Events
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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 by Alex Apostolopoulos, Joshua Brown, Philip Grange, Sarah Keirle-Dos Santos, Israel Lai, Adnan Marafi, Camden Reeves, and Richard Whalley.
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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 extremely responsive to the film, closely following the flow of images. The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series,...
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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. Followed at 2.30pm by Quatuor Danel public seminar - Hotseat Workshop The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series, which...
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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. 9 Pianist Richard Whalley joins the Danels for Brahms' Hungarian Dance No.5, which is quoted extensively by Aitchison in the finale of his quintet. The concert closes...
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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 the dawn of modernism, all premiered together in Paris in 1914. The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series, which...
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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 by concerto competition winner, Jamie Marriot. In the second half, the orchestra will play Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7.
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WCLC: Spartimu (Music from Corsica).
13:10 - 16:00 23 October 2025
Spartimu are a renowned Corsican group, dedicated to teaching and performing ‘cantu in paghjella’ – the UNESCO listed distinctive, highly ornamented and improvisational traditional polyphony of Corsica. Spartimu has performed internationally, been recorded and documented by the US Library of Congress, and recorded original music for Ridley...
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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 Modal Music of the Eastern Mediterranean, Giannis Koutis has participated in music events, seminars and music festivals worldwide. Reza Mirjalali started music at...
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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 instrument and electronics. Join us for an evening of captivating music with performances of Anthèmes II, and Dialogue de l'ombre double.
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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 enhances the immersive musical experience.
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