Martin Harris Centre

Craig Raine and Peter Sansom

18:30 18 November 2010
CRAIG RAINE Craig Raine was born in 1944 and educated at Exeter College, Oxford. His works include a number of poetry collections: The Onion, Memory (1978), A Martian Sends a Postcard…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:00 18 November 2010
Weinberg Sonata for Two Violins (UK première) Hindemith String Quartet No. 6 in Eb major The first performance for almost 50 years of a neglected gem from Weinberg, plus the…

Manchester University Music Society - Opera Scenes

13:00 19 November 2010
Opera Scenes returns with an inspiring selection of semi staged arias, duets, recitatives, and choruses from an array of operas that make for a dramatic lunchtime experience.

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19 November 2010
Haydn String Quartet in D Major (“The Frog”), Op. 50 No. 6 Kevin Malone Opus Operetta (Premiere) Bartók String Quartet No. 6 A dangerous mix of plumbing the depths and irreverence…

London Uyghur Ensemble

13:00 25 November 2010
Vocalist - Rahima Mahmut The traditional music and dance of the Central Asian Uyghurs: thrilling vocals are accompanied by long-necked lutes, spike fiddle and frame drum. This easternmost…

VAGANZA - Helmut Lachenmann at 75: Inward Beauty

13:00 26 November 2010
Lachenmann Trio Fluido Student composers New works Lachenmann’s ground-breaking trio from 1966, plus exciting new works by our student composers. Listening to music by Helmut…

VAGANZA - Helmut Lachenmann at 75: Inward Beauty

19:30 26 November 2010
Lachenmann Consolation II (with Ad Solem choir) Lachenmann Guero Lachenmann Cradle Music Lachenmann Notturno Student composers New works Theo Vinden – solo…

Manchester University Wind Orchestra

19:30 27 November 2010
Picture Postcards 1: Britain and America Manchester University Wind Orchestra presents musical pictures from around the world. This expedition showcases some of the best music from…

Black Voices

13:00 2 December 2010
The repertoire of Black Voices, the UK’s première female acappella group, has something for everyone. They cleverly weave traditional songs from Africa and the Caribbean with very new…

University of Manchester Baroque Orchestra

13:00 3 December 2010
The University of Manchester Baroque Orchestra begins the year with an eclectic collection of concerti grossi by Handel, Vivaldi and Geminiani.

University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

19:30 5 December 2010
Haydn Creation This winter, the Manchester University Chorus presents Haydn’s Creation, accompanied by the University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra. Considered by many as Haydn’s…

SOLD OUT Poetry Reading by Gwyneth Lewis

18:00 9 December 2010
A reading from the Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis *THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT*

Manchester University Big Band

19:30 9 December 2010
The Universities greatest Big Band performs some of the genre’s most exciting music, from the quality of Sammy Nestico and Count Basie to the energy of Michel Camilo. The concert includes…

Simon Turner (cello) and Richard Casey (piano)

13:00 9 December 2010
Beethoven Sonata in C major op. 102 no.1 Webern Three Little Pieces op.11 Carter Sonata (1948) Beethoven’s C-major Sonata can be seen as the first of his late period…

Ad Solem – The University of Manchester Chamber Choir

19:30 10 December 2010
The highly acclaimed Ad Solem (The University of Manchester Chamber Choir) kick off their new year with a concert including works by Lotti, Lobo, Tallis, Rheinberger, and Whittacre.…

KIT HOLMES TRIO with Allan Greenwood, guitar & Hayden Minett, bass

20:00 14 December 2010
Enjoy an uplifting evening of gorgeous guitar, poignant lyrics and feisty fiddle playing, all with Kit’s incredible sense of fun! The Observer described her music as, ‘Macy Gray meets…

MUMS Festive Concert

19:30 16 December 2010
A concert to celebrate the festive season with a variety of music including seasonal extracts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Wagner Siegfried Idyll arr. for Brass Ensemble…

Quatuor Danel lunchtime Concert & Seminar

13:00 16 December 2010
Aleksandr Mosolov String Quartet No. 1 in A minor Boris Tishchenko String Quartet No. 1 The unflinching modernism of Aleksandr Mosolov’s first string quartet (1926) meant that…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 17 December 2010
Haydn String Quartet in Bb Major, Op. 50 No. 1 Bartók String Quartet No. 1 Beethoven String Quartet in C# minor, Op. 131 with original finale Beethoven’s transcendent Op. 131 string…

RMA Conference - Trio Atem Gavin Osborn – flutes, Nina Whiteman – mezzo soprano, Alice Purton – cello

13:00 14 January 2011
Tom Coult Seven Face Pictures Marcello Messina Melior de cinere surgo Tristan Rhys Williams I AM TRIO José Guillermo Puello Un Inverosímil Archipiélago Mark Pilkington Doodle …

Quatour Danel Seminar: The string quartets of Helmut Lachenmann

14:30 20 January 2011
The string quartets of Helmut Lachenmann

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:00 20 January 2011
WALTER CARROLL LUNCHTIME CONCERT Beethoven String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1 Pierre Bartholomée Envol et Mort d’un Papillon (UK première) The UK première of Pierre…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 21 January 2011
Bartók String Quartet No. 3 Helmut Lachenmann String Quartet No. 1 (Gran Torso) Beethoven String Quartet in Eb major (“The Harp”), Op. 74 All three of these works made the string…

SOLD OUT The Jewish Theatre Company present Ghetto - A Play with Music by Joshua Sobol

19:30 24 January 2011
The true story of the Vilna Ghetto Theatre Company’s desperate fight for survival against the Nazis liquidation. With music composed in the ghetto. Powerful, moving drama, a total theatre…

The Princeton University Orchestra

19:30 24 January 2011
Barber Violin Concerto with soloist Sunghae Anna Lim Copland Appalachian Spring (Complete Ballet) Conductor – Michael Pratt We are delighted to welcome The Princeton University…

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