreams, desire. With new work by Edmund Hunt and pieces by Richard Baker, including the culturally significant The Tyranny of Fun. Read more
We are celebrating much loved Composer Howard Skempton’s 75th Birthday! We will be performing his music (of course), including a brand-new commission, along with pieces the birthday boy himself has selected in his hometown of Leamington Spa. Read more
Take part in this musical fusing of continents and celebration of cultures with BCMG. With new live music from Rohan de Saram, Ondřej Adámek, Neel Kamrul and Shigeko Hata. Read more
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Support a new Sound Investment commission from innovative American composer and trombonist George Lewis. Get behind the scenes access to priority news, rehearsals and more.
Support Composer Rohan de Saram's new Sound Investment commission for Birmingham Contemporary Music Group's Music in Dialogue project. Get behind the scenes access, priority news and more.
Get special benefits when you support Birmingham Contemporary Music Group's new Sound Investment by acclaimed British contemporary music composer, Howard Skempton, the world premiere of which will be given in Royal Leamington Spa to celebrate the composer's 75th birthday.
Welcome to BCMG's new season! In keeping with the Birmingham motto, we are always moving forward, and we are pretty excited to share an eclectic array of musical experiences, from a romantic soundscape under the stars, intimate concerts with an electronic fusion, to an actual birthday party! Read more
Listen Imagine Compose Primary Composer Richard Barnard writes about his composing practice and his work in Horfield Primary School as part of the project, including an invitation to all schools compose. Read more
Described as a "twilight fantasy", Sternklang (Star Sound, in English) by Stockhausen is an outdoor performance under an open sky, with a clear view of the stars. Join BCMG in Cologne for this special event. Read more