Performances

Creative Manchester presents Music on Campus

12:15 11 February - 13:30 24 March 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: In light of the developing situation around COVID-19 and the Government’s latest advice for people to avoid non-essential contact, we have taken the decision…

WCLC: Jack Adler-McKean - Solo tuba

13:10 - 14:00 20 February 2020
Giacinto Scelsi Maknongan Patrick Friel Ezra’s Telescope (British première) Sylvain Marty Diversion 2 (British première) Vinko Globokar …

MUMS Opera – The Enchanted Pig

19:00 - 21:30 21 February 2020
The MUMS Opera team return this year to put on Jonathan Dove’s eccentric The Enchanted Pig, an opera exploring a magical and enchanting story of love and destiny, by one of the most…

MUMS Opera – The Enchanted Pig

19:00 - 21:30 22 February 2020
The MUMS Opera team return this year to put on Jonathan Dove’s eccentric The Enchanted Pig, an opera exploring a magical and enchanting story of love and destiny, by one of the most…

Event Cancelled Literature Live: Jean McNeil and Rachael Allen

19:30 - 20:45 24 February 2020
Due to industrial action by the University and College Union (UCU) this event is now cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. If you have bought tickets for this event…

WCLC: Gazelleband

13:10 - 14:00 27 February 2020
Gazelleband combines pioneering Palestinian oud player Reem Anbar and Mancunian multi-instrumentalist Louis Brehony, as they present a unique take on the radical and traditional music…

MUMS Chamber Music from the Nineteenth Century

13:10 - 14:00 28 February 2020
Join talented chamber musicians in the music society as they take on a programme of nineteenth century works. This free concert explores three works by Johannes Brahms, Clara and Robert…

MANTIS FESTIVAL: Digital Overlays

18:00 - 19:30 29 February 2020
Come along to the 2020 spring edition of the MANTIS festival ‘Digital Overlays’. Immersive media environments and human-machine Interactivity by music composers and digital artists…

MANTIS FESTIVAL: Digital Overlays

20:00 - 21:00 29 February 2020
Come along to the 2020 spring edition of the MANTIS festival ‘Digital Overlays’. Immersive media environments and human-machine Interactivity by music composers and digital artists…

MANTIS FESTIVAL: Digital Overlays

14:00 - 15:00 1 March 2020
Come along to the 2020 spring edition of the MANTIS festival ‘Digital Overlays’. Immersive media environments and human-machine Interactivity by music composers and digital artists…

Black Voices Singing Workshop (part of Musica Festival 2020)

14:30 - 16:00 5 March 2020
We continue our celebration of women in music with an afternoon of songs from black oral music traditions. Explore harmony singing in diverse styles – from traditional African, spirituals…

WCLC: Black Voices Lunchtime Concert (part of the Musica Festival 2020)

13:10 - 14:00 5 March 2020
Come along to the Martin Harris Centre and experience the exceptional sounds of Black Voices - an all-female a cappella collective who are globally celebrated for their stunning voices…

MUMS - Musica Festival

13:10 - 14:00 6 March 2020
Female music-making has been long underappreciated in the Western music world. Join the student-founded Musica group to celebrate women in music. In this concert, they explore female…

The University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra

19:00 - 21:00 7 March 2020
The University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra presents a concert full of the Manchester spirit. Emeritus Professor John Casken’s Maharal Dreaming and a new work by postgraduate student…

CoMA Contemporary Music for all Festival

8 March 2020
CoMAFest: Contemporary Music for All Join players, singers and audience in a day of workshops and rehearsals of exciting new music. These workshops will culminate in an evening concert…

Literature Live: Vahni Capildeo, Anthony Caleshu and Peter Gizzi

18:30 - 19:45 9 March 2020
Please be aware this event will run at 6.30pm in the International Anthony Burgess Foundation and will be hosted by Carcanet. It will mark the launch of Carcanet’s edition of Gizzi’s…

MUMS - Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1

13:10 - 14:00 11 March 2020
MUMS Chamber Orchestra accompanies soloist Sebastian Mueller performing Paganini’s fierce Violin Concerto No. 1, renowned for its extreme demands on the soloist with its fiendishly…

WCLC: Vonnegut Collective: shape & colour

13:10 - 14:00 12 March 2020
Experience superb new works by postgraduate University of Manchester composers, devised and developed with the Vonnegut Collective and visual artist, Hannah Campion. Together, the…

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

19:00 - 21:00 14 March 2020
Featuring Isla Atay playing Bright Sheng’s Flute Moon, the string orchestra return for their second concert of the year to play Purcell’s famous Abdelazer Suite and Peter Warlock’s…

Arts and Higher Education in the Criminal Justice Sector

12:00 - 18:00 18 March 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This event has now been postponed. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--17-march-2020/

WCLC: Klezmer: The Michael Kahan Kapelye

13:10 - 14:00 19 March 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This event has now been postponed. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--17-march-2020/

Manchester University Big Band (MUBB)

19:00 - 21:00 20 March 2020
IMPORTANT UPDATE: This event has now been postponed. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--17-march-2020/

MUMS Baroque - Henry Purcell: Showtunes

13:10 - 14:00 20 March 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This event has now been postponed. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--17-march-2020/

The Cosmo Singers and Ad Solem

19:00 - 21:00 21 March 2020
IMPORTANT UPDATE: This event has now been postponed. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--17-march-2020/

Stockport Youth Orchestra

15:30 - 17:30 22 March 2020
IMPORTANT UPDATE: This event has been postponed. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--17-march-2020/

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