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Bethan Morgan-Williams

Support a new commission from composer Bethan Morgan-Williams, the composer's first for BCMG and Sound Investment.
Daniel Kidane Day | Wigmore Hall

Join BCMG for our afternoon concert at Wigmore Hall's Daniel Kidane Focus Day. Hear Daniel's music, described by the Financial Times as ‘quietly impressive’ and by The Times as ‘tautly constructed’ and ’vibrantly imagined’ in one of the world’s great concert halls.
Secret Kiss | Birmingham

Join us in our Birmingham home, the CBSO Centre, for this ethereal performance. Intimate communication is the essence of this concert, a theme often touched on by music, featuring sensitive stories of connection. Join us in London's Wigmore Hall to hear one of Peter Eötvös’ (1944 - 2024) final ensemble works, depicting an intense and melodramatic encounter.
Secret Kiss | Wigmore Hall

Intimate communication is the essence of this concert, a theme often touched on by music, featuring sensitive stories of connection. Join us in London's Wigmore Hall to hear one of Peter Eötvös’ (1944 - 2024) final ensemble works, depicting an intense and melodramatic encounter.

Job Opportunities

Job Opportunities with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Creating music that reflects the beauty and challenges of our world today. Join our creative arts team and inspire all generations with new music.
Who are BCMG?

Birmingham Contemporary Music Group has a year-round programme of new musical experiences for everyone. Creating strange and beautiful sounds since 1987.
BCMG NEXT Study Programme

Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire offer a unique training programme for music students and professional musicians looking for a career as performers of contemporary music.
Stephan Meier

Artistic Director
>Music & Maths Festival<

In celebration of composer Iannis Xenakis’s centenary, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group have created a festival for all senses. Join us on 29 May 2022 for a day of activity culminating in an evening performance of electro acoustic music by BCMG and BEAST.
BCMG Musicians

At Birmingham Contemporary Music Group's heart is an ensemble of superb musicians. Read more about them here.
T R E E Concert

Join us in exploring the connections between nature and humankind in the enchanting TREE Concert. Expect eco-friendly treats, insights from composers, and a dramatic performance from our amazing ensemble. Featuring the world premiere of Christian Mason’s new Sound Investment commission and the textural Concertini by Helmut Lachenmann.
Music in Dialogue

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.
Music Maze

Free, creative and fun music workshops for children in School Years 3 - 6 (ages 7 - 11). All welcome, whether you play a musical instrument or not.
BCMG Nights | Birmingham

As the nights get darker and longer, we spend more time under the stars than any other time of the year. Join Birmingham Contemporary Music Group in the stunning new Symphony Hall foyer for an evening of nocturnal music this November.