Nov
2008
Articles from 23rd Nov 2008
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Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, at the CBSO Centre
Nov 23 2008 | Music
One of the problems with contemporary music is not what it sounds like – although that is often an issue – but the tortuous explanations given by its composer. Read
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Jason Donovan plans a night of nostalgia at Birmingham Symphony Hall
Nov 23 2008 | Music
Eighties heart-throb Jason Donovan promises a night of nostalgia at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall in December – Andy Coleman finds out more. Read
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Review - Herbie Hancock Sextet at Birmingham Symphony Hall
Nov 23 2008 | Music
The pianist and composer represents the epitome of that bit of jazz wisdom: never state the obvious. To hear a Herbie Hancock chord is to hear a combination of notes that makes the brows rise with interest and surprise. Read
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Sara Colman kicks off a jazz-packed Friday in the West Midlands
Nov 23 2008 | Music
Never mind TGIF, how about TFFV? That’s Thank Friday for Variety. Read
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Review - Paul Weller at the LG Arena, Birmingham NEC
Nov 23 2008 | Music
Phalanxes of geezers at the LG Arena – either crop-haired or mop-topped (tending towards the former, actually), and whose girths suggest a lifetime’s devotion to Watneys Red Barrel – roar in adulation of their idol. Read
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Review - Thallein Ensemble at Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham
Nov 23 2008 | Music
For nearly two decades the Thallein Ensemble has been an important feature of Birmingham Conservatoire’s concert activity. Read
