Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, CBSO Centre, Birmingham. Causton, Usui, Žuraj, Saunders. 15 December, 2019
Hunt, Edmund (2020) Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, CBSO Centre, Birmingham. Causton, Usui, Žuraj, Saunders. 15 December, 2019. Tempo, 74 (293). pp. 86-88. ISSN 0040-2982
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Abstract
A review of a concert given by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group on the 15th of December 2019.
Located at the end of a quiet side street in the middle of Birmingham, the CBSO centre is the venue for many of BCMG's concerts throughout the year. If the venue seems somewhat hidden away, concealed behind a Victorian red brick façade, the music that takes place inside is certainly not insular. As one of the world's leading contemporary music ensembles, BCMG's longstanding commitment to commissioning new work, and to fostering relationships with composers, has continued since 2016 under the artistic directorship of Stephan Meier. The final UK concert of 2019, Migrating Sounds, provides clear evidence of the ensemble's aims. Of the four works performed, Richard Causton's Transients and Vito Žuraj's Tension for two ensembles were world premieres, Rebecca Saunders’ Scar was a UK premiere, and Shiori Usui's Deep was commissioned by BCMG in 2014. The pieces by Causton and Saunders were also ‘sound investment commissions’, part funded by many individuals who, in return for their support, receive various rewards, including rehearsal and reception invitations. The concert was conducted by Michael Wendeberg.
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| Additional Information: | This article has been published in a revised form in Tempo [https://doi.org/10.1017/S0040298220000054]. This version is published under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND. No commercial re-distribution or re-use allowed. Derivative works cannot be distributed. © Cambridge University Press. | ||||||
| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0040298220000054 | ||||||
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| Subjects: | CAH25 - design, and creative and performing arts > CAH25-02 - performing arts > CAH25-02-02 - music | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts, Design and Media > Royal Birmingham Conservatoire | ||||||
| Depositing User: | Edmund Hunt | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jun 2020 12:38 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 12 Jan 2022 16:53 | ||||||
| URI: | https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/9354 |
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