South Birmingham Sinfonia

"The music-making was committed and passionate...incredibly impressive playing."

The South Birmingham Sinfonia (SBS) is a full sized symphony orchestra committed to music-making of the highest standard. SBS is based in Bournville, Birmingham UK. Please explore these web pages to find out more about SBS.

SBS Summer Concert

Saturday 14th July 2018, 7.30pm, in the Ruddock performing Arts Centre

Conducted by Jon Hargreaves.

Featuring music by English composers including Holst, Vaughan Williams, Walton, Butterworth, Delius, this will be a concert to remember!

Please go to http://tickets.ruddockpac.co.uk/sales/whatson/events?date=14/07/2018 for tickets.

The program is,

• Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
• Delius, "Walk to the Paradise Garden"
• Holst, Ballet music to "A perfect Fool"
• Butterworth, Rhapsody on "A Shropshire Lad"
• Strauss, Suite for Winds
• Walton, Suite for "Henry V"

Winter 2018 Concert

Saturday 10th February 2018, 7.30pm, Ruddock Performing Arts Centre

Conducted by Jon Hargreaves.

• Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.6 ‘Pathétique’
• Mussorgsky – Night on a Bare Mountain
• Rachmaninov – Isle of the Dead
• Borodin – In the Steppes of Central Asia

This was our first concert with our new conductor Jon Hargreaves, and featured a very exciting programme of popular Russian music.

As usual, profits go to St. Mary's Hospice.

Join us!

Places are currently available in a number of sections of the orchestra, e.g. most string instruments, and some others. Please ask!

South Birmingham Sinfonia: Supporting St Mary's Hospice

SBS has a long record of support for St Mary’s Hospice and makes regular donations to this worthy cause from its concert profits.