Martin Harris Centre, The John Rylands Library

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,…

Locating Boccaccio in 2013

11 July - 20 December 2013
On the 700th anniversary of his birth, this exhibition celebrates the enduring popularity of the works of the Italian medieval author Giovanni Boccaccio. Taking a wide-ranging overview…

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…

Manchester Science Festival - The Bug Hunt

24 October - 3 November 2013
Can you find all the bugs in the library? Follow the trail to find the Library’s hidden bugs – find out what they are and why they are bad for books.

Morbid Micellany

14 October 2013 - 31 January 2014
Behold bizarre bindings! Delight in death! Gaze in awe at aged autographs! Our Morbid Miscellany embraces the darker side of our collections. This selection of individual items, many…

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…

Picturing Stories: British and French Romantic Illustrations

9 August 2013 - 9 January 2014
This exhibition explores the development of French and British Romantic illustration during the period 1770-1860. In contrast to earlier allegorical images, Romantic pictures are full…

Polari Mission: Bona Eek

16 August 2013 - 2 February 2014
Polari's history is as diverse as the people who have used it. For the Polari Mission project artists Jez Dolan and Joseph Richardson have created a series of innovative visual artworks…

Portrait of a Living Archive

3 October 2013 - 13 January 2014
When people think about libraries they tend to think of them as the ancestral home of written rather than visual culture. The John Rylands Library houses a significant collection of…

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…

The Science of Colour

14:00 - 15:00 30 October 2013
Find out what illuminated manuscripts were painted with in medieval times. How do conservators today look after these manuscripts and keep their colours safe?

Blood and Guts

12:00 - 13:00 31 October 2013
Not for the faint-hearted! Look through your fingers at some of the Library’s rare medical books in this gory collection encounter.

Captured by Pirates - pop-up book workshops

13:30 - 16:30 31 October 2013
1.30 -2.30 (5-7 year olds) 2.30 - 3.30 (8-10 year olds) 3.30 - 4.30 (11 upwards) Make a pop-up book inspired by a story of pirates and kidnap from Boccaccio’s Decameron. Led by…

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,…

Ensemble 10/10

19:30 - 21:30 31 October 2013
Stephen Pratt Chant de Printemps (world première) Ian Stephens Thea Dances (world première) Anthony Gilbert New work (world première) Edwin Roxburgh…

It’s Alive!!

18:00 - 20:00 31 October 2013
Watch this classic horror from James Whale, starring the iconic Boris Karloff, in the splendidly gothic surroundings of our Historic Reading Room. Doors open at 6.00 – come early to…

Late Night Concert: Sounds of the Engine House

22:00 - 23:30 31 October 2013
Matt Sergeant Bet Merkorios Liza Lim Inguz (fertility) Harrison Birtwistle Pulse Sampler Benjamin Gaunt Revolution Steven Jackson Keeps Spinning…

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…

Skeletons in the Library’s Closet

13:30 - 14:30 31 October 2013
Find out how bones grow and develop in humans and animals, how they are used in different cultures, and how they suffer through different diseases and traumas. Take a look at some of…

Chetham’s Contemporary Music Ensemble

17:15 - 19:30 1 November 2013
Jeremy Pike New work (world première) Gavin Wayte New work (world première) Jonathan Woolgar New work (world première) Lloyd Coleman New work (world première) Sebastian…

Vaganza and Musicians from RNCM

13:15 - 14:30 1 November 2013
Edwin Roxburgh Clarinet Quintet Adam Gorb String Quartet No 2 Steven Calver Krystallia John Casken A Second Song of Chimes Tom Goff conductor John Turner recorder …

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