Birmingham Music Hub Set To Thrive With £750,000 Award From Arts Council England
Birmingham’s leading music organisations have united to begin a two-year programme of work to develop the delivery of music in the city, thanks to a major funding award from Arts Council England, West Midlands.
Birmingham City Council, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Birmingham Jazz, CBSO, Ex Cathedra, Hippodrome Theatre/Welsh National Opera and Performances Birmingham (the new trust for Symphony Hall and Town Hall) are now working together as the ‘Birmingham Music Hub’ to develop a clear and coherent programme of world-class music for the city, that will reflect its reputation as an international cultural centre.
The partnership will also look at streamlining artistic residencies within the city’s key music venues and take a collaborative approach to marketing and audience development.
The programme received £750,000 from Arts Council England under its Grants for the arts scheme for organisational development - Thrive! The scheme aims to strengthen the arts sector by supporting the development needs of arts organisations, so that they are able to improve their performance and work towards meeting the increased business demands of the 21st century.
Ros Robins, Director of Arts at Arts Council West Midlands comments:
“This is an exciting opportunity for the leading music organisations in the city to collaborate and develop their reach locally, nationally and internationally. This additional investment will raise the profile of Birmingham as a major centre for high quality music in the UK. Arts Council West Midlands looks forward to working with the Hub to realise all of its ambitions”.
Councillor Ray Hassall, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and Culture said:
“Birmingham has a rich history in classical music, it has world class venues in Symphony Hall and the soon to re-open Town Hall and is home to the internationally renowned City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. This major award is good news for Birmingham – we are committed to create more opportunities for local people to participate in the cultural life of the city.”
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