Festival of Libraries to take over Manchester in June
The Festival of Libraries is set to hit Greater Manchester’s 133 libraries in June and the countdown has started!
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200 young musicians to feature in Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra Concert
200 of the UK’s best young musicians will feature in an epic one-off Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra concert at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.
Chetham’s School of Music to celebrate 50th anniversary performing Mahler Symphony No. 8
Chetham’s School of Music will become the first school orchestra to perform Gustav Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand. The performance will be the central event in a season marking 50 years since its formation as the country’s largest specialist music school. Not only...
David Threlfall to star in live musical The Wind in the Willows at Stoller Hall
Stoller Hall, Manchester, will host the live musical premiere of The Wind in the Willows starring David Threlfall alongside young musicians from across Greater Manchester. The unique adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s classic tales of the riverbank began as a BBC radio...
Chetham’s students record new version of Don’t Look back in Anger
Six months after the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena, which claimed the lives of twenty-two people, students at Chetham’s School of Music have arranged and recorded a new version of Oasis’ Don’t Look Back in Anger. The song has been released to encourage people...
Chetham’s and The Stoller Hall mark the centenary of the Russian Revoluation
Manchester's Chetham's and The Stoller Hall are set to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution with a festival of music and arts. The Revolution gave rise to a period of social and cultural transformation, defining a new role for the arts as a mouthpiece for...
Previewed: Saint Etienne at the RNCM
Saint Etienne come to Manchester's RNCM next week in support of their new album Home Counties which is released today. Home Counties comprises sixteen new songs Saint Etienne have written about a day in the life of a Home Counties resident. Moving from the life of a...
Manchester After Hours to take over the city’s art and music scene
Manchester After Hours returns on Thursday 18 May as the city’s arts and music scene comes alive in the evening. The annual event, part of the UK wide Museums at Night, will witness 15 original, largely free events. The line up is set to include gigs on wheels, video...
The Earl of Wessex to open The Stoller Hall
Patron of Chetham's School of Music to open Manchester's newest performance space The Earl of Wessex, Patron of Chetham’s School of Music, is to open The Stoller Hall: Manchester’s newest performance space, as part of the opening weekend Friday 21-Sunday 23 April...
The Stoller Hall – what’s on in 2017?
After the huge opening weekend lined up for Manchester’s newest concert hall, The Stoller Hall, the rest of 2017 looks set to continue to thrill audiences. Highlights for the coming months are set to include: Composer and silent film accompanist Neil Brand visits in...
The Stoller Hall – what’s on in the opening weekend?
The listings for Manchester’s newest concert hall, the 482-seat £8.7 million Stoller Hall within Chetham’s, have been announced. The opening weekend looks sensational, with events taking place at the Stoller Hall as well as throughout the Chetham's buildings, ranging...
The Stoller Hall announces opening weekend
Manchester’s new £8.7 million concert hall, The Stoller Hall, opening at Chetham’s in April has announced its opening season. Built within Chetham’s School of Music, the new concert hall comes to life with its first public concert on Friday 21 April as it hosts an...
The pick of this week’s Manchester gigs – 26 June – 2 July 2016
Tuesday 28 June - Cristobal and the Sea - The Castle The London based foursome Cristobal And The Sea (Alejandro ‘Ale’ Romero [bass, vocals, Spain], João Seixas [guitar, vocals, Portgual], Leïla Seguin [flute, vocals, Corsica/France] and Joshua Oldershaw [drums, UK]...
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 College of Music (RNCM) between Friday 22 and Friday 29 January, NMNW offers over 30...
The Cribs announce Albert Hall tour date
The Cribs, who earlier this year, celebrated their sixth album For All My Sisters with a top ten chart placing, have announced a series of UK tour dates which will see them performing at Manchester's Albert Hall on 21 October. The run of dates follows a series of...