Dance
Centre Stage: Dances for Woodwind
CBSO
- Under 90 mins
- Early finish
- Date
- Sat, 29 Aug 2026
- Time
- 14:00 · 0h 40m
- Venue
- Symphony Hall Birmingham
- City
- Birmingham
- Tickets
- See booking site
You'll be taken to the ensemble's official site.
Summary
Musicians from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra perform woodwind dance suites by Agay, Farkas, Morgan and Hallam at Symphony Hall.
Why it's fantastic
This brief lunchtime session is an ideal entry point for anyone curious about the versatile character of woodwind instruments. These rhythmic pieces skip across the globe from Hungarian folk traditions to Cuban street sounds, packing a tremendous amount of energy into a compact forty-minute performance that fits perfectly into your day.
Programme
- 01Agay, Five Easy Dances
- 02Farkas, Early Hungarian Dances
- 03Félix Darío Morgan, Suite Popular Cubana
- 04Hallam, Dance Suite
Soloists
- Helen Benson
- Rachael Pankhurst
- Joanna Patton
- Tony Liu
- Elspeth Dutch
