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BCMG - The Story of Maya
Nov
23

BCMG - The Story of Maya

A musical grand tour of Bangladesh’s provinces and musical traditions as told through the eyes of an imagined female protagonist, Maya.

The Story of Maya, written and created by Bangladeshi musician Neel Kamrul, is presented as part of BCMG’s ongoing Music in Dialogue series. Music in Dialogue forges new pathways, bringing together music from different traditions in new compositions and on stage.

Neel Kamrul - South Asian flutes, Dhol and voice

Shanta Islam - Voice

Mayukhjit Chakraborty - South Asian flute

Muhammed Abdulsaid Fahim - South Asian drums

Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

Robert Reid Allan Composing & Arrangement Support

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Musik des ersten Weltkriegs, 1914-18
Dec
6

Musik des ersten Weltkriegs, 1914-18

Debussy Violin Sonata

Ives Hawthorne from Piano Sonata no 2 "Concord, Mass 1840-60”

Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending (original version for violin and piano)

Janacek Violin Sonata

Szymanowski Mythes, op 30

with Sarah Yang, violin

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Rondò in Monferrato - Solo Recital
Sept
2

Rondò in Monferrato - Solo Recital

Solo piano recital, presented by Divertimento Ensemble

"Queer Voices at the Piano”

Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892-1988) Da 100 Studi trascendentali (1940-1944): n. 20, “Con fantasia”

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) Berceuse op 57 (1843-44)

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Les soirées de Nazelles (1930-36)

Frederic Rzewski (1938-2021) De profundis (1994) (Su testo adattato da Oscar Wilde)

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BCMG at the V&A
Jul
2

BCMG at the V&A

with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

Pierre Boulez – Derive

Elliott Carter – Canon for Four

Param Vir – A Spread of Dreams

Julian Anderson - Mitternachtslied

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BCMG/L’Instant Donné - Constellations
Jun
22

BCMG/L’Instant Donné - Constellations

with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and L'Instant Donné

Conductor: Catherine Larsen-Maguire

Soloist: Zubin Kanga (‘cyborg piano’)

Anne Castex – Un tour volé au sablier des Vanités for ensemble & ‘cyborg piano’ (SI WP)

Lawrence Dunn – Lori for ensemble & ‘cyborg piano’ (SI WP)

Bethan Morgan-Williams – I L D I O for ensemble (WP)

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Rebellen der Moderne
May
21

Rebellen der Moderne

Ein Program franzözischer Klavier- und Kammermusik, anlässlich der Ausstellung “Maurice de Vlaminck: Rebelle der Moderne”

Poulenc Les Soirées de Nazelles

Messiaen Première communion de la Vierge

Ravel Piano Trio

Trio Tortuga:

Sarah Yang, Geige

Samuel Olivera, Cello

Joe Howson, Klavier

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Farrenc Trio at St Pancras Clock Tower
Feb
16

Farrenc Trio at St Pancras Clock Tower

  • St Pancras Clock Tower London, England, N1C 4AX United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Music by Mendelssohn, Farrenc, Thea Musgrave, and more

Tickets available for purchase here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/farrenc-trio-at-st-pancras-clock-tower-tickets-1144223787149?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

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Sinfonia Cymru - Bangor New Music Festival
Feb
15

Sinfonia Cymru - Bangor New Music Festival

A musical event that is inspired by the artwork of artist Chris Holley, featuring commissions by Lynne Plowman, Claire Victoria Roberts, Zach Reading (WMCP) and Guto Pryderi Puw.
John Metcalf: Not the Stillness tbc [8’]
Lynne Plowman: new work [8’] (BMF commission & WP)
Guto Pryderi Puw: different light [8’]; Scherzo I [12’] (BMF commission & WP)
Zach Reading: new work [8’] (BMF commission & WP)
Claire Victoria Roberts: new work [8’] (BMF commission & WP)
Mikel Kuhen: new piece [6’] TBC

Improvisation by the ensemble TBC

Esme Lewis (violin)

Will Clark-Maxwell (cello)

Isha Crichlow (clarinet)

Joe Howson (piano)

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