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Family Concert: Fairy Tales

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Photograph of Casey Bailey.

Wondrous worlds with Kazuki Yamada and Casey Bailey.

Our new Chief Conductor Kazuki can’t wait for his first Family Concert, and with Birmingham’s own brilliant poet Casey Bailey as his right-hand man, this is going to be one magical afternoon! With music perfectly picked for families, join us as we venture into the world of classic fairy tales set to music by Ravel, Grieg and Holly Harrison.

All family concerts are BSL interpreted. Recommended for children aged 6+

There will be an hour of FREE craft activities and a performance from our Children’s Chorus before this concert.

About Family Concert: Fairy Tales

Free Pre-concert Performance

Please join us in the Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space from 2:15pm for a FREE pre-concert performance from our Children's Chorus and Youth Chorus, featuring songs from the Little Red Riding Hood songbook, as well as Britten’s Old Abram Brown, Jenkyns' The Wizard, andMcDowall's Shadow Maker.

Where Have I Heard it Before?

Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King is a filmmakers' favourite. Tim Burton loves it and featured it in Corpse Bride and How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

In The Hall of the Mountain King Grieg

Programme to include:

  • Harrison, Frumious (UK Premiere) 
  • Ravel, Mother Goose Suite (Highlights) 
  • Grieg, Peer Gynt (Highlights) 

Performers

Featured image © Myah Jeffers

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