Music concert

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,…

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…

Manchester University Music Society - Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:00 8 June 2018
Elgar Dream Children Elizabeth Maconchy Nocturne Vaughan Williams Symphony No.5 Manchester University Music Society finishes Estival in style with an inspiring final concert from…

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…

Sunday Concerts: Duo Antipodes

15:00 17 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,…

The European Art-Science-Technology Network Week

25 - 30 June 2018
The European Art-Science-Technology Network (EASTN-DC) is a forerunner of the next digital revolution, bringing together 17 partners, from the European Union, Brazil, USA and Canada.…

The European Art-Science-Technology Network Week

18:00 - 19:30 27 June 2018
The European Art-Science-Technology Network (EASTN-DC) is a forerunner of the next digital revolution, bringing together 17 partners, from the European Union, Brazil, USA and Canada.…

The European Art-Science-Technology Network Week

20:00 - 21:30 27 June 2018
The European Art-Science-Technology Network (EASTN-DC) is a forerunner of the next digital revolution, bringing together 17 partners, from the European Union, Brazil, USA and Canada.…

The European Art-Science-Technology Network Week

14:00 - 15:30 28 June 2018
The European Art-Science-Technology Network (EASTN-DC) is a forerunner of the next digital revolution, bringing together 17 partners, from the European Union, Brazil, USA and Canada.…

Sunday Concerts: Lutes and Voices

15:00 - 16:00 1 July 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,…

Singing in the City and NHS 70

11:00 - 16:30 8 July 2018
On Sunday 8 July our gallery will be filled with choirs and a free singing extravaganza to celebrate the NHS's 70th anniversary, in the city where the first National Health Service…

Music at the Museum

17:30 - 19:00 12 July 2018
Music at the Museum Experience the magical setting of the Living Worlds Gallery at this intimate after-hours gig featuring experimental folk rock band Firefly Burning, and 17 of the…

Cusp Editions presents Clive Bell and David Ross at The John Rylands Library

19:30 - 20:30 16 August 2018
Listen to the delicate sounds of East Asian wind instruments coupled with bizarre rhythmic electronics performed by Clive Bell and David Ross. As a duo they tenderly explore the points…

Ten Thousand Waves Closing Celebration

11:00 - 15:00 25 August 2018
Saturday 25 August, 11am – 3pm. Free, no booking necessary A day of music, poetry and film in response to our exhibition Isaac Julien: Ten Thousand Waves. Throughout the day we’ll…

The Lovenotes; Women’s A Capella Quartet

18:15 - 19:00 20 September 2018
What better way to celebrate our Women Who Shaped Manchester Exhibition than to invite Manchester’s The Lovenotes to perform at the Library. This local group have selected a range of…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concerts: Oriental Breeze

13:10 - 14:00 27 September 2018
Manchester-based Chinese music ensemble, Oriental Breeze, consists of members from the local Chinese community and is one of the largest of its kind in the UK. Enjoy the charm of traditional…

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