Mass In Blue


Notorious is excited to present a jazz extravaganza in December featuring Will Todd’s Mass in Blue, conducted by Clare Edwards. Mass in Blue combines Todd’s two passions – jazz and church music – and is an upbeat jazz setting of the Latin Mass text for soprano, choir and jazz quartet. If you’ve never tapped your foot to the Latin Mass then you will on 3rd December! We are thrilled to be joined by soprano soloist Gabriella Liandu and the David Austin Grey Quartet, who will also perform their own set of jazz numbers.
The concert takes place at CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, on Saturday 3rd December at 7.30pm. Tickets are £18 premium (£15 concessions) and £15 standard (£12 concessions), and are available here: tkt.to/notorious

True Colours


 

As we celebrate our 25th year, notorious are excited to present our colourful Pride themed Summer concert – True Colours!

Kings Heath Cricket Club

Saturday 25th June 2022

7.30pm (Doors 7pm)

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Retro Hits!


On Sunday 3rd April, join us in The British Oak‘s garden marquee to hear our notorious Radio Hits! Some of the ‘golden oldies’ from our first months and years of notorious 25 years ago!

No need to book tickets – come on down from 1pm to get a table inside the marquee!  The Original Patty Men are in residence serving their yummy burgers at The British Oak too.

See you there!

 

In The Mood


Join Notorious, Birmingham’s choir with a difference, for a night of classic jazz numbers. From passionate love songs to flirtatious melodies; songs to uplift the mood to those which inspire the memories of a lost romance.

Get ‘In The Mood’ as notorious sings love songs from the 1930’s Age Of Romance including Cole Porter’s ‘Night and Day’, Gershwin’s ‘Summertime’ and the iconic ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow sung by Judy Garland, plus many others to make this a night to remember.

Find out more here

words


Tickets on sale for our very special literary-themed concert at the historical @birminghamandmidlandinstitute. Featuring songs with lyrics by great poets and inspiring authors, plus special guest @mattwindlepoet, Birmingham’s former Poet Laureate and master of the spoken word!

Tickets at: https://ww2.theticketsellers.co.uk/tickets/words/10049773

notorious performs Carmina Burana


Notorious present their take on this classic set of poems topics, as familiar in the 13th century as they are in the today: the fickleness of fortune and wealth, the ephemeral nature of life, the joy of the return of Spring, and the pleasures and perils of drinking, gluttony, gambling, and lust.

Conductor: Clare Edwards

Soloists:
Phillippa Lay – Soprano
Matthew Minter – Tenor
Paul Arthur – Baritone

Pianos:
Edward Leung
Stephen Webster

Featuring the Notorious Children’s Choir

Tickets available now!

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Saturday 8th December, 7.30 pm


Celebrate Christmas with notorious in the atmospheric setting of St Paul’s Church, and commemorate a special anniversary – 100 years since the end of WW1.

The choir will be joined by special guest Matt Windle, Birmingham’s poet Laureate, to perform a selection of uplifting and reflective music and poetry. We’ll also be look towards Christmas with festive music (and a glass of mulled wine!).

It will be your chance to hear ‘FourTunes of War’ written by Ian Chapman especially for the choir. The compositions were inspired by memories of war recalled by members of the local Birmingham community who feature in video interviews shown during the performance. You’ll hear tales of Coventry bombing raids, telegraphy training, music to keep morale up and family Christmas celebrations. The concert will also include songs of peace and ‘Lest We Forget’ by Ron Dawson.

We’ll also boost your festive spirits with a selection of Christmas music from 100 years ago to the present day… featuring jingle bells and kazoos. It will be a real notorious mix!

Mulled wine available to purchase in the interval.

8 December 2018 7.30pm

St Paul’s Church, Jewellery Quarter, B3 1QZ

Tickets available from the ticket sellers here!

2018: a notorious odyssey


Who needs the Force when you have the power of live music from notorious plus special guests!
 
3.30pm and 6.30pm Saturday March 24th
 
Blast off with Notorious and special guests on an exhilarating Sci Fi adventure at The Electric cinema where no audience has gone before. 

From Bach to Bjork and Carpenters to Chopin the audience will be transported on a spectacular musical journey as the choir sing tunes from films and TV, inspired by space and the future.

Join in with David Bowie’s Starman and play ‘Guess the famous theremin tune‘ played live by our guest performer Susi O’Neill. 

Hold on tight as we travel to the edge of reality to uncover the greatest pieces of piano music, performed by special guest Stephen Webster. 
Arm yourself with your light sabre or sonic screwdriver and prepare for thrills of cosmic proportions delivered by beatboxer Pye, live on stage with the choir. 
The Electric Cinema is located in the Southside district of Birmingham, and is the UK’s oldest working cinema. It is also home to comfortable seats and sofas, and a bar for notorious audience members to enjoy! Children aged 3 and over are welcome, but will need their own seat.  
Tickets are very limited, so we are putting on two performances on Saturday 24th March: 
 
3.30pm (doors 3pm)
6.30pm (doors 6pm) 
Order yours now via the Electric Cinema website.

Notorious in the press


In the run up to this Saturdays biggest ever notorious gig, Christopher Morley at the Birmingham Post has written a fantastic article about us!

Don’t forget there’s still time to buy your tickets, just £15 for premium seats and £12 for the stalls – or if you’re a student, get in touch for a special promotion!

Click the link below to get yours now! 🙂

http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/choir-notorious-quirky-venues-celebrates-13906657

https://www.thsh.co.uk/event/notorious-at-20-faure%CC%81-requiem-and-rutter-magnificat