Music concert

WCLC - Bass clarinet and electronics with Marij van Gorkom

13:10 - 14:00 27 April 2023
Following collaborations with various NOVARS composers, Dutch bass clarinettist Marij van Gorkom returns to Manchester to perform a lunchtime concert. Specialised in performance with…

Public Lunchtime Concert: University of Manchester Gamelan Ensemble

13:10 - 13:55 5 May 2023
The Music Department presents Gamelan Music from West Java, Indonesia. Students on the Ensemble Performance in Gamelan course perform an exciting programme of music, including classical…

Grade Oneathon Concert

15:00 - 16:00 6 June 2023
A performance from society members of the Manchester University Music Society at a ‘grade one’ level to raise money for The Olympias foundation. For the past month, students have paired…

New Future Music and Big Band

19:00 - 20:00 8 June 2023
Come down for an eclectic evening of music! Student compositions performed by the New Future Music Society Club Band and rounding off the evening with Big band classics! Student compositions…

Nigerian Gospel Performance

18:00 - 18:40 8 June 2023
The Music Department’s Nigerian Gospel Singing Ensemble is back for another end-of-year public performance. The ensemble was first formed in September 2021 to enable an encounter with…

MUMS Piano Showcase

13:10 - 13:50 25 September 2023
Manchester University Music Society’s Piano Showcase is the first weekly lunchtime concert of the academic year! Come along to see your friends and peers play piano music by Chopin,…

WCLC: Quatuor Danel

13:10 - 13:55 28 September 2023
Joshua Brown Three Reflections for Violin Duo (first performance) Schubert Quartet No. 10 in E flat, D87 The Quatuor Danel’s 19th season…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:30 29 September 2023
Joshua Brown Illustrations of the Grand Ceremony Reinhard Flender Quartet No. 2 (UK premiere) Mozart Quartet in C, K465, ‘Dissonance’ The Danels open their 19th season…

MUMS Welcome Concert

15:00 - 16:20 1 October 2023
Come see our Freshers' Symphony Orchestra and Freshers' Chorus kick off a fantastic year of concerts with fun and exciting rep! Freshers Chorus will start the concert with ‘Good Night,…

WCLC: Xenia Pestova Bennett (piano)

13:10 - 13:55 5 October 2023
Annea Lockwood Ear-Walking Woman (1996) Xenia Pestova Bennett All Aglow (2023) Pianist and composer Xenia Pestova Bennett explores the full spectrum of sound that can…

WCLC: The Lucky Dog Picturehouse present: “Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr. with live score”

13:10 - 13:55 12 October 2023
King of silent comedy Buster Keaton stars as an unlucky in love projectionist who turns detective to clear his name and win back the love of his life. Accompanied by live era-authentic…

WCLC: Hallé Brass

13:10 - 13:55 19 October 2023
Some 4 years since their last visit, Hallé Brass - formed primarily from principal members of the internationally renowned Hallé Orchestra – present a typically eclectic programme of…

MUMS Symphony Orchestra Concert

19:00 - 21:00 21 October 2023
The UoM Symphony Orchestra will play Berlioz ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ and Lili Boulanger’s ‘D'un Matin de Printemps’. With a premier of a PhD composition by Israel Miu-Yeung Lai and…

WCLC: Waldstein Trio (cello, piano & violin)

13:10 - 13:55 26 October 2023
Valentina Ciardelli Common Phrases when you’re late (premiere) (2023) I. I’ll be there in 5 minutes …

MANTIS FESTIVAL (Autumn Edition)

18:00 - 19:30 28 October 2023
This Autumn, the MANTIS festival is collaborating with the Music and Sonic Art Conference, MuSA 2023. Keynote speaker Simon Emmerson. This concert features audio-visual and fixed-media…

MANTIS FESTIVAL (Autumn Edition)

20:00 - 21:00 28 October 2023
This Autumn, the MANTIS festival is collaborating with the Music and Sonic Art Conference, MuSA 2023. Keynote speaker Simon Emmerson. This concert features guest artist Simon Emmerson…

MANTIS FESTIVAL (Autumn Edition)

14:00 - 15:30 29 October 2023
This Autumn, the MANTIS festival is collaborating with the Music and Sonic Art Conference, MuSA 2023. Keynote speaker Simon Emmerson. This concert features audio-visual and electroacoustic…

WCLC: Ari Hoenig (jazz trio)

13:10 - 13:55 9 November 2023
Ari Hoenig is a ground-breaking drummer, composer and educator who has become one of the most significant and influential voices in the jazz and drumming world over the last two decades.…

MUMS Ensemble Day 1:Big Band & MUSO Concert

15:30 - 17:30 11 November 2023
Come and watch a range of pieces performed by MUSO and Big Band! Repertoire will include: Greig’s ‘Two Elegaic Melodies’, Ethyl Smyth’s ‘Suite for strings’ along with lots of jazzy…

WCLC: Quatuor Danel

13:10 - 13:55 16 November 2023
Richard Whalley Violin Duet (first performance) Sibelius Andante Festivo Tchaikovsky Quartet Movement in B flat Richard…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:30 17 November 2023
Tchaikovsky Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11 Tchaikovsky Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 22 Tchaikovsky Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor, Op. 30 The Danels’ recent CD recordings have revealed the…

Ad Solem and Cosmo Singers' Winter Concert

19:30 - 20:45 18 November 2023
The University of Manchester’s chamber choirs, Ad Solem and The Cosmo Singers present an evening of traditional and contemporary choral music. The performance represents the culmination…

MUMS Ensemble Day 2: MUWO and Brass Band concert

15:30 - 16:45 18 November 2023
Come and watch a showcase of pieces performed by MUWO and Brass Band! Rep will include Bernstein’s ‘Overture to Candide’; Holst’s ‘Second Suite in F’ and Jan van der Roost’s ‘Puszta’.…

WCLC: La Féline (French pop)

13:10 - 14:55 23 November 2023
French indie pop artist La Féline is influenced by Anglo rock but unmistakably French, with a cool following at home (Les Inrocks, Radio Nova). She introduces her home-coming album…

MUMS Lunchtime Concert: Two Pianos, One Rite

13:10 - 13:55 27 November 2023
This lunchtime concert features two fabulous pianists, Kuba Williams and Ameen Elbadri, who will be playing two different works arranged for two pianos. The concert will open with Frederic…

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