Birmingham orchestra carry out Black Sabbath at station in Ozzy Osbourne tribute

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) has mentioned it was “delighted” to pay tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne and create a “really special moment” for town.

A classical ensemble carried out at Birmingham New Street prepare station as a part of the CBSO in the City programme, which included Black Sabbath items.

CEO Emma Stenning described the last-minute preparations as a “true Birmingham effort”.

She mentioned: “Music can be there in moments of celebration but also moments of reflection, and it somehow brings us together.”

Discussing how the orchestra ready, she mentioned: “When we heard that incredibly sad news the evening before, suddenly the messages started pinging across everybody’s phones with my team saying, ‘Can we build something into the concert?’.

“Our mates at Birmingham Royal Ballet had a wonderful ballet referred to as Black Sabbath which celebrated the good band.

“So we were on the phone saying, ‘Hey ballet friends, can you send us some music?’

“And they did. Yesterday morning the staff jumped to it and simply put in a fast rehearsal, and we constructed it into the set.”

She added: “These gamers are among the many greatest on this planet to allow them to simply sit down and do it and it sounds fairly fabulous.

“We were delighted to bring what was a really special moment to Birmingham.”

Ms Stenning mentioned quite a lot of folks watched on, together with some Black Sabbath followers who discovered their efficiency shifting.

“We did two concerts yesterday and by the time the second one came around, I think word was out that we were playing a bit of Black Sabbath,” she mentioned.

“There were clearly some fans in the audience and for whom it was a really emotional moment, and that’s something music can do for the city.”

An exhibition about Osbourne’s life in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery – which opened to coincide with the farewell gig – grew to become one other vacation spot for followers to recollect him.

A queue quickly shaped for a guide of condolence on the attraction, with Toby Watley, from the museum saying they noticed 4 instances as many guests as they’d usually have anticipated.

“It was like a big community that had come together,” he mentioned.

“We had about 4,000 people through our doors yesterday, which is about four times what we would normally get on a Wednesday.

“They have been all there to reminisce and share tales. Once they realised there was a guide of condolence, everybody needed to go away a message.

“I think we had over 600 messages in the book by the end of the day.”