Martin Harris Centre

Made in Manchester: Storytelling and spoken word performance

17:30 - 18:30 18 October 2013
Professional performer and storyteller Akiel Chinelo has been facilitating a series of drama and storytelling workshops with a group of young women from Gorton in east Manchester. They…

Sing Out and Stand Tall

13:10 - 14:00 18 October 2013
Ethnomusicology lecturer Caroline Bithell and a team of students from Music have been working in partnership with natural voice and community arts practitioner Jules Gibb to deliver…

Manchester University Music Society (MUMS) - Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 19 October 2013
Smetana Ma Vlast: Blaník Martin? Oboe Concerto Smetana Ma Vlast: From Bohemia’s Forests and Meadows Dvo?ák Symphony No. 8 MUMS Symphony Orchestra return with a Bohemia-inspired…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Featured Artist: Richard Casey (Piano)

13:10 - 14:00 24 October 2013
Beethoven Six Bagatelles, Op. 126 Beethoven Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia Op. 27 No. 2 Chopin Fugue Iannis Xenakis Evryali Richard Casey’s first Beethoven and recital this year…

MANTIS Fall Festival 2013

18:00 - 19:30 26 October 2013
MANTIS Fall Festival 2013 6pm, Saturday 26 October 2013 8pm, Saturday 26 October 2013 2pm, Sunday 27 October 2013 MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents a weekend of…

MANTIS Fall Festival 2013

20:00 - 22:00 26 October 2013
MANTIS Fall Festival 2013 6pm, Saturday 26 October 2013 8pm, Saturday 26 October 2013 2pm, Sunday 27 October 2013 MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents a weekend of…

New Music North West Festival

26 October - 2 November 2013
New Music North West Festival Saturday 26 October – Saturday 2 November 2013 Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama The RNCM and The University of Manchester are delighted to…

MANTIS Fall Festival 2013

14:00 - 16:00 27 October 2013
MANTIS Fall Festival 2013 6pm, Saturday 26 October 2013 8pm, Saturday 26 October 2013 2pm, Sunday 27 October 2013 MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents a weekend of…

Exploring the North West with David Horne

14:30 - 16:30 28 October 2013
David Horne presents a video of short messages from each composer represented in the festival, including audio snippets, personal messages and much more besides. This event forms…

Lunchtime Concert

13:00 - 14:30 28 October 2013
Edwin Roxburgh, Cantilena; Gary Carpenter, Dioscuri; Edwin Roxburgh, Homage to Debussy; Paul Goodey, La Seis Cuerdas. This event forms part of the New Music North West Festival,…

The Rosenhan Experiment

17:15 - 19:30 28 October 2013
Robert Ogden countertenor RNCM alumnus Tim Benjamin brings a gripping psychological drama recounting David Rosenhan's landmark 1970s experiment: ‘On Being Sane In Insane Places’…

Vaganza and RNCM New Ensemble

19:30 - 21:30 28 October 2013
Edwin Roxburgh, Refractions; Tim Jackson, Be Not Afeard; Simon Parkin, Three Pieces for Mixed Sextet; David Curington, New work (world première); Edwin Roxburgh, Convolutions; James…

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Psappha

19:30 - 21:30 29 October 2013
Programme to include: Philip Grange Focus and Fade * David Horne New work (world première) * Camden Reeves Random Keys (world première) ** Peter Maxwell Davies …

Open Forum with Edwin Roxburgh

14:30 - 15:30 29 October 2013
Clark Rundell talks to New Music North West’s featured composer, Edwin Roxburgh. This event forms part of the New Music North West Festival, the fourth and largest ever festival…

Trio Atem

18:00 - 20:00 29 October 2013
Programme to include: Nina Whiteman The modifications of clouds Ian Vine Moon Phase Richard Whalley Problems Arising from Sympathy Fabrice Fitch Per Serafino Calbarsi II: Le…

Vaganza and Musicians from RNCM

13:15 - 14:30 29 October 2013
Programme to include: Edwin Roxburgh Dreamtime Helen Seddon-Gray New work (world première) Edwin Roxburgh Soliloquy 4 John Simon New work This event forms part of the…

House of Bedlam: Unplugged and cover versions

17:15 - 19:30 30 October 2013
The House of Bedlam's two concerts will explore distinctly different areas of their music making. The first will be mostly acoustic solo instrumental music with pieces by Fabrice Fitch,…

Late Night Concert: House of Bedlam

22:00 - 23:30 30 October 2013
The second concert House of Bedlam concert of the evening will put existing pieces for the group (by composer Larry Goves and writer Matthew Welton) alongside new pieces by David Horne,…

Lunchtime Concert: Trio Aporia

13:15 - 14:30 30 October 2013
Fabrice Fitch New work (world première) Gillian Menichino New work (world première) Alan Williams New work (world première) Kevin Malone New work (world…

Research Forum with Trio Aporia - Sounding Aporia: navigating via historical impossibility to a new sonic world

14:30 - 15:30 30 October 2013
The session will open with an overview of Trio Aporia's philosophy and rationale as an historical instrument group dedicated to the performance of new music, followed by an exploration…

RNCM New Ensemble and Vaganza

19:30 - 21:30 30 October 2013
Edwin Roxburgh A Garland for Jane; Eleg Edward Gregson Aztec Dances Camden Reeves The Mangle-Beat Tangle-Bar Blues Emma Wilde New work (world première) Richard…

Composers’ Masterclass with Edwin Roxburgh

14:30 - 16:00 31 October 2013
A chance to hear Edwin Roxburgh working on new music by composers and ensembles from The University of Manchester and RNCM. This event forms part of the New Music North West Festival,…

Lunchtime Concert: RNCM Brass Band

13:15 - 14:30 31 October 2013
Andy Scott Madiba; Big Red; Salt of the Earth Peter Meechan Fire in the Sky Peter Graham On the Shoulders of Giants This event forms part of the New Music…

Platforma Festival

10:00 31 October - 17:00 1 November 2013
Platforma Festival Thursday 31 October 2013– Friday 1 November 2013 venues across the Martin Harris Centre The Platforma arts and refugees network presents a two-day conference…

Platforma Festival: Acoustic Night

19:30 - 21:30 31 October 2013
Platforma Festival: Acoustic Night 7.30pm, Thursday 31st October 2013 An Acoustic Night featuring spoken word from Kayo Chingonyi, Warsan Shire and Haymanot Tesfa. Music from members…

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