Music concert

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…

Wonderstruck

15 - 16 November 2014
Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov, performances begin at 11am and 1.30pm It’s not what you know, it’s what you do. Come and hear the sound of a hundred voices as choirs and performers from across…

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…

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…

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…

MUMS Festive Concert

19:30 - 21:30 11 December 2014
Reed Russian Christmas Music Tchaikovsky Marche Slave Vaughan-Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves Rimsky-Korsakov Christmas Eve Suite Join MUMS for an enchanting evening of festive…

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…

MUMS Lunchtime Concert: Manchester University Baroque Orchestra

13:10 - 14:00 12 December 2014
Students from the Manchester University Baroque Orchestra give a historically informed performance on the university’s reproduction instruments. This concert offers a unique and exciting…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:30 12 December 2014
Shostakovich Quartet No. 6 in G, Op. 101 Janá?ek Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ Shostakovich Quartet No. 5 in B flat, Op. 92 A triptych of 20th-century masterworks:…

Hark!

14:00 - 15:00 21 December 2014
Join us for our annual afternoon of Christmas songs and carols, in the beautiful surroundings of the Historic Reading Room. Singing will be led by the Salford Royal Choir: raise your…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:30 23 January 2015
Onslow Quartet No. 28 Schumann Quartet in A, Op. 41, No. 3 Shostakovich Quartet No. 2 in A, Op. 68 A rare chance to hear one of the 34 quartets…

MUMS Opera: Acis and Galatea

19:30 - 22:00 29 January 2015
Manchester University Music Society start the New Year with two nights of Handel’s charming opera Acis and Galatea, telling the story of the half-divine Galatea, whose love for the…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series : Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time

13:10 - 14:15 29 January 2015
Composed while a prisoner of war, Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time is one of the most moving testaments ever written to the freedom and resilience of the human imagination. Through…

MUMS Opera: Acis and Galatea

19:30 - 22:00 31 January 2015
Manchester University Music Society start the New Year with two nights of Handel’s charming opera Acis and Galatea, telling the story of the half-divine Galatea, whose love for the…

MUMS Brass Band and Wind Ensembles

19:30 - 22:00 7 February 2015
MUMS Wind Ensembles showcase three new works, written by students Sophie Sully, Emma Wilde and James Keirle, followed by a dazzling performance from The University of Manchester Brass Band, a concert not to be missed!

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series: Elizabeth Jordan: Clarinet works of John Adams and Steve Reich

13:10 - 14:00 12 February 2015
John Adams Gnarly Buttons Steve Reich New York Counterpoint John Adams’ Gnarly Buttons for clarinet and chamber ensemble, including banjo and keyboard samplers, uses American…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series: Psappha

13:10 19 February 2015
Krzysztof Penderecki String Trio Anton Webern String Trio Joshua Brown New work (world première) Benedict Holland violin Heather Wallington viola …

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