Dec
2008
Articles from 22nd Dec 2008
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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Dec 22 2008 | Music
Gone are the days when musical do-gooders tweaked the symphonies of Schumann to make them sound less stodgy. Read
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It's been a good year for Jazz fans
Dec 22 2008 | Music
It’s time to look back over the live jazz scene in the Midlands and reflect that 2008 has been a better year for jazz concert-goers than for merchant bankers, hedge fund investors or Woolworth assistants. Read
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Ex Cathedra, at St Paul’s Church; King’s College Choir, at Birmingham Town Hall
Dec 22 2008 | Music
Two totally contrasting choral concerts teased the mind and emotions on consecutive nights. Read
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Hot Chocolate's Errol Brown to finish singing career in Birmingham
Dec 22 2008 | Music
Singer Errol Brown is facing the final curtain in Birmingham. The 60-year-old former Hot Chocolate frontman says his show at Symphony Hall on February 26, will be his last ever public performance. Read
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Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, at Adrian Boult Hall
Dec 22 2008 | Music
Part of the secret of great pianism is all about taking risks (listen to Brendel playing Mozart in Vienna in his retirement concert). Read
