The CBSO Centre is the administrative home and rehearsal centre of the
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is a British orchestra based in Birmingham, England. It is the resident orchestra at Symphony Hall: a B:Music Venue in Birmingham, which has been its principal performance venue since 1991. Its a ...
, the City of Birmingham Symphony Choruses (
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus,
City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus
The CBSO Youth Orchestra in Birmingham, England is an amateur symphony orchestra for young people managed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO). The orchestra is based at CBSO Centre but performs at Symphony Hall, Birmingham; mem ...
and
City of Birmingham Young Voices
The CBSO Youth Orchestra in Birmingham, England is an amateur symphony orchestra for young people managed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO). The orchestra is based at CBSO Centre but performs at Symphony Hall, Birmingham; mem ...
), and
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (BCMG) is a British chamber ensemble based in Birmingham, England specialising in the performance of new and contemporary music. BCMG performs regularly at the CBSO Centre and Symphony Hall in Birmingham, tou ...
on the corner of Berkley Street and Holliday Street, in
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...
,
England
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.
It contains a 310-seat auditorium which is also used for public performances and as a hired space for receptions and exhibitions.
Built in 1997 by
Associated Architects it retains a façade of Rowe's Lead Works on Berkeley Street by H. Peter Hing (1921–22).
See also
*
List of concert halls
A concert hall is a cultural building with a stage that serves as a performance venue and an auditorium filled with seats.
This list does not include other venues such as sports stadia, dramatic theatres or convention centres that m ...
References
*''Pevsner Architectural Guides - Birmingham'', Andy Foster, 2005,
External links
CBSO Centre Web Site
Concert halls in England
Culture in Birmingham, West Midlands
Classical music in the United Kingdom
Buildings and structures in Birmingham, West Midlands
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