We're proud sponsors of Orchestra of the Swan and we have a special offer for one of their concerts next month.
If you buy two tickets or more for Tamsin Waley-Cohen plays Mozart at the Town Hall, Birmingham next month (October 17 at 2.30pm) you will receive a free Schubert CD.

The Olympics and the Paralympics dominated our spare time this summer, but we've also been reflecting on how brilliant the Cultural Olympiad was in the West MIdlands.
964 projects, including 78 world premieres, lit up the region all summer. Our favourite was The Voyage, which took place from June 21-24. The show transformed Birmingham's central square into an ocean-going liner. It was truly spectacular.





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