(ALC) Music

Sounding The Story: Contemporary Music Inspired by Text and Tale

19:30 - 21:30 22 September 2025
A contemporary music concert featuring new works by postgraduate composers, recent graduates, and staff from the University of Manchester’s Department of Music. Showcasing compositions…

WCLC: Silent Movie and Live Music Accompaniment with Frame ensemble. Presented by the departments of Music, Drama and Film.

13:10 2 October 2025
Enjoy a silent movie with live accompaniment from Frame Ensemble – a group who creates music on the spur of the moment, as they watch the film with the audience. Their soundtrack is…

Lunchtime concert - In Memoriam, Gubaidulina (1931-2025)

13:10 - 14:00 9 October 2025
Bach Cello Suite No. 1 Gubaidulina Reflections on the theme B-A-C-H Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7 The Danels pay tribute to Soviet avant-garde composer Sofia Gubaidulina.…

Evening Concert with Richard Whalley (piano)

19:30 - 21:30 10 October 2025
Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5, Marc Danel, violin and Richard Whalley, piano Jim Aitchison Piano Quintet No. 1 with Richard Whalley, piano Shostakovich String Quartet Quartet No.…

WCLC: In Focus - Jack Sheen. Manchester Camerata featuring Eleanore Cockerham

13:10 16 October 2025
A whisper of Japan, a luminous glimpse into India, and a delicate sound spun from the words of a symbolist poet — this ethereal concert grows from a trio of miniature masterpieces from…

Manchester University Music Society: Symphony Orchestra Concert

18:30 - 20:30 18 October 2025
This concert features the premiere of PHD student, Tanguy Pocquet Du Haut-Jusse’s new composition for orchestra followed by Jacob Ter Veldhuis’ Tallahatchie Concerto for Saxophone performed…

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 - 14:00 30 October 2025
We welcome two virtuoso performers from Cyprus and Iran to the Martin Harris Centre. An oud player and teacher, giving workshops and concerts around the world, while also researching…

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…

Evening concert - Wednesday performance

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.…

Lunchtime concert

13:10 - 14:00 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…

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

13:10 - 14:00 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.…

WCLC: Nishla Smith

13:10 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…

Lunchtime concert - Shostakovich Special

13:10 - 14:00 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…

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 - 14:00 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 - 14:00 12 December 2025
In Concerto Transalpino, Manchester University Baroque Orchestra presents a selection of concerti grossi produced on the other side of the Alps from the genre’s Italian birthplace,…

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

13:10 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! Please contact us at the Martin…

Lunchtime concert with Cheng Yu (pipa).

13:10 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…

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