Events and concerts James Ehnes Piano Quartet DatesWednesday 12 February 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building University of Birmingham Liturgical Choir DatesSaturday 8 March 2025 (17:30-18:30)LocationLichfield Cathedral Wind Band and Saxophone Choir DatesSaturday 22 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building Search for: Search All eventsPerformanceResearch seminarsLectures, Talks and Workshops 17Jan King Edwards Schools DatesFriday 17 January 2025 (13:10-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin King Edward's and King Edward VI High School for Girls for their annual Barber Lunchtime Concert. 24Jan Will Duerden - double bass | Svitlana Kosenko - piano DatesFriday 24 January 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionDouble bassist Will Duerden is joined by pianist Svitlana Kosenko to present a mesmerising programme. 31Jan Jason Lewis - trumpet | James Keefe - piano DatesFriday 31 January 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionCBSO principal trumpet player Jason Lewis makes his Barber Concerts debut with duo partner James Keefe. 7Feb Songs of Love and Dances of Death - Lecture Recital DatesFriday 7 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionKenneth Hamilton returns to the Elgar Concert Hall to offer another instalment of his perennially popular lecture-recitals. 12Feb James Ehnes Piano Quartet DatesWednesday 12 February 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA Barber Evening Concert featuring world-class chamber music from Canadian violinist James Ehnes, alongside Inon Barnatan (piano), Raphael Bell (cello), and Jonathan Vinocour (viola). 14Feb The Queen's Six - Mapping the Stars DatesFriday 14 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Queen's Six will be performing their new programme, Mapping the Stars. 15Feb BEASTdome: IKO concert with Gerriet Sharma DatesSaturday 15 February 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGerriet Sharma will present a workshop and concert on the ground breaking IKO icosahedral loudspeaker. 21Feb Frederick Long - bass-baritone | Sholto Kynoch - piano DatesFriday 21 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBass-baritone Frederick Long leads the battle of a man against the elements, with poetry and music exploring his relationship with the natural world, and with his own nature itself. 22Feb New Music Ensemble DatesSaturday 22 February 2025 (19:30-21:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University New Music Ensemble welcomes Suzie Purkis as reciter for this performance of William Walton's Façade. 23Feb Baroque-Classical Orchestra DatesSunday 23 February 2025 (15:00-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBaroque music fans are in for a treat as we present the rarely performed 'Concerto for Four Harpsichords' by J.S. Bach. 26Feb My Iris DatesWednesday 26 February 2025 (17:00-19:00)LocationThe Foyer, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionDedicated to exploration and adroit writing, saxophonist Trish Clowes provides her bandmates with a unique platform for individual expression and group interplay. 28Feb The Well Gardened Mind DatesFriday 28 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis delightful collection of piano music intertwines with spoken texts from Dr Sue Stuart-Smith's book, 'The Well Gardened Mind'. 1Mar Trueform Projects Archives Live DatesSaturday 1 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA night of immersion and discovery that brings the story of the East in West Archive to life. 4Mar Seventeenth-century settings of the poetry of John Donne DatesTuesday 4 March 2025 (17:30-18:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA performance of the musical settings of John Donne's poetry. 7Mar Lecture Recital - Earth and Air and Rain DatesFriday 7 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning pianist Ceri Owen presents a lecture-recital with baritone Dominic Sedgwick. 8Mar University of Birmingham Liturgical Choir DatesSaturday 8 March 2025 (17:30-18:30)LocationLichfield CathedralDescriptionJoin the University Liturgical Choir and Dr Paul Rodmell as they perform Evensong in the splendour of Lichfield Cathedral. 14Mar Chaos String Quartet DatesFriday 14 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Chaos String Quartet join us for their Barber Concerts debut as BBC New Generation Artists. 15Mar BBC Singers feat. Birmingham University Singers DatesSaturday 15 March 2025 (18:30-20:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome the BBC Singers for an eclectic Barber Evening Concert of choral music, with guest appearance from Birmingham University Singers. 16Mar Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir DatesSunday 16 March 2025 (15:00-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Music Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir bring together musicians from across campus for an afternoon of light entertainment. 21Mar Adam Heron - piano DatesFriday 21 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA Barber Lunchtime Concert with the BBC Young Musician 2018 piano finalist, Adam Heron. 21Mar University Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesFriday 21 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Brass Band and Chamber Choirs come together for this uplifting concert in the Elgar Concert Hall. 22Mar Wind Band and Saxophone Choir DatesSaturday 22 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Wind Band and Saxophone Choir present an eclectic concert. 23Mar Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSunday 23 March 2025 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSymphony Orchestra and String Orchestra treat us to some fabulous music. 26Mar Britten Sinfonia DatesWednesday 26 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome Britten Sinfonia to the Elgar Concert Hall for the world premiere performance of Michael Zev Gordon's 'A Kind of Haunting' for baritone, two narrators, and string orchestra, along with other orchestral works. 27Mar University Vocal Consort DatesThursday 27 March 2025 (18:30-19:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTalented final-year choral conducting student, Jessica Duckworth takes to the podium with the University Vocal Consort to present a short recital. 28Mar Heartstrings DatesFriday 28 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis programme takes the golden age of lutesong as its basis with works of Dowland, Campion, Strozzi and Monteverdi. 28Mar The Music of Binney and Holland - University Jazz Orchestra DatesFriday 28 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Jazz Orchestra and their director Jonathan Silk turn to two artists from either side of the Atlantic for this performance in the Elgar Concert Hall. 29Mar Circlesong - University Chorus and Upper Voices DatesSaturday 29 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Chorus and Upper Voices choir join forces to perform Bob Chilcott's musical portrayal of the human life cycle as captured in the indigenous poetry of North America. 30Mar The Planets - Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 30 March 2025 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Philharmonic Orchestra present Gustav Holst's iconic The Planets alongside Haydn's London Symphony. 4Apr Njioma Chinyere Grevious - violin | Joseph Havlat - piano DatesFriday 4 April 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionViolinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious and her duo partner Joseph Havlat perform music from the collaboratively written 'FAE Sonata'. 4Apr University Camerata DatesFriday 4 April 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis recital from University Camerata features talented choral singers from across the University under the direction of two members of the 2024/25 MA Choral Conducting cohort. 7May Brautigam/Hoppe/Poltéra Trio DatesWednesday 7 May 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis internationally acclaimed, all-star trio give the final Barber Evening concert of the 24/25 season. 21Jun 125 Anniversary Concert DatesSaturday 21 June 2025 (18:45-22:00)LocationGreen HeartDescriptionJoin us for an unforgettable celebratory concert set against the iconic open-air backdrop of the Green Heart and Old Joe. 21Jun 125 Anniversary Concert DatesSaturday 21 June 2025 (18:45-22:00)LocationGreen HeartDescriptionJoin us for an unforgettable celebratory concert set against the iconic open-air backdrop of the Green Heart and Old Joe. 17Jan King Edwards Schools DatesFriday 17 January 2025 (13:10-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin King Edward's and King Edward VI High School for Girls for their annual Barber Lunchtime Concert. 24Jan Will Duerden - double bass | Svitlana Kosenko - piano DatesFriday 24 January 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionDouble bassist Will Duerden is joined by pianist Svitlana Kosenko to present a mesmerising programme. 31Jan Jason Lewis - trumpet | James Keefe - piano DatesFriday 31 January 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionCBSO principal trumpet player Jason Lewis makes his Barber Concerts debut with duo partner James Keefe. 7Feb Songs of Love and Dances of Death - Lecture Recital DatesFriday 7 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionKenneth Hamilton returns to the Elgar Concert Hall to offer another instalment of his perennially popular lecture-recitals. 12Feb James Ehnes Piano Quartet DatesWednesday 12 February 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA Barber Evening Concert featuring world-class chamber music from Canadian violinist James Ehnes, alongside Inon Barnatan (piano), Raphael Bell (cello), and Jonathan Vinocour (viola). 14Feb The Queen's Six - Mapping the Stars DatesFriday 14 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Queen's Six will be performing their new programme, Mapping the Stars. 15Feb BEASTdome: IKO concert with Gerriet Sharma DatesSaturday 15 February 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGerriet Sharma will present a workshop and concert on the ground breaking IKO icosahedral loudspeaker. 21Feb Frederick Long - bass-baritone | Sholto Kynoch - piano DatesFriday 21 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBass-baritone Frederick Long leads the battle of a man against the elements, with poetry and music exploring his relationship with the natural world, and with his own nature itself. 22Feb New Music Ensemble DatesSaturday 22 February 2025 (19:30-21:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University New Music Ensemble welcomes Suzie Purkis as reciter for this performance of William Walton's Façade. 23Feb Baroque-Classical Orchestra DatesSunday 23 February 2025 (15:00-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBaroque music fans are in for a treat as we present the rarely performed 'Concerto for Four Harpsichords' by J.S. Bach. 26Feb My Iris DatesWednesday 26 February 2025 (17:00-19:00)LocationThe Foyer, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionDedicated to exploration and adroit writing, saxophonist Trish Clowes provides her bandmates with a unique platform for individual expression and group interplay. 28Feb The Well Gardened Mind DatesFriday 28 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis delightful collection of piano music intertwines with spoken texts from Dr Sue Stuart-Smith's book, 'The Well Gardened Mind'. 1Mar Trueform Projects Archives Live DatesSaturday 1 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA night of immersion and discovery that brings the story of the East in West Archive to life. 4Mar Seventeenth-century settings of the poetry of John Donne DatesTuesday 4 March 2025 (17:30-18:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA performance of the musical settings of John Donne's poetry. 7Mar Lecture Recital - Earth and Air and Rain DatesFriday 7 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning pianist Ceri Owen presents a lecture-recital with baritone Dominic Sedgwick. 8Mar University of Birmingham Liturgical Choir DatesSaturday 8 March 2025 (17:30-18:30)LocationLichfield CathedralDescriptionJoin the University Liturgical Choir and Dr Paul Rodmell as they perform Evensong in the splendour of Lichfield Cathedral. 14Mar Chaos String Quartet DatesFriday 14 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Chaos String Quartet join us for their Barber Concerts debut as BBC New Generation Artists. 15Mar BBC Singers feat. Birmingham University Singers DatesSaturday 15 March 2025 (18:30-20:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome the BBC Singers for an eclectic Barber Evening Concert of choral music, with guest appearance from Birmingham University Singers. 16Mar Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir DatesSunday 16 March 2025 (15:00-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Music Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir bring together musicians from across campus for an afternoon of light entertainment. 21Mar Adam Heron - piano DatesFriday 21 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA Barber Lunchtime Concert with the BBC Young Musician 2018 piano finalist, Adam Heron. 21Mar University Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesFriday 21 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Brass Band and Chamber Choirs come together for this uplifting concert in the Elgar Concert Hall. 22Mar Wind Band and Saxophone Choir DatesSaturday 22 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Wind Band and Saxophone Choir present an eclectic concert. 23Mar Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSunday 23 March 2025 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSymphony Orchestra and String Orchestra treat us to some fabulous music. 26Mar Britten Sinfonia DatesWednesday 26 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome Britten Sinfonia to the Elgar Concert Hall for the world premiere performance of Michael Zev Gordon's 'A Kind of Haunting' for baritone, two narrators, and string orchestra, along with other orchestral works. 27Mar University Vocal Consort DatesThursday 27 March 2025 (18:30-19:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTalented final-year choral conducting student, Jessica Duckworth takes to the podium with the University Vocal Consort to present a short recital. 28Mar Heartstrings DatesFriday 28 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis programme takes the golden age of lutesong as its basis with works of Dowland, Campion, Strozzi and Monteverdi. 28Mar The Music of Binney and Holland - University Jazz Orchestra DatesFriday 28 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Jazz Orchestra and their director Jonathan Silk turn to two artists from either side of the Atlantic for this performance in the Elgar Concert Hall. 29Mar Circlesong - University Chorus and Upper Voices DatesSaturday 29 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Chorus and Upper Voices choir join forces to perform Bob Chilcott's musical portrayal of the human life cycle as captured in the indigenous poetry of North America. 30Mar The Planets - Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 30 March 2025 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Philharmonic Orchestra present Gustav Holst's iconic The Planets alongside Haydn's London Symphony. 4Apr Njioma Chinyere Grevious - violin | Joseph Havlat - piano DatesFriday 4 April 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionViolinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious and her duo partner Joseph Havlat perform music from the collaboratively written 'FAE Sonata'. 4Apr University Camerata DatesFriday 4 April 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis recital from University Camerata features talented choral singers from across the University under the direction of two members of the 2024/25 MA Choral Conducting cohort. 7May Brautigam/Hoppe/Poltéra Trio DatesWednesday 7 May 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis internationally acclaimed, all-star trio give the final Barber Evening concert of the 24/25 season. 21Jun 125 Anniversary Concert DatesSaturday 21 June 2025 (18:45-22:00)LocationGreen HeartDescriptionJoin us for an unforgettable celebratory concert set against the iconic open-air backdrop of the Green Heart and Old Joe. 21Jun 125 Anniversary Concert DatesSaturday 21 June 2025 (18:45-22:00)LocationGreen HeartDescriptionJoin us for an unforgettable celebratory concert set against the iconic open-air backdrop of the Green Heart and Old Joe. 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James Ehnes Piano Quartet DatesWednesday 12 February 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
University of Birmingham Liturgical Choir DatesSaturday 8 March 2025 (17:30-18:30)LocationLichfield Cathedral
Wind Band and Saxophone Choir DatesSaturday 22 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
17Jan King Edwards Schools DatesFriday 17 January 2025 (13:10-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin King Edward's and King Edward VI High School for Girls for their annual Barber Lunchtime Concert.
24Jan Will Duerden - double bass | Svitlana Kosenko - piano DatesFriday 24 January 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionDouble bassist Will Duerden is joined by pianist Svitlana Kosenko to present a mesmerising programme.
31Jan Jason Lewis - trumpet | James Keefe - piano DatesFriday 31 January 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionCBSO principal trumpet player Jason Lewis makes his Barber Concerts debut with duo partner James Keefe.
7Feb Songs of Love and Dances of Death - Lecture Recital DatesFriday 7 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionKenneth Hamilton returns to the Elgar Concert Hall to offer another instalment of his perennially popular lecture-recitals.
12Feb James Ehnes Piano Quartet DatesWednesday 12 February 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA Barber Evening Concert featuring world-class chamber music from Canadian violinist James Ehnes, alongside Inon Barnatan (piano), Raphael Bell (cello), and Jonathan Vinocour (viola).
14Feb The Queen's Six - Mapping the Stars DatesFriday 14 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Queen's Six will be performing their new programme, Mapping the Stars.
15Feb BEASTdome: IKO concert with Gerriet Sharma DatesSaturday 15 February 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGerriet Sharma will present a workshop and concert on the ground breaking IKO icosahedral loudspeaker.
21Feb Frederick Long - bass-baritone | Sholto Kynoch - piano DatesFriday 21 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBass-baritone Frederick Long leads the battle of a man against the elements, with poetry and music exploring his relationship with the natural world, and with his own nature itself.
22Feb New Music Ensemble DatesSaturday 22 February 2025 (19:30-21:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University New Music Ensemble welcomes Suzie Purkis as reciter for this performance of William Walton's Façade.
23Feb Baroque-Classical Orchestra DatesSunday 23 February 2025 (15:00-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBaroque music fans are in for a treat as we present the rarely performed 'Concerto for Four Harpsichords' by J.S. Bach.
26Feb My Iris DatesWednesday 26 February 2025 (17:00-19:00)LocationThe Foyer, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionDedicated to exploration and adroit writing, saxophonist Trish Clowes provides her bandmates with a unique platform for individual expression and group interplay.
28Feb The Well Gardened Mind DatesFriday 28 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis delightful collection of piano music intertwines with spoken texts from Dr Sue Stuart-Smith's book, 'The Well Gardened Mind'.
1Mar Trueform Projects Archives Live DatesSaturday 1 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA night of immersion and discovery that brings the story of the East in West Archive to life.
4Mar Seventeenth-century settings of the poetry of John Donne DatesTuesday 4 March 2025 (17:30-18:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA performance of the musical settings of John Donne's poetry.
7Mar Lecture Recital - Earth and Air and Rain DatesFriday 7 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning pianist Ceri Owen presents a lecture-recital with baritone Dominic Sedgwick.
8Mar University of Birmingham Liturgical Choir DatesSaturday 8 March 2025 (17:30-18:30)LocationLichfield CathedralDescriptionJoin the University Liturgical Choir and Dr Paul Rodmell as they perform Evensong in the splendour of Lichfield Cathedral.
14Mar Chaos String Quartet DatesFriday 14 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Chaos String Quartet join us for their Barber Concerts debut as BBC New Generation Artists.
15Mar BBC Singers feat. Birmingham University Singers DatesSaturday 15 March 2025 (18:30-20:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome the BBC Singers for an eclectic Barber Evening Concert of choral music, with guest appearance from Birmingham University Singers.
16Mar Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir DatesSunday 16 March 2025 (15:00-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Music Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir bring together musicians from across campus for an afternoon of light entertainment.
21Mar Adam Heron - piano DatesFriday 21 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA Barber Lunchtime Concert with the BBC Young Musician 2018 piano finalist, Adam Heron.
21Mar University Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesFriday 21 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Brass Band and Chamber Choirs come together for this uplifting concert in the Elgar Concert Hall.
22Mar Wind Band and Saxophone Choir DatesSaturday 22 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Wind Band and Saxophone Choir present an eclectic concert.
23Mar Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSunday 23 March 2025 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSymphony Orchestra and String Orchestra treat us to some fabulous music.
26Mar Britten Sinfonia DatesWednesday 26 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome Britten Sinfonia to the Elgar Concert Hall for the world premiere performance of Michael Zev Gordon's 'A Kind of Haunting' for baritone, two narrators, and string orchestra, along with other orchestral works.
27Mar University Vocal Consort DatesThursday 27 March 2025 (18:30-19:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTalented final-year choral conducting student, Jessica Duckworth takes to the podium with the University Vocal Consort to present a short recital.
28Mar Heartstrings DatesFriday 28 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis programme takes the golden age of lutesong as its basis with works of Dowland, Campion, Strozzi and Monteverdi.
28Mar The Music of Binney and Holland - University Jazz Orchestra DatesFriday 28 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Jazz Orchestra and their director Jonathan Silk turn to two artists from either side of the Atlantic for this performance in the Elgar Concert Hall.
29Mar Circlesong - University Chorus and Upper Voices DatesSaturday 29 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Chorus and Upper Voices choir join forces to perform Bob Chilcott's musical portrayal of the human life cycle as captured in the indigenous poetry of North America.
30Mar The Planets - Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 30 March 2025 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Philharmonic Orchestra present Gustav Holst's iconic The Planets alongside Haydn's London Symphony.
4Apr Njioma Chinyere Grevious - violin | Joseph Havlat - piano DatesFriday 4 April 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionViolinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious and her duo partner Joseph Havlat perform music from the collaboratively written 'FAE Sonata'.
4Apr University Camerata DatesFriday 4 April 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis recital from University Camerata features talented choral singers from across the University under the direction of two members of the 2024/25 MA Choral Conducting cohort.
7May Brautigam/Hoppe/Poltéra Trio DatesWednesday 7 May 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis internationally acclaimed, all-star trio give the final Barber Evening concert of the 24/25 season.
21Jun 125 Anniversary Concert DatesSaturday 21 June 2025 (18:45-22:00)LocationGreen HeartDescriptionJoin us for an unforgettable celebratory concert set against the iconic open-air backdrop of the Green Heart and Old Joe.
21Jun 125 Anniversary Concert DatesSaturday 21 June 2025 (18:45-22:00)LocationGreen HeartDescriptionJoin us for an unforgettable celebratory concert set against the iconic open-air backdrop of the Green Heart and Old Joe.
17Jan King Edwards Schools DatesFriday 17 January 2025 (13:10-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin King Edward's and King Edward VI High School for Girls for their annual Barber Lunchtime Concert.
24Jan Will Duerden - double bass | Svitlana Kosenko - piano DatesFriday 24 January 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionDouble bassist Will Duerden is joined by pianist Svitlana Kosenko to present a mesmerising programme.
31Jan Jason Lewis - trumpet | James Keefe - piano DatesFriday 31 January 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionCBSO principal trumpet player Jason Lewis makes his Barber Concerts debut with duo partner James Keefe.
7Feb Songs of Love and Dances of Death - Lecture Recital DatesFriday 7 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionKenneth Hamilton returns to the Elgar Concert Hall to offer another instalment of his perennially popular lecture-recitals.
12Feb James Ehnes Piano Quartet DatesWednesday 12 February 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA Barber Evening Concert featuring world-class chamber music from Canadian violinist James Ehnes, alongside Inon Barnatan (piano), Raphael Bell (cello), and Jonathan Vinocour (viola).
14Feb The Queen's Six - Mapping the Stars DatesFriday 14 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Queen's Six will be performing their new programme, Mapping the Stars.
15Feb BEASTdome: IKO concert with Gerriet Sharma DatesSaturday 15 February 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGerriet Sharma will present a workshop and concert on the ground breaking IKO icosahedral loudspeaker.
21Feb Frederick Long - bass-baritone | Sholto Kynoch - piano DatesFriday 21 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBass-baritone Frederick Long leads the battle of a man against the elements, with poetry and music exploring his relationship with the natural world, and with his own nature itself.
22Feb New Music Ensemble DatesSaturday 22 February 2025 (19:30-21:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University New Music Ensemble welcomes Suzie Purkis as reciter for this performance of William Walton's Façade.
23Feb Baroque-Classical Orchestra DatesSunday 23 February 2025 (15:00-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBaroque music fans are in for a treat as we present the rarely performed 'Concerto for Four Harpsichords' by J.S. Bach.
26Feb My Iris DatesWednesday 26 February 2025 (17:00-19:00)LocationThe Foyer, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionDedicated to exploration and adroit writing, saxophonist Trish Clowes provides her bandmates with a unique platform for individual expression and group interplay.
28Feb The Well Gardened Mind DatesFriday 28 February 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis delightful collection of piano music intertwines with spoken texts from Dr Sue Stuart-Smith's book, 'The Well Gardened Mind'.
1Mar Trueform Projects Archives Live DatesSaturday 1 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA night of immersion and discovery that brings the story of the East in West Archive to life.
4Mar Seventeenth-century settings of the poetry of John Donne DatesTuesday 4 March 2025 (17:30-18:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA performance of the musical settings of John Donne's poetry.
7Mar Lecture Recital - Earth and Air and Rain DatesFriday 7 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning pianist Ceri Owen presents a lecture-recital with baritone Dominic Sedgwick.
8Mar University of Birmingham Liturgical Choir DatesSaturday 8 March 2025 (17:30-18:30)LocationLichfield CathedralDescriptionJoin the University Liturgical Choir and Dr Paul Rodmell as they perform Evensong in the splendour of Lichfield Cathedral.
14Mar Chaos String Quartet DatesFriday 14 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Chaos String Quartet join us for their Barber Concerts debut as BBC New Generation Artists.
15Mar BBC Singers feat. Birmingham University Singers DatesSaturday 15 March 2025 (18:30-20:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome the BBC Singers for an eclectic Barber Evening Concert of choral music, with guest appearance from Birmingham University Singers.
16Mar Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir DatesSunday 16 March 2025 (15:00-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Music Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir bring together musicians from across campus for an afternoon of light entertainment.
21Mar Adam Heron - piano DatesFriday 21 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA Barber Lunchtime Concert with the BBC Young Musician 2018 piano finalist, Adam Heron.
21Mar University Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesFriday 21 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Brass Band and Chamber Choirs come together for this uplifting concert in the Elgar Concert Hall.
22Mar Wind Band and Saxophone Choir DatesSaturday 22 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Wind Band and Saxophone Choir present an eclectic concert.
23Mar Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSunday 23 March 2025 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSymphony Orchestra and String Orchestra treat us to some fabulous music.
26Mar Britten Sinfonia DatesWednesday 26 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome Britten Sinfonia to the Elgar Concert Hall for the world premiere performance of Michael Zev Gordon's 'A Kind of Haunting' for baritone, two narrators, and string orchestra, along with other orchestral works.
27Mar University Vocal Consort DatesThursday 27 March 2025 (18:30-19:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTalented final-year choral conducting student, Jessica Duckworth takes to the podium with the University Vocal Consort to present a short recital.
28Mar Heartstrings DatesFriday 28 March 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis programme takes the golden age of lutesong as its basis with works of Dowland, Campion, Strozzi and Monteverdi.
28Mar The Music of Binney and Holland - University Jazz Orchestra DatesFriday 28 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Jazz Orchestra and their director Jonathan Silk turn to two artists from either side of the Atlantic for this performance in the Elgar Concert Hall.
29Mar Circlesong - University Chorus and Upper Voices DatesSaturday 29 March 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Chorus and Upper Voices choir join forces to perform Bob Chilcott's musical portrayal of the human life cycle as captured in the indigenous poetry of North America.
30Mar The Planets - Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 30 March 2025 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Philharmonic Orchestra present Gustav Holst's iconic The Planets alongside Haydn's London Symphony.
4Apr Njioma Chinyere Grevious - violin | Joseph Havlat - piano DatesFriday 4 April 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionViolinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious and her duo partner Joseph Havlat perform music from the collaboratively written 'FAE Sonata'.
4Apr University Camerata DatesFriday 4 April 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis recital from University Camerata features talented choral singers from across the University under the direction of two members of the 2024/25 MA Choral Conducting cohort.
7May Brautigam/Hoppe/Poltéra Trio DatesWednesday 7 May 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis internationally acclaimed, all-star trio give the final Barber Evening concert of the 24/25 season.
21Jun 125 Anniversary Concert DatesSaturday 21 June 2025 (18:45-22:00)LocationGreen HeartDescriptionJoin us for an unforgettable celebratory concert set against the iconic open-air backdrop of the Green Heart and Old Joe.
21Jun 125 Anniversary Concert DatesSaturday 21 June 2025 (18:45-22:00)LocationGreen HeartDescriptionJoin us for an unforgettable celebratory concert set against the iconic open-air backdrop of the Green Heart and Old Joe.