Performances

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.…

LITERATURE LIVE: Valeria Luiselli

19:00 - 20:30 20 March 2019
Manchester Literature Festival is delighted to present a rare UK event with Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli. Described as ‘a writer of formidable talent, destined to be an important…

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…

Big Band

19:30 - 21:00 22 March 2019
The Manchester University Big Band returns, pushing the ensemble’s capabilities and featuring soloists from all areas of the band. Expect new sounds, rhythms and grooves from this tight-knit…

MUMS Lunchtime Concerts: Baroque Orchestra: Music by Handel, Avison, Geminiani and the Earl of Kelly

13:10 - 14:00 22 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. The University of Manchester period-instrument…

Stockport Youth Orchestra

15:30 - 17:30 24 March 2019
“The arts aren’t just a nice-to-have add-on; they should be a core part of our lives. The Stockport Youth Orchestra has been a marvellous example of this.” (Nicholas Kenyon, Director,…

Sunday Concerts: Paula O’Malley and Andrew Broome

15:00 - 16:00 24 March 2019
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…

Creative Manchester presents Music on Campus

12:00 - 14:00 26 March 2019
Creative Manchester presents Music on Campus Listening to music reduces stress and can have a relaxing effect on our mind and bodies, therefore take some time to prioritise your wellbeing…

COMMONISM

19:00 - 20:30 27 March 2019
Written by Smith & Sveen “It has an emotional charge under its cool surface, is propelled by a sense of investigation into friendship, performance, identity. I found it quietly thrilling.”…

Creative Manchester presents Music on Campus

12:00 - 14:00 27 March 2019
Creative Manchester presents Music on Campus Listening to music reduces stress and can have a relaxing effect on our mind and bodies, therefore take some time to prioritise your wellbeing…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series: Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert with David Fanning (piano)

13:10 - 14:00 28 March 2019
Reeves Still above Ground – Elegy for Cello and Piano Prokofiev Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50 A new work for cello and piano by Camden Reeves, written in memory of his jazz-loving…

MUMS Lunchtime Concerts: Folk Concert

13:10 - 14:00 29 March 2019
MUMS are excited to present their first ever folk-themed concert, with music ranging from ‘trad’ to originals. Featuring a range of instruments and ensembles rarely heard in this concert…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with Petr Prause (cello)

19:30 29 March 2019
A new work by Richard Whalley based on analogies between music and Icelandic geology and landscapes is sandwiched by two more Schubert masterpieces: the driving single-movement Quartettsatz…

Hallé Choral Academy Concert

15:00 - 17:00 30 March 2019
Join the Hallé Choral Academy as they perform a selection of works including Rutter’s ‘Feel the Spirit’, led by conductors Joseph Judge and Michelle Robinson. The concert will also…

The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 30 March 2019
The University of Manchester Chorus returns this spring with Carl Orff’s renowned work, Carmina Burana, accompanied by the University of Manchester’s Symphony Orchestra. We also celebrate…

Brass Band

19:30 - 21:00 4 April 2019
Manchester University Brass Band presenting a largely ecclesiastical programme including an exciting arrangement Tallis’ ‘Spem in Alium’ for Brass Band. They will be utilizing the beautiful…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series: Klezmer: The Michael Kahan Kapelye

13:10 - 14:00 4 April 2019
Performing a compelling concert of klezmer music – the traditional dance music of Eastern European Jewry – the University of Manchester’s resident klezmer ensemble, The Michael Kahan…

A CELEBRATION FOR SIR JOHN MANDUELL

14:00 - 16:00 6 April 2019
A celebration and tribute to Sir John Manduell CBE, who spent his life furthering the cause of music worldwide from his many important spheres of work in the UK (particularly Manchester)…

A CELEBRATION FOR SIR JOHN MANDUELL

19:00 - 21:00 6 April 2019
A celebration and tribute to Sir John Manduell CBE, who spent his life furthering the cause of music worldwide from his many important spheres of work in the UK (particularly Manchester)…

Sunday Concerts: Brass Quartet Menine

15:00 - 16:00 14 April 2019
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…

MACBETH - Toil and Trouble: SOLD OUT

13:00 - 14:00 24 April 2019
Performance 1pm - 2pm Workshops 2.15pm - 3pm After a sell-out run in 2018 at The Martin Harris Centre, award-winning 1623 Theatre Company returns with their 60-minute adaptation…

MACBETH- Toil and Trouble: SOLD OUT

10:00 - 11:00 25 April 2019
Please note, this event is fully booked. If you would like to be added to the waiting list for this event, please call Emma Rayner on 0161 275 8950 or E-mail schoolsevents@manchester.ac.uk.…

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