Birmingham Contemporary Music Group partners with Trees for Life

The culmination of the the partnership will be the concert T R E E in the spring of 2021.

The concert will include the world premiere of Christian Mason’s new Sound Investment commission ‘The Singing Tree’, with text by Paul Griffiths, and ‘Concertini for ensemble’ by Helmut Lachenmann.

BCMG artistic director Stephan Meier said: 'During the past couple of years, a number of composers have told me of their intention to write music inspired by nature, trees in particular. We believe great art should grow from a sound relationship with nature; as I write, Christian Mason is busy composing a sort of oratorio in the shape of a tree, based on a libretto specifically written for this occasion by Paul Griffiths. We are delighted to partner with Birmingham Trees for Life as we prepare for the World Premiere of The Singing Tree, and I hope that our work together will ensure that the impact of this music goes way beyond the concert hall.'

Full details of the T R E E concert and associated tree-related activities will be released in the new year.

Details at www.bcmg.org.uk/tree