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Birmingham Black History Month 2018 — launch announced

September 03, 2018
by Alun Severn
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The Blackstory Partnership is back for the third year running with this year’s Black History Month, running for five weeks from the 24th September to the 4th November. The launch event is on the evening of Tuesday 25th September at Town Hall, Victoria Square, and is free. →
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Commonwealth orchestral fusion — Orchestre Philharmonia Mundi de Montreal joins The People’s Orchestra on stage

July 03, 2018
by Alun Severn
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The People’s Orchestra is one of the UK’s leading community orchestras, delivering a unique mixed arts and multi-media project that reinvents amateur orchestra performance — while focusing on music and the shared creation of music as a means for personal and community change. At
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Rewriting the rules of opera

March 08, 2016
by Alun Severn
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Birmingham Opera Company, under artistic director, Graham Vick, was born of a passion and a belief that opera — often seen as elitist, costly and inaccessible — can be a community art that speaks directly to all kinds of people. The company doesn’t have an “ope
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The People’s Orchestra celebrates fourth birthday

March 07, 2016
by Alun Severn
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The West Midlands’ only community orchestra, The People’s Orchestra, is celebrating its fourth birthday with a gala concert at West Bromwich Town Hall on the 16th April 2016, from 7pm. For more information about The People’s Orchestra go here and to book for the conc
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The People’s Orchestra — an evening with John Altman and friends

June 25, 2015
by Alun Severn
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The People’s Orchestra presents… Internationally renowned composer and saxophonist John Altman will be performing at The Ruddock Performing Arts Centre on Saturday 1st August. Mr Altman, who is famed for working with international artists such as Amy Winehouse and Mark Ron
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Phoenix Singers present summer charity concert

June 25, 2015
by Alun Severn
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The Phoenix Singers, Birmingham, present a summer charity concert in aid of The Alzheimer’s Society. Performances of Faure’s Requiem and songs from the shows.
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New play by Balsall Heath Theatre Co. explores first world war

April 29, 2015
by Alun Severn
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When The Lamps Went Out, a new play by the Birmingham History Theatre Company will be premiered on May 8th at 7.30pm at St. Paul’s School, Hertford Street, Balsall Heath, followed by two performances on the 9th May at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Full of laughs, drama, film and original music b
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