Guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel has announced a run of UK shows including a performance at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music Concert Hall. The run of dates follow the release of his latest album Accomplice One in early 2018. The tour will also feature leading blues guitarist JD Simo, who appears on Accomplice One and…
Charles Esten has announced that he will return to the UK in January 2019 for a run of dates including a Manchester gig at the Royal Northern College of Music. The Pittsburgh-born actor/singer/comedianis best know for playing the role of country singer Deacon Claybourne in the hit drama Nashville. He has also appeared in the…
Following the continued success of the CMA Songwriters Series show in London during C2C Festival and last year’s debut tour, the CMA Songwriters Series returns to the UK with a night fixed for Manchester’s RNCM. Hosted by Chris DeStafano, the night will also feature Kassi Ashton, Ashley Campbell and Tenille Townes. The tour introduces DeStefano, Ashton…
Hazel O’Connor will appear at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music for a special screening of the digitally re-master uncut version of the film Breaking Glass. The screening will be followed by an intimate Q&A and live performance of some of the film’s best loved songs. Striding into the spotlight and catapulted into fame in…
Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music has revealed its Summer 2018 season featuring classical music, big band, vocal and a collaboration with Manchester Jazz Festival. Running through the season, the RNCM will continue their year-long French Connections journey, exploring the music and musicians of france, with highlights including Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé at The Bridgewater Hall with…
Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music presents a day-long festival next month, with a host of free events and performances from special guests. Dubbed A Dance with the Devil, the RNCM’s Wind, Brass and Percussion Festival includes a lunchtime concert that gives a nod to rock ‘n’ roll legends Jimi Hendrix and Elvis Presley, a…
Manchester’s RNCM has collaborated with Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (Paris Conservatoire) to create a dual-language online exhibition commemorating the end of the Great War. Paris-Manchester 1918: Conservatoires in time of war uses research conducted both in Manchester and Paris to present an exhibition on the lives of the musicians…
Kaze are hitting the road for a short series of live appearances ahead of the release of new material with the tour including a Manchester gig at The Castle. Formed around Graham McCusker from Paisley and Amy Webber from Kent, KAZE’s story first began when the pair acquainted studying opera at the Royal Northern College…
Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) brings Humperdinck’s opera Hansel and Gretel to the backstreets of Manchester this spring. The RNCM turns the clock back to the 1890s for this production of the Brothers Grimm tale, where a young brother and sister run away from their poor hunger-stricken home, to the lamp lit streets…
Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music has received £1.05 million from the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s Catalyst Fund to establish a significant digital project linking the College with university music departments and professional partners across England. The grant goes a significant way towards meeting the total cost of £2million. The project, RNCM Ensemble+, will…
