(ALC) Music

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:…

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

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…

ESTIVAL 2016

7 - 10 June 2016
Join Manchester University Music Society in their unique equivalent to the 'Proms'! MUMS finishes off their concert season with a four day extravaganza featuring eight concerts in…

Estival 2016: Society Mashup Showcase

19:30 - 21:00 7 June 2016
In an Estival first, Manchester University’s Music and Drama Societies come together to première a series of specially-commissioned musical and dramatic works to celebrate the cross-disciplinary…

Estival 2016: Family Outreach Concert

10:30 - 11:30 8 June 2016
MUMS extends its already successful Outreach programme in an interactive and educational concert suitable for families featuring Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and a medley from The…

Estival 2016: Family Outreach Concert

13:00 - 14:00 8 June 2016
MUMS extends its already successful Outreach programme in an interactive and educational concert suitable for families featuring Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and a medley from The…

Estival 2016: Manchester University Wind Orchestra and String Orchestra

19:30 - 21:00 8 June 2016
A combination of two huge ensembles sets the scene for an evening of traditional and new works for wind and string orchestras, including Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto with soloist Illiam…

Estival 2016: Brass Band

19:30 - 21:00 9 June 2016
Returning victorious from their second consecutive win at UniBrass, MUMS Brass Band return with a selection of new repertoire spanning the ages. Join Manchester University Music Society…

Estival 2016: Grade1athon Orchestra

13:10 - 14:00 9 June 2016
Fresh from their Grade 1 exams, MUMS Grade1athon orchestra return to grace your ears with some classic tunes in an attempt to prove their mastery of a new instrument. Join Manchester…

Estival 2016: Ad Solem and The Cosmo Singers

13:10 - 14:00 10 June 2016
With a stunning display of vocal talent, this concert welcomes elite university chamber choirs Ad Solem and The Cosmo Singers in a programme of Wilbye to Vaughan Williams and Jackson…

Estival 2016: MUMS Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:00 10 June 2016
Estival is concluded with a dramatic concert featuring a dedication to the late Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Patron of MUMS; new works from postgraduates and academic staff; and Holst’s…

An evening with the Deconet String Quartet

19:00 21 June 2016
The Deconet String Quartet will visit Tabley with an enchantingly mixed potpourri of music for strings by Dvorak, Mozart, Glazanov and many more. Wine and canapes will be served.

Robin Ward, Harp and Handcrafted Instrument Concert

19:00 26 July 2016
Robin Ward is a unique musician in that he performs on his own hand-crafted instruments and is one of only a handful of people in the world who play the triple harp professionally.…

Piano Recital by Murray McLachlan

13:10 - 14:00 29 September 2016
International concert pianist Murray McLachlan is Head of Keyboard at Chetham’s School of Music and a Senior Tutor at the Royal Northern College of Music. This recital focuses on Chopin’s…

Quatuor Danel

13:10 - 14:00 6 October 2016
Two quartets composed under fraught circumstances: Hanns Eisler’s tragic two-movement Quartet immediately reflects the tensions of pre-war fascism, while Beethoven’s masterful ‘Harp’…

Quatuor Danel

19:30 - 21:30 7 October 2016
Two third quartets, each 40 minutes long, but from different worlds: Camden Reeves’s virtuosic exploration of time and chaos, juxtaposed with Tchaikovsky’s sorrowful memorial for his…

Ensemble l'imaginaire

13:10 - 14:00 13 October 2016
Richard Barrett Portrait Concert A young ensemble based in France, committed to presenting audiences with strong musical experiences through their collaborations with composers. This…

Darragh Morgan (violin) Mary Dullea (piano)

13:10 - 14:00 20 October 2016
Leading new music soloists Darragh Morgan and Mary Dullea perform Tom Coult’s Limp and Camden Reeves’s Gorgon’s Head which they recently broadcast on BBC Radio 3. Schumann’s Sonata…

Joseph Houston (piano)

13:10 - 14:00 27 October 2016
Exploring extremes of stasis and frantic motion, this programme combines movements from Debussy’s seminal Préludes with more recent works, including a brand new piece by British composer…

MANTIS Festival

18:00 - 19:30 29 October 2016
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents concerts of new electroacoustic music, featuring special guest artist Junya Oikawa (Japan). Local and guest composers will present their…

Rachael Pankhurst (cor anglais) Nick Oliver (piano)

13:10 - 14:00 10 November 2016
University alumna and Principal Cor Anglais of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Rachael Pankhurst accompanied by Nick Oliver will perform a varied programme including works…

Shakespeare Miscellany: ‘Music oft hath such a charm…’

13:10 - 14:00 17 November 2016
In the year that marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, pianist and scholar Michelle Assay presents a programme of music for voice, chorus and instruments, from diverse…

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