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Noise into Notes Sunday 28 April 2013, 1.30pm & 4pm CBSO Centre, Birmingham Conductor: Richard Baker * Piano: Nicolas Hodges ~ Theatre Director: James Yarker Duncan Chapman: new work for electronics (BCMG commission / world premiere) Judith Weir: Musicians Wrestle Everywhere * (BCMG Sound Investment commission 1995) BCMG/SAM Apprentice Composer-inResidence: new work * (BCMG commission / world premiere) Julian Anderson: Scherzo (with Trains) Olivier Messiaen: Oiseaux exotiques *~ Composers have always been inspired by the sounds around them. Noise into Notes invites us to listen to the world in new ways and hear the everyday music that surrounds us. Composer Judith Weir listens to the sounds outside her home in Elephant and Castle, London – Nigerian pop music, wind chimes and traffic noise are woven subtly into her music. Olivier Messiaen, an enthusiastic ornithologist, borrows music from exotic American and
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BCMG Family Concerts
Indian birds for a brilliantly colourful ensemble of musicians. Four clarinettists create a Scherzo from the rhythms of trains and Duncan Chapman works with children from local primary schools to create a new electroacoustic soundscape. BCMG Family Concerts introduce young people and their families to the exciting world of contemporary music. These hour-long performances weave theatre and film with the music to create fun, colourful and engaging concerts to ignite young imaginations. There will be a fun activity café an hour before each performance where young people can create their own music using BCMG’s wonderful array of instruments. Please turn up early and enjoy the whole Family Concerts experience! Best suited to children aged 7+ Tickets: £6 adults / £4 under 16s / £16 group ticket* *admits four people – the group must contain at least one adult and two children
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Sound Investment
Share in music’s future The commission of David Sawer’s Rumpelstiltskin Suite was made possible by the generous support of our Sound Investors. Since 1992, BCMG has premiered more than 65 new works with the help of a wide range of individuals through Sound Investment. Join Sound Investment now and share the excitement of bringing alive new pieces of music from the leading composers of our time. By becoming a Sound Investor you can: • attend rehearsals and premieres • meet composers and performers • have your name listed in a new work’s score
Invest now in The Lighthouse Keepers by David Sawer and a new song by Gerald Barry, both to be premiered in 2013. Sound Unit shares in each commission are priced at £150. Your donation can start from £15 per month. Thanks to match funding from Arts Council England through our Catalyst award, we currently have three Special Offers available, including the chance to get your very first Sound Unit half price, for £75.
Go to: www.bcmg.org.uk/soundinvestment call 0121 616 6523 or email alex@bcmg.org.uk
2008: Gerald Barry’s opera The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit conducted by Thomas Adès in Carnegie Hall, New York
Family Music Maze Creative music workshop for 8 – 11 year olds
Sunday 14 April 2013, 10am – 2.30pm, CBSO Centre. Free event In April’s Music Maze we are inviting children to bring along an adult family member to explore bird song inspired by Olivier Messiaen’s Oiseaux exotiques in BCMG’s Family Concerts. Like Messiaen, participants will turn colourful bird song into musical ideas and then into bigger musical pieces.
Zigzag Ensemble Creative music-making for 12 – 16 year olds
Sunday 14 April 2013, 10am – 2.30pm, CBSO Centre. Free event Led by composer Ben Markland alongside BCMG musicians, these fun workshops provide a safe environment for young musicians to explore composing and improvising within an ensemble. Places must be booked in advance either through the BCMG website or by calling 0121 616 6525. Booking opens 3 weeks before each workshop.