Martin Harris Centre

Craig Ogden and Jacqui Dankworth

20:00 - 22:00 21 January 2017
Jacqui Dankworth is one of the most highly regarded vocalists in the UK. Known primarily as a jazz singer, Jacqui’s unique musical palette also draws on folk, soul, classical, blues…

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…

Literature Live: Vona Groarke and Katherine Angel

19:30 - 21:00 6 February 2017
Vona Groarke has published seven collections of poetry, most recently, Selected Poems (Gallery Press, 2016). Current editor of Poetry Ireland Review and a selector for the Poetry Book…

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…

Manchester In-Fringe Theatre Awards (MIFTAs)

19:00 - 21:00 15 February 2017
The MIFTA season is an exciting season of productions by members of The University of Manchester Drama Society. In venues across Manchester including the John Thaw Studio Theatre, students…

Manchester In-Fringe Theatre Awards (MIFTAs)

19:00 - 21:00 16 February 2017
The MIFTA season is an exciting season of productions by members of The University of Manchester Drama Society. In venues across Manchester including the John Thaw Studio Theatre, students…

Quatuor Danel

13:10 - 14:00 16 February 2017
Weinberg’s only String Trio, a heartfelt yet elusive piece from the time when he was tailed by the Soviet secret police, followed by the second of Tchaikovsky’s three quartets, the…

Manchester In-Fringe Theatre Awards (MIFTAs)

19:00 - 21:00 17 February 2017
The MIFTA season is an exciting season of productions by members of The University of Manchester Drama Society. In venues across Manchester including the John Thaw Studio Theatre, students…

Quatuor Danel with Pascal Moraguès (clarinet)

19:30 - 21:30 17 February 2017
Principal clarinettist of the Orchestre de Paris and professor at the Paris Conservatoire, Pascal Moraguès joins the Quatuor Danel for Brahms’s gloriously lyrical masterpiece and the…

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!…

Jeanette Winterson “In Conversation” with Val McDermid

19:30 - 21:00 20 February 2017
Val McDermid is one of the biggest names in crime writing. Her novels have been translated into 30 languages, sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Val has created many notable characters…

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…

SOLD OUT ‘The Burnley Buggers' Ball’ & ‘Burnley’s Lesbian Liberator’ (LGBT History events)

19:30 - 21:00 24 February 2017
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PERFORMANCE IS NOW SOLD OUT. The Burnley Buggers’ Ball written by Stephen M Hornby directed by Matt Hassall Burnley’s Lesbian Liberator written by Abi Hynes…

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…

English Lute Songs from the Golden Age featuring internationally acclaimed soprano Dame Emma Kirkby

19:30 - 21:00 4 March 2017
A programme drawn from the songbooks of John Dowland, John Danyel and their contemporaries, performed by three world-leading exponents of the repertory, Dame Emma Kirkby, John Bryan,…

MANTIS Festival

18:00 - 19:30 4 March 2017
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents concerts of new electroacoustic music. Local and guest composers will present their work using the large-scale MANTIS sound diffusion…

MANTIS Festival

20:00 - 21:00 4 March 2017
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents concerts of new electroacoustic music. Local and guest composers will present their work using the large-scale MANTIS sound diffusion system…

MANTIS Festival

14:00 - 15:30 5 March 2017
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents concerts of new electroacoustic music. Local and guest composers will present their work using the large-scale MANTIS sound diffusion system…

Literature Live: Beth Underdown and Kate Hamer

19:30 - 21:00 6 March 2017
Beth Underdown was born in Rochdale in 1987. Her debut novel, The Witchfinder's Sister, is based on the witch-hunts orchestrated by Matthew Hopkins in seventeenth century Essex, and…

Ballroom and Latin for Beginners: Free Taster Session

13:00 - 13:30 8 March 2017
Try our ‘Ballroom and Latin for Beginners’ free taster session to get a flavour for some of your favourite Ballroom dances in a relaxed and friendly environment. The taster session…

Ballroom and Latin for Beginners: Free Taster Session

13:30 - 14:00 8 March 2017
Try our ‘Ballroom and Latin for Beginners’ free taster session to get a flavour for some of your favourite Ballroom dances in a relaxed and friendly environment. The taster session…

Musica International Women’s Day concert

13:10 - 14:00 8 March 2017
On International Women’s Day Musica presents a concert of works by female composers, including the premières of newly composed student works, performed by Manchester music students.…

Quatuor Danel

13:10 - 14:00 9 March 2017
Though numbered third, Beethoven’s D major quartet was in fact the first he had composed. Its arch-shaped opening bars in turn form the basis for the tribute by Japanese composer Karen…

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