Soliloquies and Dialogues is part of our 2020 BCMG at Home programming.
Using the recent unpredictable events as a stimulus for creativity, we commissioned a series of new music pieces from composers around the globe whose countries have been significantly impacted by COVID-19.
Composers were asked to create pieces for solo artists and then connect with musicians over digital platforms to rehearse, refine, and record their music. Soliloquies and Dialogues shows the importance of connectivity and creativity during the most devastating of times.
Watch the digital world premieres of our Soliloquies & Dialogues commissions below.
Watch Colette Overdijk perform Ma Xiao-Quing's Back to the Beginning as part of Birmingham Contemporary Music Group's Soliloquies and Dialogues series. Music written and performed in lockdown. Read more
Using COVID-19 as a stimulus for creativity, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group commissioned new music pieces from composers around the globe during lockdown. Join the live music performance at Arnolfini Gallery Bristol and CBSO Centre Birmingham. Read more
Watch 'speak, sing...' by José del Avellanal Carreño performed by Oliver Janes 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
Watch Celeste Oram's 'counting steps', performed by Richard Blake & Amelie Thomas Read more
'Counting Steps' is the second instalment in our Soliloquies & Dialogues series of commissions. Watch composer Celeste Oram discuss the piece with the musicians. Read more
Watch 'Couplet' by Donghoon Shin performed by Alexandra Wood Read more
Composer Donghoon Shin and violinist Alexandra Wood discuss 'Couplet', the first of BCMG's Soliloquies & Dialogues commissions Read more