(ALC) Music

ESTIVAL 2015

2 - 5 June 2015
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…

MUMS ESTIVAL - MUMS Wind Ensembles

13:10 - 14:00 5 June 2015
Gounod Petite Symphonie McCormick New Work Grob Suite foe Winds MUMS Wind Ensembles perform a diverse programme, including the première of a brand new work by student composer Frankie McCormick.

MUMS ESTIVAL - Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 5 June 2015
Berkeley Serenade for Strings Britten Sinfonia da Requiem Bruckner Mass in E Minor The grand finale! MUMS Symphony Orchestra, Ad Solem and the Cosmo Singers…

Hallé Youth Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 16 August 2015
Dvorák The Noonday Witch, Op.108 Shostakovich Symphony No.9 in E flat major Op.70 Dvorák Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 (‘From the New World’) Jamie Philips Conductor The Hallé…

"Ballroom Blitz"

13:05 30 September - 13:55 29 October 2015
Due to popular demand we're bringing Ballroom back to the Martin Harris Centre. Whether you've danced with us before or are a complete novice, you'll love these new routines! An…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 1 October 2015
Haydn Quartet in F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5 Bartók Quartet No. 1, OP. 7 The University's magnificent string quartet-in-residence opens its 11th season at the Martin…

Quatuor Danel Seminar: ' The Road to Sublimity'

14:30 - 15:30 1 October 2015
Professor Barry Cooper and the Quatuor Danel tell the fascinating story of the genesis of Beethoven's Op. 131.

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with Alexander Melnikov (piano)

19:30 - 21:30 2 October 2015
Mozart Adagio and Fugue K546 Beethoven Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 131 Weinberg Piano Qunitet, Op. 18 The Quatuor Danel's Friday series begins with…

MUMS Welcome Concert

17:00 - 19:00 4 October 2015
Programme to include: Berlioz Damnation of Faust Debussy Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra (with soloist Sebastian Marshall) Fauré Pelléas et Mélisande Suite…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - 'Duality' Robert Buckland (Saxophones) and Peter Lawson (piano)

13:10 - 14:00 8 October 2015
Robert Buckland and Peter Lawson celebrate 25 years performing together with the release of their highly acclaimed new CD: DUALITY, featuring music by Tim Garland, Barbara Thompson,…

Sunspots

19:30 - 20:30 9 October 2015
Sunspots is a poetic, musical, and visual journey from the birth of the Sun, through its long and eventful life, towards its ultimate death. Is the Sun a god, a man, a woman, or simply…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert- The Yiddish Folksong Project

13:10 - 14:00 15 October 2015
Soprano Juliana Yaffé, violinist Adam Summerhayes and pianist John Yaffé perform classical arrangements of Eastern European folksongs in the Yiddish language, restored from copies that…

NEW MUSIC- MANTIS Festival

18:00 - 19:30 17 October 2015
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents concerts of new electroacoustic music. In collaboration with Festival partner Metanast (Manchester), local and guest composers (featuring…

NEW MUSIC- MANTIS Festival

20:00 - 21:30 17 October 2015
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents concerts of new electroacoustic music. In collaboration with Festival partner Metanast (Manchester), local and guest composers (featuring…

NEW MUSIC -MANTIS Festival

14:00 - 15:30 18 October 2015
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents concerts of new electroacoustic music. In collaboration with Festival partner Metanast (Manchester), local and guest composers (featuring…

Meet the Researchers Open Lecture Series (for schools and public): "Ghosts in the Machine: 9/11 and Music Technology"

17:30 - 18:30 21 October 2015
A talk by Dr Kevin Malone (Department of Music) - part of the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures open lecture series "Meet the Researchers". Since 2001, Kevin Malone has composed…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

13:10 - 14:00 22 October 2015
Recognised as one of Britain’s leading chamber music groups, the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet is a dynamic and innovative ensemble known for its extraordinary precision in performance,…

Bird to Beast

20:00 - 22:00 23 October 2015
Armed with infectious songs full of love and wonder, Manchester based musical duo Bird to Beast are psych-folk duo spinning magic from the sounds of yesteryear to create something fresh…

MUMS Lunchtime Concert - First Year Showcase

13:10 - 14:00 23 October 2015
A great chance to sample the high standards of musical performance from Manchester University Music Society’s new crop of musicians, as students entertain with a selection of solo works.

MUMS Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 24 October 2015
Korngold Violin Concerto (with Soloist Itamar Rashkovsky) Dvorak In Nature’s Realm Sibelius Symphony No. 5 MUMS Symphony Orchestra returns for its second concert, with Dvorak…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Rachel Brown

13:10 - 14:00 29 October 2015
One the world’s leading Baroque flautists and an authority on the history of her instrument(s), University of Manchester and RNCM alumna Rachel Brown presents a programme of iconic masterpieces on historical flutes.

Bloodlines

19:30 - 21:00 30 October 2015
Follow the story of a young man diagnosed with a deadly leukaemia, who undergoes a stem cell transplant in a bid for survival. After the performance, there’ll be a talk on pioneering…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Solem Quartet

13:10 - 14:00 12 November 2015
Webern Langsamer Satz Beethoven Quartet in E flat, Op. 74, 'Harp'? University alumni and winners of the 2014 Royal Overseas League Competition, the Solem Quartet present one…

MUMS Lunchtime Concert- Piano Showcase

13:10 - 14:00 13 November 2015
An opportunity to hear some of Manchester University Music Society’s finest pianists performing in a concert containing a variety of works for solo piano.

MUMS Chamber Orchestra and Wind Ensemble

19:30 - 21:30 14 November 2015
McCabe Canyons Mozart Oboe Concerto (with Soloist Lizzy Humphries) Weber Peter Schmoll Overture Beethoven Symphony No. 7 MUMS Chamber Orchestra returns for an evening of inspiring…

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