Martin Harris Centre, The John Rylands Library

LITERATURE LIVE: MLF Tracey Thorn in conversation with Jeanette Winterson - SOLD OUT

19:30 - 20:30 26 February 2019
Please note, this event is now fully booked. Manchester Literature Festival is excited to welcome back author and singer-songwriter Tracey Thorn. Described as ‘the Alan Bennett of…

Midwifery in Victorian Manchester: Collection Encounter

15:00 - 16:00 26 February 2019
Join one of our researchers as we explore revealing and remarkable paintings, books and archives telling the history of Victorian midwifery training at Manchester’s St Mary’s Hospital.…

Nigerian Gospel Singing Workshop with Evanthia Patsiaoura

14:30 - 16:00 28 February 2019
Led by Evanthia Patsiaoura, this workshop explores the rich music repertoires and performance aesthetics of contemporary Nigerian gospel culture. Join us in singing in different languages…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series: Daniel Hyunwoo Evans (Piano)

13:10 - 14:00 28 February 2019
Daniel Hyunwoo Evans will perform a solo recital in the WCLC series 2018-2019. Bristol-born to mixed Welsh and Korean parentage, Daniel has performed solo recitals and concertos throughout…

Ad Solem and The Cosmo Singers

19:00 - 21:00 2 March 2019
The University of Manchester Chamber Choirs: Ad Solem and The Cosmo singers have an exciting year ahead. With concerts in venues across the UK such as York Minster, Manchester St Ann’s…

MANTIS FESTIVAL

18:00 - 19:30 2 March 2019
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents concerts of exciting new electroacoustic music, featuring the large-scale MANTIS sound diffusion system for a truly unique and immersive…

MANTIS FESTIVAL

20:00 - 21:00 2 March 2019
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents concerts of exciting new electroacoustic music, featuring the large-scale MANTIS sound diffusion system for a truly unique and immersive…

MANTIS FESTIVAL

14:00 - 15:00 3 March 2019
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents concerts of exciting new electroacoustic music, featuring the large-scale MANTIS sound diffusion system for a truly unique and immersive…

The Birth of Medical Midwifery: Collection Encounter

14:00 - 15:00 4 March 2019
Delve into our amazing 17th to 19th Century Midwifery archive; be amazed at the detailed drawings and accounts from the time. Free, no need to book. Suitable for children 12 yrs and above.

Explorer Tour

14:00 - 15:00 5 March 2019
This event is now SOLD OUT. Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you. Join us as we take a look behind the scenes at The…

Northern Harmony Singing Workshop

14:30 - 16:00 7 March 2019
Join us for this lucky dip into Northern Harmony’s treasure trove of traditional songs from South Africa, Corsica, Georgia and elsewhere. An exploration and celebration of diverse singing…

Toddler Tales

11:00 - 11:45 7 March 2019
Find a cosy corner, pull up a cushion and listen to fun stories. Join in playtime, creating a story world of your own. Free, no need to book, just drop in. Family friendly, children 5 yrs and under.

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series: Northern Harmony

13:10 - 14:00 7 March 2019
Northern Harmony’s 14 brilliant young singers present a thrilling mix of world harmony traditions including South African songs and dances, traditional polyphony from Georgia, Corsica…

Enriqueta Rylands tour

11:00 - 11:45 8 March 2019
Explore the life of Enriqueta Rylands, the founder of The John Rylands Library, on a 45 minute tour. Find out how her drive and passion created one of Manchester’s most unique buildings…

Enriqueta Rylands tour

15:00 - 15:45 8 March 2019
Explore the life of Enriqueta Rylands, the founder of The John Rylands Library, on a 45 minute tour. Find out how her drive and passion created one of Manchester’s most unique buildings…

MUMS Lunchtime Concerts: Musica Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 8 March 2019
Come and enjoy a lunchtime concert performed by the Manchester University Music Society. These concerts are free, no need to book just turn up. Musica Festival culminates their week…

The University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:00 9 March 2019
The symphonic repertoire of the early-twentieth century is characterized by explicit depictions of the individual within the world surrounding it, evident in both Nielsen’s Helios Overture…

LITERATURE LIVE: Max Porter in conversation with Luke Brown

19:30 - 21:00 11 March 2019
One of the rising stars of British literature, Max Porter’s debut novel Grief is the Thing with Feathers won the Sunday Times / Peters, Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year, the…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series: Trio Atem

13:10 - 14:00 14 March 2019
Pia Palme HER VERY NOISE, HER GUISE (2017) Matthew Sergeant The Velvet Rage (2017) Nina Whiteman Everything near becomes distant (2019; premiere) Trio Atem embarks on an adventure…

MUMS lunchtime Concerts: World Music

13:10 - 14:00 15 March 2019
Come and enjoy a lunchtime concert performed by the Manchester University Music Society. These concerts are free, no need to book just turn up. This world music showcase features a…

The Manchester University Wind Orchestra (MUWO) and Manchester University String Orchestra (MUSO)

19:30 - 21:00 16 March 2019
MUWO and MUSO are back! Get your wands at the ready with John Williams. Be part of the Magic of Harry Potter and brace yourselves for a starlit journey through Orion with Julie Giroux.…

Aperture

10:30 - 11:30 17 March 2019
This event is now SOLD OUT. Calling all photographers! This is a fantastic opportunity to capture the beauty of our Historic Reading Room, before the Library opens to the general public.…

Explorer Tour

14:00 - 15:00 19 March 2019
This event is now SOLD OUT. Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you. Join us as we take a look behind the scenes at The…

The Washing Up

16:00 - 17:30 20 March 2019
Devised by the company With original songs and stories, The Washing Up takes an absurd look at the politics and practice of this every day act. Audiences have told us that it is “bonkers…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series: Shakespeare Miscellany II: 'Music oft hath such a charm...'

13:10 - 14:00 21 March 2019
Three years after the first Shakespeare Miscellany, pianist and scholar Michelle Assay, together with students and alumni of the University of Manchester, presents a programme of music…

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