News
Find out what's been happening in the Music department at the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures.
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New concerto takes flight at BBC Philharmonic world premiere
16 Oct 2019
The world premiere of Philip Grange’s new violin concerto will take place at Bridgewater Hall next month, commissioned by the BBC and performed by ...
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Award-winning percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie gives masterclass at Martin Harris Centre
7 Oct 2019
The internationally renowned and award-winning Dame Evelyn Glennie will be giving a percussion masterclass at the Martin Harris Centre’s Cosmo ...
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Music at Manchester gets Sunday Times Good University Guide top spot
26 Sep 2019
The University of Manchester’s Music Department has been ranked top in the country in the 2020 edition of the revered Sunday Times Good University ...
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Manchester trombonist selected for Birmingham’s NEXT programme
9 Sep 2019
A talented University of Manchester graduate musician has been selected to be part of the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and Royal Birmingham ...
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Manchester musicians make ISCM World Music Days shortlist
9 Sep 2019
Two graduate musicians from The University of Manchester have made the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) World Music Days 2020 ...
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New season programme puts emerging talents among legends
28 Aug 2019
The Martin Harris Centre’s new programme for autumn/winter 2019 is giving fresh talent a platform with some renowned names in the arts. An ...
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Dr Robert Szymanek brings Javan energy to WOMAD
16 Aug 2019
Dr Robert Szymanek , teacher of gamelan - the traditional music of Java and Bali - at The University of Manchester, brought an energetic set to the ...
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University of Manchester students take part in BBC Proms performance
1 Aug 2019
On the 29 July, Joseph Haydn’s The Creation returned to the Proms for the first time in a decade. Its performers included 40 students from the ...
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Rebecca Herissone elected Fellow to British Academy
23 Jul 2019
The University of Manchester’s School of Arts Languages and Cultures has celebrated the induction of three of its academics into the British ...
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Music graduate Katie Bray wins big in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition
1 Jul 2019
An accomplished Music graduate has scooped the prestigious Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize at this year’s BBC Cardiff Singer of the World ...
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Orchestra of Opera North performs Kevin Malone’s mill worker music
23 May 2019
Music composed by the University of Manchester Reader in Music Kevin Malone, inspired by grueling 18th century textile miller life, is being ...
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Isla Atay wins student volunteer award for disabilities-inclusive choir
20 May 2019
Singing is an activity that raises the spirits and brings people closer together, and University of Manchester student Volunteer of the Year Isla ...
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Manchester students to sing at this year’s BBC Proms
30 Apr 2019
Choral singing at The University of Manchester has continued to go from strength to strength since the appointment of our new choral conductor, Rob ...
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Manchester music graduates secure top positions on the Waterperry Opera Young Artists Programme
25 Apr 2019
Emma has been appointed Assistant Director, for which she will be working on Laura Attridge’s production of 'The Magic Flute' and Britten's ...
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Manchester graduate appointed to prestigious conducting position
25 Apr 2019
Matthew Bourne, with his ballet company - New Adventures - will be touring the UK including a month of dates at Sadler's Wells, between May and ...
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Professor Rebecca Herissone discovers new work by Henry Purcell
29 Mar 2019
A Manchester Music academic has uncovered a piece by Henry Purcell that was previously unknown. Professor Rebecca Herissone has been carrying out ...
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Manchester Music graduate to manage world-leading new music group
14 Mar 2019
A University of Manchester music graduate has credited the strong foundations his degree gave him to help him win a top job at a world-leading ...
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Manchester undergraduate wins the Royal Northern Sinfonia Young Composers’ competition
4 Feb 2019
A University of Manchester Music student has won the Royal Northern Sinfonia Young Composers’ competition. Alex Dakin (Year 3) has won with his...
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Weinberg Conference at Manchester marks start of centenary celebrations
28 Jan 2019
An international four-day music conference at The University of Manchester on 24-27 January 2019 marked the beginning of the celebrations of ...
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Quatuor Danel premiere of Richard Whalley’s Mantle Plume in Utrecht
16 Jan 2019
Dr Richard Whalley has recently completed a 30-minute string quartet inspired by Icelandic geology, entitled ‘Mantle Plume’, written for the ...
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MANTIS Festival continues to soar
27 Nov 2018
The MANTIS Festival in October 2018 featured a series of full-to-capacity electroacoustic concerts. This event took place in the John Thaw Studio...
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Music PhD student wins First Prize in Music Nova (Prague) competition
27 Nov 2018
Music PhD candidate Epa Fassianos has been awarded First Prize in the 2018 Music Nova (Prague) competition. The award was in the fixed media ...
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Manchester University Wind Orchestra scoops Platinum Award
26 Nov 2018
Manchester University Wind Orchestra (MUWO) set off in high spirits to take part in the regional National Concert Band Festival on 18 November – ...
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Professor Barry Cooper's completion of Beethoven 10 to be performed for the first time in Manchester
21 Nov 2018
Professor Barry Cooper’s completion of the first movement of Beethoven’s unfinished Tenth Symphony has been performed across the world, on six ...
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Manchester graduate directs Pierrot Lunaire on tour
2 Nov 2018
Manchester graduate Emma Doherty directs Schoenberg's surreal icon of Modernism, Pierrot Lunaire, on tour with the Manchester Collective in November...
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Music students embark on a wellbeing walk
2 Nov 2018
22 music students across undergraduate and postgraduate courses made their way to the Peak District to participate in an all-day wellbeing walk. ...
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Professor Barry Cooper – Reconstructing Beethoven
2 Nov 2018
On 31 October 2018, our world-renowned Beethoven scholar Professor Barry Cooper gave a lecture to the University of Manchester Alumni Association in...
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Music department alumnus to conclude appointment to prestigious scheme for composers
26 Oct 2018
Jasmin Kent Rodgman is coming to the end of her time on the London Symphony Orchestra's prestigious Jerwood Composer+ scheme for 2017/2018. Jasmin...
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Music students take centre stage at Creative Manchester launch
8 Oct 2018
Manchester Vox - an a cappella vocal ensemble formed by students from the Music department and the Royal Northern College of Music - gave a ...
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Twitter opera success for graduate Michael Betteridge
7 Sep 2018
Composer Michael Betteridge, who graduated in 2009, recently had a big success with his Twitter opera #echochamber. This chamber opera, which ...
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Undergraduate of the Year is awarded to Katherine Blumer
9 Jul 2018
Music student Katherine Blumer won the Undergraduate of the Year award in the recent Distinguished Achievement Awards 2018. The award is made on...
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London Sinfonietta to premiere new work from Emma Wilde
15 May 2018
Former Manchester student Emma Wilde is set to have her new composition performed in the London Sinfonietta's Beacons event at the Queen Elizabeth ...
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Faculty of Humanities investment delivers new Steinway pianos
3 May 2018
The Music department at The University of Manchester was recently delighted to acquire four new Steinway grand pianos for use by students studying in...
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University launches multi-million pound Creative Manchester project
19 Feb 2018
The University of Manchester is investing £3.3m in a new project, Creative Manchester, which will help to support its ambitious strategic vision in ...
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