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Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Clare Hammond (piano)

13:00 - 14:00 1 March 2012
Philip Grange Piano Polyptych Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin Acclaimed by the Daily Telegraph as a pianist of “amazing power and panache”. Philip Grange’s scintillating and expansive…

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Vaganza Young Composers Workshop

14:30 - 15:30 6 March 2012
A celebration of the creativity of the youngest generation, this workshop is the outcome of Vaganza’s education projects in local Manchester schools.

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Vaganza and Psappha with RNCM New Ensemble

19:30 - 21:30 7 March 2012
Simon Joyner New work for Vaganza and Psappha (world première) Alan Williams Bog Bodies Colin Matthews Sun’s Dance Ian Gardiner L’escalier en Spirale Zakiya Leeming New work…

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Quatour Danel Seminar: ‘Doctors of Composition’

14:30 8 March 2012
Seminar: ‘Doctors of Composition’ - The Quatuor Danel workshops quartets by the University’s PhD students FREE

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Walter Carroll Lunchtime Series - Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:00 8 March 2012
Programme to include: Richard Whalley Interlocking Melodies Philip Grange New Work (world première) Camden Reeves Dactylozooid Complex As part of the North-West Composers’…

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Opera Scenes

13:00 - 14:00 9 March 2012
In the second of our free Lunchtime Concert series, Opera Scenes returns as famous scenes and arias are performed by talented students.

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Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 9 March 2012
Mendelssohn Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 Philip Grange New Work César Franck Quartet in D The last of Mendelssohn’s six quartets is his most dramatic and Beethovenian.…

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University of Manchester String and Chamber Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 10 March 2012
Josef Suk Meditation On An Old Czech Hymn – St Wenceslas Zden?k Fibich Poème Kevin Malone Angels & Fireflies – World Première Leoš Janá?ek Suite for Strings Josef Haydn Symphony…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Student Showcase

13:00 - 14:00 15 March 2012
A recital featuring the talents of undergraduate and postgraduate star performers from The University of Manchester.

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Ad Solem - University of Manchester Chamber Choir

19:30 - 21:30 16 March 2012
Programme to include: Vaughan Williams Mass in G Minor Busiakiewicz Folk Song Arrangements Director: David Young Join Ad Solem, the Music Society's elite chamber choir, as they…

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Manchester University Wind Orchestra (MUWO)

19:30 - 21:30 17 March 2012
Director: Andy Gregory Manchester University Wind Orchestra, the society’s largest wind ensemble, returns for their second concert of the season with a great selection from the wind band repertoire!

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Manchester University Big Band

19:30 - 21:30 20 March 2012
Director: Patrick Hurley Manchester University Big Band returns with another brilliant concert including a mix of well-known classics and contemporary gems from the big band repertoire.

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Dream Spaces: music for flute & live electronics

13:00 - 14:00 22 March 2012
Gavin Osborn – flutes with Manuella Blackburn & Haruka Hirayama (electronics) & Paul Michael Labelle (guitar) Kaija Saariaho Laconisme de l'aile Brian Ferneyhough Cassandra's…

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MUMS Chamber Ensemble

13:00 - 14:30 23 March 2012
Conductor: Jamie Phillips Join us for a rare performance of the chamber version of Mahler’s 4th Symphony. The lightest of all his symphonic output, it concerns the view of heaven…

British Red Cross Conference: Women and Asylum: Recognising, representing and working together to resolve issues facing women in the asylum system

10:00 - 16:00 28 March 2012
The British Red Cross invites professionals working with women in the asylum system and others with an interest in learning more about the issues to a free conference to mark International…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Simon Turner (cello)

13:00 - 14:00 19 April 2012
Kodály Sonata for Solo Cello Op. 8 Simon Turner, cellist with the Hallé returns to the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series with a recital featuring Kodály’s gigantic, highly…

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Classical Works

13:00 - 14:30 20 April 2012
Join us for the fourth of our free Lunchtime Concert series, with a selection of classical works and student commissions for small chamber ensembles.

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - GAMELAN DEGUNG

13:00 - 14:00 26 April 2012
University Music students, with guests, offer a dynamic programme of music for Gamelan Degung, to culminate the course in association with the Hallé. The concert includes traditional…

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Manchester University Baroque Orchestra

13:00 - 14:30 27 April 2012
Join the University's own period-performance ensemble for a concert celebrating some of the favourites of the drawing rooms and concert rooms of Baroque England, including one of Handel's…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Caf€ Mozart presents: Haydn à l’anglaise

13:00 - 14:00 3 May 2012
When Haydn came to England in 1791 his songs were already available in English versions that differed somewhat from what had left Vienna. Furthermore his pupil Thomas Haigh ‘of Manchester’…

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Colm Tóibín with Paul Durcan

18:30 - 20:30 8 May 2012
Colm Tóibín and Paul Durcan will read from new work at Professor Tóibín’s final Manchester event. Like Colm Tóibín, Paul Durcan is one of Ireland’s foremost writers and is renowned…

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Quatuor Danel Seminar: ‘Inevitable Rifts’

14:30 10 May 2012
Seminar: ‘Inevitable Rifts’ - Professor emeritus John Casken discusses his recent music and illustrates his new quintet. FREE

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Walter Carroll Lunchtime Series - Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:00 10 May 2012
Emily Howard Clarinet Quintet (second performance) Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A, K581 with Nicholas Cox – clarinet Mozart’s heavenly clarinet quintet still stands as the…

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Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 11 May 2012
John Casken Inevitable Rifts (UK première) Haydn Quartet in F sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 4 Schubert Quintet in C, D956 with Petr Prause – cello John Casken’s new string…

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ESTIVAL Day One - Ad Solem Chamber Choir

19:30 - 22:00 5 June 2012
Ad Solem - The University of Manchester Chamber Choir- kicking off ESTIVAL with an enchanting programme of choral music. This event will be held at The Catholic Church of the Holy Name of Jesus.

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