One hundred talented vocalists aged 16-20, including fourteen performers from the West Midlands, will be participating in the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. They perform at the level 3 foyer of Symphony Hall on 27th October after a three day intensive residential training course at Aston University. Admission is free.
John Barrowman
With enough material to warrant a Best Of… album, star of Torchwood and the West End John Barrowman performs at Symphony Hall on 14th and 17th November. Tickets £22.50/£30/£40, on sale now.
Only Men Aloud
Classical Brit Winners and Welsh wonders Only Men Aloud perform a selection of their festive Christmas repertoire with new twists to familiar songs and material from both albums at Symphony Hall on 15th December. Tickets £19.50/£26.50/£32.50, on sale now.
Town Hall Associate Artists and stars of Radio 2’s Big Band Special the BBC Big Band light up Birmingham Town Hall on 16th December with a big, brassy and Christmassy sound, recorded for broadcast. Tickets £13.50/£17/£19.50, on sale now.
Katherine Jenkins
Two eagerly anticipated Symphony Hall concerts on 29th-30th January 2012 from the record-breaking multi-platinum-selling mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins follow the release of latest album Daydream. Tickets £27.50/£37.50/£47.50/£65, on sale now.
The original Drifters star Roy G. Hemmings and his Dictionary of Soul band celebrate 50 years of classic Motown tunes with their Motown & Philadelphia on Tour show at Birmingham Town Hall on 19th February 2012. Tickets £23.50, on sale now.
Symphony Hall hosts the debut solo tour by cruise ship cabaret singer turned star of West End smash hit musical Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat Lee Mead on 26th February 2012. Tickets £22.50/£26.50/£29.50, on sale from 10am Friday 7th October.
Acclaimed mountaineer, writer and broadcaster Stephen Venables tells the story of Eric Shipton, one of the twentieth century’s greatest mountain explorers, illustrated with photos, film clips and readings at Birmingham Town Hall on 5th March 2012. Tickets £12, on sale now.
Joan Baez
Accomplished American folk singer of over 50 years experience of performing, a passion for social activism and 30 albums in eight different languages to her credit Joan Baez returns to Symphony Hall on 13th March 2012. Tickets 334.50/£39.50, on sale from 10am, Friday 7th October.
Stewart Francis, the star of Mock The Week and ‘Live At The Apollo’, who last performed in Birmingham at the Town Hall a year ago, steers his new show Outstanding in his Field to Symphony Hall on 13th May 2012. Tickets £17.50, on sale from 10am on Friday 7th October.
Horrible Histories
Actors and ground-breaking 3D special effects will bring figures and events alive on stage at Birmingham Town Hall when Horrible Histories presents Terrible Tudors/Vile Victorians from 25th-29th September 2012. Tickets £12/£14/£16/£40 (family), on sale from 10am on Friday 7th October.
Raymond Froggatt
Bordesley Green’s very own rock and roller Raymond Froggatt returns to the stage at Birmingham Town Hall on 27th October 2012 with long-time colleague Hartley Cain and band to mark a half century in the business. Tickets £18, on sale from 10am on Friday 7th October.
Due to illness, the performance by the Tetraktys Quartet due to take place at Birmingham Town Hall on 9th October has been cancelled. Ticket holders will be refunded, and it is hoped that the recital will be rescheduled for a future date.
Town Hall/Symphony Hall box office tel: 0121 780 3333, or www.thsh.co.uk
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