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Creating beautiful and strange sounds since 1987. The internationally renowned Birmingham Contemporar

Birmingham Contemporary Music Group is one of the world's foremost new music ensembles. For over three decades, BCMG has developed and provided new music, live performances and learning experiences. BCMG is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.

02/08/2026

Join BCMG as a part-time Finance Manager to lead finance operations at a small arts charity. Apply by Monday 24 August at 10am for this exciting role.

This is a hands-on role requiring an experienced finance professional who can work independently, maintain strong controls and provide useful support to colleagues and budget holders.

Recruitment pack and application details: https://www.bcmg.org.uk/job-vacancy-finance-manager

27/07/2026

Check out these photos of BCMG pianist John Reid at IKON Gallery! Standing tall at Angela de la Cruz's innovative 'Upright Piano', he inspired us with a vibrant program featuring Kurtág, Haydn, C.P.E. Bach, and Neill Quinton's specially commissioned piece 'Upright'.

Missed it? Join us again on Friday 28 August at 2.30pm for a prelude to CBSO in the City that will leave you feeling uplifted and energized!

📍 Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
🕟 Friday 28 August at 2.30pm
🎫 Free entry with no need to book — just drop in!
🔗 https://www.bcmg.org.uk/Event/upright-piano-2

17/07/2026

Hear a sculpture come alive!

📍 Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
🕟 Saturday 18 June at 2.30pm
🎫 Free entry with no need to book — just drop in!

Join BCMG pianist John Reid at Ikon Gallery for a 30‑minute performance on Angela de la Cruz’s extraordinary Upright Piano.

Created in 1999, Upright Piano is a re‑made instrument: de la Cruz joined and re‑strung a whole piano with the bottom part of another so it can only be played at standing height. Restored for this exhibition, it offers a rare chance to encounter the artwork not only as sculpture, but as a functioning, reimagined instrument.

John Reid performs music by Kurtág, Haydn and C.P.E. Bach, along with Neill Quinton's piece 'Upright', composed especially for this instrument.

09/07/2026

A wonderful afternoon at Winterbourne House and Garden on Sunday, as our BCMG Young Composers shared the music they have composed this term.

Inspired by Winterbourne's surroundings and the music of Katherine Balch, the group created a series of original compositions which were performed throughout the gardens by BCMG violinists Colette Overdijk and Charlotte Skinner.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, and congratulations to our young composers for a brilliant final performance.

02/07/2026

Our BCMG Young Composers at Winterbourne Gardens concert is this Sunday, 5 July!

Join us for an afternoon of original music, composed by our talented BCMG Young Composers, as performances take you on a journey through the beautiful gardens.

Tickets are available now via our website.

25/06/2026

There are still spaces available for Creative Composing Lab this weekend!
Join us for a day of composing for saxophone, trumpet and drum kit, led by composer David Horne.

Booking available on our website

19/06/2026

A sneak preview from behind the scenes…

In her BCMG Sound Investment commission ‘still life’, Katherine Balch and her husband Ted Moore abstract sound and video recordings from their homestead in rural Connecticut into an immersive musical and visual world. To experience the rich transformation of these organic materials, cycles, and processes for yourself, join BCMG this Sunday!

📍 CBSO Centre, Birmingham
🕟 Sunday 21 June at 4.30pm
🎫 Tickets: £18 | Students £9 | Under 12s FREE
🔗 https://www.bcmg.org.uk/Event/still-life

ARTISTS
Ted Moore: Video and Sound Designer
Clement Power: Conductor
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

16/06/2026

Rehearsal's are in full swing for BCMG's Still Life concert this Sunday!

Featuring Sound Investment UK premieres of George Lewis's '…and other spirits' (video) and Katherine Balch's 'still life' alongside Charlotte Bray's 'Reflections in Time' and Elliott Carter's 'ASKO Concerto'.

📍 CBSO Centre, Birmingham
🕟 Sunday 21 June at 4.30pm
🎫 Tickets: £18 | Students £9 | Under 12s FREE
🔗 https://www.bcmg.org.uk/Event/still-life

ARTISTS
Ted Moore: Video and Sound Designer
Clement Power: Conductor
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

11/06/2026

Join us for an afternoon concert where violinists Colette Overdijk and Charlotte Skinner play new music by BCMG Young Composers inspired by and performed in beautiful surroundings.

Tickets are available at bcmg.org.uk

10/06/2026

📶Make a Sound Investment with BCMG

Sound Investment allows you to help BCMG commission new works from the best living composers.

Subscribe to our Sound Investment Monthly scheme or make a one-off Sound Investment donation to a commission of your choice. Support new works by Sergej Newski, Dai Fujikura, Joyce Beetuan Koh, Misato Mochizuki and many more to come.

Join the club! Sign up today at www.bcmg.org.uk/soundinvestment

Hear BCMG's latest Sound Investment commissions on Sunday 21 June at 4.30pm with George Lewis's '...and other spirits' and Katherine Balch's 'still life'. Book now at https://www.bcmg.org.uk/Event/still-life

Address

CBSO Centre
Birmingham
B12LF

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

https://www.bcmg.org.uk/

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