So excited to have Surge Orchestra with all new commissions being performed at the Edge this Friday .. details Surge Forward ..doors 7pm .. joy unfolding x Natalie Mason Xhosa Cole

Two days to go! 🎉

Join us tomorrow for Surge New Works 🎉

Tonight! ✨ A very special evening of new music from Alicia Gardener-Trejo, Natalie Mason Ryan Trebilcock (Ryanmusic) & Xhosa Cole, performed by musicians from Surge Orchestra. Join us at The Edge, the home of Friction in Digbeth. Doors at 7pm #ACEsupported eventbrite.co.uk/e/surge-new-wo…

Last Friday saw the premiere of 4 new works by 4 amazing composers/musicians commissioned over lockdown. Thank you to all who attended & thank you to Friction for hosting us! The recorded performances will be released in the next few months. Photos: Tegen Kimbley

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Hopefully you have some dancing planned over the next few days! Here's ‘purupuruke (A song for round dance)’ performed by Mayunkiki & Surge Orchestra at Ikon in September. The project was generously supported by John Feeney Charitable Trust #ACESupported youtube.com/watch?v=z1BDoW…

Dear Twittersphere! We're looking for an Artistic Director for Music to help develop our exciting inclusive music programme Sense. We're particularly interested in app'ns from artists who identify as D/deaf/disabled &/or neurodivergent.Apply here: bit.ly/3VJ7iIs

We're delighted to announce we've received a British Council grant to travel to Shanghai later this year & collaborate with pioneering Pingtan artist Lu Jinhua. We look forward to learning more about Pingtan & sharing the highlights from our travels to Shanghai later this year!

We've surged our festival forward to Summer & expanded it to 3 days to bring you an even more jam packed line up of exceptional music from around the globe. Expect exciting new collaborations, music popping up all over the building and some raucous headliners to get you dancing!

Mayunkiki - Water Bird song youtu.be/mGhhWraVbK4

Café for #piano performed by Di Xiao youtu.be/R84VPNI21T8

We’re over the moon to share we've got Arts Council England funding for activities for the rest of the year! First up Julia Kozáková for a special evening of spellbinding songs in the Roma tradition in Clun, Shropshire on Tuesday 22 August 2023. More info here: tinyurl.com/4mn7ynh4

ミュージシャンには異なる場所の人々を結びつけるパワーがあります。ワールドミュージックのフェス、スキヤキトーキョーに参加した英国の作曲家シド・ピーコックは、日英の文化を活かした新しいタイプの音楽コラボを展開しています。マルゑゐの廣瀬拓音さんと飯田橋にて。Surge Forward @maruyeyi

カムイホプニナ

今回のイギリス滞在最初のライブは人口750人ほどのクランという街。とても良い空気感、良い人たち、良い場所のおかげで素晴らしい演奏ができました。イギリスツアー、幸先の良いスタートです。本当に、美しい夜。

This Saturday evening! Live music & food with Surge Forward at Pan-Pan in Digbeth. Join us for Mayunkiki's Ainu cyclical Upopo songs with Surge Orchestra, the Chinese zither, Guzheng, played by Anqi Qu, original music from Kamura Obscura, and Chromatouch magic from Leon Trimble.