Welcome to BUMS- Bristol University Music Society are a Bristol SU Gold Accredited Group and Bristol's biggest music performance society! We are directly affiliated with the academic music department and based in the beautiful Victoria Rooms. Welcoming 100s of students every year, we are made up of 10 ensembles both auditioned and un-auditioned, including a high standard Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Choir as well as an award winning Brass Band. We also have two networks fostering a lively community of Chamber Musicians and Composers. We put on two jam packed concert seasons every year representing all of our ensembles at venues such as St Georges and the Victoria Rooms, as well as weekly chamber music concerts and an annual international tour.

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Are you new to the University? Bristol has over 35 music groups and ensembles spread across 12 different societies, so it can get a little confusing. But don't worry, we've made a really easy online guide to all the music performance societies at the university, sorted by instrument and genre. Find it here!  

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Ensembles

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BUMS is an umbrella society made up of 10 ensembles. All ensembles rehearse weekly and have at least 3 concerts per year. These are...

• Chamber Orchestra (AUDITIONED)- Monday 19.00-21.15 Victoria Rooms  

• Chamber Choir (AUDITIONED)- Monday 19.00-21.15 Victoria Rooms  

• Symphonic Winds (AUDITIONED)- Wednesday 17.00-19.00 Victoria Rooms  

• Baroque Ensemble (AUDITIONED)- Thursday 19.00-21.00 Victoria Rooms   

• Wind Orchestra (UNAUDITIONED) - Monday 17.00-18.30 Victoria Rooms 

• Brass Band (UNAUDITIONED)- Thursday 19.00-21.00 Victoria Rooms 

• String Orchestra (UNAUDITIONED)- Wednesday 17.00-18.30 Victoria Rooms 

• Flute Choir (UNAUDITIONED)- Friday 17.00-18.30 Victoria Rooms 

• Minerva Choir (UNAUDITIONED)- Tuesday 17.00-18.30 Victoria Rooms

• Clarinet Choir (UNAUDITIONED)- Friday 17:00-18:30 Victoria Rooms

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Give it a Go!- The first two weeks of rehearsals for our un-auditioned ensembles in September will be Give it a Go! Sessions. This means you can come along and try it out, before buying a BUMS membership. If you want to continue attending after this period, you must purchase a membership.

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Membership Benefits 

This year membership costs just £20 for the entire year. Here's what you get:

• Access to play in all 10 BUMS ensembles (alright, it might be tough to play in ALL of them, but we'd like to see you try!)  

• Access to join our chamber music network and composition networks  

• Access to join all of our society socials, including discounted nights out and alcohol free socials  

• Access to our BUMS Sundays series, which covers a wide range of weekly talks and workshops

• Discounted summer formal tickets  

• Discounted or free tickets to all of our concerts (Over 30 per year!)  

• Opportunity to sign up for our international tour!!!

• Opportunity to buy BUMS merch  

• Discount at Headwind Music Bristol, who have partnered with us for an exclusive discount! (10% off reeds online)  

 

What are you waiting for, come and join the BUMS family! 

• Buy your membership on this page

• Sign up for our weekly newsletter here . This year featuring all BUMS news and updates, plus events happening around all of Bristol. Anyone can sign up to the newsletter, not just members.

• Follow us on social media- our Instagram (@b_u_m_s_) is the most active, but you can find all of our socials on our linktree  

• Join our members Facebook Forum to see member only perks and events

• Come visit us in the Arts, Hobbies, Interests and Adventure Tent at the SU Welcome Fair and pick up your iconic 'I love BUMS' or 'I play with BUMS stickers' ;)  

If you have any queries at all contact our president Kennedy Byrne at bumspresident@outlook.com or look on our contact us page for specific people