Charles Stanley Wealth Managers Sponsorship

2022-02-25T15:40:40+00:00February 1st, 2022|Sponsorship, The festival|

We are delighted to announce that the Spanish Classical Music & Tapas Night "Rosa & Roberto" on Sunday 3rd April is kindly sponsored by Charles Stanley Wealth Managers in Birmingham. Timothy Venner, Business Development Director, commented: "Charles Stanley Wealth Managers  are delighted to continue our support for The Broadway Arts Festival. We are delighted to be sponsoring [...]

Rosa & Roberto – an evening of Spanish flair & virtuosity

2022-04-02T10:29:01+01:00September 19th, 2021||

An evening of Spanish flair with a hot Latin flavour including music by Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos and Sergio Assad. Two musicians on four instruments: Rosa Campos-Fernandez: clarinets Roberto Carillo-Garcia: guitar & double bass Both esteemed members of the Hallé Orchestra, Roberto and Rosa’s infectious enthusiasm and virtuosic playing make for the perfect evening concert. This event [...]

9 Local arts students awarded bursaries to support their careers in the arts

2020-12-31T14:35:52+00:00December 31st, 2020|Arts Grants, Music, Sponsorship, The festival, Theatre|

We were blown away by the quality and record number of applications for our student bursaries this year! Given the particularly challenging circumstances for university students in 2020, we increased funding for these grants by 1/3rd (worth £500 - £1000+ each). Nine exceptional arts students have been awarded bursaries this week on a wide range [...]

Coffee Concert with Marcel Zidani

2020-03-08T09:28:17+00:00February 5th, 2020||

Prize winning composer and pianist Marcel Zidani presents a programme of uplifting and beautiful piano music to include traditional works by classical composers Mozart and Liszt and a masterpiece by the great living jazz pianist Keith Jarrett. With an additional touch of Spanish musical elegance there will be something for every musical taste. Marcel is [...]

Festival Folk Night & Ceilidh with Georgia Lewis & Trio

2023-05-08T10:58:34+01:00January 29th, 2020|, |

What better way to finish the festival than with a ceilidh with Georgia Lewis and her trio? Beautiful uplifting folk music to start followed after the interval by a ceilidh to celebrate the last night of the festival. After the interval the dance floor opens to welcome audience members, regardless of age and experience, to [...]

Exploring Edward Lear – a musical show by Robin Smith

2020-03-08T10:47:13+00:00January 26th, 2020|, , |

In this musical show curated for the festival, composer, pianist and arranger Robin Smith explores Lear’s life through his poems with newly commissioned music inspired by his fascination with his story, alongside a display of reimagined illustrations by artist Sallie Taylor and narration by Oliver Taylor. Edward Lear was a man delighted by words and [...]

The Alex Voysey Blues Band – Old Dogs, New Tricks.

2021-06-12T08:11:36+01:00January 14th, 2020|, , |

Alex Voysey returns to the festival by popular demand with his blues band and a new show for 2021. Travel back in time through 100 years of the blues as they explore some of the genre’s founding fathers like B.B. King and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to current artists such as Joe Bonamassa and Joanne Shaw [...]

Beets & Pieces The Crista Trio: Ashok Gupta, Ben & David Powell

2020-03-08T09:59:33+00:00December 10th, 2019||

Beethoven’s final and heroic Archduke Piano Trio forms the centrepiece of this concert in celebration of his 250th anniversary. Performed by Ashok Gupta and friends of the Festival Ben and David Powell as the Crista Trio, the programme also includes rarely heard arrangements of Beethoven’s famous overture Egmont and Chabrier’s orchestral masterpiece Espana, along with [...]

Swing Jive & Lindy Hop Beginners’ Dance Workshop: All About Swing

2023-05-20T12:38:36+01:00November 23rd, 2019|, |

This dance workshop is aimed at complete beginners or anyone wanting to refresh their fundamental skills of Lindy Hop. Lindy Hop is a partner dance with its roots in the swing jazz of the 30s and 40s. With an infectious feel it gets your feet moving, your heart pumping and your smile beaming! The workshop [...]

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