Workshops and events for young people

Zigzag Ensemble

September workshop. An exciting composing and improvising group for 12-18 year olds. Read more

Music Maze

September Workshop. Fun creative music workshops for children aged 8–11. Read more

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Drum Dialogue

Come and help create a brand new drumming piece for Dhol, Tabla and all other South Asian drums with professional musicians from Bangladesh and Pakistan, and BCMG players.

À propos de Nice

A silent film directed by pioneer of the French new wave Jean Vigo, the film documents life and social inequalities in 1930's Nice. To be screened on 14 June

Top 4 BCMG memories from learning trainee Gina Baker

Gina Baker gives her favourite BCMG memories as our 2018-19 Learning trainee

Jenny Wood on her year as Learning Trainee

Jenny Wood, one of BCMG's Learning Co-ordinators, on her year as Learning Trainee

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