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

Postludium No. 1 'D-S-C-H' by Valentin Vasilyevich Silvestrov

Watch the performance of Valentin Vasilyevich Silvestrov's I. Postludium DSCH. As a mark of support, BCMG performed I. Postludium DSCH during our 2022 Birmingham Do we need a new compass concert, as Silvestrov fled a war-torn Ukraine. Read more

Nomos Alpha by Iannis Xenakis

Iannis Xenakis' 'Nomos Alpha' was performed by cellist Arne Deforce for Birmingham Contemporary Music Group's Music & Maths Festival, celebrating the composer's centenary. Read more

'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

'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

'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

'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

'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

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

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

'A Dust in Time' by Huang Ruo

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

'counting steps' by Celeste Oram

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

'Couplet' by Donghoon Shin

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

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

An Introduction to John Cage's 'Ryoanji'

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

Latest

BCMG Young Composers at the Lapworth Museum of Geology

In summer 2024, BCMG Young Composers were involved in an exciting collaboration with the Lapworth Museum of Geology at The University of Birmingham, guided by composer-educator Dr Kirsty Devaney alongside BCMG musicians.
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. 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.

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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.
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>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 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.
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.
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.