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General FeaturesYou are in: Birmingham > Features > General Features > Birmingham Town Hall re-opens  Re-opening night. Pic: Adrian Burrows Birmingham Town Hall re-opensRuby Turner, Cleveland Watkiss, Soweto Kinch, Black Voices, BBC Big Band, the Reggae Philharmonic and the cream of local gospel talent re-opened Birmingham Town Hall on the 4th of October 2007.  Re-opening night. Pic: Adrian Burrows For the Re-opening Concert an outstanding line-up of local and national musicians performed Messiah: A Soulful Celebration and Duke Ellington’s big-band version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Ruby Turner, Cleveland Watkiss, Black Voices and the 42 strong Town Hall Gospel Choir performed on the re-opening night with the BBC Big Band, Soweto Kinch and the Strings of the Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra. Carol Pemberton is Black Voices' Musical Director. She said: "It was an absolutely fantastic night. I think some traditionalists were apprehensive [of Messiah: A Soulful Celebration], but the whole mix worked so well.  Birmingham Town Hall. Pic: Dave Madden "We've had loads of positive comments. It was great for us and the Town Hall to have a standing ovation on the opening night. "It was a great atmosphere." The concert launches a two-week festival (4-21 October) ‘Celebrating the Past, Pioneering the Future’. Click the links for more information. Closed for over a decade and restored at a cost of £35m, Town Hall Birmingham is believed to be Europe’s oldest remaining purpose-built concert hall. Re-opening night photos on this page copyright of Adrian Burrows.last updated: 10/10/07 Have Your SayHave you attended the Town Hall Re-opening Festival? Write your reviews here. Have you been inside the renovated Town Hall? What do you think of it? Rupert Cole alan rowan. stewart morroll You are in: Birmingham > Features > General Features > Birmingham Town Hall re-opens |
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