Events

Mandarin Corner - EVERY WEDNESDAY

08 October - 10 December 2025

THIS IS A RECURRING EVENT - EVERY WEDNESDAY between 4:30PM – 5:30PM Mandarin Corner is back for another term and we're delighted to bring you more language practice and some cultural activities. Mandarin Corners are informal conversation sessions at Beginner (HSK 1-3) and Advanced (HSK 4-6) level that are designed to allow Mandarin learner..

Mapping Biblical Reception: Questions, Answers, Stories (Religions and Theology – Erhardt Seminars)

15:00 - 17:00 27 October 2025

Speaker: Dr Andrew Mein (The Queen's Foundation)

'After Pierrot' - Workshop with Lucy Shelton

16:00 - 18:00 28 October 2025

In conversation with Amber Evans, Lucy Shelton will share insights into the ways that post-tonal, modernist music moves from score to performance, focusing on Shelton's own pedagogical practice and 'hacks'. Drawing on her long career and personal experience of working directly with some of the most celebrated and notorious figures in postwar..

Inundated: A Climate Conversation in Performance

17:30 - 19:30 28 October 2025

Join us for a unique interactive theatre event exploring how our working lives must adapt to the climate crisis. Set in a mock networking meeting, this performance invites business professionals, climate practitioners, and curious minds to reflect, connect, and act.

'After Pierrot' - Masterclass with Lucy Shelton

15:30 - 18:00 29 October 2025

Lucy Shelton will work with a group of singers from across the UK, focusing on a range of music linked to the concert and workshop. This is a must for composers and singers, and all those working within new (and old new) music. Not to be missed!

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

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..

MANTIS Festival (Concert 1)

18:00 - 19:00 01 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. This concert is free..

MANTIS Festival (Concert 2)

19:30 - 21:00 01 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. This concert is free (first come, first serve).

MANTIS Festival (Concert 3)

14:00 - 15:30 02 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 is free (first come first serve).

Inundated: A Climate Conversation in Performance

17:30 - 19:30 04 November 2025

Join us for a unique interactive theatre event exploring how our working lives must adapt to the climate crisis. Set in a mock networking meeting, this performance invites business professionals, climate practitioners, and curious minds to reflect, connect, and act.