NEXT Events

NEXT in Movement

Join the BCMG NEXT ensemble in a sensitive encounter between music and dance Read more

Soundscreen

The NEXT cohort combines live performance with moving image Read more

NEXT at The Rodd

NEXT performance at The Rodd Read more

Latest

BCMG opens applications for NEXT 2019-2020

BCMG and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire open applications for the second intake of NEXT

A sensitive encounter between music and dance

NEXT Ensemble oboist Mana Shibata and violist Nathanael Gubler give insight into the visions that led to the curation of NEXT in Movement

Soundscreen

The NEXT cohort combines live performance with moving image

Wilde Lieder - Marx.Music

On the bicentenary of his birth, BCMG invites contributions to commemorate Marx’s legacy through music.

O Hototogisu!

Birmingham premiere of Oliver Knussen’s O Hototogisu - fragment of a Japonisme, and the world premiere of David Sawer's Caravanserai, in a thought-provoking concert

Who we are

We are Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, one of the world's foremost contemporary music ensembles.

Ideal & Flying Height

Celebrating Coventry-born composer Brian Ferneyhough's 75th birthday this year

NEXT Musicians 2018-19 Announced

Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (BCMG) and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire announce the first 11 musicians to join the NEXT Music programme, a brand new, innovative programme of study to support early career musicians who want to dedicate their professional life to contemporary music.

Stephan Meier

Artistic Director

Music & Society

Insight and season launch event