Events
Chamber Choir Winter Concert
Join the University of Manchester Chamber Choirs for an evening of beautiful choral music. With repertoire by Britten, Poulenc, Sarah Quartel and more, conducted by a team of student conductors and Tom Newall (Director of the Choral Programme), it will be a fantastic Winter evening of singing!
CTIS Research Seminar - Partnerships in International Higher Education: Culture and Strategy
This presentation examines the dynamic intersection of culture and strategy in international higher education partnerships. Drawing on Jonas Stier’s work of internationalisation ideologies, idealism, educationalism, and instrumentalism, it examines how strategic agendas shape the motives of dominant 'sender' institutions over 'receiving' par..
WCLC: Leon Bosch & Rebeca Omordia - The South African Double Bass
Leon Bosch conducts chamber and symphonic ensembles around the world and is one of the few double bass players to direct concertos from the instrument. Nigerian-Romanian pianist Rebeca Omordia is an exciting virtuoso with a wide-ranging career as soloist, chamber musician and recording artist. The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the W..
University of Manchester Chorus and MUMS Symphony Orchestra Concert
Join the University of Manchester Chorus and MUMS Symphony Orchestra for a vibrant concert of contemporary and twentieth-century masterpieces, including Britten's Four Sea Interludes, Will Todd's Mass in Blue, Rautavaara's Cantus Arcticus, Coleridge Taylor’s Sussex Landscape, and Christopher Tin’s Waloyo Yamoni.
University of Manchester Chorus and MUMS Symphony Orchestra Concert
Join the University of Manchester Chorus and MUMS Symphony Orchestra for a vibrant concert of contemporary and twentieth-century masterpieces, including Britten's Four Sea Interludes, Will Todd's Mass in Blue, Rautavaara's Cantus Arcticus, Coleridge Taylor’s Sussex Landscape, and Christopher Tin’s Waloyo Yamoni.
Dumplings & Rhymes: A Poetic Celebration of Winter Solstice
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with poetry, music and dumplings Join us for an evening of intercultural poetry and performance celebrating the Chinese Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi, ??). Our event will bring together Chinese poetic heritage, celestial imagery, creative performances and students’ experiences of living in Manchester shared..
Rebecca Jennings (UCL), '"I simply rejected femaleness": Diana Chapman's narratives of gendered and sexual selfhood in mid-twentieth-century Britain'
History Research Seminar This paper will take the personal testimonies of Diana Chapman (1928-2015) as a case study for opening up questions about the entangled nature of gendered and sexual subjectivities in mid-twentieth-century Britain. As a founding member of Minorities Research Group, which published Britain’s first lesbian magazine i..
WCLC: Clare Wilkinson and Jacob Heringman
Presented by the Department of Music and the North West Early Music Forum. Jacob Heringman has been playing the lute since 1986 and has performed with a great many inspiring and excellent singers and ensembles, specialising in lute songs and ensemble music. Clare Wilkinson is an acclaimed English mezzo-soprano specialising in Baroque and Rena..
Relaxed Performance Festive Sing-along
Relaxed Performance Festive Sing-along, in collaboration with Sign Me Happy and Manchester Music Society. This relaxed performance is intended to be welcoming for people who may not feel comfortable attending formal concerts. The concert will start at 11am and end at 11.50am (doors open at 10.30am). Festive outfits, accessories & Christma..
Manchester University Baroque Orchestra: Rejoice Greatly! A Handel Celebration
The Manchester University Baroque Orchestra presents a sparkling programme of instrumental concertos and arias by George Frideric Handel, including excerpts from his celebrated oratorio Messiah.