Previewed: New Music North West Festival
New Music North West (NMNW), the UK’s largest festival of new British music, returns to Manchester for eight days of music by 100 living composers. Presented by the Royal Northern …
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This Week’s Classical Highlights 7 June – 13 June 2015
Sunday 7 June: Bridgewater Hall – Dido and Aeneas: New London Consort. Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and John Blow’s Venus and Adonis are brought to the stage. Both pieces are performed with …
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Wednesday 13 May: Royal Northern College of Music – RNCM Jazz Collective: Jazz at the Movies. The RNCM Jazz Collective presents an evening of popular and instantly recognisable film tunes from the 1930s …
Read More This Week’s Classical Highlights – 3 May – 9 May 2015
Tuesday 5 May: Royal Northern College of Music – Rarescale. Contemporary chamber music ensemble Rarescale brings its international reputation, particularly for alto and bass flute work, to the RNCM with a …
Read More This Week’s Classical Highlights – 1 March – 7 March 2015
Sunday 1st March: Royal Exchange Theatre – Manchester Camerata: Challenging the Senses. An immersive concert featuring Crumb’s Black Angels, Dowland’s Go Crystal Tears, Shostakovich’s String Quartet No 8 in C minor …
Read More This Week’s Classical Highlights – 15 February – 21 February 2015
Sunday 15th February: The Whitworth – Manchester Camerata. The Whitworth’s reopening celebrations close with the premiere of Whitworth Letters, composed by Laura Bowler, Manchester Camerata’s Composer-in-Residence 2013-2014. The programme also …
Read More This Week’s Classical Highlights – 8 February – 14 February 2015
Sunday 8th February: Royal Northern College of Music – Day of Percussion. The RNCM’s Day of Percussion 2015 takes place featuring workshops, concerts and specialist consultations. World renowned artists including leading vibraphonist …
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Tuesday 3rd February: Royal Northern College of Music – RNCM Opera Scenes. RNCM singers perform a range of scenes from operas by composers including Mozart, Britten, Smetana and Offenbach. Free. 6.00pm. …
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Wednesday 28th January: Royal Northern College of Music – RNCM Opera Scenes. RNCM singers perform a range of scenes from operas by composers including Mozart, Britten, Smetana and Offenbach. Free. 6.00pm. …
Read More This Week’s Classical Highlights – 18 January – 24 January 2015
Monday 19th January: Royal Northern College of Music – Danish String Quartet. Manchester Chamber Concerts Society present the Danish String Quartet performing Mendelssohn’s Capriccio for String Quartet, Shostakovich’s String Quartet No …
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