Past events

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...

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. T...

Ad Solem performing Durufle’s Requiem.

18 - 24 December 2025

University of Manchester Chamber Choir, Ad Solem perform Durufle's Requiem in the atmospheric surrou...

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 mus...

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 bir...

Student Voices in the Archives (The Rylands Lunchtime Seminar Series)

13:00 - 14:00 11 December 2025

The University of Manchester’s archives offer a rich resource for researching student life and the...

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...

Blooming in the West – Flowers from China

18:00 - 19:00 11 December 2025

Many flora species in English gardens that are often assumed to be native, including roses, peonies,...

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 piani...

Dr Liam Liburd (Durham University), An Accidental History of Prisons and Race in Late Twentieth Century Britain

16:00 - 18:00 10 December 2025

Department of History Guest Seminar