Dec
2008
Articles from 8th Dec 2008
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Let live jazz interrupt your Christmas
Dec 08 2008 | Music
While everyone else is getting on with their Christmas shopping, those of us who feel the spontaneous improvisatory spirit of jazz is a suitable philosophy for life in general will have decided that we can do all that materialistic stuff later – on Christmas eve, even. Read
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University of Birmingham Choir & Orchestra at Town Hall
Dec 08 2008 | Music
It’s vain to pretend that Alexander’s Feast is a masterpiece but it doesn’t deserve obscurity, so the University of Birmingham Choir and Orchestra, and their conductor Colin Timms, should be praised for dusting it down and presenting a lively and enjoyable performance. Read
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Blink/Dan Nicholls Quartet at CBSO Centre
Dec 08 2008 | Music
These two bands feature pianists who trained at Birmingham Conservatoire and are now active elsewhere – Blink’s Alcyona Mick playing and teaching in London, and Dan Nicholls continuing his studies in Copenhagen. Read
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City of Birmingham Choir at Symphony Hall
Dec 08 2008 | Music
Expect to hear plenty of Handel’s music in the coming months – the 250th anniversary of his death is next year. Here was a taste of things to come, two concerts featuring the composer’s best known choral work and a rare performance of one familiar only to committed Handel enthusiasts. Read
