News
Find out what's been happening in the Music department at the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures.
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University Chorus stay active through online music-making and rehearsals
25 Nov 2020
"Since returning from the summer break, Chorus has been meeting to rehearse online via Zoom. Our recent recording of 'The Snow' by Sir Edward ...
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SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire
24 Nov 2020
Black History Month in review Throughout October, the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures and the wider University of Manchester community ...
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University hosts Music Health and Wellbeing Workshop
18 Nov 2020
The workshop, which took place via Zoom on 11 November, was a collaboration between Creative Manchester, the Music Department and the University’s...
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'Writing the Pandemic' mentorship workshop inspires young writers
22 Oct 2020
On Saturday 17 October, Professor of Poetry and Director of the Centre for New Writing John McAuliffe led an online mentorship workshop for the ...
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University holds Music, Health & Wellbeing workshop as part of ESRC Festival
16 Oct 2020
On 11 November, The University is hosting a Music, Health & Wellbeing workshop that will serve to answer these questions. Presented in ...
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The Purcell premiere that took 340 years
8 Oct 2020
A piece of music by Henry Purcell at long last got its official premiere – only 340 years late. On Tuesday 6 October 2020, a devotional partsong...
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Music Department celebrates Composition PhDs’ international success
23 Sep 2020
Three outstanding Composition PhD students and graduates from The University of Manchester’s Department of Music have received national and ...
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AHCP lecturer awarded grant for practice-as-research project on creativity and climate resilience.
18 Aug 2020
Funded by the UK Climate Resilience Programme “Living with Climate Uncertainty” the project is one of three funded UK projects exploring how ...
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Introducing the new portal SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire
6 Aug 2020
The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at The University of Manchester welcomes its audiences to SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire – a digital ...
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SALC to hold virtual celebrations for graduating students
17 Jul 2020
The virtual celebration for the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures will take place at 3pm on Tuesday 28 July and will be available to view on the...
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The University of Manchester’s Virtual Concert Series launched
6 Jul 2020
With concerts cancelled and venues closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Martin Harris Centre at The University of Manchester is now opening a ...
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Hearing loss: early signs of damage in young adults who regularly attend loud clubs and concerts
2 Jul 2020
Christian Bertrand/ Shutterstock Going to concerts or clubs is a popular pastime for many young people, but they’re also potential causes ...
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Spotlight on: Helena Bull
15 Jun 2020
Since the beginning of February 2020, Helena Bull has been carrying out a Simon Industrial Fellowship at The University of Manchester, with Creative ...
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‘Outstanding’ NOVARS PhD student receives 2019 Chinese government award
10 Jun 2020
Hongshuo Fan, a NOVARS PhD student at The University of Manchester’s Department of Music, has been recognised for his outstanding performance as a ...
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Music Lecturer Appointed to Prestigious Editorial Board
4 Jun 2020
Dr Anne Hyland, a Lecturer in Music Analysis at the University of Manchester, has been appointed as Associate Editor of Music Analysis. Music ...
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Quatuor Danel feature on Guardian ‘must-see in lockdown’ list
28 Apr 2020
String quartet Quatuor Danel, artist in residence at The University of Manchester’s Martin Harris Centre, has featured on The Guardian’s pick of ...
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Manchester alumni quartet take part in Olympias Music event
10 Mar 2020
Alumni from The University of Manchester's Music Department have been instrumental in the Olympias Music's Women's Voices choir event taking place on...
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Hongshuo Fan scoops 2019 Giga Hertz Production Award
6 Dec 2019
University of Manchester Music PhD student Hongshuo Fan has received the 2019 Giga Hertz Production Award for his piece >>Handwriting ...
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Music PhD student wins ‘Best Student Paper’ at IDEAL
28 Nov 2019
A doctoral student at The University of Manchester’s Department of Music has been given an award for an outstanding paper on music composition at ...
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Beethoven’s ‘greatest work’ Missa Solemnis to be performed at University
27 Nov 2019
Following the success of previous concerts, The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra returns on 30 November to the Whitworth Hall ...
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Hitting the right notes
12 Nov 2019
A pioneering new way to learn about music has been launched for the BBC Philharmonic’s 2019/20 season. The Notes app encourages concert-goers to...
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Over 150 attend Dame Evelyn percussion masterclass
23 Oct 2019
More than 150 staff and students from The University of Manchester attended a very special music event on 14 October proving that percussion is for ...
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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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