Birmingham Concert Orchestra

Birmingham Concert Orchestra (BCO) is Birmingham’s oldest established amateur orchestra. BCO is also a community orchestra which encourages players from all backgrounds and ages to come together to make music. BCO is a charity but performs 4 concerts a year to raise money for other charities both local and national, big and small. This is an important part of the orchestra’s ethos. Under the leadership of forward thinking Musical Directors who are willing to push the boundaries of the orchestra to produce great performances, the orchestra has gone from strength to strength. They are not content with playing the pieces that have been heard time and time again and are willing to extend the repertoire to include unusual compositions and arrangements and pieces by new composers. The orchestra also welcomes collaborations with other musicians and musical groups and recently joined forces with the Sutton Coldfield Chamber Choir to perform Fauré’s Requiem at Birmingham Cathedral. Other recent concerts have included Rachmaninov Piano Concerto, Dvorak Cello Concerto and Rhapsody in Blue.