Performances

ESTIVAL 2019

4 - 7 June 2019
Join Manchester University Music Society in their unique equivalent to the 'Proms'! MUMS celebrate the end of the academic year by packing eight concerts into four days in an unmissable…

Estival Music and Drama Mashup

16:00 - 16:30 4 June 2019
MUMS and the Drama Society join forces to put on the annual Music and Drama Mashup. Expect all sorts of Dramatic and Musical and Musical Dramatic performances Please note, this event…

MUMS Band Night

20:00 - 21:00 4 June 2019
We are excited to be putting on our first Band Night. Come see the wonderful Quiet Houses, Good Habits and Ivory Forest Collective at The Grove, Manchester. There’s no need to book…

MUMS Estival Vocal Concert

13:00 - 14:00 4 June 2019
Manchester University Music Society (MUMS) welcome Ad Solem and the Cosmo Singers to present our opening concert of Estival. Vaughn-Williams, Eric Whitacre and Morten Lauridsen are…

An Evening with Moby - CANCELLED

20:00 - 21:15 5 June 2019
Please note, An Evening with Moby on 5 June has been cancelled as Moby is cancelling all upcoming public appearances for the foreseeable future. We apologise for any inconvenience…

Big Band Vocal Showcase

21:00 - 22:30 5 June 2019
MUMS Big Band present a night of a range of vocal and Big Band charts. It promises to be a fantastic night. Tickets will be available to buy on the door.

Estival Grade-1-Athon

13:00 - 14:00 5 June 2019
Come along to the Cosmo on 5 June to see the Manchester University Music Society members who took their Grade 1 on the 9th May playing together in a large symphony orchestra. There’s…

Estival Ensembles Concert

19:00 - 21:00 6 June 2019
Join MUMS for our Ensembles celebration with the Brass Band, Manchester University Wind Orchestra and the Manchester University String Orchestra! Including stunning Brass Band arrangements…

MUMS New Sounds Concert

13:00 - 14:00 6 June 2019
Come along to our third New Sounds Concert of the year where you will get the opportunity to hear some of our newest and best student compositions. Comprising of varying forces and…

MUMS Estival Symphony Orchestra Concert

19:00 - 21:00 7 June 2019
Manchester University Music Society brings you an exhilarating evening of Symphony Orchestra repertoire, conducted by the talented Rob Guy and student conductors. How to book: Please…

Story Book Music - SOLD OUT

12:30 - 14:00 7 June 2019
This event has now SOLD OUT. Join the Manchester University Music Society to hear three of your best loved stories, told in a new and exciting way! Musicians and storytellers come…

Summer Sing-a-long Relaxed Performance

11:30 - 12:30 7 June 2019
Join us for our fun and relaxed summer sing-a-long event filled with your favourite songs from musicals and Disney films. It’s a free event with optional participation and an informal…

Trinity CofE High Choir performance

14:15 - 15:45 2 July 2019
Come and listen to Trinity CofE High school choir as they perform familiar songs with instruments and voice in the Museum's Living Worlds gallery. A rare experience for Museum visitors…

Gorton Philharmonic’s fundraising concert in aid of Christie Hospital

19:30 - 21:00 13 July 2019
Conducted by Juan Ortuño, the programme includes Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, with soloist Daniel Ropota, Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances, and Danzon No.2 by Marquez. To book please visit…

The Complete Works: Jackie Kay

16:00 - 17:15 15 September 2019
Part of: The Complete Works: Year 1 – Hope & Resistance Editor, critic & broadcaster Ellah Wakatama Allfrey OBE curates and presents this brand-new series of in-depth interviews at…

#MusicSaysDataSavesLives

18:00 - 21:00 19 September 2019
How is health data used in harmony with research? Health data research group Connected Health Cities and composers from the Royal Northern College of Music are collaborating to transform…

Welcome Week Show – Sound Cistem

19:00 - 20:00 20 September 2019
Two transgender performers say 'up yours!' to the gender binary and invite you to their radical dance party! Under disco lights, over pulsing music, a queer celebration takes place.…

Mazen Kerbaj (Lebanese Trumpet)

13:10 - 14:00 26 September 2019
Over the last 25 years, Mazen Kerbaj developed a highly personal and unique way to play the trumpet. In his solo performances, he uses daily objects to extend the instrument and make…

Welcome Concert

17:00 - 19:00 29 September 2019
Join us for the first Music Society concert of the academic year. In this opening concert, MUMS Symphony Orchestra are joined by a massed choir of music students to perform exquisite…

The Complete Works: Gary Younge

18:45 - 20:00 1 October 2019
Part of: The Complete Works: Year 1 – Hope & Resistance Editor, critic & broadcaster Ellah Wakatama Allfrey OBE presents a brand-new series of in-depth interviews at HOME, in partnership…

Amy Vreeke: The Year My Vagina Tried to Kill Me - Part of Sick! Festival 2019 (THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT)

20:30 - 21:30 2 October 2019
Stand-up comedian and theatre maker, Amy Vreeke, creates multi-genre, autobiographical work that explores social taboos with candour and comedy. Amy was diagnosed with endometriosis…

Amy Vreeke: The Year My Vagina Tried to Kill Me - Part of Sick! Festival 2019 (THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT)

20:30 - 22:00 3 October 2019
Stand-up comedian and theatre maker, Amy Vreeke, creates multi-genre, autobiographical work that explores social taboos with candour and comedy. Amy was diagnosed with endometriosis…

Jonathan Aasgaard (cello)

13:10 - 14:00 3 October 2019
Weinberg 24 Preludes for solo cello Op. 100 The Norwegian cellist Jonathan Aasgaard returns to the Martin Harris Centre to perform Weinberg’s 24 preludes. This is a one-off opportunity…

Literature Live: Paul Muldoon and Alice Oswald

19:30 - 20:45 3 October 2019
Join us for a reading by two of the finest English-language poets at work in the world today. Paul Muldoon was born in County Armagh in 1951 and, since 1987, has lived in the United…

An Interactive Schools' Poetry Performance with John Hegley

10:30 - 11:30 4 October 2019
National Poetry Day is the annual mass celebration of poetry and all things poetical. This year’s theme will be Truth. Many a true word is spoken in jest – No Nonsense Poetry! Enjoy…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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