Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music has seen two of its projects shortlisted for prestigious Times Higher Education Awards: After the Silence: Music in the Shadow of War for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts, and the Children’s Opera Into the Labyrinth for Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year. The shortlisting comes off the back…
With Manchester Jazz Festival 2015 about to start, we decided to take a look at some of the highlights which we can expect from one of Manchester’s leading annual events. Spread across ten venues throughout the city centre and northern quarter, MJF 2015 has something for fans of all types of jazz, with world premieres,…
Jimmy Eat World singer to perform solo tour Jim Adkins, lead-singer of multi-platinum selling Jimmy eat World, has announce a series of solo dates and digital singles for the Summer. Included within the run of dates is a show at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music on 4 September. The digital singles release is due…
’60s legend set to perform two nights at RNCM Donovan, the ’60s legend,icon, poet and singer-songwriter, has announced a 22 date UK tour, his 50th Anniversary Tour, which will see the Mellow Yellow singer perform at Manchester’s RNCM on 17 October 2015. The tour, his first in ten years, will celebrate Donovan’s 50th year in the…
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 style. Tickets £27-£14. 7.30pm Tuesday 9 June: Bridgewater Hall – BBC Philharmonic: Nielsen Symphony…
Maroon 5 – Manchester Arena – Monday 1 June: Maroon 5 return to Manchester for a performance at Manchester Arena. Despite cancelling their recent Liverpool gig due to illness, the band have confirmed that the Manchester show will take place. The tour marks a return to the UK for the three time Grammy winners following their two…
Wednesday 3 June: Royal Northern College of Music – RNCM Opera Scenes. The RNCM opera scenes series continues with its latest free showcase of RNCM singers, furthering their experience of on stage performance with excerpts from a wide range of operas. Free. 6.00pm Thursday 4 June: Royal Northern College of Music – RNCM Brass Band and Black…
Long cherished by fans and critics alike, Thea Gilmore’s 17-year career has seen her profile and audience grow with inexorable momentum since her first album, Burning Dorothy was released when she was just 18. And now comes album number 15 with Ghosts & Graffiti; a very different beast again. It’s astonishing to consider that she…
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, Rocky and more. Tickets £10. 7.30pm. Thursday 14 May: Manchester Cathedral – Chethams. Join Chetham’s School of Music…
InMe – Sound Control – Monday 4 May: Essex rock quartet InMe step away from their recent studio work, putting together a mammoth three-record concept album project, to tour in support of the first part The Trilogy: Dawn. With next year marking the band’s 20th anniversary, the group which has consistently weather the eve-changing storm of the…
