Birmingham Old, New and Future

Location: Centenary Square, Birmingham

We made a last minute decision to go to one of the Sunday afternoon CBSO concerts at the Symphony Hall.  They're aimed at families and are educational, explaining the stories behind some of the pieces being played. The orchestra members were even colour coordinated for the strings, woodwind, brass and percussion sections.  I always enjoy being able to watch and see who is making the different sounds that make up the ensemble.

Walking to the hall is a little more difficult than normal, with all of the construction work going on in the city.  Here you have the Hall of Memory in the foreground, currently off limits behind the construction barriers.  The glass walled building is the Hyatt Regency Hotel and I managed to get in a position to show the next stage in Birmingham's regeneration reflected.