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Friday 28 April–Sunday 18 JuneDepartment of Music/Barber Gallery

Sounding Images

As part of the Sounding Images module, University of Birmingham music students have created new electroacoustic pieces inspired by works in the Barber collection. Eleven students have chosen very different works including works by Monet, Dahl and Magritte.

Take an audio tour of the gallery and experience the visual works from another perspective - pick up headphones and an MP3 player from the Barber Institute or stream the audio tracks from your own device: soundingimages.wordpress.com

Barber GalleryFree - available during standard opening times.

This page: Johan Christian Dahl (1788–1857) A Mother and Child by the SeaOpposite (top): Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) Young Woman SeatedOpposite (bottom): René Magritte (1898-1955) The Flavour of Tears

Tickets for concerts that take place in The Bramall can be booked online via The Bramall website or by telephone. For concerts in the Barber Institute booking is via Barber reception or the Barber website. We hope that these booking methods make it easy for you to purchase tickets for our concerts.

barber.org.uk/concerts0121 414 7333thebramall.co.uk0121 414 4414

Our Summer line-up is possibly the most eclectic yet! We present the biggest names in the guitar world on 10 May with a concert from John Williams, Gary Ryan and John Etheridge, plus a Barber Evening Concert with previous BBC Young Musician winner, Martin James Bartlett on 17 May. We have Music student recitals in The Dome, as well as exciting events such as the annual BEASTFEaST and performances on the University Community Fun Day on 11 June. The now long-established Summer Festival of Music completes our 2016/17 season, and runs from 4–16 June. The Festival includes many of the regular University Music ensembles, plus guest appearances from student jazz/fusion bands Whitecap and Argle Bargle.

The annual Summer Festival Opera is a creative and magical production of Jonathan Dove’s The Enchanted Pig, and will be the first performance in the UK by university students.

You can also get some dates in your diary for the Autumn as we give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next Barber Evening series and in the Birmingham International Piano Festival. I am also delighted to announce that there will be a professional Barber Opera – a revival of L’Agrippina by Nicolò Porpora in September – a work that has not been staged since its debut in Naples in 1708. You can check the dates for the start of the 2017/18 season on page 17. Jo SweetHead of University Music and Concerts

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Student

Recitals

Monday 24 April and Wednesday 26 AprilDepartment of Music

Final Year Recitalists

Final year recitalists perform a selection of music in preparation for their end-of-year performance assessments.

Monday 24 April 12.30–2pm

George Ireland pianoBecky Maxwell sopranoCaspar Goodwin violinEsther Mead soprano

Wednesday 26 April 12.30–2pm

Lucy Osborne fluteAbbie Lingard saxophoneZofia Reeves early voiceVictoria Huggett soprano

The Dome, The BramallFree

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Thursday 27–Saturday 29 AprilDepartment of Music

BEAST FEaST 2017: Figure | Landscape | Seascape | Sky Electronic music can produce sounds suggestive of the most intimate intentions; the result of acts undertaken by the most miniscule of agents. At the same time it can evoke soundscapes which whether subtle or grand go far beyond the scope of an individual's actions, up to and including the cosmic.

Join us and featured composers Paula Matthusen, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay, and Sarah Farmer for BEAST FEaST 2017 as we explore this range of possibilities, from the local, personal, and rhetorical, through the immersive and environmental, to the incomprehensibly huge.

10am Talk The Dome, The Bramall

7.30pm Concert Our festival launch features works by Matthusen and Tremblay’s improv duo light.box. The Dome, The Bramall

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1.10pm Barber Lunchtime Concert Pestova/Roche/Rees Trio Our resident ensemble the Pestova/Rees/Roche Trio present a concert featuring the premiere of Scott Wilson's LOW, alongside works by Rob MacKay, Maximillian Marcoll, and others. Barber Concert Hall Free

Thursday

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3 day pass: £30 on door, £25 advance, £12 studentsIndividual concert: £10 on door, £7 advance, £3 studentsDay pass (Friday or Saturday): £16 on door, £12 advance, £5 studentsthebramall.co.uk

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Student

Recitals

Wednesday 3 May 12.30–1.45pmDepartment of Music

Final Year Recitalists

Carolyn Burton violinBradley Gill baritoneElizabeth Wood clarinet

Final year recitalists perform a selection of music in preparation for their end-of-year performance assessments.

The Dome, The BramallFree

3pm Performance /Installation Featured artist Sarah Farmer performs the latest incarnation of her A precarious equilibrium of give and take (and round in ellipses we go). This extended work is for violin combined with electronic sound derived from data from black hole binary systems, gathered during a research period with University of Birmingham Gravitational Wave physicists. Newly adapted for the immersive BEASTdome sound system, this performance invites the audience to come and go as they please. The Dome, The Bramall

7pm Concert Works include Tremblay’s asinglewordisnotenough2 (aria da capo) for the experimental Seaboard keyboard instrument, and Pestova/Rees/Roche performing Andrew Lewis’s Straatmuziek. Elgar Concert Hall, The Bramall

8.45pm Concert This late night event includes Simon Emmerson’s Aeolian, and featured artist Paula Matthusen’s Rising Divergence for video with fixed and live electronic sound. Elgar Concert Hall, The Bramall

11am Talks The Dome, The Bramall

2pm Keynote Address by Simon Emmerson The Dome, The Bramall

4pm Concert Featuring Ambrose Seddon’s Fleeting Strands, John Young’s Spectral Domains (with Trionys from Germany) and Adam Stanovic’s beautiful One Byrd, Two Stones for piano and electroacoustic sound, based on the music of William Byrd. Elgar Concert Hall, The Bramall

8pm Concert The festival closer goes out with a bang, with music including Rob Bentall’s gorgeous Telian for Swedish nyckelharpa and electronic sound, Charles Nichols raucous Epithemus Gift performed by American bassoonist Steve Vachi, and the premiere of a new 'massively multichannel’ commission by P.A.Tremblay. Elgar Concert Hall, The Bramall

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Full details at beast.bham.ac.uk

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Michael Howley & Lewis Musson euphoniumJonathan Truscott & Jonathan Gawn tuba

We celebrate International Tuba Day with an eclectic recital from the Tuba Quartet of the Royal Air Force. As individuals the players have held principal positions in many of the country’s finest brass bands and orchestras, including Brighouse and Rastrick, Desford Colliery Band, Cory Band, and the Scottish Ballet Orchestra. They also boast a former winner of the BBC Radio 2 Young Brass Soloist of the Year competition, and the winner of the RAF soloists prize for the past two years.

Barber Concert HallFree

Friday 5 May 1.10–2pmBarber Lunchtime Concert

The Royal Air Force Music Services Tuba Quartet

Friday 12 May 1.10–2pmBarber Lunchtime Concert

Michael Tsalka fortepiano

C P E BachFantasy in C, Wq. 59/6-H284 W F BachPolonaise in C, F.12, No. 1 Polonaise in G minor, F.12, No. 12MozartSonata No. 18 in D, K. 576CherubiniFantasy in CBeethovenRondo in G, Op. 129

One of Europe's leading period piano specialists, Michael Tsalka, presents a concert on the Department of Music's fortepiano.

Barber Concert HallFree

John Etheridge

Gary Ryan

Wednesday 10 May 7.30–9.30pmBarber Evening Concert

6 Hands

John Williams guitarJohn Etheridge guitarGary Ryan guitar

Pre-eminent classical guitarist John Williams and celebrated jazz guitarist John Etheridge are joined by critically acclaimed guitarist and composer Gary Ryan to form guitar supergroup 6 Hands. Join these three guitar legends as they combine their unrivalled skills as classical and jazz musicians to create an awe-inspiring concert of solos, duos and trios.

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

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Wednesday 17 May 7.30–9.30pmBarber Evening Concerts & Piano Festival launch

Martin James Bartlett piano

Winner of the 2014 BBC Young Musician competition, Martin James Bartlett makes his Barber Institute debut for the launch of the 2017 Birmingham International Piano Festival. The festival runs from Friday 27 October to Saturday 4 November.

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

J S BachPartita No. 2GranadosGoyescas, Book 2, 'El Amor Y La Muerte'GinasteraDanzas Argentinas, Op. 2SchumannKinderszenen, Op. 15HorowitzCarmen VariationsGouldBoogie Woogie Etude

Friday 19 May 1.10–2pmBarber Lunchtime Concert

Suzanne Fischer soprano Panaretos Kyriatzidis piano

SchubertSuleika I, Op. 14 No.1, D720Suleika II, Op. 31, D717Hugo WolfDie Spröde and Die Bekehrte from Goethe LiederMendelssohnFrühlingslied Op. 47/3 and Schilflied Op. 71/4 from Three settings of poems by LenauBerliozVillanelle, Sue les lagunes and L’île inconnue from Nuits d’Été, Op. 7DebussyGreen and Spleen from Ariettes oubliéeWaltonContrast and Rhyme from A Song for the Lord Mayor’s Table

The annual Oxford Lieder Festival takes place every October and is complemented by projects such as the Young Artist Platform, presenting the finest young singers and pianists in recitals across the UK. Suzanne and Panaretor join us as part of the Young Artist Platform. To find out more visit oxfordlieder.co.uk.

Barber Concert HallFree

“Martin is a natural and powerful

musician, he lives and breathes music” Nicola Benedetti

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4-16 June

The annual University Summer Festival of Music presents thirteen days of concerts and performances from Sunday 4 to Friday 16 June. This student-led festival celebrates the year round activity of the University of Birmingham Music Society, and Department of Music.

This year the Summer Festival includes two performances of our Summer Festival Opera The Enchanted Pig, plus a variety of vocal, jazz and chamber music concerts in The Bramall, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts and venues across the city.

Summer Festival CharityThis year the Summer Festival team have selected St Mary's Hospice as a Festival charity in memory of Karen O'Connor. There will be a retiring collection at each performance in aid of the charity.

Tuesday 30 May 10am–5pm Wednesday 31 May 10am–5pm Thursday 1 June 10am–5pmDepartment of Music

Final Year Recitalists

The Department of Music opens its doors to the public for three days of short solo recitals by final year students. For details of the schedule, please contact Lucy Beech at l.v.beech@bham.ac.uk

The Dome, The BramallFree

Suzanne Fischer

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Tuesday 6 June 5–6pmSummer Festival of Music

Creative Ensemble

Daniel Fardon director

Creative Ensemble is a place for performers and composers alike to experiment, collaborate, and improvise in an open contemporary music environment. The genre-crossing ensemble is dedicated to the performance of new music by members of the group and beyond, from the traditionally notated to the totally improvised and everything in-between; from solo to chamber forces. Come along and enjoy fresh, bizarre, and exciting sounds!

The Dome, The BramallFree

Monday 5 June 1–2pmSummer Festival of Music

miniBEAST

This year’s miniBEAST concert will be packed with electroacoustic works written by student composers from across the department. Diffused over the BEASTdome sound system, they will provide an excellent introduction to this genre of electronic music, and give the composers a unique opportunity to hear their music played over this progessional speaker setup.

The Dome, The BramallFree

NEWENSEMBLE

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Summer Festival of Music 2017

Sunday 4 June 2–4pmSummer Festival of Music

Birmingham Symphonic Brass

Stephen Roberts director

This year's festival kicks off with a relaxed afternoon of music from the University's brass dectet, Birmingham Symphonic Brass. Bring along a blanket and a picnic!

Birmingham Botanical GardensStandard Garden entry fees applybirminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk

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Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Wednesday 7 June 7.30–9.30pmSummer Festival of Music

Big Band

Jonathan Silk conductor

Join the Summer Festival Big Band and their conductor, Jonathan Silk, at the Bristol Pear for an evening of classic big band tunes and jazz orchestra charts. Check out the talented student vocalists and the best jazz musicians that the University has to offer!

The Bristol Pear£3, available on the door

Friday 9 June 1–2pmSummer Festival of Music

Chamber Ensembles

The University has a diverse range of chamber ensembles, formed and led by students through the Music Society's Chamber Music Network. In this concert, a selection of chamber music groups perform repertoire they have been working on over the summer term.

The Dome, The BramallFree

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Friday 9 June 7.30–9.45pm Saturday 10 June 3–5.15pm

The Enchanted Pig

Music by Jonathan DoveLibretto by Alasdair MiddletonBased on a Romanian folktale

A love story filled with mud, mischief and magic. When you’re a princess you expect a fairy tale wedding. You don’t expect your husband to be hairy, smelly and a genuine pig. The pig, of course, is an enchanted prince but Princess Flora loses him almost as soon as she finds him. Taking her fate into her own hands, she ventures to the ends of the earth and even into the night sky to rescue her love.

This UK university student premiere is directed by Will Jackson and musically directed by Daniel Mahoney, with a talented student cast from the University of Birmingham.

Barber Concert Hall £15, £12 concessionss, £10 Barber Association, £5 students/under 18s

Please note that this production is suitable for adults and children age 7 and above.

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Tuesday 13 June 7.30pm–lateSummer Festival of Music

Whitecap supported by Argle Bargle

Elliot Beagley band leader

Original music byNed Boughey, Gerry Brazell, James Dickinson, Oliver Smith, Rohit Jepegnanam

Whitecap is a 16-piece jazz fusion band, made up of past and present students from University of Birmingham. Taking inspiration from Snarky Puppy, Whitecap blends different musical styles into catchy, funky pieces that showcase the different elements of the band. With a strong string section accompanying the dynamic horns and solid rhythm section, Whitecap has something for everyone.

A mixture of original pieces composed by members of the band, and Snarky Puppy covers transcribed and arranged by Elliot Beagley, including Binky, Lingus and Shofukany.

Also featuring Argle Bargle, a 7-piece jazz/funk/pop-rock fusion band.

The Bristol Pear, Selly Oak£3, available on the door

Sunday 11 June 11am–4pmSummer Festival of Music

Join the Summer Festival at the University’s Community Fun Day as it presents concerts and open rehearsals in the Elgar Concert Hall, on the outdoor stage, and in The Bramall foyer. Just some of the many things you can enjoy on the Fun Day! Outdoor stage

Gamelan Ensemble kick things off at 11am, and the Flute Choir and Saxophone Choir perform as part of a day-long programme.

Foyer performances

Pop in to the foyer to catch a variety of classical and jazz ensembles performing throughout the day.

Elgar Concert Hall

The concert hall doors are open for you to come in and listen to some University Music ensemble rehearsals. Find out what they get up to when preparing for concerts later in the festival. University Main CampusFree

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Wednesday 14 June 7.30–9.30pmSummer Festival of Music

Brass Band and Wind BandStuart Birnie brass band directorHarry Hextall wind band conductor

Wind, brass and percussion players from across the campus come together to form two of the societies largest ensembles for this relaxed evening concert.

Wind Band programme to include:

Steve ReichCity LifeEric WhitacreSleep

Brass Band:

Goff RichardsThe Golden Lady HolstMoorside SuiteGershwin, arr. Keith WilkinsonMack and Mabel, OvertureJim Webb, arr. Jack PeberdyMacArthur ParkKarl Jenkins, arr. Tony SmallBenedictus (Euphonium Solo)Brown, arr. Alan FernieSingin' in the Rain

Elgar Concert Hall£8, £6 concessionss, £3 students

Thursday 15 June 7.30–9.30pmSummer Festival of Music

Symphony Orchestra Pre-Tour Concert

Daniele Rosina conductor

Smetana'Vltava' from Ma Vlast BorodinSymphony No. 2 in B minorElgarEnigma Variations, Op. 36

The Music Society's Symphony Orchestra present an evening concert in St George's Church prior to undertaking a concert tour of Tuscany from 21–27 June. The programme contains the bold Russian music of Borodin, Smetana's depiction of the mighty Czech river, Vltava, and the quintessentially British Enigma Variations by the University's first Professor of Music.

St George’s Church, Edgbaston£8, £6 concessions, £3 students Please purchase tickets on the door

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Friday 16 June 1.10–2pmSummer Festival of Music

Festival Voices

Benedict Goodall conductor

Gershwin, arr. Roderick WilliamsSummertimeElgarAs Torrents in SummerKosma, arr. Andrew CarterAutumn LeavesTrad, arr. BrittenThe Salley GardensBob ChilcottThe Lily and the RoseGibbonsFaire is the RoseThe Silver SwanStanfordThe Blue BirdLennon and McCartneyBlackbird

This year’s festival concludes with a lunchtime performance that brings together singers from across the University to perform as Festival Voices under the direction of first-year music student, Benedict Goodall. Taking inspiration from the summer season the programme explores the beauty of nature and the delights of this all too fleeting time of year.

Barber Concert HallFree

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Domonkos Csabay 2016 Winner of the Brant

International Piano Competition

Friday 14 and Friday 21 July 1.10–2pmBarber Lunchtime Concerts

Birmingham and Solihull International Jazz and Blues Festival

We host two stellar acts as part of the Birmingham International Jazz and Blues Festival, to finish off a summer term packed with performances at the University. Details of the performers will be on the Barber website when announced. barber.org.uk/concerts

Barber Concert HallFree

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Saturday 17 June 9am Sunday 18 June 10am

Brant International Piano Competition 2017

Preliminary Round and Semi-Final

Mark Bebbington, Jayson Gilham and Ashley Fripp are among the former winners of this prestigious competition, which gives young pianists resident in the UK a chance to further their career and perform in world-class venues.

In the preliminary round, mixed programmes are performed by up to 25 competitors, of whom eight are selected for the semi-final. The final takes place in Birmingham Town Hall on 1 July. Please note that the sessions on 17 and 18 June may start later if competitors withdraw.

Further information and application forms are available from thsh.co.uk/brantcompetition

Barber Concert Hall£8, £6 concessions - available on the door.

Previous Brant winner Ashley Fripp performs in the Barber Lunchtime series in the coming autumn

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27 October1.10pm Kenneth Hamilton Lecture-recital Barber Concert Hall, Free

7.30pm Syd Lawrence Big Band Elgar Concert Hall, The Bramall £10-22. thebramall.co.uk

28 October7.30pmEuropean UnionChamber OrchestraSteven Devine harpsichord£10-22

1 November7.30pm Benjamin Grosvenor piano Barber Concert Hall, £5-18

3 November1.10pm Ksenija Sidorova accordion Barber Concert Hall, Free

4 November2pmFamily concert: Songs About Us Dominic Harlan presenter/piano Barber Concert Hall, £5

birminghampianofestival.com

27 October - 4 November

21, 23, 24 SeptemberThe Barber Opera Porpora’s L’Agrippina£5-25

Barber Evening Concert tickets: £5-18 0121 414 7333 | barber.org.uk

6 DecemberSir Willard White bass-baritone

15 NovemberJames Ehnes violin

9 OctoberCanadian Brass

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How to bookConcerts in The Bramall Concerts in the Barber

Buy online

barber.org.uk/concertsPlease note that you will be redirected to the relevant page of the University online shop to complete your purchase.

On the door

Purchase tickets on the door for any University Music concert from one hour before the advertised start time. Subject to availability.

9am-5pm, Monday to FridayTelephone booking

0121 414 7333

9am-5pm, Monday to Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday

In person/on the door

Tickets for Barber Evening Concert may be purchased at the reception desk in The Barber Institute of Fine Arts. On days when there is an evening performance the Barber box office remains open until 7.25pm.

Please note that Friday Lunchtime concerts are free and unticketed, no booking required. Doors open at approx. 12.45pm.

Late-comers will be admitted at a suitable point in the programme at the Venue Manager’s discretion.

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Telephone booking

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How to find usFor maps and information about getting to the University please visit about.bham.ac.uk/maps

By Train Local trains operated by London Midland run from Birmingham New Street to University Station, a ten-minute walk from the Barber Institute and the The Bramall. Check train times at www.londonmidland.com

By Bus There are frequent buses (61, 63 and X64) operated by National Express West Midlands from the city centre to the bottom of Edgbaston Park Road, where you should alight.

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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 member's 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.

Please note: We reserve the right to halt ticket sales five minutes before performances begin in order to ensure a prompt start. We reserve the right to substitute artists or vary programmes in unavoidable circumstances.

Additional booking information

Getting hereThe University of Birmingham is located approximately 3 miles from the city centre.

ParkingFor lunchtime concerts

North East Car Park, 52 Pritchatts Road. Satnav: B15 2SA

For evening and weekend concertsFREE PARKING is available adjacent to the Barber Institute via the East Gate on performance nights and at the North East Car Park from 4.30pm onward, no permit required.

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

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The Enchanted Pig cover illustration and brochure design: Antony Antoniou at designbyantony.com

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April24, 26 12.30pm Final Year Recitalists The Bramall Free 27-29 see p4 BEAST FEaST 2017 see p4 £3-3028 1.10pm Pestova/Roche/Rees Trio The Barber Institute Free28 see p2 Sounding Images The Barber Institute Free

May3 12.30pm Final Year Recitalists The Bramall Free5 1.10pm The Royal Air Force Music Services Tuba Quartet The Barber Institute Free 10 7.30pm 6 Hands The Barber Institute £5-1812 1.10pm Michael Tsalka fortepiano The Barber Institute Free 17 7.30pm Martin James Bartlett piano The Barber Institute £5-1819 1.10pm Suzanne Fischer soprano, Panaretos Kyriatzidis piano The Barber Institute Free 30, 31 10am Final Year Recitalists The Bramall Free

June1 10am Final Year Recitalists The Bramall Free4 2pm Birmingham Symphonic Brass Botanical Gardens see p105 1pm miniBEAST The Bramall Free6 5pm Creative Ensemble The Bramall Free7 7.30pm Big Band The Bristol Pear £39 1pm Chamber Ensembles The Bramall Free9 7.30pm Summer Festival Opera: The Enchanted Pig The Barber Institute £5-1510 3pm Summer Festival Opera: The Enchanted Pig The Barber Institute £5-1511 11am Community Fun Day University Campus Free13 7.30pm Whitecap supported by Argle Bargle The Bristol Pear £314 7.30pm Brass Band and Wind Band The Bramall £3-815 7.30pm Symphony Orchestra Pre-Tour Concert St George’s Church £3-816 1.10pm Festival Voices The Barber Institute Free 17, 18 9am Brant International Piano Competition 2017 The Barber Institute £6-814, 21 1.10pm Birmingham and Solihull Int’l Jazz and Blues Festival The Barber Free