Martin Harris Centre

Estival 2014

3 - 6 June 2014
Join Manchester University Music Society in their unique equivalent to the 'Proms'! MUMS celebrate the end of the academic year by packing nine concerts into four days in an unmissable…

ESTIVAL 2014: Manchester University Wind Orchestra

19:30 - 21:00 4 June 2014
Saint-Saens Orient et Occident Grieg Norwegian Dances Tomlinson Suite of English Folk Dances arr. Guyer: Brotherhood of Man Stanek St Thomas-Choral Ellerby Paris Sketches arr.…

ESTIVAL 2014: MUMS Grade One Orchestra

13:10 - 14:00 4 June 2014
Having only been learning their instruments for two months, the talented fundraisers that make up MUMS Grade One Orchestra showcase your favourite works like you’ve never heard them…

ESTIVAL 2014: Ad Solem and The Cosmo Singers

17:00 - 19:00 5 June 2014
University chamber choirs Ad Solem and The Cosmo Singers join forces for a stunning choral concert featuring beautiful works by Tallis, Poulenc and Ligeti, the two choirs collaborating…

ESTIVAL 2014: MUMS Chamber Orchestra and Wind Ensembles

19:30 - 21:00 5 June 2014
Thompson Celebration Pierne Preludio and Fughetta for Winds Francaix Neuf Pièces Caractéristiques Beethoven Egmont Overture Bruch Kol Nidrei (soloist: Jon Gibson) Schubert Symphony…

ESTIVAL 2014: University of Manchester Brass Band

13:10 - 14:00 5 June 2014
Andy Scott Madiba Andy Scott My Mountain Top (with Principal Cornet - Illy Quane) Peter Meechan Epitaph (for Hillsborough) Leslie Condon The Call of the Righteous Kevin Larsson…

ESTIVAL 2014: MUMS Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:00 6 June 2014
Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes MacMillan Veni, Veni Emmanuel (soloist Jack Stone) Prokofiev Suites from Romeo and Juliet Bringing a close to a fantastic Estival…

ESTIVAL 2014: Vocal Showcase

13:10 - 14:00 6 June 2014
Manchester University Barbershop Singers Latin Name TBC MUMS Opera Scenes A selection of student vocal ensembles showcase their talents, including performances from the Barbershop…

RNCM Gold Medal Competition

10:00 - 21:00 14 June 2014
A day of performances given by the finest young soloists from the RNCM, each competing for the coveted RNCM Gold Medal. Don’t miss this unique chance to hear the stars of the future.…

One Education presents “Annual Music Showcase”

19:00 - 21:30 1 July 2014
The "Annual Music Showcase" is a series of concerts highlighting the very best musical talent from children and young people from schools, academies and music centres. The concerts…

One Education presents “Annual Music Showcase”

19:00 - 21:30 2 July 2014
The "Annual Music Showcase" is a series of concerts highlighting the very best musical talent from children and young people from schools, academies and music centres. The concerts…

One Education presents “Annual Music Showcase”

19:00 - 21:30 3 July 2014
The "Annual Music Showcase" is a series of concerts highlighting the very best musical talent from children and young people from schools, academies and music centres. The concerts…

WELCOME WEEK PRODUCTION: Working Theatre Progress and Hartshorn-Hook Productions present Away From Home

19:00 - 21:00 18 September 2014
Kyle is comfortable with his life as a male escort until the day he is hired by a premiership footballer, and finds himself falling in love. But can Kyle maintain a relationship…

WELCOME WEEK PRODUCTION: Working Theatre Progress and Hartshorn-Hook Productions present Away From Home

19:00 - 21:00 19 September 2014
Written by Rob Ward and Martin Jameson Directed by Martin Jameson Kyle is comfortable with his life as a male escort until the day he is hired by a premiership footballer, and…

‘Latin Fever’ Dance Classes

13:05 24 September - 14:00 19 November 2014
Learn to Dance “Strictly Style” Wed. 24 September – Wed. 19 November 2014 Due to popular demand we’re bringing Ballroom back to the Martin Harris Centre! Would you like to learn the…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Piano 4 Hands: Joseph Tong and Waka Hasegawa

13:10 - 14:00 25 September 2014
Poulenc Sonata for Two Pianos Dai Fujikura 3 Miniatures for Two Pianos John McCabe Basse Danse International duo Piano 4 Hands makes a welcome return to The University of Manchester…

MUMS Welcome Concert

17:00 - 19:30 28 September 2014
Elgar Selections from Wand of Youth Suites 1 and 2 Shostakovich Six Romances on Verses by English Poets Macmillan Credo Manchester University Music Society begins its new season…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Music in Time of War

13:10 - 14:00 2 October 2014
Lionel Handy (cello) Nigel Clayton (piano) Debussy Cello sonata D minor (1915) Bax Folk Tale (1918) Martinu Sonata No. 2 (1941) Debussy’s late masterpiece was one…

John Hegley - English performance poet, comedian, musician and songwriter

20:00 - 22:00 4 October 2014
To celebrate his French roots and the early music tradition of the University’s music undergraduates, poet and performer John Hegley will perform pieces inspired by the grumpy, but…

Sebastian Barry and Colm Tóibín: two of Ireland’s finest writers “In Conversation”

18:30 - 20:30 6 October 2014
Three times shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Colm Tóibín is one of the leading English-language writers at work today. Tóibín succeeded Martin Amis as professor at the Centre for…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Shakespeare à la Russe: Voice and Piano

13:10 - 14:00 9 October 2014
Frédéric Albou (bass-baritone) Michelle Assay (piano) programme to include: Sonnet Settings by Shostakovich, Weinberg, Kabalevsky and Sviridov Russian composers have a long and…

Peter Blake - Under Milk Wood

15:00 - 17:00 11 October 2014
MLF and the Dylan Thomas 100 are delighted to present a rare in-conversation with the Godfather of Pop Art. A prolific artist known for his beautiful collages, paintings and record…

Martin Amis In Conversation with Nick Laird

18:30 - 20:30 12 October 2014
Martin Amis returns to Manchester, where he was the University’s inaugural professor of creative writing 2007-11, to read from his new novel The Zone of Interest, the follow-up to Lionel…

Suzannah Dunn & Maria McCann The History Girls

18:30 - 20:30 13 October 2014
The past may be a foreign country, but it’s one we can visit through the transformative journey of the historical novel. Here two masters of the form address the intricacies of recreating…

Ian McGuire “In Conversation” with Adam Begley

18:00 - 20:30 14 October 2014
In 60 books and 27 novels, John Updike earned a reputation as one of modern America’s greatest men of letters. In this authoritative new biography, the first following the writer’s…

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