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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: 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.

Friends of the Whitworth: RNCM Sunday Concerts

15:00 - 16:00 3 July 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…

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…

MUMS Welcome Concert

17:00 - 19:00 2 October 2016
Join us for an evening of enchanting music as MUMS welcomes the First Year Chorus as they make their Manchester debut! The Symphony Orchestra will perform Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite…

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…

The University of Manchester Baroque Orchestra

15:30 - 16:30 16 October 2016
Students from the Manchester University Baroque Orchestra give a historically informed performance of late-seventeenth-century English instrumental music, by Locke, Purcell and the…

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…

MUMS Showcase Concert

13:10 - 14:00 21 October 2016
A rare opportunity to witness a variety of performers in Manchester’s Music society playing a variety of repertoire, demonstrating the breadth of taste within the department. There will be something for everyone!

MUMS Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:15 22 October 2016
MUMS Symphony Orchestra returns for its second concert since September with a programme including Ligeti’s Atmospheres as well as Mahler’s Symphony No.1, also known as The Titan Symphony.…

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…

MANTIS Festival

14:00 - 15:30 30 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…

Romanticism and Beyond

13:10 - 14:00 11 November 2016
An exciting new concert from Manchester’s Music society, focussing on the Romantic and 20th Century ‘Modern’ period. Come see performers tackle the most passionate and exhilarating…

MUMS Chamber Orchestra

19:30 - 21:15 12 November 2016
MUMS Chamber Orchestra returns for an evening of inspiring music, with soloists Libby Sherwood and Sarah Keirle performing Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante K364, along with Mozart’s Symphony…

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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