Martin Harris Centre

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Piano Recital by Eliza McCarthy

13:10 - 14:00 6 November 2014
Jonathan Harvey Tombeau de Messiaen George Crumb Processional Tansy Davies Loopholes and Lynchpins Luciano Berio 6 Encores Joe Cutler Buckley’s Hot Licks Eliza McCarthy, winner…

‘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…

MUMS Lunchtime Concert: Opera Scenes and Wind Ensemble

13:10 - 14:00 7 November 2014
Students from the Manchester University Music Society perform a selection of chamber works including Stravinsky's rarely performed 'Octet for Wind Instruments' and extracts from the…

MUMS Chamber Orchestra and Wind Ensemble

19:30 - 21:30 8 November 2014
Barber Mutations on Bach Rob Corrin New Work Mozart Serenade in E-flat, K375 Barber Violin Concerto Mozart Symphony No. 36, ‘Linz’ Katie MacDonald plays Barber’s beautifully…

Quatuor Danel Seminar: Masters of Composition

14:30 - 15:00 13 November 2014
A workshop of new string quartets by Masters students at the University

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert with Richard Whalley (piano)

13:10 - 14:00 13 November 2014
Tsung-Shien Yang Sonata for Violin and Piano Tchaikovsky Andante cantabile from String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11 Roslavets String Quartet No. 3 A sonata by Taiwan’s leading…

MUMS Lunchtime Concert: Cosmo Singers

13:10 - 14:00 14 November 2014
The Cosmo Singers conducted by Justin Doyle return to the Manchester University Music Society Concert Series to begin what will be their most ambitious season to date, continuing the…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:30 14 November 2014
Mosolov Quartet No. 1 Tsung-Shien Yang String Quartet (2012) Tchaikovsky Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 22 A quartet by a controversial Soviet modernist (composer…

MUMS String and Brass Ensembles

19:30 - 21:30 15 November 2014
Elgar Serenade for Strings Ireland Downland Suite Vaughan-Williams Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus Callum Harrison New Work Emma Wilde New Work Dan Price Tranquil Seas…

Purgatory - University of Manchester Drama Society: Autumn Showcase

19:00 - 21:00 19 November 2014
written and directed by Rob Paterson As John stands in his office, about to die at the hands of an angry ex-colleague, he has the strange feeling that he’s done all this before. As…

Purgatory - University of Manchester Drama Society: Autumn Showcase

19:00 - 21:00 20 November 2014
written and directed by Rob Paterson As John stands in his office, about to die at the hands of an angry ex-colleague, he has the strange feeling that he’s done all this before. As…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Harry Cameron-Penny (clarinet) and Alissa Firsova (piano)

13:10 - 14:00 20 November 2014
Programme to include: music by Debussy, A. Firsova and Brahms Clarinetist Harry Cameron-Penny made his Purcell Room and Southbank Centre solo debut as a Park Lane Group Artist to…

Purgatory - University of Manchester Drama Society: Autumn Showcase

19:00 - 21:00 21 November 2014
written and directed by Rob Paterson As John stands in his office, about to die at the hands of an angry ex-colleague, he has the strange feeling that he’s done all this before. As…

VAGANZA - Landscapes, Ceremonies and Meditations: Music from Taiwan, Japan and Korea.

13:10 - 14:00 21 November 2014
Vaganza celebrates the unforgettable flavours of music from East Asia to celebrate Tawian’s leading contemporary composer Tsung-Hsien Yang’s visit to Manchester. programme includes:…

VAGANZA - Landscapes, Ceremonies and Meditations: Music from Taiwan, Japan and Korea.

19:30 - 21:30 21 November 2014
Vaganza celebrates the unforgettable flavours of music from East Asia to celebrate Tawian’s leading contemporary composer Tsung-Hsien Yang’s visit to Manchester. programme includes:…

Manchester University Wind Orchestra (MUWO)

19:30 - 21:30 22 November 2014
Ticheli Sundance Holst Suite in F McNeff Flute Concerto Sibelius Finlandia Malone Buffalo Milhaud Suite Française MUWO open their concert season with an exciting programme of…

Jim Rose Lecture with Greg Dyke (Chairman of the Football Association)

19:30 - 21:30 27 November 2014
The annual Jim Rose Lecture is an evening devoted to the work and memory of Jim Rose, co-founder of the Runnymede Trust in 1968. From then until his death in 1999, Jim Rose's contribution…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Richard Boothby (viola da gamba)

13:10 - 14:00 27 November 2014
Nicholas Hotman Suite in D minor Sieur de Machy Suite in G major Dubuisson Suite in A minor Jean de Sante-Colombe Suite in D minor Philippe Hersant Le Chemin de Jérusalem…

MUMS Lunchtime Concert: Chamber Works

13:10 - 14:00 28 November 2014
Come enjoy two of the finest chamber works ever written, Mozart’s Oboe Quartet in F and Rachmaninoff’s Trio élégiaque No. 1 performed by Manchester University Music Society’s resident…

The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 30 November 2014
Kodály Missa Brevis Haydn Mass in Time of War The University of Manchester Chorus opens its 2014/15 season with Kodály’s Missa Brevis and Haydn’s Mass in Time of War in keeping…

Manchester University Big Band (MUBB)

19:30 - 21:30 4 December 2014
Certain to entertain any audience, Manchester University Big Band returns to deliver an exciting and energetic set, filled with popular tunes you’ll be humming all night long! Be sure…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Simon Turner (solo cello)

13:10 - 14:00 4 December 2014
Bach Suite No. 4 in Eb Sacher Variations by Britten, Berio, Lutoslawski and Ginastera Simon Turner, University cello tutor and cellist with the Hallé, performs Bach Suite No.…

Ad Solem, The University of Manchester Chamber Choir

19:30 - 21:30 5 December 2014
Byrd Mass for Five Voices Tippett Five Negro Spirituals Copland Four Motets Comprised of the University’s top singers, elite chamber choir Ad Solem return to the Cosmo Rodewald…

MUMS Lunchtime Concert: Vocal Showcase

13:00 - 14:00 5 December 2014
A great chance to sample the high standards of musical performance from Manchester University Music Society, including an exciting set from the recently decorated Manchester University…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 11 December 2014
Shostakovich Quartet No. 1 in C, Op. 49 Smetana Quartet No. 1 in E minor (‘From my Life’) Composed in the aftermath of Stalin’s Great Terror, Shostakovich’s long-delayed first…

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