Music concert

ESTIVAL 2017

6 - 9 June 2017
Join Manchester University Music Society in their unique equivalent to the 'Proms'! MUMS celebrate the end of the academic year by packing nine concerts into four days in an unmissable…

Manchester University Music Society Music & Drama Mashup Showcase – Estival 2017

19:30 - 21:00 6 June 2017
This year the Mashup is back, bigger and better than ever before! With music and drama students coming together to create musical scenes and pantomime dreams, June 6th's evening concert…

Manchester University Music Society Concerto Concert – Estival 2017

19:30 - 21:00 7 June 2017
Programme to include: Higdon Percussion Concerto Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor This evening showcases the striking contrast between the much-loved, romantic Violin Concerto…

Summer Proms Extravaganza Relaxed Performance

11:00 - 12:00 7 June 2017
Join us for a spectacular summer proms concert for everyone to enjoy. From classical favourites to a selection of well-known contemporary songs, come along, sing-along and enjoy! …

Ad Solem and Cosmo Singers Lunchtime Concert – Estival 2017

13:10 - 14:00 8 June 2017
Summer is Icumen in! Ad Solem and The Cosmo Singers come together in concert to bring you choral works by Finzi, Ireland, Delius, Ligeti, Barber, MacMillan and more!

Manchester University Wind Orchestra and Manchester University Brass Band – Estival 2017

19:30 - 21:00 8 June 2017
Programme to Include: Bernstein, arr. Duthoit West Side Story Selection John & Zimmer, arr. Custer The Lion King Tchaikovsky, arr. Godfrey 1812 Overture Simon Dobson Torsion…

Manchester University Music Society Grade-1-athon – Estival 2017

13:10 - 14:00 9 June 2017
Beloved tunes, 50 students, all grade 1 standard - how much better can one concert be? Join us for the ever-popular Manchester University Music Society Grade1athon orchestra, in which…

Manchester University Music Society Symphony Orchestra – Estival 2017

19:30 - 21:00 9 June 2017
Manchester University Music Society Symphony Orchestra returns with an exhilarating programme from Middle Eastern folk tales. Featuring Nielsen’s inventive Aladdin Suite and Rimsky-Korsakov’s…

Friends of the Whitworth: Sunday Concerts - Carnelian Saxophone Quartet

15:00 - 15:45 18 June 2017
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. At 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons, students from the Royal Northern College of Music perform…

Tabley House Presents The Alteri Chamber Choir

19:00 27 June 2017
The Alteri Chamber Choir return to Tabley once more with a delightful programme for an enchanting summer’s evening. The theme of their concert is ‘Flowers’ and they have selected…

Friends of the Whitworth: Sunday Concerts - Tula Flutes

15:00 - 15:45 2 July 2017
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. At 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons, students from the Royal Northern College of Music perform…

Highbrow/Lowbrow: From Chopin to Fado to Songs of Jewish Thieves and Prostitutes

19:00 - 21:00 13 July 2017
Chopin, fado and songs of the Jewish underworld: music of migrants, vagabonds, prostitutes and criminals will shape this evening summer concert. It will be a musical exploration of…

Tabley House Presents: The Biber Ensemble

19:00 19 July 2017
The Biber Ensemble comprises Louise Latham (violin), Mary Danton (cello and recorder) and Ann Bond (harpsichord). They will provide with a lovely evening of delightful Baroque music…

Friends of the Whitworth: Sunday Concerts

15:00 - 15:45 30 July 2017
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. At 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons, students from the Royal Northern College of Music perform…

Friends of the Whitworth: Sunday Concerts

15:00 - 15:45 6 August 2017
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. At 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons, students from the Royal Northern College of Music perform…

Friends of the Whitworth: Sunday Concerts - Clouds Harp Quartet

Friends of the Whitworth: Sunday Concerts

15:00 - 15:45 20 August 2017
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. At 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons, students from the Royal Northern College of Music perform…

The Sessions of March and Manchester Museum Present

20:00 - 23:00 20 August 2017
The Sessions of March is coming to Manchester Museum for a one off special gig, featuring some of Manchester’s finest Blues & Folk musicians. Performances on the night from: Ben P…

Sitar Recital and Ragas

18:30 - 20:30 24 September 2017
To celebrate our cultural partnership with the Manchester Museum of the University of Manchester, we are inviting you to a sitar recital on Sunday 24 September from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.…

Trumpet Recital by Gary Farr: ‘Homage to Maxwell Davies’

13:10 - 14:00 28 September 2017
A homage to University of Manchester alumnus Sir Peter Maxwell Davies who died in 2016 featuring his stunning opus 1 Sonata for Trumpet and Piano which he wrote as a student in Manchester,…

Manchester University Music Society Welcome Concert

17:00 - 19:00 1 October 2017
Join us for the first Music Society concert of the academic year, featuring our new first year Chorus and Symphony Orchestra. The concert will also feature works by Elgar and Vaughan…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert with Richard Whalley (piano)

13:10 - 14:00 5 October 2017
Did Beethoven originally conceive his early E major piano sonata for string quartet? This concert won’t answer that question, but it will help you judge for yourself. It’s not often…

Quatuor Danel Seminar

14:30 - 16:00 5 October 2017
The Quatuor Danel discusses the art of playing chamber music.

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with Robin Ireland (viola)

19:30 - 21:00 6 October 2017
What a difference an extra viola can make! We’re delighted to invite Robin Ireland, formerly of the Lindsay Quartet, to join the Quatuor Danel for this performance of some of the richest…

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