(ALC) Music

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)

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…

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…

Music Research Seminar: ‘Extracting music from scientific data’

16:15 - 18:00 16 April 2015
Speaker: Trevor Wishart (University of Durham) ‘Extracting music from scientific data’

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…

"Interpreting songs from Latin America: reading, translation, performance"

17:00 21 April 2015
Tuesday, 21 April, in the Samuel Alexander Building, room A7, 5pm. Insights from a collaborative project involving students of Music, Translation Studies and Spanish and Latin American…

Music Research Seminar: 'New Sounds from Manchester'

16:15 - 18:00 23 April 2015
Camden Reeves, Philip Grange, Richard Whalley and the Quatuor Danel on the process of making their CD together, ‘New Sounds from Manchester’

Quatuor Danel Seminar: Bachelors of Composition

14:30 - 15:00 23 April 2015
A workshop of new string quartets by undergraduate students in composition at the University

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 23 April 2015
Haydn Quartet in G minor, Op. 74 No. 3 ‘The Rider’ Camden Reeves Scordatura Squid I Camden Reeves Scordatura Squid II Violin pieces…

Beethoven Piano Recital

13:10 - 14:00 24 April 2015
Rory Dowse and Greg Reid present an exploration of the intricacies and intensity of Beethoven’s most accomplished and challenging writing for solo piano, including a performance of…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with David Fanning (piano) and Richard Whalley (piano)

19:30 - 21:30 24 April 2015
Bruno Mantovani Piano Quintet Camden Reeves Gorgon's Head Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 David Fanning and Richard Whalley join the Quatuor Danel in…

The University of Manchester Chorus

19:30 - 22:00 26 April 2015
To close their 79th season, University of Manchester Chorus will be joined by their daughter choir, The Cosmo Singers, and MUMS Symphony Orchestra in a fantastic performance of Mendelssohn’s…

The University Renaissance Singers and the Manchester Baroque Orchestra

19:30 - 22:00 29 April 2015
The University Renaissance Singers and the Manchester Baroque Orchestra come together once again for a concert combining historical scholarship and exciting performances, presenting…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series: The Michael Kahan Kapelye - The University of Manchester's Klezmer Ensemble

13:10 - 14:00 30 April 2015
Each year, as part of the Ensemble Performance module, a new group of Music students becomes the latest incarnation of the klezmer ensemble named after the late Michael Kahan (Manchester…

MUMS Vocal Showcase

13:10 - 14:00 1 May 2015
The Manchester University Barbershop Singers return to perform more exciting close harmony standards from the world of barbershop, followed by new choral music ensemble Latin Name TBC,…

Quatuor Danel Seminar: Doctors and Philosophers of Composition

14:00 - 15:00 7 May 2015
A workshop of new string quartets by PhD students at the University

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 7 May 2015
Shostakovich Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122 Bruno Mantovani Quartet No. 2 (2014) Shostakovich at his most cryptic and suggestive in his seven-movement Eleventh Quartet,…

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