Performances

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

Ad Solem - University of Manchester Chamber Choir

19:30 - 21:30 4 December 2015
An evening of contemporary choral music including: Sea Change by Richard Rodney Bennett alongside composers such as James MacMillan and Mark-Anthony Turnage. To book please visit…

MUMS Lunchtime Concert- Vocal Showcase

13:10 - 14:00 4 December 2015
The singers of Manchester University Music Society combine in a vocal extravaganza! With something for everyone to enjoy, this free lunchtime concert comes complete with everything…

The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 5 December 2015
Programme to include: Borodin Polovtsian Dances from ‘Prince Igor’ Rachmaninov The Bells Conductor: Justin Doyle The University of Manchester Chorus presents a fiery Russian…

13th Annual Rylands Poetry Reading: Lorna Goodison

17:30 - 20:00 10 December 2015
Join us for an evening of poetry at The John Rylands Library. This year’s Rylands Poetry Reading will be given by Lorna Goodison. Born in Jamaica, Lorna Goodison has won numerous…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 10 December 2015
Shostakovich Quartet No. 1 in C, Op. 49 Shostakovich Quartet No. 2 in A, Op. 68 The Quatuor Danel begin another of their legendary Shostakovich cycles with the deceptive…

Tabley Carol Concert

19:30 - 21:00 10 December 2015
In December The Tabley House Collection’s on-site, beautiful Chapel of St Peter will be graced once again by the much loved Border Singers for the annual Christmas carol concert. The…

MUMS Lunchtime Concert - Manchester Universities String Society (MUSS)

13:10 - 14:00 11 December 2015
Manchester Universities String Society (MUSS) draws together some of the finest student string players from the University of Manchester and the Royal Northern College of Music to present…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:30 11 December 2015
Shostakovich Quartet No. 3 in F, Op. 73 Shostakovich Quartet No. 4 in D, Op. 83 Shostakovich Quartet No. 5 in B flat, Op. 92 The second instalment of…

Quatuor Danel Afternoon Concert

14:30 - 16:30 12 December 2015
Shostakovich Quartet No. 6 in G, Op. 101 Shostakovich Quartet No. 7 in F sharp Minor, Op. 108 Shostakovich Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 Shostakovich…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:30 12 December 2015
Shostakovich Quartet No. 10 in A flat, Op. 118 Shostakovich Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122 Shostakovich Quartet No. 12 in D flat, Op 133 Two of Shostakovich's…

Quatuor Danel Afternoon Concert

14:30 - 16:30 13 December 2015
Shostakovich Quartet No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 138 Shostakovich Quartet No. 14 in F sharp major, Op. 142 Shostakovich Quartet No. 15 in E flat minor, Op. 144…

MUMS Festive Concert

19:30 - 21:30 17 December 2015
Programme to include: Handel Messiah (Extracts) Humperdink Hansel and Gretel Prelude Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite No. 1 Rubikov Waltz from the Christmas Tree Suite…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Khymerikal

13:10 - 14:00 17 December 2015
Camden Reeves The Lost Medusa of Leonardo da Vinci Leo Geyer Sunset in Grey Michael Newman The Last Minstrel Suite Manchester’s young contemporary ensemble, recently formed…

Christmas Carols by Salford Royal Choir

14:00 - 15:00 20 December 2015
In the beautiful and atmospheric surroundings of the Library’s grand Historic Reading Room, enjoy a medley of Christmas Carols by Salford Royal Choir. Take a break from Christmas…

New Music North West Festival

22 - 29 January 2016
The RNCM and University of Manchester join forces for the biennial New Music North West festival this January, featuring 8 days of music by 100 living composers from across the North…

MANTIS – Part of the New Music North West Festival 2016

17:00 - 18:00 25 January 2016
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents a concert of new electroacoustic works by composers based at the Novars Research Centre. Experience new sound worlds, music and technologies…

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