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Previewed: New Music North West Festival

Previewed: New Music North West Festival

by Editorial Team | Jan 16, 2016 | classical and jazz

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 College of Music (RNCM) between Friday 22 and Friday 29 January, NMNW offers over 30...

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This Week’s Classical Highlights 7 June – 13 June 2015

This Week’s Classical Highlights 7 June – 13 June 2015

by Editorial Team | Jun 6, 2015 | classical and jazz

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 rearranged scores to suit a theatre setting as opposed to their typical chamber...

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This Week’s Classical Highlights – 10 May – 16 May 2015

This Week’s Classical Highlights – 10 May – 16 May 2015

by Editorial Team | May 9, 2015 | classical and jazz

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 onwards, featuring the likes of James Bond, The Pink Panther,...

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This Week’s Classical Highlights – 3 May – 9 May 2015

This Week’s Classical Highlights – 3 May – 9 May 2015

by Editorial Team | May 2, 2015 | classical and jazz

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 concert featuring world premieres of Paul Goodey's At the...

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This Week’s Classical Highlights – 1 March – 7 March 2015

This Week’s Classical Highlights – 1 March – 7 March 2015

by Editorial Team | Mar 1, 2015 | classical and jazz

  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 and Haydn's Quartet No 63 'Sunrise'....

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This Week’s Classical Highlights – 15 February – 21 February 2015

This Week’s Classical Highlights – 15 February – 21 February 2015

by Editorial Team | Feb 15, 2015 | classical and jazz

  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 includes Peter...

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This Week’s Classical Highlights – 8 February – 14 February 2015

This Week’s Classical Highlights – 8 February – 14 February 2015

by Editorial Team | Feb 8, 2015 | classical and jazz

  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 Anthony Kerr, world music...

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This Week’s Classical Highlights – 1 February – 7 February 2015

This Week’s Classical Highlights – 1 February – 7 February 2015

by Editorial Team | Feb 1, 2015 | classical and jazz

  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.   Thursday 5th February: Royal Northern College of...

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This Week’s Classical Highlights – 25 January – 31 January 2015

This Week’s Classical Highlights – 25 January – 31 January 2015

by Editorial Team | Jan 25, 2015 | classical and jazz

  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.   Thursday 29th January: Bridgewater Hall - The...

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This Week’s Classical Highlights – 18 January – 24 January 2015

This Week’s Classical Highlights – 18 January – 24 January 2015

by Editorial Team | Jan 19, 2015 | classical and jazz

  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 9 in E flat major and...

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This Week’s Classical Highlights – 14 December – 20 December 2014

This Week’s Classical Highlights – 14 December – 20 December 2014

by Editorial Team | Dec 14, 2014 | classical and jazz

  Monday 15th December: Royal Northern College of Music - BBC Philharmonic Festive Assortment.  An ensemble of BBC Philharmonic musicians perform seasonal classical favourites at the RNCM including Danse of the Mirlitons from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite...

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This Week’s Classical Highlights – 16 November – 22 November 2014

This Week’s Classical Highlights – 16 November – 22 November 2014

by Editorial Team | Nov 16, 2014 | classical and jazz

Sunday 16 November: Royal Northern College of Music - 161114.  Part of new series of concerts ddmmyy, the focus is on ways of exploring accoustic and electronic music.  This concert marks the debut of the 14/15 season and features a world premiere of Manchester...

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This Week’s Classical Highlights – 9 November – 15 November 2014

This Week’s Classical Highlights – 9 November – 15 November 2014

by Editorial Team | Nov 9, 2014 | classical and jazz

Sunday 9 November: Royal Northern College of Music - Saxophone Day.  The RNCM celebration of all things saxophone is in it's 14th year and features workshops, masterclasses and concerts.  Full details here. Waterside Arts Centre - Kokoschka String Quartet: Death and...

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This Week’s Classical Highlights – 2 November – 8 November 2014

This Week’s Classical Highlights – 2 November – 8 November 2014

by Editorial Team | Nov 2, 2014 | classical and jazz

Sunday 2 November: Dancehouse Theatre - Dave Koz.  Smooth Jazz star Dave Koz, recipient of nine Grammy nominations, comes to Manchester's Dancehouse on his 2014 UK tour.  The saxophonist is joined by Oli Silk on keyboards, Mark Jaimes on guitar, Marc Parnell on drums...

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This Week’s Classical Highlights – 26 October – 1 November 2014

This Week’s Classical Highlights – 26 October – 1 November 2014

by Editorial Team | Oct 26, 2014 | classical and jazz

Sunday 26 October: Bridgewater Hall - London Concert Orchestra presents Bond and Beyond.  Spy kits, vodka martinis and tuxedos at the ready for this afternoon concert as the London Concert Orchestra performs iconic songs and music from 50 years' of Bond movies...

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