Martin Harris Centre

Distractfold

17:15 - 19:30 2 November 2013
Sam Salem Dérive Mauricio Pauly Another celibate machine Vitalija Glovakyte New work (world première) Martin Iddon Danaë Rodrigo Constanzo New work (world première) …

22:00 - 23:30 2 November 2013
A late night electrifying music theatre ‘short’ by Tim Benjamin and Andrew Liles closes the festival. This event forms part of the New Music North West Festival, the fourth and largest…

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…

Psappha

19:30 - 21:30 2 November 2013
The University of Manchester’s Contemporary Ensemble in Residence Psappha is Manchester’s pre-eminent new music ensemble specialising in the performance of music by living composers…

Vaganza Composers’ Showcase Concert

13:15 - 14:30 2 November 2013
The extraordinary diversity and ingenuity of works by The University of Manchester composers. This event forms part of the New Music North West Festival, the fourth and largest ever…

University of Manchester Drama Society: Opening Performance

19:00 - 21:00 6 November 2013
Showcasing the best of Manchester's student talent, the drama society kick start the winter season with their first production. Entirely produced by the student body, the production…

University of Manchester Drama Society: Opening Performance

19:00 - 21:00 7 November 2013
Showcasing the best of Manchester's student talent, the drama society kick start the winter season with their first production. Entirely produced by the student body, the production…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Joby Burgess Percussion Pioneers

13:10 - 14:00 7 November 2013
Joby Burgess presents two of the most iconic and groundbreaking works for solo percussion - Stockhasuen’s Zyklus and Xenakis’ Psappha. ‘… a prominent figure in the alt-classical…

Manchester University Music Society (MUMS) - Cosmo Singers

13:10 - 14:00 8 November 2013
Following their first successful lunchtime concert in 2012, 60-strong mixed choir Cosmo Singers perform a variety of stunning choral works, including Brahms’ Liebeslieder Walzer.

University of Manchester Drama Society: Opening Performance

19:00 - 21:00 8 November 2013
Showcasing the best of Manchester's student talent, the drama society kick start the winter season with their first production. Entirely produced by the student body, the production…

Manchester University Music Society (MUMS) -Chamber Orchestra and Wind Ensembles

19:30 - 21:30 9 November 2013
Mendelssohn Overture for Winds, Op.24 Woolfenden Suite Française Roxburgh Time’s Harvest Mozart Overtures to Der Schauspieldirektor and Idomeneo Haydn Symphony No.100, ‘Military’…

QUATUOR DANEL Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 14 November 2013
Franck Quartet in D César Franck’s monumental Quartet from the penultimate year of his life has no finer exponents in the world than the Quatuor Danel. Followed by: Quatuor Danel…

Quatuor Danel Seminar: Listening in

14:30 - 15:30 14 November 2013
Issues of performance practice in Beethoven’s piano and string music, with Professor Barry Cooper and Finnish pianist Paavali Jumpannen.

Manchester University Music Society (MUMS) - Vocal Showcase

13:00 - 14:00 15 November 2013
Manchester University Barbershop Chorus Manchester University Ladies’ Barbershop ‘AcaBellas’ ‘Chorus Antiquus’ ‘Tagline’ The singers of Manchester University Music Society…

QUATUOR DANEL Evening Concert with Paavali Jumppanen

19:30 - 21:30 15 November 2013
Haydn, Quartet in C, Op. 9 No. 1; Ravel Quartet in F; Franck, Piano Quintet in F minor. Star Finnish pianist Paavali Jumppanen joins the Quatuor Danel in the sweeping sensuality…

Manchester University Music Society (MUMS) - String and Brass Ensembles

19:30 - 21:30 16 November 2013
Holst St Paul’s Suite New Student Commission Britten Simple Symphony Koetsier Symphony for Brass Patrick Friel Starmaker Ceremonial Dobson Torsion MUMS String Orchestra performs…

Stockport Youth Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 17 November 2013
Join Stockport Youth Orchestra for the opening concert of its 57th season, conducted by Tim Crooks and Chris Orton. Featuring works by Bruch, Holst and Britten.

LITERATURE LIVE: Louis de Bernieres

18:30 - 20:30 18 November 2013
Louis de Bernières, who lives in Norfolk, published his first novel in 1990 and was selected by Granta magazine as one of the twenty Best of Young British Novelists in 1993. Since then…

University of Manchester Drama Society: Autumn Showcase

19:00 - 21:00 20 November 2013
Showcasing the best of Manchester's student produced work, the society provide an insight into the creative efforts of one of the University's biggest societies. As a prelude to Manchester's…

University of Manchester Drama Society: Autumn Showcase

19:00 - 21:00 21 November 2013
Showcasing the best of Manchester's student produced work, the society provide an insight into the creative efforts of one of the University's biggest societies. As a prelude to Manchester's…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - John Turner 70th Birthday Concert

13:10 - 14:00 21 November 2013
Music by Bernstein, Ives, Cowell, Rorem, Jeff Harrington (première of For Solomon Eagle), Kevin Malone (The Radio Song) and Richard Whalley (new work). Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano)…

University of Manchester Drama Society: Autumn Showcase

19:00 - 21:00 22 November 2013
Showcasing the best of Manchester's student produced work, the society provide an insight into the creative efforts of one of the University's biggest societies. As a prelude to Manchester's…

Manchester University Wind Orchestra (MUWO)

19:30 - 21:30 23 November 2013
Hanson Chorale & Alleluia Alarcon Concertango (Soloists: Harry Smith, Hamish Brown) Camphouse Watchman, Tell Us Of The Night Bernstein Suite from West Side Story Adam Swayne…

Public History Event: Professor Michael Wood “in Conversation” with: Professor Dame Jinty Nelson

18:30 25 November 2013
Historian and broadcaster Michael Wood is the University's newly appointed Professor in Public History. He will teach undergraduateand postgraduate students at the University, lead…

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

13:10 - 14:00 28 November 2013
Peter Maxwell Davies Piano Sonata (1981) Beethoven Sonata in A flat Op. 110 The second of Richard Casey’s “ Beethoven and…” recitals this year features the rarely performed…

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