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This page contains a history of concerts performed by the South Birmingham Sinfonia since it became an independent society in July 2005.

Summer - July 2009

• Bizet: Carmen Suite No 1
• Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez (Soloist - Liz Larner)
• Sibelius: Symphony No 1 in E minor (Op.39)

Winter - January/February 2009

• Johann Strauss II: Overture - Die Fledermaus
• Grieg: Norwegian Dances (Op. 35)
• Brahms: Symphony No 1 in C minor (Op. 68)

Summer - July 2008

• Vaughan Williams: Suite - English Folk Songs
• Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
  Soloist: Amy Littlewood (1st Concert), Michael Bochmann (2nd Concert)
• Vaughan Williams: Job - A Masque for Dancing

Winter - January/February 2008

• Mendelssohn: Overture - The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)
• Vaughan Williams: Suite - English Folk Songs
• Dvorak:Symphony No 7 in D minor (op.70)

Birmingham Town Hall - February 1st 2008

South Birmingham Sinfonia performed at the newly refurbished Town Hall in a charity concert "Fabulous Fables" sponsored by Tyndallwoods Solicitors.

• Mendelssohn: Overture - The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)
• Vaughan Williams: Suite - English Folk Songs
• L Lucas (arr L Differ): "The Magic Jigsaw" - From a story by Edward Dent (Premier)
• Dvorak: Symphony in D minor (op.70)

Over 1000 people present shared in the extraordinary occasion that was the premier of the choral work The Magic Jigsaw.
All those present then heard from The Lady Mayoress, Sandra Brew, as she outlined the wonderful work of Martin White and his team of staff and volunteers at Edward House, a home from home for families whose children are undergoing treatment for serious illness at the Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Over £6000 was given to St Mary's Hospice and Edward's trust from ticket sales and donations made at the concert.

Click here for a gallery of pictures from the Town Hall Concert.

Summer - July 2007

• Elgar: Overture - Froissart (op. 19)
• Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor (op.85)
  Soloist: Graham Morris
• Schumann: Symphony No 1 in B flat major (op. 38) "Spring"

Winter - January/February 2007

• Brahms: Academic Festival Overture (op. 80)
• Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto (op. 64)
  Soloist: Jackie Hill
• Dvorak: Symphony No 9 in E minor (op. 95) "From the New World"

Summer - July 2006

• Mozart: "Voi che sepete" from The Marriage of Figaro
  Soprano: Holly Brain
• Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21 (k 467)
  Soloist: Sachika Taniyama
• Puccini: "Signore, ascolta!" from Turandot
  Soprano: Holly Brain
• Rimsky-Korsakov: Tsar Saltan Suite (op. 57) including The Flight of the Bumblebee
  Xylophone solo: Amy Littlewood
• Berlioz: Hungarian March from the Damnation of Faust

Winter - January/February 2006

• Borodin: Overture "Prince Igor"
• Grieg: Peer Gynt, Suite No 2 (op. 55)
• Tchaikovsky: Slavonic March (op. 31)
• Tchaikovsky: Fantasy Overture "Romeo and Juliet"
• Borodin (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov): Polovtsian Dances from "Prince Igor"

Other recent works

• Bach: Orchestral Suite No.3
• Beethoven: Symphony No.2
• Beethoven: Symphony No.7
• Bizet: Carmen Suite No.1
• Brahms: Symphony No.3
• Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor (Soloist Jackie Hill)
• Butterworth: The Banks of Green Willow
• Dvorak: Symphony No 8
• Dvorak: Slavonic Dances (three from Op.46)
• Faure: Pavane
• Grieg: Peer Gynt, Suite No.1
• Haydn: Symphony No.104 (“London”)
• Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 in A (“Italian”)
• Mozart: Symphony No.35 (“Haffner”)
• Schubert: Symphony No.8 (“Unfinished”)
• Schumman: Symphony No.4
• Smetana: from “Ma Vlast” – “Vltava” and “Blanik”
• Rachmaninov: Vocalise (Soprano: Rebecca Buswell)
• Rossini: Overture to “The Barber of Seville”