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Watch & Listen

Enjoy performances and insights of cutting-edge music, performed and explored by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. 

You can also watch and listen on our YouTube channel and Spotify

'Roddy's Reel' by Sir Harrison Birtwistle

'Roddy's Reel' by Sir Harrison Birtwistle

Birmingham Contemporary Music Group bring you the first-ever Zoom recording of Sir Harrison Birtwistle's 'Roddy's Reel', recorded at the CBSO Centre with audience members from all over the world. Read more

Published: 28th February, 2022

Author: Amy Hoult

'Hayagriva' by Param Vir

'Hayagriva' by Param Vir

View the first ever recorded performance of the mesmerising piece Hayagriva, composed by Param Vir and performed by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Read more

Published: 18th August, 2021

Updated: 18th March, 2022

Author: Amy Hoult

'Cantus Iambeus' by Sir Harrison Birtwistle

'Cantus Iambeus' by Sir Harrison Birtwistle

Watch the dramatic performance of Cantus Iambeus by Sir Harrison Birtwisle performed by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group at CBSO Centre. Conducted by Geoffrey Paterson. Read more

Published: 12th July, 2021

Updated: 25th February, 2022

Author: Amy Hoult

'Back To The Beginning' Violin Solo by Ma Xiao-Qing

'Back To The Beginning' Violin Solo by Ma Xiao-Qing

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

Published: 10th May, 2021

Updated: 25th February, 2022

Author: Amy Hoult

'dear dusty moth' by Sir Harrison Birtwistle

'dear dusty moth' by Sir Harrison Birtwistle

Watch dear dusty moth from 'Three Songs from the Holy Forest' by Sir Harrison Birtwistle performed by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Read more

Published: 5th March, 2021

Updated: 13th July, 2021

Author: Seb Lovell-Huckle

'speak, sing...' by José del Avellanal Carreño

'speak, sing...' by José del Avellanal Carreño

Watch 'speak, sing...' by José del Avellanal Carreño performed by Oliver Janes Read more

Published: 5th March, 2021

Updated: 25th February, 2022

Author: Seb Lovell-Huckle

'A Dust in Time' by Huang Ruo

'A Dust in Time' by Huang Ruo

Watch the digital release of Huang Ruo's "A Dust in Time" Read more

Published: 8th December, 2020

Updated: 25th February, 2022

Author: Seb Lovell-Huckle

'counting steps' by Celeste Oram

'counting steps' by Celeste Oram

Watch Celeste Oram's 'counting steps', performed by Richard Blake & Amelie Thomas Read more

Published: 10th July, 2020

Updated: 25th February, 2022

Author: Alex Walker

'Couplet' by Donghoon Shin

'Couplet' by Donghoon Shin

Watch 'Couplet' by Donghoon Shin performed by Alexandra Wood Read more

Published: 26th June, 2020

Updated: 25th February, 2022

Author: Tamara Tempera

Watch 'Prelude for Clarinet' by Krzysztof Penderecki

Watch 'Prelude for Clarinet' by Krzysztof Penderecki

BCMG clarinettist, Oliver Janes, shares from his home this charming performance of Krzysztof Penderecki's 'Prelude for Clarinet'. Read more

Published: 10th April, 2020

Updated: 25th February, 2022

Author: Alex Walker

An Introduction to John Cage's 'Ryoanji'

An Introduction to John Cage's 'Ryoanji'

Birmingham Contemporary Music Group's Artistic Director Stephan Meier gives a short introduction to 'Ryoanji'. Read more

Published: 24th March, 2020

Updated: 13th January, 2022

Author: Alex Walker

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    Join Birmingham Contemporary Music Group at Brindleyplace for an ambient sound garden of flute, electronic sound, and relaxing percussion inspired by the beautiful Japanese garden, Ryanoji.

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Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
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Founding Patron: Sir Simon Rattle
Artistic Director: Stephan Meier
Acting Chair: Kenneth Baird

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