Music concert

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 10 March 2016
A ten-minute Elegy for Solo Cello (2009) by the University's Professor of Composition, followed by a staple of the Viennese classical quartet repertoire - the only one of Mozart's six…

Manchester University Baroque Orchestra

15:00 - 16:00 11 March 2016
Hot on the heels of their highly successful King Arthur programme, Baroque Orchestra present an eclectic programme of baroque concerti grossi, showing just how versatile the instruments…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with David Fanning (piano)

19:30 - 21:30 11 March 2016
The last substantial work Beethoven composed, featuring in the finale 'The difficult decision ('Must it be?' 'It must be!')', is followed by the première of the Nietzsche-inspired Third…

MUMS Chamber Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 12 March 2016
In another opportunity to hear MUMS Chamber Orchestra we offer you a packed concert with a twist. Not only will you hear Lanabel Teo playing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.5, but this…

Manchester University Big Band (MUBB)

19:30 - 21:30 17 March 2016
Manchester University Big Band return with an exciting and energetic set, drawing on the rich history of big band repertoire from 1920s swing to experimental European jazz. Whether…

The Michael Kahan Kapelye

13:10 - 14:00 17 March 2016
The latest generation of musicians in the Music department’s klezmer ensemble - The Michael Kahan Kapelye - perform their own arrangements of a diverse programme of pieces originating…

Contemporary Student Works Concert

13:10 - 14:00 18 March 2016
New music by emerging composers and artists drawn from the Music Department Come and enjoy a lunchtime concert performed by The Manchester University Music Society. These concerts…

Northern Chamber Orchestra concert for Parkinson’s

15:00 - 17:00 3 April 2016
Conductor Stephen Barlow and the Northern Chamber Orchestra explore pieces related to neurodegenerative disease. John Adams’ Gnarly Buttons reflects his father’s struggle with Alzheimer’s…

Ebonit Saxophone Quartet

13:10 - 14:00 14 April 2016
A thrilling young quartet from Amsterdam performs new works by the University’s Kevin Malone (The Housatonic near Sandy Hook) and Richard Whalley (Iapetus Suture, based on an ancient…

Student Chamber Ensembles

13:10 - 14:00 15 April 2016
Some of our most enthusiastic MUMS members have put together their own ensembles for their peers and present a concert demonstrating the wide breadth of talent and creativity they have.…

MUMS Brass Band

19:30 - 21:30 16 April 2016
Returning from Uni Brass victorious, MUMS Brass Band present you with a full concert of interesting and exciting brass music spanning the decades. To book please visit http://tinyurl.com/otykmod…

Derbyshire Youth Wind Band and RNCM Collaborative Concert

18:00 - 20:00 17 April 2016
The culmination of this term’s work following a Shakespeare theme for the Derbyshire City and County Youth Wind Band, having worked alongside staff and students from the RNCM in masterclasses,…

Friends of the Whitworth: RNCM Sunday Concerts

15:00 - 16:00 17 April 2016
Friends of the Whitworth: RNCM Sunday Concerts Students from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester perform in the Grand Hall. Friends of the Whitworth present a series…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 21 April 2016
Two classical masterpieces in G major dedicated to the Bohemian patron Prince Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz: the first of Haydn's two quartets Op. 77 and the second from Beethoven's…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:30 22 April 2016
Two quartets in the sunny key of A major: the fifth from Beethoven's first quartet opus, and the Mozart work on which it was modelled. Then to conclude the Quatuor Danel's eleventh…

Manchester University Wind Orchestra (MUWO) and String Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 23 April 2016
Drawing together our fantastic Wind and String Orchestras for a joint concert of exciting music, MUMS present a concert of Western string music and an Americana-themed wind half. Conductors…

Gamelan Degung The University of Manchester’s music students with guests

13:10 - 14:00 28 April 2016
The University of Manchester’s music students with guests offer a dynamic programme of music for Gamelan Degung, as the culmination to their course in association with the Hallé. The…

Wind and Brass Showcase

13:10 - 14:00 29 April 2016
MUMS’ finest wind and brass soloists come together and take to the stage to present a concert featuring a range of works which really show off what their instruments can do Come and…

The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 30 April 2016
In an ambitious and exciting concert, MUMS Symphony Orchestra and the University Chorus team up to present Pärt’s Adam’s Lament and Mozart’s Mass in C Minor. Programme to include:…

Friends of the Whitworth: RNCM Sunday Concerts

15:00 - 16:00 1 May 2016
Friends of the Whitworth: RNCM Sunday Concerts Students from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester perform in the Grand Hall. Friends of the Whitworth present a series…

Michelle Assay and David Fanning (pianos)

13:10 - 14:00 5 May 2016
A programme of two-piano favourites from husband-and-wife duo David Fanning and Michelle Assay, featuring the Mozart Fugue played by the Quatuor Danel at the beginning of this season,…

Ad Solem

19:30 - 21:30 7 May 2016
MUMS elite chamber choir present an evening of German and English choral music spanning the generations, featuring Hugo Distler, Haydn, Britten and Pearsall. Please note: cash only for ticket sales on the door

Friends of the Whitworth: RNCM Sunday Concerts

15:00 - 16:00 15 May 2016
Friends of the Whitworth: RNCM Sunday Concerts Students from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester perform in the Grand Hall. Friends of the Whitworth present a series…

When Tomorrow Comes

19:00 - 21:00 19 May 2016
Join us at this one-off free event to listen to a group of leading songwriters – Jo Mango, Louis Abbott (Admiral Fallow), and Craig B (A Mote of Dust) – who will premiere a series of…

Rosie Lomas: Classical Soprano in Concert

19:00 23 May 2016
Rosie Lomas graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2011 with a distinction in her final recital. She made her operatic debut with English National Opera in 2011 as…

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