(ALC) Music

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: 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…

Quatuor Danel

13:10 - 14:00 24 November 2016
Two highly compressed quartets in a key ideally suited to dark, oppressive moods: Shostakovich’s cryptic seven-movement Eleventh precedes the most concentrated of Beethoven’s middle-period…

Aurora Trio

13:10 - 14:00 1 December 2016
The Aurora Trio has recently completed a prestigious chamber music fellowship at the Royal Academy of Music. They are delighted to perform a varied programme of music for flute, viola…

Quatuor Danel with Michelle Assay (piano)

13:10 - 14:00 8 December 2016
Members of the Quatuor Danel, joined by pianist Michelle Assay, in a programme of Mozart and his distant admirers: two of his most genial chamber works, followed by homages from a prolific…

Ensemble DeNOTE

13:10 - 14:00 15 December 2016
Returning to the repertoire of their acclaimed CD, Beethoven and the Art of Arrangement, period instrument group, Ensemble DeNOTE explore Beethoven’s own arrangement of his ever-popular…

Lines from a Wanderer: Song Recital with Marcus Farnsworth (Baritone) and James Baillieu (Piano)

13:10 - 14:00 2 February 2017
Baritone and Manchester alumnus Marcus Farnsworth performs a recital of new songs with acclaimed pianist and long time duo partner, James Baillieu. The recital features cycles by composers…

MUMS Brass Band and An Evening of Grange

19:30 - 21:00 11 February 2017
Join the Manchester University Brass Band and other ensembles for an exciting evening of music, featuring selected works by Philip Grange, Professor of Composition at The University…

Singing Showcase

13:10 - 14:00 17 February 2017
After the success of last year’s concert, the Singing Showcase makes a return! Come and see the University’s finest singers perform a range of styles, from passionate outbursts to…

MUMS Chamber Orchestra

19:30 - 21:00 18 February 2017
MUMS Chamber Orchestra returns with a delightful programme of wonderful music. From Baroque suites to a 21st Century new work, this concert has a wonderful range of music in store!…

Piano Recital by Nicolas Hodges

13:10 - 14:00 23 February 2017
Nicolas Hodges is an English pianist and composer, specialising in avant-garde music. An active repertoire, that encompasses such composers as Beethoven, Berg, Brahms, Debussy, Schubert…

MUMS Opera and more

19:30 - 21:00 25 February 2017
This year, MUMS have decided to programme Holst’s one-act opera Savitri, along with other favourites and a new work. This concert is not to be missed! Programme to include: Bach …

Glenn Sharp and Chico Pere

13:10 - 14:00 2 March 2017
Glenn Sharp and Chico Pere are the two founding members of ‘Calaita Flamenco Son’, based in the UK and Spain. They perform a combination of traditional flamenco palos (styles) and contemporary…

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