Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series: Leah Stuttard: The Wool Merchant and the Harp

13:00 5 March 2015
Music alumna Leah Stuttard has been playing medieval harp for over 15 years. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 1998 with a first class music degree and prizes in musicology…

Psappha

19:30 - 22:00 6 March 2015
David Fennessy BIG LUNG (world première of concert hall version) Gordon McPherson Williams Machine (world première) Piers Hellawell Sound Carvings from Rano Raraku…

Manchester University Wind Orchestra (MUWO) and Manchester University String Orchestra

19:30 - 22:00 7 March 2015
Sibelius Rakastava Grainger Handel in the Strand Bartók Romanian Dances Grainger Molly on the Shore Grainger Children’s March Ellerby Silent Movie Suite Ticheli Symphony No.…

Cultivating Research: “Not Quite Urban?”

18:00 - 19:30 10 March 2015
In this session, Manchester colleagues will present short papers on related themes of post-industrial place, space, and the performance of local identity. Followed by open seminar discussion.…

Music Research Seminar: 'Roger Marsh: in conversation'

16:15 - 18:00 12 March 2015
Speaker: Roger Marsh (University of York) In conversation with Kevin Malone about his new work for Vaganza (to be premiered on 13 March)

Visual Dialogues: O!PLA -The Polish Festival of Animation

18:00 - 20:00 12 March 2015
Screening and Skype conversation with O!PLA organiser Piotr Kardas and animator Anna R?kas. O!PLA is a non-profit project to promote the art of animation in Poland and abroad. It…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series: Philip Thomas (piano) Christian Wolff – 64 years of music

13:10 - 14:00 12 March 2015
Programme to include: For Prepared Piano (1951) Pianist: Pieces (2001) For Piano I (1952) Sailing By (2014) Christian Wolff celebrated his 80th birthday in 2014. This programme…

Vaganza presents Eastern Exchanges, Part 1

13:10 - 14:00 13 March 2015
Geoffrey Poole Hanami Samjo Liza Lim Ming Qi plus new works by student composers in the Music Department Eastern Exchanges presents music by living Western composers who absorb…

Vaganza presents Eastern Exchanges, Part 2

19:30 - 22:00 13 March 2015
Judith Weir: The Consolations of Scholarship Roger Marsh: New Work - world première Carl Stone: Shing Kee plus new works by student composers in the Music Department Eastern Exchanges…

MUMS Chamber Orchestra and Ensembles

19:30 - 22:00 14 March 2015
Dvo?ák Wind Serenade Dvo?ák Czech Suite Rosauro Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra Haydn Symphony No. 95 Sophie Smith plays Ney Rosauro’s spectacular Concerto for Marimba and…

LITERATURE LIVE: Susan Stewart and Rebecca Perry

18:30 - 20:30 16 March 2015
Susan Stewart is a poet, critic, and translator. A former Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and a MacArthur Fellow, she is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.…

Kim Gordon Girl In A Band

20:00 - 22:00 18 March 2015
Kim Gordon's highly anticipated memoir, Girl In A Band, chronicles Gordon's career in the pioneering New York-based group Sonic Youth. One of the most revered people in modern rock…

Manchester University Big Band (MUBB)

19:30 - 22:00 19 March 2015
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…

Music Research Seminar: ‘Modernism, truth, and other naughty words’

16:15 - 18:00 19 March 2015
Speaker: J.P.E. Harper-Scott (Royal Holloway, London) ‘Modernism, truth, and other naughty words’

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series: Gamelan Degung The University of Manchester’s music students with guests

13:10 - 14:00 19 March 2015
Programme to include: Traditional and contemporary Sundanese music The University of Manchester’s music students with guests offer a dynamic programme of music for Gamelan Degung,…

Ad Solem - University of Manchester Chamber Choir

19:30 - 22:00 20 March 2015
Comprised of the University’s top singers, elite chamber choir Ad Solem return to give a stunning performance of the most beautiful choral works, and will be joined by MUMS Chamber…

The University of Manchester Musical Theatre Society

13:10 - 14:00 20 March 2015
The University of Manchester Musical Theatre Society return after the success of first semester to present another showcase of musical theatre scenes, followed by a performance of Britten’s…

Hey! Manchester presents ... The Handsome Family plus guests

19:30 - 22:00 21 March 2015
Hey! Manchester presents New Mexico's Handsome Family. The husband-and-wife duo of Brett and Rennie Sparks blend Appalachian holler, psych-rock and Tin Pan Alley-inspired melodies…

Black Box Theatre Company present Macbeth

13:00 - 15:00 24 March 2015
“Something wicked this way comes...” Following the success of Romeo & Juliet (2014) Othello (2013) and Of Mice and Men (2012), award winning Black Box Theatre Company returns with…

Black Box Theatre Company present Macbeth

19:00 - 21:00 24 March 2015
“Something wicked this way comes...” Following the success of Romeo & Juliet (2014) Othello (2013) and Of Mice and Men (2012), award winning Black Box Theatre Company returns with…

Domestic Moral Economy Conference

24 - 26 March 2015
The Search for the Good Life in Precarious Times: Grassroots perspectives on the value question in the 21st century Papers will include, among others, ethnographic reports from five…

Black Box Theatre Company present Macbeth

10:00 - 12:00 25 March 2015
Following the success of Romeo & Juliet (2014) Othello (2013) and Of Mice and Men (2012), award winning Black Box Theatre Company returns with a bold and exciting new production of…

Black Box Theatre Company present Macbeth

14:00 - 16:00 25 March 2015
“Something wicked this way comes...” Following the success of Romeo & Juliet (2014) Othello (2013) and Of Mice and Men (2012), award winning Black Box Theatre Company returns with…

Black Box Theatre Company present Macbeth

10:00 - 12:00 26 March 2015
“Something wicked this way comes...” Following the success of Romeo & Juliet (2014) Othello (2013) and Of Mice and Men (2012), award winning Black Box Theatre Company returns with…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series: Daniel Martyn Lewis

13:10 - 14:00 16 April 2015
J S Bach Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Described in New York Concert Review as 'a truly fine musician', pianist Daniel Martyn Lewis has received high acclamation for his vibrant and…

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