{"id":55065,"date":"2024-08-27T20:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T19:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=55065"},"modified":"2024-08-27T19:42:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T18:42:00","slug":"classical-music-on-a-tram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=55065","title":{"rendered":"Classical music on a tram!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If when you\u2019ve been on a tram and sat there thinking \u201cyou know what, it would be so much better if there was some classical music on board\u201d then you are in for a treat on the West Midlands Metro in the last week of August. Having already performed once (Tuesday 27<sup>th<\/sup> August), the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra\u2019s (CBSO) Music Director, Kazuki Yamada, will be playing a captivating piano soundtrack on Thursday 29<sup>th<\/sup> August.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The music performance \u2013 which is part of a week-long series of events designed to showcase the orchestra\u2019s talents \u2013 should be on board a tram which departs Library at 1030 with it heading to Wolverhampton Railway Station. The return trip from Piper\u2019s Row, Wolverhampton will then be at 1142 (timings are subject to change).<\/p>\n<p>The performance is part of the continued partnership between the West Midlands Metro and CBSO which has not only included a wrap on tram 45 but given discounted travel to concertgoers.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Reading Skilton, West Midlands Metro\u2019s Head of Commercials, said: \u201cOur partnership, which offers discounted travel to CBSO ticketholders and performers, has been a resounding success since its launch last year. We\u2019re proud to support the arts and enrich the cultural landscape across the region we serve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to welcome Kazuki aboard our trams, and we\u2019re sure his performances will make for some memorable journeys for customers who will have the chance to listen to one of the country\u2019s top pianists for the price of a Metro ticket!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If when you\u2019ve been on a tram and sat there thinking \u201cyou know what, it would be so much better if there was some classical music on board\u201d then you are in for a treat on the West Midlands Metro &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=55065\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55065"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55066,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55065\/revisions\/55066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}