Performances

Manchester University Music Society - Cosmo Singers and Ad Solem

19:30 - 21:00 20 April 2018
The University’s two leading chamber choirs tackle choral works old and new, which include Herbert Howells’ celestial Requiem, which remained unperformed for almost fifty years after…

Manchester University Music Society - World Music

13:10 - 14:00 20 April 2018
Expect music-making originating from anywhere around the globe in this world music concert! Students will have the opportunity a chance to perform music in exotic styles, as soloists…

Manchester University Music Society - Brass Band

19:30 - 21:00 21 April 2018
Recently returning from a tour of Edinburgh and competing at Unibrass, Brass Band will showcase a mixture of traditional repertoire and more modern compositions. Having won Unibrass…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Lovenotes

13:10 - 14:00 26 April 2018
There’s no need to book – this concert is free and you can just turn up on the day. The Lovenotes are a close harmony, a capella group performing a mix of genres, from jazz and swing…

Literature Live: Jesmyn Ward

19:00 - 21:00 27 April 2018
Manchester Literature Festival are thrilled to present a rare UK event with acclaimed American author Jesmyn Ward. Based in Mississippi, Jesmyn is the author of the memoir Men We Reaped…

Manchester University Big Band

19:30 - 21:00 27 April 2018
With an eclectic set of fresh contemporary charts, Manchester University Big Band showcase new sounds from the States by Bob Mintzer and Darcy James Argue, whilst working with UK prog-rock/fusion…

Sunday Concerts: Septentrion Duo

15:00 - 16:00 29 April 2018
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. Performances are held at 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons in the New Arrivals exhibition gallery,…

The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:00 29 April 2018
Soloists: Katie Bray David Butt Philip Marcus Farnsworth Elgar The Dream of Gerontius The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra are delighted to present Elgar’s…

The White Review

19:00 - 20:30 30 April 2018
The White Review’s editors Željka Maroševic and Francesca Wade introduce an evening of readings from recent contributors to the literary magazine described by Deborah Levy as ‘nothing…

Quatuor Danel Seminar

14:30 - 16:00 3 May 2018
The Quatuor Danel workshops new compositions by postgraduate students of the University.

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Quatuor Danel

13:10 - 14:00 3 May 2018
Miniatures by the youngest generation and by the father of the Quatuor Danel’s cellist Yovan Markovitch act as preludes to the heady aromas of Romanian folk-music in Enescu’s penultimate…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with David Fanning (piano)

19:30 - 21:00 4 May 2018
Two iconic chamber works by Shostakovich frame Gubaidulina’s heartwrenching homage to Bach’s Art of Fugue and the ephemeral fantasy of Britten’s last major work. Shostakovich Quartet…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Gamelan

13:10 - 14:00 10 May 2018
There’s no need to book – this concert is free and you can just turn up on the day. Second-year Music students on the Ensemble Performance module demonstrate their newly acquired expertise…

Sunday Concerts: Rossini Project

15:00 - 16:00 13 May 2018
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. Performances are held at 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons in the New Arrivals exhibition gallery,…

A Tailor is sewing the dress of Tipu Sultan

10:30 19 - 16:30 20 May 2018
A two-day performance by Yasmin Jahan Nupur, a leading contemporary artist from Bangladesh. 19 Saturday and 20 Sunday May 10:30 - 16:30 Free, no booking necessary. In this…

Sunday Concerts: Basilisk Duo

15:00 - 16:00 27 May 2018
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. Performances are held at 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons in the New Arrivals exhibition gallery,…

Sunday Concerts: Northern Trombone Quartet

15:00 - 16:00 3 June 2018
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. Performances are held at 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons in the New Arrivals exhibition gallery,…

ESTIVAL 2018

4 - 8 June 2018
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 five days in an unmissable…

Estival Mashup

19:30 - 21:00 5 June 2018
This concert will feature Carnival of the Animals and a dance showcase, before a group of outgoing music students, the ‘8 guys’, give their original take on life in the Martin Harris…

Jazz Showcase

13:10 - 14:00 5 June 2018
Manchester University Music Society Jazz showcase returns, following its success back in October. Come and enjoy a concert which is sure to take you right across the endless soundscape…

Ad Solem and The Cosmo Singers

13:10 - 14:00 6 June 2018
Join the two chamber choirs of the university for a final concert before their joint choral and orchestral tour to Ireland this summer! Featuring Triptych by Tara O’Regan and much more.…

Manchester University String Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra

19:30 - 21:00 6 June 2018
Programme to include: Mozart Divertimento Dmajor k.136 Tchaikovsky Elegy for Strings Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 MUSO finish a highly successful year with works by Mozart and Tchaikovsky,…

Manchester University Music Society Grade 1 Orchestra

13:10 - 14:00 7 June 2018
Have you ever wanted to watch a saxophonist try and play a violin whilst a trombonist struggles to hold the bow of a cello? This concert showcases the work of the grade 1-athon player,…

Manchester University Wind Orchestra and Brass Band

19:30 - 21:00 7 June 2018
Michael Giacchino arr. Jay Bocook The incredibles theme Berstein West Side Story - Selections for Band John Williams arr. Jerry Brubaker Star Wars: The Marches The Incredibles, West…

The Magic of Musicals relaxed performance

13:10 - 14:00 8 June 2018
Join us on a magical journey filled with your favourite songs from musicals and Disney films. This event is a wonderful opportunity to hear live music in our beautiful concert hall…

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