Emma Stenning News Today

All praise to a classical singer for last week’s rebellion against a sea of illuminated screens

A singer who halted a concert after spotting young audience members on their phones insisted he wasnt making a protest but urged the orchestra to reverse its policy allowing filming during shows.

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra says younger audience members cannot be expected to play by the ‘old rules’ of classical music

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BBC News speaks to three people about how Birmingham City Council cuts will affect them.

A five-storey office building in Sandwell has been completely remodelled internally, providing facilities for 870 students, including a triple-height performance hall within an existing atrium

New beginnings for Birmingham — and last rites? The contrast was grimly apt here: a big choral spectacular is a good way to get a season off with a bang, and the launch of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s 23/24 series also marked a proper hello to the orchestra’s chief conductor Kazuki Yamada (in the position since April) as well as the new chief executive, Emma Stenning.

Shireland CBSO Academy in West Bromwich is a new school with music embedded in its curriculum.

Shireland CBSO Academy in West Bromwich is a new school with music embedded in its curriculum.

The partnership includes financial support towards the orchestra’s Sound of the Future campaign