Celebrating Lutosławski’s 100th birthday.
Posted: April 3, 2013 Filed under: concert | Tags: Anna Cashell, artrix, Birmingham, Birmingham Chamber Orchestra, bromsgrove, Lutosławski, Martin Leigh, Partita, violin Leave a comment
On 7 July, a performance of Lutosławski’s Partita by Anna Cashell and Birmingham Chamber Orchestra.
More details at: http://birminghamchamberorchestra.com
More about about Lutosławski’s centenary at: Chester Novello
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Birmingham Chamber Orchestra plays Schnelzer and Beethoven
Posted: March 18, 2013 Filed under: concert | Tags: Albert Schnelzer, artrix, Beethoven, Birmingham, Birmingham Chamber Orchestra, bromsgrove, David Quigley, Haydn, Martin Leigh, Michael Haydn, symphony Leave a comment
Albert Schnelzer
Sunday 24 March 2013 at 1500
Artrix, Bromsgrove
Michael Haydn: Symphony in G major P.16
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano concerto in D
Albert Schnelzer: Emperor Akbar
Beethoven: Symphony no.1 in C major, op.21
Birmingham Chamber Orchestra
David Quigley, piano
Martin Leigh, conductor
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Tickets available online here.
Amy Littlewood with the Halesowen Orchestra
Posted: March 13, 2013 Filed under: concert | Tags: Amy Littlewood, Beethoven, Dvorak, Halesowen, Martin Leigh, Orchestra, symphony, Weber Leave a comment
Sunday 17 March 2013 at 1500
Cornbow Hall, Halesowen
Weber: ‘Oberon’ Overture
Bruch: Violin Concerto no.1
Dvořák: Symphony no.8
Halesowen Orchestra
Amy Littlewood, violin
Martin Leigh, conductor
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‘Rising Stars’ tenth anniversary concert, and a world premiere
Posted: March 13, 2013 Filed under: concert | Tags: Beethoven, Martin Leigh, Solihull, Solihull Symphony, world premiere Leave a comment
Saturday 16 March 2013 at 1800
Shirley Methodist Church
Stephen Webster: Three Experiences
(first performance, Solihull Symphony commission)
Debussy: Première rapsodie (Joshua Warhurst)
Sammartini: Recorder Concerto in F (Fazal Shah)
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto (Felix Pong)
Cimarosa: Concerto for two flutes
(Catherine and Sarah O’Connor)
Beethoven: Symphony No 4
Solihull Symphony Orchestra
Martin Leigh, conductor
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Birmingham Chamber Orchestra rehearses in Symphony Hall
Posted: March 11, 2013 Filed under: concert, photographs | Tags: Birmingham, Birmingham Chamber Orchestra, Brahms, Ein deutsches Requiem, Martin Leigh, music, symphony, Symphony Hall Leave a comment
A photograph from Saturday afternoon — Birmingham Chamber Orchestra rehearses with Mark Saberton, Derek Wroughton, and massed university choirs.
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Birmingham Chamber Orchestra in Symphony Hall
Posted: February 20, 2013 Filed under: concert | Tags: Birmingham, Birmingham Chamber Orchestra, Brahms, Ein deutsches Requiem, Martin Leigh, symphony, Symphony Hall Leave a comment
We are proud to announce Birmingham Chamber Orchestra’s first performance in one of the great concert halls – Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
Saturday 9 March 2013 at 1900
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem op.45
As part of the twenty-fifth Annual Cathedrals’ Group Choir Festival, the Orchestra’s first performance in Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Brahms’s remarkable German Requiem a work of huge eloquence, emotional honesty, for all people in every time.
This event is promoted by Newman University College.
Caroline Lester, soprano
Mark Saberton, baritone
Derek Wroughton, conductor
More details and tickets at: http://birminghamchamberorchestra.com/concerts.html
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Birmingham Chamber Orchestra in 2013
Posted: January 14, 2013 Filed under: concert | Tags: Albert Schnelzer, artrix, Beethoven, Birmingham, Birmingham Chamber Orchestra, Brahms, bromsgrove, David Quigley, Haydn, Martin Leigh, Michael Haydn, symphony, Symphony Hall Leave a comment
An exciting New Year for Birmingham Chamber Orchestra, including a first performance in Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
More details at: http://birminghamchamberorchestra.com/concerts.html
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