Barry Wordsworth returns to the city to conduct The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra through a varied programme that will begin with a new piece from Deputy Head of Composition, Michael Wolters. There are more of them than us – a Queer Concerto for Nine Saxophones and Orchestra reflects Wolters life growing up gay in a small German village and the feelings of being an outsider this engendered throughout his life. The end of year concert will also include Ravel’s La valse and Stravinsky’s Firebird.

Fri 29 Jun 7pm at The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR £15 www.bcu.ac.uk