One of Britain's leading new music ensembles, Birmingham
Contemporary Music Group (BCMG), is one of the big-name casualties
of local authority arts cuts that are hitting some parts of the
country. From 2012 Birmingham City Council is withdrawing all the
funding it provides to the ensemble, amounting to nearly £72,000 a
year.
BCMG's artistic director Stephen Newbould said the Council's
decision would have a 'critical impact' on the ensemble's
performance and education programme, and composer Oliver Knussen,
BCMG's artist in association, described the cut as
'devastating'.
Just days after the cuts were confirmed, the award-winning ensemble
received another prize for its work, with Stephen Newbould and
general manager Jackie Newbould winning the Royal Philharmonic
Society's Leslie Boosey Award for their contribution to
contemporary classical music.
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