City of Sounds: Stereo is King - featuring the Percussive Sounds Ensemble (Directed by Adrian Spillett)

City of Sounds Festival

Date and time

20 Jun 2016 (7:00pm - 9:00pm)

Location

To be announced.

Price

£10 (£8) (£3, BCU students)

Booking Information

Buy tickets

Features the Percussive Sounds Ensemble (Directed by Adrian Spillet)

Programme to include:
Mason Bates Stereo is King
Mark Norman Longshore Drift
Steve Reich Music for Pieces of Wood
John Cage First Construction (in Metal)
Chick Corea Sicily
Christopher Tyler Nickel Firedance

To launch the Adrian Boult Hall's final week, catch a virtuosic and diverse percussion show performed by the Conservatoire's extremely energetic and versatile percussion department. Experience classics by Cage and Reich alongside new works by Bates and Norman in what will be a rhythmic and sonic feast.

City of Sounds Festival

In a city recognised for its architectural transformations, the City of Sounds festival is an invitation to remember, to celebrate and to look to the future of Birmingham’s rich music scene.

In conjunction with:

City of Sounds: Stereo is King - featuring the Percussive Sounds Ensemble (Directed by Adrian Spillett)

City of Sounds Festival

City of Sounds Festival

In conjunction with:

Events include:

City of Sounds: Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway

City of Sounds: Galways Masterclass & Workshop

City of Sounds: Conservatoire Brass at the Pops

City of Sounds: Birmingham Citadel Salvation Army Band Gala Concert

City of Sounds: Services for Education - Music Service Folk Concert

City of Sounds: Two Trios

City of Sounds: Services for Education - Music Service: Last Night at the Adrian...

City of Sounds: Music to Go with BCMG and Via Nova

Blue Coat School End of Year Concert

City of Sounds: Mozart's Coronation Mass

City of Sounds: Ex Cathedra - In a Strange Land

City of Sounds: CBSO performs Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven

City of Sounds: Fauré, Parry and Shostakovich - Charity scratch concert with Con...

Jazzlines present Julian Argüelles’s Tetra featuring Percy Pursglove

City of Sounds: Mozart, Ravel and a selection of BBC Ten Pieces

City of Sounds: BGSO Hall of Fame

Summer Chamber Music Celebrations 2016: Jazz - The Train and the River

City of Sounds: The Atéa Wind Quintet

City of Sounds: Shostakovich Quartets II

City of Sounds: New Compositions in Jazz

City of Sounds: Schubert Ensemble

City of Sounds: Showcase Concert

City of Sounds: BLAST! A Sea of Percussive Wonder

City of Sounds: South of the Line

City of Sounds: Raising the Roof! Sutton Coldfield Choirs

City of Sounds: Destruction Party featuring The Destroyers and The Conservatoire...

City of Sounds: 'Farewell to the Past, Hail to the Future' Vocal Gala Evening

City of Sounds: Reflections in Brass and Boult

City of Sounds: From Bach to Berio

City of Sounds: Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Orchestra with Special Guests

City of Sounds: Elegy for a Concert Hall

City of Sounds: Christopher Morley (Birmingham Post) talks to conductor Barry Wo...

City of Sounds: Requiem for a Concert Hall