Martin Harris Centre, The John Rylands Library

Darkness and Light: Exploring Gothic

16 July 2015 - 10 January 2016
EXTENDED UNTIL 10 JANUARY This intriguing exhibition reveals how Gothic architecture and anatomy inspired and influenced a literary genre, and how the lasting legacy of Gothic can be…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 13 November 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

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.

Noisy Bodies

1 October - 20 December 2015
Manchester-based contemporary artist Daksha Patel fuses art with science in this exclusive exhibition. Her intriguing work explores how scientific systems visualise, map and measure…

Darkness and Light: a gothic tour

14:00 - 15:00 14 November 2015
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. Join us for an immersive behind-the-scenes tour of The John Rylands Library in all its Victorian gothic splendour; you’ll take in the original entrance…

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…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 18 November 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 19 November 2015
Haydn Quartet in C, Op. 54, No. 2 Bartók Quartet No. 6 Haydn's Op. 54 quartets were composed for Johan Tost, violinist in the Esterházy court orchestra, and…

Quatuor Danel Seminar: ' Quartets in a Cold Climate'

14:30 - 15:30 19 November 2015
Professor David Fanning joins the Danels for a preview of December's Shostakovich cycle.

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 20 November 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

MUMS Lunchtime Concert - Manchester University Baroque Orchestra

13:10 - 14:00 20 November 2015
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 20 November 2015
Beethoven Quartet in F, Op. 18, No. 1 Rihm Quartet No. 1 (1970) Mozart Quartet in C, K456 'Dissonance' Beethoven's effervescent quartet…

MUMS String Orchestra and Brass Band

19:30 - 21:30 21 November 2015
Finzi Prelude & Romance Grieg Melodies Holst Brook Green Suite MUMS String Orchestra and Brass Band showcase classic pieces of the repertoire including Finzi’s elegant…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 25 November 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert- Thomas Hicks (piano)

13:10 - 14:00 26 November 2015
Debussy Two Preludes (Book 1) Wuorinen Etude Liszt Sonata in B minor The University’s starriest pianist graduate of recent years presents one of the virtuoso monuments of the…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 27 November 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

VAGANZA - Theatre Reimagined, Part 2

19:30 - 21:30 27 November 2015
Vaganza presents the UK première of Charlotte Bray's That Crazed Smile inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream, a classic work by Sir Harrison Birtwistle and premières by Music's student…

VAGANZA- Theatre Reimagined, Part 1

13:10 - 14:00 27 November 2015
A day of new music inspired by the theatre – both real and imagined – and its dramatic personae, Vaganza features memorable and challenging works by the Music Department's student composers…

Manchester University Wind Orchestra (MUWO)

19:30 - 21:30 28 November 2015
Programme to include: Hess Stephenson’s Rocket Sparke Malvern Suite Barry Out of Africa Grundman Concertante for Alto Sax (with Soloist Isobel Williams) Join MUWO for an evening…

Gothic collection encounter and book signing with Rosie Garland

14:00 - 15:00 29 November 2015
Take a closer look behind-the-scenes of the Darkness and Light exhibition with author and co-curator Rosie Garland. We’ll give you further insight into our Gothic collections and the…

Unusual views - Library tour for photographers

1 December 2015
Take the opportunity to join us for a facilitated tour of The John Rylands Library designed especially for photographers, enjoying areas of this spectacular building which aren't open…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 2 December 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

Manchester University Big Band (MUBB)

19:30 - 21:30 3 December 2015
Manchester University Big Band returns with an exciting and energetic set, drawing on the rich history of big band repertoire from 1920s swing to experimental European jazz. Whether…

Toddler Tales

10:30 - 11:30 3 December 2015
Come and join us in our cosy corner and pull up a cushion. Enjoy great stories, songs and other fun activities. Just drop in! Suitable for ages 0 - 5

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Tim Langston (tenor), Jonathan Fisher (piano)

13:10 - 14:00 3 December 2015
One of the University’s finest vocal graduates of recent years, tenor (also composer and director) Tim Langston presents a programme of songs by Bridge, Britten, Beethoven, Strauss and Quilter.

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