(ALC) Music

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…

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…

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…

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…

The British Academy Lecture Series: Peter Sellars - How to End a War: The Living and the Dead Working Together in Baroque Opera

18:00 - 19:30 4 February 2025
Join us for an extraordinary evening with one of the most influential theatre directors of our time, Peter Sellars. Hosted at The University of Manchester, this event promises to explore…

WCLC: Tangram Collective - Presented by the Music department and The Confucius Institute

13:10 - 13:55 20 February 2025
Join trailblazing artist collective, Tangram, on a journey navigating the fragile and destructive relationship between humans and our environment featuring performance artist Echo Morgan.…

MUMS Chamber Orchestra Concert

18:30 - 20:30 22 February 2025
In February, the MUMS Chamber Orchestra will be opening their first concert of 2025, with a premiere of Atefeh Einali’s, No Moment Can Return, featuring some exciting new techniques…

WCLC: The Apex Singers (acapella)

13:10 27 February 2025
The Apex Singers are an 8-part vocal ensemble known for their bespoke arrangements of traditional folk songs from around the world, performed a cappella. Their unique sound blends classical…

MUMS Jazz at Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 13:50 28 February 2025
On Friday 28th February, we are holding a free lunchtime concert of jazz music performed by members of Manchester University Music Society. The concert starts at 1:10pm with no booking…

MANTIS Festival of Electroacoustic Music

12:00 1 - 12:00 2 March 2025
Focused on two weekend festivals each year, MANTIS presents concerts of music and sound, featuring compositions and performances enhanced by the use of new technology and digital media.…

WCLC: Xenia Pestova Bennett (piano)

13:10 - 13:50 6 March 2025
Virtuoso pianist, composer and improviser Xenia Pestova Bennett presents a range of stunning repertoire by living composers. The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter…

Musica Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 13:50 7 March 2025
This lunchtime concert is part of Manchester University’s annual MUSICA festival, celebrating woman and gender-diverse musicians! This concert features music only by women and gender…

WCLC: Susi Evans & Szilvia Csaranko (clarinet & accordian)

13:10 - 13:55 13 March 2025
Susi Evans (clarinet) and Szilvia Csaranko (accordion) perform old Yiddish melodies from a remarkable archive of manuscripts collected in Jewish villages in Ukraine between 1912 to…

CANCELLED: UoM New Music Ensemble Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 13:55 14 March 2025
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has had to be cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Manchester University Music Society Symphony Orchestra and University of Manchester Chorus Concert

19:30 - 21:30 22 March 2025
Online tickets are no longer available. Some tickets will be available on the door, subject to availability. Box Office will open an hour before the event begins. In their first collaboration…

The Michael Kahan Kapelye - UoM Klezmer Ensemble

13:10 - 14:00 24 March 2025
The fourteenth generation of the university’s resident klezmer ensemble returns to perform a vibrant programme of arrangements of music originating in Eastern European Yiddish cultures.…

WCLC: The Quatuor Danel

13:10 - 13:55 27 March 2025
Some sections of Weinberg's 17th and last Quartet are derived from his own 4th Solo Cello Sonata. Between these two pieces, the Danels present a new work by French composer, and Weinberg…

UoM Music Society Student Composers Concert

13:10 - 13:50 28 March 2025
On Friday 28th March, we have a free lunchtime concert showcasing new compositions written and performed by members of Manchester University Music Society. Featuring works in a variety…

MUMS and UMMTS present Jesus Christ Superstar

19:00 3 - 20:55 4 April 2025
Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Thursday 3rd April 7pm - 8:55pm Friday 4th April 7pm - 8:55pm What’s the buzz? The first musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice…

WCLC: Eleanor Ryan (violin), Yevgeny Dokshansky (clarinet/sax) & Ben Powell (piano)

13:10 - 13:55 3 April 2025
Lecturer in Performance Studies, Eleanor Ryan (violin), University of Manchester joins Professor Yevgeny Dokshansky (Clarinet), University of Houston, and Professor Ben Powell (Piano),…

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