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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…

WCLC: Jonathan Ainscough, Sarah-Louise Young and Jordan Paul Clarke: Who I’d Be

13:10 - 13:50 5 February 2026
Three seasoned musical theatre performers explore the vast spectrum of characters found in the musicals of Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Jeanine Tesori, Jason Robert Brown and many…

MUMS Opera: Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck

19:00 - 21:30 13 February 2026
MUMS Opera presents: Hansel and Gretel - a fairytale opera in three acts by Adelheid Wette, with music composed by Engelbert Humperdinck. English translation by Constance Bache.

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 A special concert in celebration of Chinese New Year. Philip Grange – Soliloquy for Solo Viola Traditional – Solo…

MUMS Chamber Orchestra Concert

14:00 - 15:00 21 February 2026
Join the University of Manchester Chamber Orchestra for a beautiful afternoon of music. The Orchestra will also be joined by the Universities Cosmo Chamber Choir, along with concerto…

WCLC: Percussion NOW

13:10 - 13:50 26 February 2026
Art flourishes when tradition meets innovation. This concert, rooted in Miquel Bernat’s forward-looking artistry, unveils world premieres by Azguime and several first performances…

MANTIS Festival Spring Edition (Concert 1)

12:30 - 14:00 27 February 2026
Join us this Spring for the MANTIS Festival, showcasing innovative audio-visual and electroacoustic works by postgraduate composers at the University of Manchester. In partnership…

MANTIS Festival Spring Edition (Concert 2)

14:30 - 16:00 27 February 2026
Join us this Spring for the MANTIS Festival, showcasing innovative audio-visual and electroacoustic works by postgraduate composers at the University of Manchester. In partnership…

WCLC: Beautiful British Isles with the Erda Ensemble

13:10 - 13:50 5 March 2026
The Erda Ensemble celebrate composers of the British Isles with works by Grace Williams, Ina Boyle and Cheryl Frances Hoad. Olivia Jageurs (harp), Marta Fontanals-Simmons (mezzo) and…

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

13:10 - 14:00 12 March 2026
This project of the ensemble 'El Parnaso Hyspano' is generously supported by the 'Esperanza Trust for Anthropological Research'. A new dramatic cantata for voice, piano and keyboards,…

Student Composer Showcase Concert

13:10 - 14:00 13 March 2026
A collaboration between the Department of Music, the University of Manchester Music Society and the Contemporary and Experimental Arts Society brings you a concert of outstanding recent student compositions.

University of Manchester Chamber Choirs | Springtime Concert

19:30 - 21:00 15 March 2026
University of Manchester Chamber Choirs present a Springtime Concert featuring music by Howells, Esenvalds, Holst and more…

WCLC: Victor Lim & Ben Powell

13:10 - 13:50 19 March 2026
A tour de force programme of some of the most exciting two piano music of the last hundred years, from Igor Stravinsky to Errolyn Wallen, performed by two virtuoso members of the University…

Manchester University Baroque Orchestra: Baroque in Bloom!

13:10 - 14:00 20 March 2026
Step into the glittering world of the French court at Versailles with this joyful programme capturing the grace, colour and vitality of spring, featuring Jean-Féry Rebel’s Les Caractères…

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