Martin Harris Centre

WCLC: Spartimu - Music from Corsica (concert plus workshop)

13:10 - 16:00 23 October 2025
Concert 1.10pm–1.50pm, followed by workshop 2.30pm–4pm Spartimu are a renowned Corsican group, dedicated to teaching and performing ‘cantu in paghjella’ – the UNESCO listed distinctive,…

WCLC: Giannis Koutis & Reza Mirjalali: Ottoman classical music. Presented by the departments of Music & Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies

13:10 - 13:50 30 October 2025
NOTE: Unfortunately, Giannis Koutis will be unable to attend as scheduled. Reza Mirjalali has kindly agreed to perform solo. We welcome two virtuoso performers from Cyprus and Iran…

MANTIS Festival (Concert 1)

18:00 - 19:00 1 November 2025
We are excited to announce the Northern Lights Project! In celebration of the Boulez centenary year, we will be hosting a special concert featuring two of his remarkable works for solo…

MANTIS Festival (Concert 2)

19:30 - 21:00 1 November 2025
Be part of an exciting evening showcasing a series of innovative electroacoustic works presented by the NOVARS postgraduate community. Experience the MANTIS sound diffusion system that…

MANTIS Festival (Concert 3)

14:00 - 15:30 2 November 2025
Join us again for another performance by the NOVARS postgraduate community, featuring more fascinating electroacoustic works enhanced by the MANTIS sound diffusion system. This concert…

Quatuor Danel Evening concert - Parisian Walkways

19:30 - 21:30 12 November 2025
Saint-Saëns String Quartet No. 1 Fauré String Quartet in E minor, Op. 121 Ravel String Quartet in F major The Quatuor pay homage to the French tradition of string quartet writing.…

WCLC: Quatuor Danel

13:10 - 13:50 13 November 2025
Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello, with Gilles Millet and Yovan Markovitch Aulis Sallinen String Quartet No. 3 Gilles and Yovan perform Ravel’s duet for violin and cello. The…

Carlos Maldonado and the Oxford Road Experiment: Latin Grooves, Global Moves.

13:00 - 13:50 14 November 2025
Four-time Grammy Award–winning Puerto Rican percussionist Carlos Maldonado joins the Oxford Road Experiment, an 18-piece ensemble of talented young music students and recent graduates…

WCLC: Guitarrísimo: Isabel Martínez. Presented by the department of Music & The Cervantes Institute

13:10 - 13:50 20 November 2025
“Six Strings, Six Centuries” by Isabel Martínez invites audiences to explore the Spanish guitar’s rich legacy, from early Renaissance music to key works of the 20th and 21st centuries.…

A Winter Concert

19:00 - 20:30 22 November 2025
University of Manchester Chamber Choirs present a Winter Concert featuring music by Martin, McDowall, Stanford and more...

WCLC: Nishla Smith

13:10 - 13:50 27 November 2025
Nishla Smith is a jazz singer songwriter driven by a desire to tell stories. Her unique musical sensibility, along with this preoccupation with narrative, is recurrent throughout her…

UoM Chorus & Symphony Concert

19:30 - 21:30 29 November 2025
The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra present Edward Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius. Follow the journey of a pious man's soul from his deathbed to his judgment…

Quatuor Danel: WCLC Lunchtime concert - Shostakovich Special

13:10 - 13:50 4 December 2025
Stravinsky Three Pieces for String Quartet Shostakovich String Quartet No. 2 The Quatuor Danel mark the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death. Followed at 2.30pm by…

Quatuor Danel: Evening Concert with Pete Furniss (clarinet), Richard Whalley (piano)

19:30 5 December 2025
Joined by String Students from Chetham's School of Music Ustvolskaya Trio for violin, clarinet and piano, Marc Danel with Pete Furniss and Richard Whalley Shostakovich String Quartet…

MUMS Festive Ensembles Extravaganza

19:00 - 21:30 10 December 2025
This festive showcase will feature a wealth of MUMS Ensembles! From MUWO, MUSO and Brass Band to Choirs and Big Band. There will be a MUSO and Big Band crossover to look forward to!…

MUMS Festive Symphony Orchestra Concert

18:30 - 20:30 11 December 2025
The MUMS Symphony Orchestra open this concert with Copland’s Rodeo before they are joined by pianist and concerto competition winner, MarekBakota, who will perform Rachmaninoff’s brilliant…

WCLC: Ensemble Augelletti – Jewels that Brightly Burn

13:10 - 13:50 11 December 2025
Describing Bach’s students as ‘jewels that brightly burn’, Telemann championed Bach’s skill in arranging music to inspire a new generation of musicians as they performed ‘under the…

Baroque Orchestra: Concerto Transalpino

13:10 - 13:50 12 December 2025
A selection of concerti grossi produced on the other side of the Alps from the genre’s Italian birthplace, focusing on Northern Europe. This event is free.

Cosmo Chamber Choir presents: A Very Cosmo Christmas

16:00 - 18:00 14 December 2025
Cosmo Chamber Choir presents: A Very Cosmo Christmas Join us for a festive afternoon of choral music, showcasing the talents of the singers and conductors of Cosmo, a University of…

Ad Solem performing Durufle’s Requiem.

19:00 18 December 2025
University of Manchester Chamber Choir, Ad Solem perform Durufle's Requiem in the atmospheric surroundings of Holy Name Church.

WCLC: James Clapperton (Piano) - Where the Wild Things Are - Music that makes the Impossible Possible

13:10 - 13:50 18 December 2025
Grammy Award winner James Clapperton takes us through a journey of some of his wildest repertoire. The concert closes with Xenakis Evryali, a portrait of the mythical Gorgons of ancient…

MUMS: Public Lunchtime Concert – Festive Sing-along (RELAXED PERFORMANCE)

13:10 - 13:55 19 December 2025
This relaxed festive performance is open to all and will feature some much-loved Christmas classics performed by the choir, musicians and audience! What’s different? You can: · move…

Quatuor Danel lunchtime concert with Cheng Yu (pipa).

13:10 - 13:50 19 February 2026
Presented by the UoM Music Department and The Confucius Institute Phil Grange – Soliloquy for Solo Viola Traditional – Solo Pipa with Cheng Yu Joshua Brown – Pipa Quintet (World Premiere…

WCLC: Ñandereko (Our Way of Life) by Ramon Gorigoitia (World Première)

13:10 - 14:00 12 March 2026
Ñandereko is a new dramatic cantata by Chilean composer Ramon Gorigoitia which weaves Indigenous songs from the Ava Guarani people of Northern Argentina into a contemporary sonic landscape,…

Quatuor Danel lunchtime concert with Gweneth Ann Rand (soprano) and Richard Whalley (piano)

13:10 - 13:50 26 March 2026
Richard Whalley – Assynt to Letterewe for open instrumentation Dusapin – String Quartet No. 4 Camden Reeves – String Quartet No. 6 with singer Gweneth Ann Rand (World Premiere) …

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