Summer Festival of Music

9 – 21 June Join our student musicians, community members, and guest artists, for two weeks of relaxed performances in the annual Summer Festival of Music. Sun 9 June 2pm Folk Band at POWER FOLK Sun 9 June 5pm University Brass Band Reunion Concert Tues 11 June 8pm Jazz at the Spotted Dog: Jazz Collective Vocal Ensemble … Read more

Ella Taylor soprano & Sholto Kynoch piano

Barber Lunchtime Concert Friday 3 May 1-1.50pm Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Free As part of our ongoing partnership with Oxford International Song Festival we welcome festival Director Sholto Kynoch with opera singer and recitalist, Ella Taylor for their Barber Concerts debut. ‘A voice of tempered steel, wrapped in a warm velvet cloak’ is how The … Read more

Oliver Janes clarinet & John Reid piano

Barber Lunchtime Concert Friday 10 May 1-1.50pm Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Free A familiar face to Birmingham’s classical music fans, Oliver Janes was just twenty-one and fresh out of the Royal Academy of Music when he was appointed the Section Leader of the clarinets of the CBSO. Just as comfortable as a soloist as performing … Read more

Stolen Moments: Portraits in Jazz

25 January – 13 December 2024 Photography Exhibition 1st Floor Foyer, Bramall Free Garry Corbett photographer Stolen Moments offers a window into Birmingham’s vibrant jazz scene with a selection of Garry Corbett’s photographs from venues and regular promotional nights across the city and the wider region. You’ll see big names alongside emerging artists and student … Read more

Barber Concerts Artistic Programming and Partners

About The Barber Institute is home to Europe’s finest art deco concert hall, and boasts a chamber music and recital series dating back to 1945. The internationally acclaimed Barber Evening Concerts are presented alongside regular free Friday lunchtime concerts. We also present the Barber Opera and a variety of family and learning concerts. We work with … Read more