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CHINA: JOURNEY TO THE EAST

25 September 2010 - 26 June 2011
A British Museum Tour supported by BP, a CHINA NOW legacy project 25 September 2010-26 June 2011 Free entry China's long history of innovation in technology, science and the arts…

ESTIVAL: Chamber Music Beat the Rush Hour Concert

17:00 6 June 2011
Mozart Sinfonietta Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E flat major K. 364 Estival returns again in June 2011 and promises to be bigger, better and more Russian than…

ESTIVAL: Manchester University Big Band

20:00 6 June 2011
Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite Musical Director – Patrick Hurley To celebrate the opening night of ESTIVAL, the University of Manchester Big Band invites you to party in the Cosmo.…

ESTIVAL: The University of Manchester String Orchestra and Baroque Orchestra

13:00 6 June 2011
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 Estival returns again in June 2011 and promises to be bigger, better and more Russian than ever. Taking place in the final…

Living Worlds

14 April 2011 - 14 April 2012
Now open (permanent gallery) If you think nature is something far away, think again - we are nature. Living Worlds explores the connections between all living things, including us,…

Stonehenge: henge diggers

19 February - 17 July 2011
Photos by Bill Bevan and emotive texts capture the feelings of archaeologists, some from The University of Manchester, as they dig and make discoveries near this renowned sacred site.…

The Museum Allotment

27 May - 13 November 2011
The Museum’s new Living Worlds gallery explores the connections between all living things, including us, and shows how we can all shape the future by the choices we make. One of…

ESTIVAL: Ad Solem, The University of Manchester Chamber Choir

19:30 7 June 2011
Sacred works by, Sheremetiev, Gretchaninov and Kalinnikov, and excerpts from Rachmaninov’s ‘All Night Vigil’, are contrasted alongside more recent works by more familiar composers.…

ESTIVAL: Joy of Voice Beat The Rush Hour Concert

17:00 7 June 2011
Copland Old American Songs Stravinsky Mass Celebrating the singers of the department unite to sing Stravinsky’s Mass. The concert celebrates much of the vocal…

ESTIVAL: The University of Manchester Chamber Orchestra

13:00 7 June 2011
Mozart Haffner Serenade Beethoven Symphony No. 1 Beethoven's energetic and youthful First Symphony is played alongside a selection of Movements from Mozart's…

ESTIVAL: The University of Manchester Chamber Orchestra

13:00 7 June 2011
Mozart Haffner Serenade Beethoven Symphony No. 1 Beethoven's energetic and youthful First Symphony is played alongside a selection of Movements from Mozart's lesser know 'Haffner Serenade'

ESTIVAL: Manchester University Wind Orchestra

19:30 8 June 2011
Shostakovich Festive Overture, arr. Hunsberger Kozhevnikov Symphony No. 3 Tchaikovsky Finale from Symphony No. 4, arr. Singleton Nigel Clarke Gagarin Prokofiev…

ESTIVAL: Pictures at an Exhibition

13:00 8 June 2011
Shostakovich Two Scarlatti Pieces Mussorgsky arr. Howarth Pictures at an Exhibition Brass Ensemble take centre stage with a sure favourite -…

ESTIVAL: Stravinsky's Soldier's Tale Beat The Rush Hour Concert

17:00 8 June 2011
Stravinsky Histoire du Soldat Through jazz, tangos, marches and waltzes, we tell an old Russian Fairy tale. This dark Faustian fable about a deserting soldier and the Devil…

Showcase lecture - Contested points: a 1920s archaeological controversy

15:00 - 16:30 8 June 2011
3-4pm: lecture 4-4.30pm: discussion followed by tea & coffee Bryan Sitch, The Manchester Museum.

ESTIVAL: Chamber Music

17:00 9 June 2011
Players from across MUMS join together in a celebration of Chamber Music. Estival returns again in June 2011 and promises to be bigger, better and more Russian than ever. Taking…

ESTIVAL: Opera Scenes

13:00 9 June 2011
Once again, MUMS unites the cast of opera scenes to put on the years final instalment. This promises to be the biggest and best, with solo ensembles from some of the casts strongest…

ESTIVAL: The University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra

19:30 9 June 2011
Mussorgsky Night on a Bare Mountain Glazunov Violin Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No.5 As the year draws to a close, Estival goes out with tragic triumph. Glazunov's…

Poetic inspirations

18:30 - 20:00 9 June 2011
An evening of poetry reading inspired by the Museum’s collection.

MANTIS COMES OF AGE: 15th EDITION OF THE MANTIS FESTIVAL: PART TWO

16:00 10 June 2011
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) biannually presents concerts of music and sound, featuring compositions and performances enhanced by the use of new technology and digital media.…

MANTIS COMES OF AGE: 15th EDITION OF THE MANTIS FESTIVAL: PART TWO

18:00 10 June 2011
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) biannually presents concerts of music and sound, featuring compositions and performances enhanced by the use of new technology and digital media.…

MANTIS COMES OF AGE: 15th EDITION OF THE MANTIS FESTIVAL: PART TWO

19:30 10 June 2011
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) biannually presents concerts of music and sound, featuring compositions and performances enhanced by the use of new technology and digital media.…

Big Saturday: Journey to the West

11:00 - 16:00 11 June 2011
The classic Chinese fantasy novel Journey to the West is loosely based on a journey made by a Buddhist Monk, in the 7th Century in search of Buddhist scriptures. The Monk has three…

Spending to save (part of our conservation and sustainability series)

14:00 - 15:00 11 June 2011
Did pre-historic hunters live in balance with nature or over exploit their resources? How can we make sure our current food resources, such as fishing, are harvested sustainably? Join…

Student social and allotment party

12:00 11 June 2011
12-4pm: Student allotment party 6-9pm: Student social On Sat 11 Jun, 12-4pm, all students are invited to our biodiverse student allotment party with live music and workshops to…

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