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MANTIS 20th Anniversary Festival

26 - 27 October 2024
MANTIS Festival – 20 year anniversary celebration, 26–27 October 2024. MANTIS welcomes back many of its 100+ postgraduate student alumni to perform their electroacoustic music and mark…

MANTIS Festival: Autumn 2024

UMDS MIFTAs: Wild Swimming by Marek Horn

19:00 6 - 21:00 8 November 2024
A Dorset beach. The year is 1593. Or maybe it’s 1607. We will meet here, on this beach, again and again, for the next 400 years. Things will change, as they always seem to. Just try…

WCLC: Istante Collective

13:10 - 13:55 7 November 2024
Istante is a versatile musical collective committed to reaching out to new audiences through innovative concert experiences. Istante’s performances are often held in an informal setting,…

MUMS Public Lunchtime Concert: Composers Showcase

13:10 - 14:00 15 November 2024
MUMS Lunchtime Concert Presents...Composers Showcase... A concert showcasing compositions and performers by the department's students, including works for marimba, piano, piano trio,…

UoM Ad Solem and Cosmo Singers Winter Concert

19:00 - 20:15 16 November 2024
University of Manchester Chamber Choirs Cosmo and Ad Solem joint concert at the Holy Name Church including music by Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Morten Lauridsen, and more...…

The Quatuor Danel Evening concert – Composers Special

19:30 - 21:30 20 November 2024
Franz Schubert String Quartet No.12 "Quartettsatz" Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No.10 Mieczyslaw Weinberg String Quartet No.11 Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet…

WCLC: Quatuor Danel - Composers Special

13:10 - 13:55 21 November 2024
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet Opus 127 (Completed in 1824, sharing its 200th Birthday with the University of Manchester) PLEASE NOTE: This concert is no longer followed by a…

Stockport Youth Orchestra Concert

15:30 - 17:30 24 November 2024
Stockport Youth Orchestra, conducted by Tim Crooks and Clara Rundell, featuring pianist Naomi Walker. Twitter @SYOrchestra

WCLC: Gweneth Ann Rand (soprano) & Allyson Devenish (piano)

13:10 - 13:55 28 November 2024
Sometimes, inspiration can be the only thing to keep you going when you want to take a breath. Including Laura Bowler, Roxanna Panufnik and a surprise or two. The Thursday lunchtime…

In Focus: Daniel Kidane with Manchester Camerata

13:10 - 14:10 29 November 2024
Ahead of our concert together at Wigmore Hall, we are showcasing the works of our friend and critically acclaimed composer, Daniel Kidane, at a free lunchtime concert in partnership…

Post-Concert Talk with Daniel Kidane

15:00 - 16:30 29 November 2024
Hosted in collaboration by Manchester Camerata, The University of Manchester Music Department, and Creative Manchester Following our lunchtime concert, join us for an insightful talk…

The UoM Chorus and Symphony Orchestra Whitworth Hall Concert: Sea Sketches, 'The Hebrides’ Overture, and A Sea Symphony

19:30 - 21:30 30 November 2024
Experience Sea Sketches, The Hebrides’ Overture, and A Sea Symphony in the beautiful Whitworth Hall. This entire student-run concert will be performed by the University of Manchester…

WCLC: Maria Dafka (Bayan, Voice) and Dine Doneff (Percussion, Composition) in collaboration with ‘Defiance: Artists at Risk’, Russian and East European Studies / Department of MLC

13:10 - 13:55 5 December 2024
Festive rhythms and melodies blend with lyrical ballads deeply influenced by the Macedonian tradition. Presented by Music in collaboration with Russian and East European Studies / Department…

The University of Manchester Baroque Orchestra: An Early Christmas

13:10 - 14:00 6 December 2024
The University of Manchester’s period-instrument Baroque orchestra invite you to get into the Christmas spirit with this programme of Italian music in the festive pastoral tradition,…

Messiah: Salford Choral Society and Baroque in the North

15:00 - 17:15 8 December 2024
A highlight of the Christmas calendar, join Salford Choral Society and the talented Baroque in the North Orchestra for a joyous performance of Handel’s Messiah. Our 80-strong choir…

MUMS Festive Ensemble Showcase

19:30 - 22:00 11 December 2024
The concert brings together a diverse array of ensembles from the Music Society, including the Wind Orchestra, String Orchestra, Brass Band, Big Band, and Cosmo. The program spans a…

MUMS Symphony Orchestra Festive Concert

18:30 - 20:30 12 December 2024
Join the Symphony Orchestra in their final concert of 2024, as they take you on a Sleigh Ride with the music of Leroy Anderson and Leonie Holmes. The concert will also feature Tchaikovsky’s…

WCLC: Quatuor Danel with Richard Whalley (piano)

13:10 - 13:55 12 December 2024
Philip Grange Soliloquy for Solo Viola Jeffrey Mumford Amid fleeting pockets of billowing radiance for Solo Cello Darius Milhaud La Création du Monde with Richard Whalley (piano) A…

Manchester University Music Society Festive Sing-along Relaxed Performance (BSL interpreted)

13:10 - 14:00 13 December 2024
Get in the festive spirit with a FREE sing-along event. Christmas carols and festive songs, in a relaxed setting. Open to everybody, Manchester University Music Society hosts this inclusive,…

The Quatuor Danel Evening concert with Simon Grange (bass) & special pre-concert guests, Kalina Balalaika Ensemble

19:30 - 21:30 13 December 2024
Darius Milhaud String Quartet No. 2 (50 years since Milhaud’s death) Philip Grange De Profundis for String Quartet and bass voice (World premiere) Dmitri Shostakovich String…

Imagining Dementia Futures

22 - 24 January 2025
When we talk about dementia, we often focus on ways to eliminate or cure the disease, rather than discussing how we can support people living with dementia to live meaningfully to the…

Dementia Friends Info Session

14:00 23 January 2025
Dementia Friends is an Alzheimer’s Society led initiative which aims to increase dementia awareness and change the way the nation thinks, talks and acts about dementia. This session…

WCLC: Shirley Tetteh (Jazz guitar)

13:10 - 13:55 30 January 2025
Shirley Tetteh playing the songs that have influenced her the most, alongside double bassist Rio Kai. The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert…

MUMS Opera Presents...Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld

13:00 - 15:30 7 February 2025
A comic opera in three acts from the original by Hector Cremieux and Ludovic Halvey. New book and lyrics by Phil Park. Music adapted and arranged by Ronald Hanmer. It’s the legend…

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