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The Barber Institute of Fine Arts 01782 206 000barber.org.uk/concerts

As the University starts a new academic year, delve into a diverse array of musical experiences this autumn.

Discover new music as machine-influenced American minimalism rubs shoulders with dramatic celebrations of British legends with piano and percussion duo Siwan Rhys and George Barton. Immerse yourself in vivid electronic soundscapes with BEAST and explore the deliberately idiosyncratic combination of instruments with the ‘meticulously nuanced, witty and chic’ The Hermes Experiment.

Celebrate the power of the human voice in concerts featuring internationally renowned singers and choirs. Join one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles, Tenebrae in themes of travel and journeying, and glimpse into the musical life of Antwerp at the time of the painter of Jan de Beer with the Binchois Consort. Conjure up everyday magic with words by master poet Michael Donaghy in new songs by Martin Suckling performed by Marta Fontanals-Simmons. Join us in welcoming internationally renowned conductor, composer, and singer, Bob Chilcott to his new role as Principal Conductor of Birmingham University Singers in a performance

that evokes fresh falling snow and ethereal northern lights in Nordic music for Christmas and Advent.

What better way to enjoy world-class chamber music than in the intimate surroundings of the Barber Institute’s beautiful art-deco concert hall. Witness some of the world’s finest pianists and keyboard players with the return of the Birmingham International Piano Festival. Submerge yourself in a sensuous all French programme with the Primrose Piano Quartet, take time out of your day and spend a lunch hour with ‘the classiest brass ensemble in Britain’ Onyx Brass, and as Christmas draws near, deck the halls and attend lavish balls in music for A Georgian Country House Christmas.

Finally, as scores of new students arrive bringing with them a wealth of new talent to the city, see ensembles of all shapes and sizes, including scintillating jazz miniatures to orchestral greats such as Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and music that is guaranteed to lift your spirits in Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony.

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University Music is brimming with opportunities for students, staff, and members of the public. Be part of a thriving musical community and participate in an array of instrumental and vocal ensembles, across a range of abilities and styles. Join us for a day of free music-making and find out what’s on offer. Just bring along your instrument and voice and get involved!

The Bramall and University Music Hub (Frankland Building)Free – advanced booking required by Thursday 26 September. Email:[email protected] to book your place.

10.30am–12pmSymphony OrchestraMussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition Director of Orchestral Studies, Daniele Rosina

12.30–1.30pmChamber OrchestraDirector of Early Music, Andrew Kirkman, leads this baroque orchestra session.

2–3.30pmUniversity ChorusDuruflé RequiemUniversity Chorus director, Julian Wilkins

4–5.30pmThe Big, Big, Big BandJoin our Jazz Orchestra director, Jonathan Silk, and members of jazz collective for an afternoon session of big band action – all instruments welcome – the more the merrier! No previous experience required. PLUS come along to other drop in sessions on Alexander Technique, samba, gamelan and chamber music in our new University Music Hub.

Sun 29 September 10.30am–5.30pmDepartment of Music

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The Hermes Experiment

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Fri 4 October 1–1.50pmBarber Lunchtime Concert

Anne Denholm harpOliver Pashley clarinetMarianne Schofield double bassHeloise Werner soprano

The Hermes Experiment is a contemporary quartet made up of harp, clarinet, voice and double bass. Immerse yourself in their deliberately idiosyncratic combination of instruments and discover brand new music. Expect vocal acrobatics and cumulative patterns in minimalist works by Meredith Monk whilst Oliver Leith’s music sinks and melts as the harpist slowly detunes throughout. Music by Errollyn Wallen reflects the tragic nightclub shooting in Orlando in 2016, whilst traditional and ancient is blended with the new in Misha Mullov-Abbado’s jazz infused take on an English folk song, and Robin Haigh's sugary and modern Kalimotxo.

Meredith Monk Double FiestaErrollyn Wallen gun gun gunThe Hermes Experiment new work Robin Haigh KalimotxoMisha Mullov-Abbado The Linden TreeOliver Leith Uh huh, Yeah

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The Primrose Piano Quartet has established a reputation for superb performances and award winning recordings. Traverse Venetian waters on a gently rocking gondola in music by Saint-Saëns, awake from a sumptuous dream in one of Fauré’s best-loved melodies and explore luminous, and sensuous beauty within Fauré’s sublime Second Quartet.

Saint-Saëns Barcarolle arr. Saint-Saens for Piano QuartetFauré ‘Après un Rêve’ for Viola and PianoFauré Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45



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Machine-influenced American minimalism sits next to dramatic celebrations of British legends. Delve into mechanical minimalist influences and pulsating rhythms, become lost in gentle and hypnotic musical explorations, and in a complete shift in gear, relive the stories of legendary warriors of the past.

Steve Reich Clapping MusicMark David Boden SolitonHannah Lash CLiam Mattison New Work (RPS Emerging Composers commission)Barbara Monk Feldman Duo for Piano and PercussionGregory Rose Boudica Howard Skempton Duet for piano and woodblocks


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Tenebrae: Path of Miracles

Wed 23 October 7.30–9pmBarber Evening Concert

Described as ‘phenomenal’ (The Times) and ‘devastatingly beautiful’ (Gramophone Magazine), under the direction of Nigel Short award-winning choir Tenebrae is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles. In music by Owain Park, and featuring University of Birmingham students, follow the footsteps of a constantly moving lonely traveller before finding comfort in the sky and stars above, and join the Catholic pilgrims who have travelled the Pilgrimage of Santiago since medieval times in Joby Talbot’s unique and dramatic Path of Miracles.

Owain Park Footsteps Joby Talbot Path of Miracles

Barber Concert Hall£18, £15 concessions £12 Barber Association £5 students/U18

Please note, this concert will not have an interval and refreshments will be served after the performance.

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Samba Band

Sun 27 October 3–4pmUniversity Music

Stephen Plummer director

Guaranteed to get your toes tapping, bring some sunshine into your Sunday afternoon and join the University’s newest ensemble for a performance of infectious Latin rhythms and Samba beats.

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We are thrilled to welcome you to the 2019 Birmingham International Piano Festival where some of the world’s finest pianists and keyboard players visit the city. Now in the festival’s fourth year curious newcomers and festival aficionados will find lots to love in our most eclectic line-up yet.

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Earlier this year pianist Kenneth Hamilton and Steinway’s Ulrich Gerhartz ventured to Steinway's famous Hamburg factory to choose a new concert grand for the Barber Institute of Fine Arts. In this special event for the Festival, Kenneth and Ulrich offer you the rare chance to gain insight into how to select a piano and hear performances of works used as test pieces on the day.

Chopin Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1Chopin Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3Schubert/Liszt StändchenLiszt The Fountains of the Villa d'EsteWagner/Liszt Liebestod


Two-piano performances are a dazzling spectacle to behold. Full orchestral sound worlds are translated into the intimacy of the Barber Institute’s stunning art-deco concert hall. Renowned for their ease of communication and jaw-dropping virtuosity, Martin Roscoe and Peter Donohoe embark on a tour-de-force of the two-piano literature, including Debussy’s well-loved sumptuous symphonic poem, and compelling rhythmic drive and bold sonorities in Rachmaninov’s second suite.

Stravinsky Concerto for two pianosDebussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un fauneMozart Sonata for two pianos in D major, K448Saint-Saëns Variations on a Theme of Beethoven for Two Pianos, Op. 35Rachmaninov Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17

Barber Concert Hall£18, £15 concessions, £12 Barber Association, £5 students/U18

Wed 30 October 7.30–9.30pmBarber Evening Concert

Martin Roscoe pianoPeter Donohoe piano


Selecting a Steinway:A Concert with Conversation

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ChopinBallade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27, No. 2Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54Nocturne in B major, Op. 62, No. 1Polonaise in A major, Op. 53


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Benjamin Frith pianoLiang Shan pianoFri 1 November 1–1.50pmBarber Lunchtime Concert

Messiaen’s Visions de l’Amen is a colossal affirmation of faith in the face of inhumanity and the first work the composer wrote after his release as a prisoner of war. Pealing bells and birdsong, angels and saints, and creation and the cosmos come to life in an intoxicating fusion of mystical fervour and earthly passion, all conjured up by internationally celebrated pianist Benjamin Frith and Department of Music PhD student Liang Shan.

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Freddy Kempf piano

Wed 6 November 7.30–9.30pmBarber Evening Concert

Freddy Kempf is one of today’s most successful pianists performing to sell-out audiences around the globe. In a programme packed with flowing lyricism, dreamlike reveries and landmark works of virtuosity and invention, Kempf shines the spotlight on a composer who changed the history of piano music, Frédéric Chopin.

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6 Hands -3 Guitars

Thu 7 November 8–10pm

John Williams guitarJohn Etheridge guitarGary Ryan guitar

For one night only switch keyboards for fretboards and be dazzled in a rare encounter with giants of the guitar world. John Williams and John Etheridge have forged a long lasting legacy, astonishing audiences around the globe with their phenomenal artistry and ability to cross musical boundaries. The duo add internationally acclaimed classical guitarist and composer Gary Ryan to their line-up in a colourful and varied programme of solos, duos and trios.

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Fri 8 November 1–1.50pmBarber Lunchtime Concert

Sam Leak pianoSimon Read double bassWill Glaser drums

The Sam Leak Trio perform contemporary jazz with a gospel-tinged and folk-inspired, freedom and abandon. Conjuring up the joy and emotion typified by Paul Bley and Keith Jarrett's 1960s trios, the ensemble maintains a sense of the tradition whilst performing music that is very much rooted in the present. Featuring Simon Read on double bass, and Will Glaser on drums, the band perform a mixture of Leak's compositions and lesser known works from their favourite musicians.


BEAST/Fizzle/SEAMS

Immerse yourself in vivid unique sound worlds and innovative sonic experiences this autumn with Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre (BEAST), the largest concert sound systems of its type in the world. This autumn, BEAST join forces with Fizzle, and the Society for Electroacoustic Music in Sweden (SEAMS) to present an exciting mix of electroacoustic music, and live electronic improvisation. Join us on Friday 8 November for a concert featuring work from SEAMS and BEAST composers, and on Saturday 9 November for collaborative performances between performers from all three organisations. The Dome, The Bramall£10, £7 advance, £3 students/U18(per concert)

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Onyx Brass


Take time out of your day and spend a lunch hour with Onyx Brass, ‘the classiest brass ensemble in Britain’. Delve into an eclectic mix of classical brass suffused with jazz idioms, exquisite music from baroque French opera, sublime mastery of Bach and Shostakovich, and brand new sounds in a world premiere performance.

Rameau arr. David Gordon-Shute Entrée de Polymnie from Les BoreadesJ S Bach arr. David Gordon-Shute Fugue in A flat major, BWV 862Shostakovich arr. Andrew Sutton Fugue in A flat major, Op. 87Simon Dobson New Work (world premiere)Tim Jackson Anything ButMark Nightingale For RosieJason Rebello Inevitable OutcomeJ S Bach arr. Powell Chorale Prelude Nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland BWV 659


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Music and the Hanseatic League

Sat 16 November 3–4pmCEMPR

Chamber Orchestra Andrew Kirkman director

Although the heyday of the Hanseatic league was far in the past by the baroque period, a handful of major cities maintained their membership, and the cultural links that it brought with it. This programme investigates music from these cities including pieces by major composers such as Buxtehude, Mattheson, Keiser and Handel.


With the enviable reputation of producing some of the UK’s finest young classical musicians, join King Edward’s and King Edward VI High School for Girls in their annual concert performance featuring talented young students.



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Brass Band and Saxophone Choir

Fri 22 November 7.30–9.30pmUniversity Music Society

Stuart Birnie Brass Band director Ben Siebertz-Willett, Emma Brown Saxophone Choir conductors

The University of Birmingham’s Brass Band teams up with the Saxophone Choir and aims to show you a good time. Join the two ensembles on a musical journey through the lake district, music from Broadway and the opera, a nod to Monty Python, and much more.

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McCabe Cloudcatcher FellsSousa Liberty BellKander arr. Edd All that JazzDelibes Flower Duet from Lakmé Elgar Concert Hall, The Bramall£10, £8 concessions, £3 students/U18

Music Society Gala Concert

Sat 23 November 7.30–9.30pmUniversity Music Society

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Chamber Choirs Clarinet Choir Flute Choir

Ben Siebertz-Willett, Jennifer Porter Chamber Choir conductorsSeren Thomas Clarinet Choir conductor Emma Brown Flute Choir Conductor

Choirs of instruments and voices combine in this gala evening performance in the Elgar Concert Hall. Expect words by Christina Rosetti wrapped in smooth and soaring Nordic winter soundscapes by Ola Gjeilo, miniature masterpieces by Morley and Pitoni, and music combined with sign language by Bob Chilcott.

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Morley Sing we and chant itGjeilo The RosePitoni Cantate Domino

Joubert Autumn RainBob Chilcott Can you hear me?

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Birmingham University Singers and University Women’s Choir

Sun 24 November 3–4.30pmUniversity Music

Bob Chilcott conductorJack Apperley conductor

Welcome internationally renowned conductor, composer, and singer Bob Chilcott to his new role as Principal Conductor of Birmingham University Singers in this special concert. Juxtapose Nordic and French works with music closer to home as the Advent and Christmas season draws near. Experience fresh falling snow, ethereal northern lights, and indigenous folk music from the Arctic Circle with Nordic works by Bo Holton, Ola Gjeilo, and Sandström. Anticipate the coming of Christmas with dramatic urgency in Byrd’s vibrant motet Vigilate. Be dazzled by an array of colours, textures and deep-felt spirituality in music by Caplet, and embrace the return of spring rebirth, nature and celebration in Bob Chilcott’s own music.

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Bo Holten First SnowByrd VigilateOla Gjeilo Northern LightsBob Chilcott When spring comes walkingSandström Biegga luothe

Caplet Messe à trois voixHogan The Battle of JerichoHolst Two Eastern PicturesReger Drei Gesänge, Op. 111bEric Whitacre Glow

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Music from Antwerp in the time of Jan de Beer

In the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century Antwerp was home to an array of fine and distinctive painters including Metsys, Patinir and Jan de Beer. However, the town was no less distinguished as a musical centre, with composers such as Ockeghem, Obrecht, Barbireau, and Waelrant finding employment in the city at various points. Glimpse into Antwerp’s soundscape at the same time that de Beer was producing his refined and detailed panels, the focus of an exhibition at the Barber Institute this autumn.

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Fill your Friday night with surging rhythmic energy, irresistible harmonies, toe-tapping tunes and feel-good music, all brought to you by the University’s premier jazz ensemble.

CBSO Centre£10, £8 concessions, £3 students/U18

Fri 29 November 7.30–9.30pmUniversity Music Society

Jazz Orchestra

Daniele Rosina conductor

Evoking flurries of birdsong, sublime summer evenings and glorious pastures green, Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony captures the pleasures of life and the vivid beauty of the natural world. With joyous fanfares, soaring melodies and dancing rhythms, this symphony bursts at the seams with sheer bliss and is guaranteed to send you to a happy place.

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Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88


Sat 30 November 2–3.15pmUniversity Music Society

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Sun 1 December 3–5pmUniversity Music Society

Bedwyn Lloyd Phillips, Tim Fenn Wind Band conductorBedwyn Lloyd Phillips String Orchestra conductor

Join us in an eclectic performance by two of the University’s student led ensembles. Russian miniatures are paired with music from an Italian Christmas as Corelli’s dazzling concerto uses folk-like tunes to evoke images of shepherds tending their flocks. Grainger’s ‘bunch of musical wildflowers’ are presented alongside Bernstein’s boisterous and politically charged Slava! and Gershwin’s well loved ‘musical kaleidoscope of America’.

Glazunov Theme and Variations, Op. 97Kalinnikow Serenade for StringsCorelli Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, ‘Fatto per la notte di Natale’Gershwin arr. Tohru Takahashi Rhapsody in Blue Grainger ed. Fennell Lincolnshire Posy Bernstein arr. Grundman Slava!


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Ziyu He violin Marie Hauzel piano

Wed 4 December 7.30–9.30pmBarber Evening Concert

Winner of the Eurovision Young Musician of the Year competition (2014), Menuhin competition (2016), and featured on the TwoSet Violin YouTube channel, outstanding young violinist Ziyu He teams up with Marie Hauzel for soaring lyricism of Franck’s Violin Sonata, one of the most finely crafted works in the violin repertoire.

Stravinsky Suite ItalienneFranck Violin SonataBartók Romanian Folk DancesSaint-Säens Havanaise, Op. 83Sarasate Introduction and TarantellaBazzini La Ronde des Lutins, Op. 25


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A New Song

Thu 7 November 5.30–6.30pmSchool of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music

Marta Fontanals-Simmons mezzo sopranoChristopher Glynn piano

Conjure up everyday magic with words by master poet Michael Donaghy in the Midlands premiere of acclaimed Scottish composer Martin Suckling’s The Tuning, performed by University of Birmingham alumna and rising-star mezzo soprano Marta Fontanals-Simmons and pianist Christopher Glynn.

Brahms Acht Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103Debussy Trois Chanson de BilitisTurina Poema en forma de cancionesMartin Suckling The Tuning


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As themes of word, music, and image permeate throughout the University’s School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music, two concerts celebrate the powerful meeting of words and music through new and contemporary song repertoire, marking the start of a new artistic partnership with Oxford Lieder.

Fri 6 December 1–1.50pmBarber Lunchtime Concert

French Fables

To mark the end of the Baudelaire Song Project at the University of Birmingham, discover legendary creatures and forces of nature in settings of songs featuring the major nineteenth-century French poet Charles Baudelaire. Join the Winner of Oxford Lieder’s Young Artist Platform 2018, contralto Jess Dandy and artistic director Sholto Kynoch, for the Birmingham premiere of new music by Cheryl Frances-Hoad, alongside songs by Saint-Saëns, Offenbach and Gounod.


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Daniele Rosina conductor

Follow the Philharmonic Orchestra on Mussorgky’s famous journey through an art gallery. From singing troubadours to gnomes and witches, reverberant brass in the Parisian catacombs, to the pealing carillons of the 'Great Gate of Kiev', Mussorgky’s vivid sound pictures orchestrated by Ravel create a magical world of imagination that is not to be missed.

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Copland Appalachian Spring Mussorgsky arr. Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition


Sat 7 December 7.30–9.30pmUniversity Music Society

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University Chorus

Sun 8 December 3–5pmUniversity Music Society

Julian Wilkins conductorWilliam Peart organ

The Music Society’s 150 strong chorus take inspiration from idyllic Alpine scenery in Elgar’s tuneful souvenir of German holidays past, performed alongside Kodály’s well-loved emotional and intensely dramatic Missa Brevis.

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University Carol Service

Mon 9 December 6.15–8pmChaplaincy/University Music

Simon Halsey conductor

Mark the beginning of Advent and imminent Christmas cheer in a traditional service of carols and readings led by the University Chaplaincy with music performed by Birmingham University Singers.

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Boxwood and Brass:A Georgian Country House Christmas

Fri 13 December 1–1.50pmBarber Lunchtime Concert

Emily Worthington, Katherine Spencer clarinetsRichard Bayliss, Kate Goldsmith hornsRobert Percival bassoon

Christmas in late-18th century England was a time for the upper classes to give lavish balls and parties at their country estates. Praised for ‘spectacular playing’ (Early Music Today) and ‘button-bright performances’ (Gramophone), period wind ensemble Boxwood & Brass bring a taste of the elegant, presenting music that accompanied the festivities. Their ‘Band of Musick’, a traditional Georgian militia ensemble of clarinets, horns and bassoon, will regale you with quintets, marches, dance music and regional carols fit for the gallery of Pemberley itself!

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J C Bach Military Quintets Attr. Mahon Quintet from The Clarinet InstructorBrookes Select Pieces for a Military Band

Performed together with solos, duets, cotillions, and carols. Barber Concert HallFree

Birmingham University Singers

Sat 14 and Sun 15 DecemberUniversity Music

Birmingham University Singers make their annual visit to St Michael’s Church with Dr Paul Rodmell.

Saturday6.30pm: Nine Lessons and Carols

Sunday10am: Choral Eucharist3pm: Choral Evensong

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Mein Freund ist Mein: Cantatas by the Bach family

Mark Chambers directorRachel Podger violin

Join the dynamic Belfast based choral ensemble alongside some of the finest early music instrumentalists from Ireland and the UK in works by Johann Sebastian Bach and his relatives. Expect sonorous tones of guest violinist Rachel Podger, and unique concert staging by Thomas Guthrie, in an evocative journey that explores themes of life and death in a performance of breath-taking power and humanity. J S Bach’s Easter cantata Christ lag in Todes Banden (Christ lay in death’s bonds) features alongside uncle Johann Christoph’s large scale wedding cantata Meine Freundin du bist schön, and a rarely heard setting of the iconic Sarabande and Chaconne in D Minor.

J S Bach Sarabande and Chaconne (with choral interpolations by Helga Thoene) J S Bach Cantata No. 4 Christ lagin Todes Banden J C Bach Es ist nun aus (Sterb Aria) J C Bach Meine Freundin du bistschön.

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Ticket concessions

Concessions Concessionary rates are offered to the disabled, the unwaged, and patrons aged sixty years and above.

Barber Association Barber Association members are entitled to purchase tickets for Barber Evening Concerts at specially discounted members rates.

Students Student rates include children aged 18 and under unless otherwise stated.

Disabled patrons Limited blue badge holder parking is available. Please speak to staff when booking your tickets.

How to find usThe University of Birmingham is located approximately 3 miles from the city centre. For maps and information about getting to the University please visit about.bham.ac.uk/maps

Parking (Lunchtime concerts)For lunchtime concertsNorth East Car Park, 52 Pritchatts Road. Satnav: B15 2SA

Parking (Evening/weekend concerts)Free parking is available adjacent to the Barber Institute via the East Gate on performance nights and at the North East Car Park from 6pm onwards on week nights and all day at weekends, no permit required.

Blue Badge holders Parking is available on campus beyond the security barriers.

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4 1pm The Hermes Experiment Barber Institute 411 1pm The Primrose Piano Quartet Barber Institute 518 1pm Siwan Rhys piano, George Barton percussion Barber Institute 523 7.30pm Tenebrae: Path of Miracles Barber Institute 625 1pm Selecting a Steinway: A Concert with Conversation Barber Institute 927 3pm Samba Band The Bramall 730 7.30pm Martin Roscoe piano, Peter Donohoe piano Barber Institute 9

1 1pm Benjamin Frith piano, Liang Shan piano Barber Institute 106 7.30pm Freddy Kempf piano Barber Institute 107 5.30pm French Fables Barber Institute 227 8pm 6 Hands - 3 Guitars The Bramall 118 1pm Sam Leak Trio Barber Institute 128, 9 7.30pm BEASTdome The Bramall 1215 1pm Onyx Brass Barber Institute 1316 3pm Chamber Orchestra Barber Institute 1422 1pm King Edward’s Schools Barber Institute 1422 7.30pm Brass Band and Saxophone Choir The Bramall 1523 7.30pm Gala Concert The Bramall 1624 3pm Birmingham University Singers and Women’s Choir The Bramall 1729 1pm Binchois Consort Barber Institute 1829 7.30pm Jazz Orchestra CBSO Centre 1930 2pm Symphony Orchestra The Bramall 19

1 3pm Wind Band and String Orchestra The Bramall 204 7.30pm Ziyu He violin, Marie Hauzel piano Barber Institute 216 1pm Marta Fontanals-Simmons mezzo, Christopher Glynn piano Barber Institute 227 7.30pm Philharmonic Orchestra The Bramall 238 3pm University Chorus The Bramall 239 6.15pm University Carol Service Aston Webb 2413 1pm Boxwood and Brass: A Georgian Country House Christmas Barber Institute 2514, 15 see p25 Birmingham University Singers Tenbury Wells 25

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