City of Sounds Festival

SUN 1 MAY – SUN 26 JUNE

SAYING GOODBYE TO BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE'S ADRIAN BOULT HALL In conjunction with Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce

SIR JAMES GALWAY CBSO DAVE HOLLAND JULIAN LLOYD WEBBER

THE DESTROYERS EX CATHEDRA BCMG MIKE STEVENS EDUARDO VASSALLO MICHAEL SEAL AND MANY MORE… EX CATHEDRA | BCMG | MIKE STEVENS

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

You can’t fail to notice the redevelopment underway in the Paradise area of Birmingham City Centre, as part of which Birmingham Conservatoire loses its Adrian Boult Hall ahead of its move to a brand new venue in 2017.

The hall has been a musical home to many world class musicians and Conservatoire students that have passed through its doors. It has also fulfilled a central role in the cultural fabric of Birmingham as a performance, rehearsal and recording space for a wealth of professional, semiprofessional, community and young musicians and arts organisations. With City of Sounds we tell the stories and history of this dual role and say goodbye to the much-loved hall, as we look ahead to an exciting future.

During the Festival you will find performances and events from Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (20 May), Ex Cathedra (26 May), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (4 June), Jazzlines (10 June) and Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra (11 June). We are joined by ‘the man with the golden flute’ Sir James Galway and his wife Lady Jeanne Galway (1 May), ELO and Annie Lennox’s musical director Mike Stevens (3 June), Birmingham’s favourite mega-folk misfits The Destroyers (19 June), the elite of the brass band world Tredegar Town Band (22 June) and jazz bass legend Dave Holland (24 June).

Representing the best of the regions young musical talent, there are performances by Birmingham Music Service ensembles (8 & 14 May), talented young musicians from the Aspire programme (11 June) and Junior Conservatoire choirs and orchestras (25 June).

There are also concerts by our senior students and ensembles including BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year finalist Elliott Sansom (10 May), the award winning Chamber Choir directed by Paul Spicer (17 June) and the touring Folk Ensemble directed by Joe Broughton (19 June). City of Sounds will close with Requiem for a Concert Hall - a performance of Verdi’s Requiem by our critically acclaimed Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sir Richard Armstrong which will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 (26 June).

The up-coming generation, the current generation and the leaders of the city’s musical offering are represented. We invite you to delve into the stories and connections of these artists and organisations with Birmingham Conservatoire that make this celebration of Birmingham’s music scene so unique.

City of Sounds is a one-of-a-kind event in Birmingham’s history, paving the way for the sounds of a future yet to unfold. With everything from classical and jazz to new music and folk, enjoy a summer of music making at its most collaborative, and a demonstration of Birmingham as the true City of Sounds.

We look forward to welcoming you.

SUN 1 MAY

CELEBRITY RECITAL WITH SIR JAMES AND LADY JEANNE GALWAY 3pm Adrian Boult Hall £12, £10, £5 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk and www.eventbrite.com Gaubert Sonata No.3 for flute & piano Chaminade Concertino, Op.107 Harty In Ireland F & K Doppler Rigoletto Fantasy, Op.38 Gossec Tambourin Marais Le Basque Kreisler Schön Rosmarin Morlacchi Il Pastore Svizzero To launch City of Sounds, one of the world’s greatest living musicians Sir James Galway holds his only UK residency of 2016 at Birmingham Conservatoire with his wife, Lady Jeanne Galway.

Together, the Galways will perform a concert followed by a series of workshops and masterclasses for flute players of all levels and ages.

Emily Bartlett Festival Director

Nicknamed ‘The Man with the Golden Flute’, Sir James Galway is globally renowned as the supreme interpreter of the classical flute repertoire and has sold in excess of 30 million records during a career that spans over 40 years.

High profile commissions, which have seen him collaborating on film soundtracks such as Lord of the Rings and partnering such popular artists as Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Joni Mitchell and Sir Elton John, also serve to demonstrate an appeal that transcends all musical boundaries. The diversity of Galway’s repertoire reflects his impressive musical range and confirms him as an artist of the very highest stature. Following this recital Sir James Galway will be presented with an Honorary Doctorate from Birmingham City University.

MON 2 MAY

MASTERCLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

City of Sounds - In conjunction with:

10am-5pm Birmingham Conservatoire £12, £10, Participants £5, £3, Observers £20, £15 Joint recital and masterclass (participants) £15, £12 Joint recital and masterclass (observers) Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com ` Masterclasses and workshops are open to both participants and observers.

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THU 5 MAY

CONSERVATOIRE BRASS AT THE POPS 6pm Adrian Boult Hall £7, £5, £3 – BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk Conductor Chris Houlding Birmingham Conservatoire Symphonic Brass Ensemble John Williams arr. Chris Houlding Superman: Main Title Kander & Ebb arr. James Davies Chicago: The Musical Arr. Peter Lawrence Queen Medley Leonard Bernstein arr. Eric Crees Symphonic Dances from West Side Story The Conservatoire’s Film Music and Pops Concerts have always proved to be popular and enjoyable affairs. Join Conservatoire Brass as they present one of the final Pops Concerts in the hall, with a sparkling selection of iconic music from the world of pop, film and stage culminating in Leonard Bernstein's magnificent West Side Story in Eric Crees's epic arrangement for Symphonic Brass Ensemble & Percussion.

SUN 8 MAY

SERVICES FOR EDUCATION MUSIC SERVICE: FOLK CONCERT 6pm Adrian Boult Hall £12, £6 Tickets available from www.birmingham-box.co.uk

SAT 14 MAY

SERVICES FOR EDUCATION MUSIC SERVICE: LAST NIGHT AT THE ADRIAN BOULT HALL 7pm Adrian Boult Hall £12, £6 Tickets available from www.birmingham-box.co.uk

SAT 7 MAY

BIRMINGHAM CITADEL BAND OF THE SALVATION ARMY GALA CONCERT 2016 7pm Adrian Boult Hall £10 Tickets available from www.birminghamcitadelband.com An annual feature in the Adrian Boult Hall calendar in recent years, join the Birmingham Citadel Band for an evening of high quality brass band music featuring special guest compere and conductor William Himes (OF), soloists Derick Kane (euphonium) and Stephen Kane (baritone), with bandmaster Gavin R Lamplough.

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Services for Education Music Service provides weekly instrumental and vocal tuition for around 35,000 children across primary and secondary schools in Birmingham, as well as providing free ensemble experiences for over 2,000 participants.

Birmingham Conservatoire has a close working partnership with the Music Service, and and we are proud to showcase the talents of its young people.

The Music Service here presents their two final celebratory gala concerts on a stage that has provided a platform for many of Birmingham’s young musicians over the last 30 years. These concerts will include a variety of diverse auditioned central ensembles, the second concert evoking a grand Last Night of the Proms style affair.

TUE 10 MAY

TWO TRIOS FEATURING THE ELLIOTT SANSOM TRIO AND THE BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE TRIO’S DEBUT PERFORMANCE 7pm Recital Hall Free event Tickets should be booked in advance from www.eventbrite.co.uk The new Birmingham Conservatoire will be home to Birmingham’s only dedicated jazz venue, and talent like pianist Elliott Sansom help to demonstrate why this is long overdue. Shortlisted for this year's BBC Young Jazz Musician competition, Elliott is a great success story for the jazz scene in Birmingham, coming through from school in Dorridge to the Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra, via the Birmingham Junior Conservatoire, to being a leading student on Birmingham Conservatoire’s jazz course. He is hotly tipped as one to watch and expected to start playing a major part on the professional music scene soon.

In this hour long concert, Elliott presents a set with his trio - with Ben Muirhead on double bass and Billy Weir on drums - drawing on Elliott’s exploration of the harmonic and rhythmic language shared in both jazz and classical music. Alongside them, and in contrast, The Birmingham Conservatoire trio featuring Jiafeng Chen (violin), Jiaxin Lloyd Webber (cello) and Di Xiao (piano), present their debut concert with music by Bach, Debussy, Paganini and Mendelssohn.

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FRI 20 MAY

MUSIC TO GO WITH BIRMINGHAM CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP AND VIA NOVA 8pm Adrian Boult Hall £12, £10, £5 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk Conductor Daniel Galbreath* Ulrich Heinen cello** Malcolm Wilson piano*** Via Nova chamber choirŦ

With their core work revolving around the commissioning and performance of new music, BCMG work closely with the Conservatoire's Composition Department.

Howard Skempton Six Figures** Howard Skempton Piano pieces: Starlight, Bolt from the Blue, Liebeslied*** Charlotte Bray Perseus Betsy Jolas Music to Go Howard Skempton The Flight of SongŦ Morton Feldman Rothko ChapelŦ*

The programme presented in this festival concert has been carefully selected to celebrate this connection.

Originally formed by players from within the CBSO, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (BCMG) is now established as one of Europe’s leading ensembles with a reputation for brilliant performances, ambitious commissions and innovative collaborations.

Before moving to the CSBO Centre in 1998, the Adrian Boult Hall was BCMG’s home for 11 years with the majority of the group’s concerts presented there during that time. Inviting BCMG back to present a final concert in the hall for City of Sounds therefore represents a special festival highlight.

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BCMG's founder Ulrich Heinen commissioned Six Figures from Howard Skempton, both of whom are also tutors at the Conservatoire.

Composer Charlotte Bray is a Conservatoire graduate and Honorary Member. BCMG pianist Malcolm Wilson, who will also play the celeste in Feldman's Rothko Chapel is the Conservatoire's former Head of Piano. The title piece for the concert, Jolas’ Music to Go, is a hauntingly beautiful and longing memorial, and is a Howard Skempton favourite.

Joining BCMG for the final two pieces, Via Nova is a chamber choir specialising in contemporary music repertoire. Their work with BCMG demonstrates another wonderful collaboration - Via Nova is managed and directed by two Conservatoire graduates and formed of Conservatoire student and graduate vocalists.

SUN 22 MAY

MOZART'S CORONATION MASS WITH BIRMINGHAM FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY AND QUEEN'S PARK SINFONIA 8pm Adrian Boult Hall £12, £10, £3 - BCU Students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk Conductor Patrick Larle Soloists Elouise Waterhouse Alistair Donoghue Rob Tilson Lucinda Scott Mozart Ave Verum Corpus Mozart Coronation Mass, K317 Birmingham Festival Choral Society, Birmingham's longest established SATB Chorus, was formed in 1843 to provide the Chorus for Birmingham's Triennial Musical Festivals. The Society provided the majority of the chorus not only for the première of Mendelssohn's Elijah at the 1846 Festival, but also all future Musical Festivals.

The Society, one of whose former conductors was Adrian Boult himself, have performed regularly in the Adrian Boult Hall since it opened thirty years ago. For City of Sounds they celebrate the hall with a piece of music that itself is celebratory in its very nature, Mozart’s ever-popular Coronation Mass.

Joining the Society are Queen’s Park Sinfonia, one of the new generation of exciting chamber orchestras in the UK. The Ensemble offer talented young graduate musicians in the West Midland’s region, including many from the Conservatoire itself, the opportunity to develop in a professional environment and perform in prestigious venues with acclaimed choirs and soloists. Formed in 2002 by a Birmingham Conservatoire graduate, City of Sounds is delighted to welcome back the ensemble whose performances always prove to be satisfying to audiences and musicians alike.

Also joining the Society as soloists are four talented current students. This involvement of our students represents one of the many opportunities for talent development and professional advancement that our students forge for themselves with musical organisations across the region and UK. Learning and Participation activities supported by This event is also supported by BCU Graduate+

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THU 26 MAY

FRI 3 JUNE

IN A STRANGE LAND WITH EX CATHEDRA

LIGHT UP THE NIGHT – AN EVENING WITH MIKE STEVENS

8pm Adrian Boult Hall £12, £10, £5 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk

8.30pm Adrian Boult Hall Free event Tickets should be booked in advance from www.bcu.ac.uk/citytalks

How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?

This well-known verse from Psalm 137, the hymn of captivity and longing for homeland and religious freedom, gives this programme its title and its theme. In a Strange Land explores man’s search for heaven and earth in the Old and the New World in the world-changing turmoil of the 16th and 17th-century. There is music of religious conflict and of exploration from England, France, Holland, Spain - and from Mexico and Bolivia, the world of the Aztecs and Incas.

The programme includes William Byrd’s exquisite Mass for Four Voices alongside gems by Gesualdo, Lobo, Tallis and Victoria, the lilting syncopation of Juan Gutierrez de Padilla’s Missa ego flos campi, and rhythmically-arresting music from the Latin American Baroque, full of wonderful indigenous imagery. A complete programme is available at www.bcu.ac.uk/city-of-sounds.

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Ex Cathedra has received rapturous acclaim for its performances and recordings of Baroque music from Latin America, unearthed by artistic director Jeffrey Skidmore - also Artistic Director of Early Music at the Conservatoire. This concert is a wonderful opportunity to hear Ex Cathedra perform this music in its home city of Birmingham for the first time in several years.

Founded in 1969 by Jeffrey Skidmore, Ex Cathedra is a leading UK choir and Early Music ensemble and an Associate Artist at Birmingham Town Hall. They are celebrated for seeking out the best, the unfamiliar and the unexpected in the choral repertoire while delivering performances of authority, style and passion, all of which promises to be exemplified in this concert for City of Sounds.

The Conservatoire’s journey to new venues in Eastside may not take us quite so far afield, but it is a journey of discovery that promises to be equally exciting.

Musical Director and musician for Take That, Mike Stevens returns to his alma mater – Birmingham Conservatoire.

Since graduating from the then Birmingham School of Music in 1979, Mike has enjoyed a successful career in the music industry, including a solo career as a saxophonist. He is best known as Take That’s musical director, who he has worked and toured with from 1992 , playing keyboards, guitar and saxophone, as well as backing vocals. Mike was literally ‘Back For Good’ in 2006, when the group asked him back as musical director following their reunion.

He is also a Grammy nominated producer, known particularly for his work with Annie Lennox over the past decade. Mike’s work with Take That made him an in-demand musical director and subsequently led him to direct with artists such as Will Young, Sugababes, Eurythmics, Mika, Geri Halliwell as well as being a touring member of 10cc. He has directed many big charity events such as BBC 'Children in Need Rocks' 2009-2013 where he directed the house band, as well as Nelson Mandela's 46664 Concerts in South Africa.

In 2012 Mike was hired as musical director for the Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace, and two years later directed Jeff Lynne's ELO at BBC Radio 2's Hyde Park Festival. This led to him becoming musical director of the newly re-formed 'Jeff Lynne's ELO' which has included performances at The Grammys and Hollywood Bowl.

In conversation with Julian Lloyd Webber, they will both share experiences from their careers in the music industry while Mike reflects on his journey from music student, to touring with one of the UK’s biggest bands.

Following this, Mike will be presented with an Honorary Fellowship from Birmingham City University.

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Michael Seal

Julian Lloyd Webber

SAT 4 JUNE

SUN 5 JUNE

7.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £20, £15, £8 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk

6.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £5, £3, £2 - BCU students Tickets available on the door

Conductors Michael Seal and Julian Lloyd Webber Eduardo Vassallo cello

Conductor James Ward

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: MOZART, HAYDN AND BEETHOVEN

Mozart Marriage of Figaro Overture Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op.55 ‘Eroica’ Through their Partnership in Orchestral Development, Birmingham Conservatoire & the CBSO enjoy what is arguably the closest relationship of any Conservatoire and professional orchestra in the UK. This special City of Sounds concert celebrates 25 years of the two organisations working together to ensure Birmingham as a centre for excellence in musical training and education.

A clear success story of such training and partnerships is CBSO Associate Conductor Michael Seal, also a former Birmingham Conservatoire student. Michael will lead the orchestra in two rousing well-known favourites - Mozart's bustling Marriage of Figaro Overture and Beethoven's Eroica Symphony. In-between, Conservatoire Principal Julian Lloyd Webber will take to the stage as guest conductor, alongside CBSO principal cellist and Conservatoire tutor Eduardo Vassallo. The Haydn Cello Concerto is an expert demonstration of flowing interactions between orchestra and soloist and will demand a virtuosic performance from Vassallo.

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FAURÉ, PARRY AND SHOSTAKOVICH

Fauré Requiem Parry I Was Glad Shostakovich Festive Overture in A major, Op. 96 Join Birmingham Conservatoire graduates of all ages as they reunite one last time in the Adrian Boult Hall. Graduate James Ward OBE will conduct alumni in three orchestral and choral favourites, rehearsed and performed on the day. This concert, along with that of the CBSO, take place as part of the Birmingham Conservatoire Association Adrian Boult Hall alumni reunion weekend.

All ticket sales from this second concert will go towards student scholarships and bursaries.

FRI 10 JUNE

JAZZLINES PRESENT JULIAN ARGÜELLES’ TETRA FEATURING PERCY PURSGLOVE 8.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £12.50, £6.25 - 16-25s via Soundbite, visit www.thsh.co.uk/soundbite for details Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk UK composer/saxophonist, band-leader and educator Julian Arguelles has always spoken with a unique voice and is hugely influential to a new generation of British jazz musicians.

His music has been described as supremely lyrical, with beautiful melodies whilst staying cliche free. Julian’s current quartet, Tetra, brings together the best of Britain’s young, contemporary jazz talent: Kit Downes on piano, Sam Lasserson on bass and James Maddren on drums. For this gig they will be joined by the Conservatoire's very own Percy Pursglove on trumpet, in what will be the final concert that Jazzlines present in the Adrian Boult Hall.

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SAT 11 JUNE

MOZART, RAVEL AND A SELECTION OF BBC 10 PIECES 7.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £12, £10, £3 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk Conductor (BPO) Michael Lloyd Conductor (Aspire Ensemble) Daniele Rosina Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra Di Xiao piano and talented young musicians of the West Midlands Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor Ravel Piano Concerto in G major And selections from BBC 10 Pieces including Bernstein’s Mambo Each year Birmingham Conservatoire and Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra work together to produce the BPO Concerto Prize, a collaboration thought to be unique amongst UK Conservatoires.

The Adrian Boult Hall has also been used by the BPO throughout its history for both concerts and rehearsals.

In this celebratory concert, the orchestra take to the stage one last time with pianist Di Xiao, a former European Concert Halls Organisation Rising Star and a Birmingham Conservatoire graduate and tutor. Described as a 'pianist of awesome gifts' Di Xiao will join the orchestra for Mozart's D minor Concerto.

Complementing this is Ravel's lively Piano Concerto in G. The first half of the concert will feature young musicians from three music services, Northampton, Worcestershire and Sandwell as part of Birmingham Conservatoire’s ‘Aspire’ programme.

The programme aims to reach out and inspire young musicians that show potential and the passion to develop their music.

The concert is the culmination of a series of workshop rehearsals with the Conservatoire Learning and Participation Ensemble a group dedicated to providing inspiring musical learning for young people. It will include a selection of the BBC 10 Pieces repertoire; Bizet’s Habenera and Toreador, an orchestral arrangement of Mozart’s Horn Concerto and Just Imagine a new piece commissioned for the L&P Ensemble and young players.

In true collaborative style, the BPO forces will join the young musicians to bring the first half to a rousing close with Bernstein’s Mambo from West Side Story.

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SUN 12 JUNE

BGSO HALL OF FAME 3pm Adrian Boult Hall £10, £8 advance £12, £10 on the door £30 family ticket -up to 2 adults and 3 children under 16 £5 students Tickets available from www.birmingham-box.co.uk Conductor Jack Lovell Kat Galbraith violin Philip Mills clarinet Another regular user of the Adrian Boult Hall, The BGSO picks out some of the best-known pieces of classical music for an afternoon concert of classical favourites. Come and hear one of the UK's two LGBT orchestras perform music you will know from television, including the music from the Hovis adverts, The Apprentice and Jonathan Creek. Experience classic showstoppers like Copland’s Hoedown from Rodeo and Khachaturian’s Sabre Dance and relax with sumptuous solos from Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto and Khachaturian’s Adagio from Spartacus.

TUE 14 JUNE

NEW COMPOSITIONS IN JAZZ WITH SAXOPHONIST TIM GARLAND 7pm Adrian Boult Hall £7, £5, £3 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk An annual fixture in the Adrian Boult Hall's summer programme, we welcome the renowned composer and saxophonist Tim Garland to adjudicate the 2016 offering of new jazz compositions and arrangements from the Conservatoire's senior students. Tim has worked with a veritable who's who of contemporary jazz, most significantly as a member of Chick Corea's group along with being a significant composer of large-scale works in his own right.

Performed by the Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Orchestra, music will include new arrangements of classic 1950s Horace Silver compositions, early George Russell, as well as new originals. After a break for adjudication, Tim will announce the winner followed by a second performance of the winning work.

THU 16 JUNE

BLAST! - A SEA OF PERCUSSIVE WONDER 7pm Recital Hall £7, £5, £3 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk Federico Demmer Colmenares percussion Jorge Gregorio, García Moncada, Marcela Zorro, David Revill and Simon Hall live electronics Jorge Gregorio, García Moncada Blast!

Rather aptly named within the context of the festival, Blast! is an explosive piece for largescale multi-percussion setup, live electronics and spatialisation to envelope the audience in a sea of percussive wonder.

Enjoy this special collaboration between staff from the percussion and music technology departments of Birmingham Conservatoire and University of the Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.

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Looking to the Future: The New Birmingham Conservatoire

CELEBRATING THE PAST: The Story of the Adrian Boult Hall

From the summer of 2017, Birmingham Conservatoire will be in its new state-of-theart building, the first purpose-built music college in the UK for a generation. Birmingham Conservatoire is acknowledged as one of the world's most forward thinking music colleges and the new Conservatoire's facilities will be unrivalled by any other music institution. It will provide a 21st-century home in which the Conservatoire can continue its long tradition of developing top class musical talent.

The new Conservatoire will be situated in Eastside, in the heart of the City's learning quarter, which is already home to Birmingham City University's City Centre Campus, the ThinkTank Museum, and the Birmingham Ormiston Academy. Designed by the award-winning architects Fielden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCB) – who have worked on projects such as the Queen Elizabeth Hall at the South Bank Centre, the Victorian Theatre at Alexandra Palace and Brighton Dome - it will be the first Conservatoire of a digital age with unrivalled performance space and acoustical quality.

The new Conservatoire will include: In 1963 Gordon Clinton, the 6th Birmingham School of Music (BSM) Principal, wrote a paper entitled “Observations on the future of the School of Music”, which included his thoughts on the creation of a Concert Studio. Nothing happened immediately and over the next fifteen years changing political and economic climates saw support for a concert space shelved and renewed at various points.

• A 450-seat concert hall with flexible acoustics and facilities suitable for everything from soloists to symphony orchestra

The need for a performance space was revived in 1977 by Louis Carus, the newly appointed Head of School. After years of discussion Mr Carus wrote that a development had been proposed which included a purpose-built Concert Studio for BSM with tiered auditorium and gallery to seat over 500.

• An intimate jazz venue

This will be a people's Conservatoire. Alongside concerts by our students and ensembles, from 2017 we look forward to continuing our long tradition of partnership working with music and arts organisations from across Birmingham and the UK, and presenting the best musicians from across the world.

• A flexible 'black-box' studio for experimental music and collaborative performances across arts genres

We also look forward to welcoming the people of Birmingham to experience the wonders of a concert experience in our new venues.

Work on the new development eventually began on 22 July, 1983, 23 years after the idea was first floated, and 100 years after the establishment of BSM. The official opening concert of the Adrian Boult Hall took place on 20 February, 1986, attended by the Duchess of Gloucester who unveiled a plaque to commemorate the first phase of the Paradise Circus scheme.

After 20 years’ service, the Adrian Boult Hall was refurbished in 2006, which included the installation of new seating, acoustic curtains, house and stage lights. To celebrate the Anniversary, a Concert was given by the Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra on Friday 10 November, 2006.

• A 150-seat recital hall

• An organ performance studio • Enhanced teaching and practice resources, including 100 practice rooms • State-of-the-art recording studios

Since its opening in 1986, the hall has operated as an essential performance venue for a wide range of student concerts, performance classes, recordings and masterclasses. It's stage has been graced by alumni including soul singer-songwriter Laura Mvula, baritone Rhydian Roberts and conductor Michael Seal. It has also established itself as a vital performance, rehearsal and recording space for a wealth of community musicians and arts organisations from across Birmingham and the UK. Often described as one of the best concert halls of its size in the country, it has welcomed diverse performances from well known names such as violinists Nigel Kennedy and Tasmin Little, singer Dame Felicity Lott and composer Pierre Boulez. It has also hosted events across the wider arts and has seen artists such as actor Sadie McGovern and writers Michael Morpurgo and Jacqueline Wilson take to it's stage, while being used to film for programmes such as Comic Relief with Miranda Hobbs and Spice Girl Mel B, and for The Naked Choir with Gareth Malone.

With City of Sounds we celebrate the hall and say our goodbyes, while looking to the future with excitement…

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FRI 17 JUNE

Summer Chamber Music Celebrations Chamber music is flourishing as never before at the Conservatoire and we are pleased to present a very special edition of the Conservatoire's summer chamber music celebrations for City of Sounds. Featuring all of Shostakovich's String Quartets, performed by students and former students, we also welcome the Gildas Quartet, Schubert Ensemble, Atéa Wind Quintet and Cassia Quartet. Festival highlights are listed below, with a complete programme available at www.bcu.ac.uk/city-of-sounds

MON 13 JUNE

THE ATÉA WIND QUINTET 1pm Recital Hall £7, £5, £3 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk Eugene Bozza Trois pieces pour un musique de unit Jean Francaix Quatuor Olivier Truan The Chase for flute and clarinet Arthur Bird Serenade' for dectet

TUE 14 JUNE

SHOSTAKOVICH STRINGS AND PIANO FEATURING OLIVER WILLE, ALEXANDER BAILLIE AND DANIEL TONG 4pm Recital Hall £7, £5, £3 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk Shostakovich Cello Sonata Shostakovich Piano Quintet Shostakovich Piano Trio No.2

WED 15 JUNE

CONSERVATOIRE SHOWCASE WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE GILDAS QUARTET 4pm Adrian Boult Hall £7, £5, £3 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk Russell Peck Drastic Measures Philip Houghton Opals Tom Harold Icebreaker Christopher Houlding Masque Mark Antohony Turnage Set To Shostakovich 2 Pieces for String Quartet: Elegy and Polka Shostakovich Piano Trio No.1 Shostakovich Chamber Symphony

SHOSTAKOVICH QUARTETS FEATURING THE CASSIA QUARTET TUE 14 JUNE

7pm Adrian Boult Hall £7, £5, £3 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk

2.30pm Recital Hall £7, £5, £3 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk

Shostakovich Quartet No.9 Shostakovich Quartet No.14 Shostakovich Quartet No.7 Shostakovich Quartet No.15

THE SCHUBERT ENSEMBLE

Louise Farrenc Quintet No.1 in A minor Cheryl Frances-Hoad New Piano Quintet Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat, Op.47

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SOUTH OF THE LINE WITH BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE CHAMBER CHOIR 7.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £10, £8, £3 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk John Joubert: Three Portraits To Mistress Isabel Pennell To Mistress Margery Wentworth To Mistress Margaret Hussey Sonnet Incantation Be not Afeard South of the Line Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir are a highly auditioned group of 30 singers directed by Paul Spicer. An expert and flexible group, they perform with sensitivity, energy and panache and are gathering an enviable reputation for their musicianship. The choir has an impressive recording presence which reflects their conductor’s specialist interest in 20th and 21st century British music.

The esteemed acoustics and facilities of the Adrian Boult Hall have always seen it much in demand as a recording space. It seems appropriate that the Chamber Choir has the privilege of undertaking the final recording in the hall at the end of June.

The CD is being created to celebrate the 90th birthday of Moseley-based composer John Joubert in 2017, and this City of Sounds concert will see the choir present a sneak preview of some the works ahead of them being recorded. The concert will conclude with South of the Line, a cantata in five scenes to poems by Thomas Hardy. Having been performed as part of the opening of the Adrian Boult Hall it is a fitting tribute that it now be featured as part of its closing celebrations.

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SAT 18 JUNE

RAISING THE ROOF! WITH SUTTON COLDFIELD CHOIRS 7.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £12, £9 Tickets available from www.birmingham-box.co.uk Musical directors Richard Jeffries, Liz Birch & Helen Willetts Sutton Coldfield Choirs: Four Oaks Cluster Choir (ages 9-13) Sutton Coldfield Youth Voices (ages 13-18) The Accidentals (ages 18+) Enjoy a kaleidoscope of music from three stunning choirs and a live accompanying orchestra. You are guaranteed to be entertained by these award-winning groups, who have featured regularly in national and international competitions such as Llangollen International Eisteddfod, Choir of the Year and the Manchester Amateur Choral Competition.

An annual visitor to the Adrian Boult Hall, the choirs have grown from just 19 children in 2005 to over 250 members of all ages in 2016. In this farewell to the hall a host of memorable melodies and harmonies will put a spring in your step!

Repertoire will include music by choral favourites Gershwin, Eric Whitarce and John Rutter, as well as classics from musicals such as The Wizard Of Oz and Sweet Charity. Also included are arrangements of popular numbers such as A Thousand Years by Christina Perri and Fix You by Coldplay. Come and share in the choral delight!

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DESTRUCTION PARTY FEATURING THE DESTROYERS AND THE CONSERVATOIRE FOLK ENSEMBLE 7pm Adrian Boult Hall £12, £10, £5 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk With an infectious sound full of riotous genrebending melodic virtuosity, MegaFolk grooves and songs, The Destroyers have built up a huge following. A unique stage show that combines madcap energy, stage theatrics and immense musical craftsmanship and ingenuity, it's no surprise that they win over audiences wherever they perform.

With the majority of the band having studied at Birmingham Conservatoire, it is a huge treat to welcome them back to the venue where they once performed as bright-eyed students, for one of their few Birmingham shows this year.

The Destroyer's partners in crime for this fantastic double-header send-off for the Adrian Boult Hall are the inimitable Conservatoire Folk Ensemble led by Joe Broughton (Urban Folk Quartet, Albion Band, Joss Stone).

Long before the current trend of big folk band line-ups and folk fusions, The Folk Ensemble were drawing on influences of funk, classical, ska, reggae, jazz and hip-hop to create a 49 piece funky orchestra second to none.

The Conservatoire Folk Ensemble is forever changing, always unique and has an energy & power that is unrivalled; it has to be seen to be believed.

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STEREO IS KING 7pm Adrian Boult Hall £10, £8, £3 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk Director Adrian Spillett Birmingham Conservatoire Percussion Department Programme to include:

If you are fully fledged folk fan, lover of any good music or just looking for a fantastic night out we guarantee that this special closing gig is for you. The groups will also be performing earlier than their usual set times, which promises to make this a great family event too!

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

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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.

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'FAREWELL TO THE PAST, HAIL TO THE FUTURE' VOCAL GALA EVENING 7pm Adrian Boult Hall £12, £10, £3 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk Devised by Julian Pike and Michael Barry With the participation of Fraser Goulding, Paul Spicer, Ben Kennedy, Andrew King An evening to celebrate the many aspects of the Conservatoire's Vocal Department as we bid farewell to the Adrian Boult Hall. On the themes of regret and optimism there will be songs, arias and ensembles, both choral and solo, from all eras and in many genres ranging from the baroque to the present day.

WED 22 JUNE

BRASS SPECTACULAR: REFLECTIONS IN BRASS AND BOULT 7.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £12, £10, £3 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk Conductor Ian Porthouse and Chris Houlding Birmingham Conservatoire Brass Band & Symphonic Brass with Tredegar Town Band Matthew White euphonium Programme to include: Shostakovich Festival Overture Philip Wilby Euphonium Concerto Eric Ball Resurgam Gustav Holst arr. S.Roberts The Planets (Excerpts) Marking mid-week in the final week of performances in the Adrian Boult Hall the Conservatoire Brass Band and Symphonic Brass Ensemble are joined by the elite of the brass banding world and Ensemble Residence, Tredegar Town Band. In a spectacular retrospective featuring works from previous projects and a musical tribute to works for brass championed by Sir Adrian Boult, this will be a commanding send-off for the hall with over 70 musicians on stage!

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FRI 24 JUNE BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE JAZZ ORCHESTRA WITH SPECIAL GUESTS DAVE HOLLAND, NATE SMITH AND STAN SULZMANN 7.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £12, £10, £5 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk

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FROM BACH TO BERIO A FAREWELL CELEBRATION OF PIANO MUSIC ACROSS THE CENTURIES 7pm Adrian Boult Hall £10, £8, £3 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk Join us for a whistle stop tour of some of the greatest composers of piano music heard in the Adrian Boult Hall over the last 30 years. Performances will be given by a wide range of our students from undergraduates embarking on their careers to those on the Advanced Postgraduate Diploma who are already undertaking professional engagements. This chronological experience of keyboard music counts down to the recent past, as we celebrate the hall and the pianists and composers that have graced its stage.

Music will include repertoire from Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms; Debussy, Ravel, Bartók, Prokofiev, Messiaen, Ligeti and Berio.

Well-known pieces will feature alongside some lesser-known gems.

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Wolverhampton born bassist, composer and bandleader Dave Holland has been performing and recording for over five decades. From Miles Davis to Pat Metheny, during this time he has collaborated with some of the greatest names in jazz.

This special jazz gala celebration will consist of 3 sets featuring Conservatoire staff, alumni and the Birmingham Conservatorie Jazz Orchestra with Dave Holland, Nate Smith and Stan Sulzmann.

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Dave Holland holds a special relationship with Birmingham Conservatoire's Jazz Department, having visited us for many residencies and gigs in our recent history. It is an honour to welcome him back to help mark the last ever jazz gig in the Adrian Boult Hall. Directing the Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Orchestra from the bass, he will be joined by drummer of many shared recordings and tours, the incredible Nate Smith, and another close associate, the inimitable saxophonist Stan Sulzmann as guest soloist.

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SAT 25 JUNE

ELEGY FOR A CONCERT HALL FEATURING JUNIOR CONSERVATOIRE CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRAS 7pm Adrian Boult Hall £12, £10, £3 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk Conductor Daniele Rosina Conductor Jeffrey Snowdon Conductor Timothy English

The Junior Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble and Vocal Ensemble will now join forces for its première to offer a unified goodbye to the hall.

Howells Elegy for Viola, String Quartet and String Orchestra Bernstein Overture to Candide Percy Pursglove A Glance to the Sky to Count the Stars

As a precursor, the Junior orchestras present Bernstein's ever-popular Candide Overture and Howells's celebrated Elegy. There was a special connection between Howells and Sir Adrian, who championed many of his early orchestral works including the Elegy, which he later recorded with the New Philharmonia in the 1970s.

The Adrian Boult Hall's penultimate concert will be celebrated in style by the Birmingham Junior Conservatoire. Conservatoire composer and jazz trumpeter Percy Pursglove (who was seen earlier in the festival performing with the Julian Arguelles', Tetra) was specially commissioned 12 months ago to write a piece that would see several Junior Conservatoire ensembles take to the stage together.

SUN 26 JUNE

REQUIEM FOR A CONCERT HALL A BBC RADIO 3 LIVE BROADCAST 7.30pm Adrian Boult Hall £20, £15, £10 - BCU students Tickets available from www.thsh.co.uk Conductor Sir Richard Armstrong Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Caroline Modiba soprano Victoria Simmonds mezzo-soprano David Butt Philip tenor Barnaby Rea bass

PRE CONCERT TALK with Barry Wordsworth and Christopher Morley

Maya Verlaak Carrier Verdi Messa di Requiem

Add more to your evening - prior to the concert Christopher Morley (Birmingham Post) talks to renowned conductor Barry Wordsworth on his time studying with Sir Adrian Boult. Rarely seen archive footage of Sir Adrian will accompany the interview.

Verdi’s monumental work is a fitting tribute for this much loved concert hall. Of operatic proportions, this great piece is full of drama, lyricism and Italian spirit. With the Conservatoire's premier orchestra and chorus under the baton of one of the UK's leading Verdian conductors, this special final concert and BBC Radio 3 live broadcast promises to deliver a celebration of the magnitude that the Adrian Boult Hall deserves and a compelling nod to the Conservatoire's exciting future.

6pm Arena Foyer Free event Tickets available on the door

Following this concert Sir Richard Armstrong will be presented with an Honorary Doctorate

by Birmingham City University.

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