Get ready for a night of bold, high-energy fun as Elision bring their signature sound to Manchester. Elision is a 15-piece contemporary a cappella group whose members travel from around the UK to rehearse and perform together. Founded in March 2022 by university friends who wanted to further their passion for group singing, Elision aims […]
Chaminuka MBIRA School warmly invites families and people of all ages to join them in exploring traditional Zimbabwean Mbira music through engaging workshops where you can learn to play and sing along with authentic instruments like MBIRA, HOSHO, and NGOMA. Its also a chance to meet like-minded people, and discuss culture. All are welcome. You […]
Kettner Society presents: Cristian Sandrin performs piano sonatas by Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, in a thrilling musical feast of intimacy and elemental fire. Hailed by critics on both sides of the Atlantic for his immaculate technique, crystalline clarity and mature interpretations, Cristian Sandrin’s latest programme is inspired by Prospero’s speech in Shakespeare’s play The Tempest […]
A piano recital of wit, wonder and wizardry. Popular classics from Liszt to Lennon, laced with musical anecdotes and tongue-in-cheek humour. Act I: The Classical Greats Act II: The Jazz Age & Beyond Millions of notes, and some jokes! About the concert Tyler Hay is an artist of rare talent, a true ‘pianist of the […]
A one-woman show blending experimental music, singing/songwriting, stand-up comedy to tell the story of a life-changing heart surgery This is a story about hearts, and how about sometimes they break. Athanasia is an award-winning composer, singer/songwriter and rising star in stand-up comedy. In this heartfelt, vulnerable, wholesome show, she combines her diverse skills to tell […]
Liz Lawrence is a British artist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Her work has earned praise across radio and press and continues to mark her out as one of the UK’s most quietly compelling indie storytellers. She will be performing Vespers, her brand-new album and the second release with Chrysalis Records. Vespers is an album about tragedy. […]
The premiere of Unavoidable Happenings, a song cycle on the poetry of Anthony Burgess by Canadian composer and pianist Michael Rose. The work speaks, with some of Burgess’s trademark humour, of scenes of life over which is cast the shadow of entropy. It is an exploration of life’s unavoidable happenings – and inevitable decay. Pianist […]
Saxophonist Patrick Stadler (Nikel; University of Music Nuremberg) performs a programme of contemporary works exploring the rich and unconventional sound world of the saxophone. The programme features music by Steven Daverson, Giorgio Netti, Alberto Posadas, and Elena Rykova, alongside new works by RNCM composers. An evening of intricate textures, elusive timbres, and expansive sonic landscapes. […]
Opera Vera presents a landmark double bill of world premieres — a major new artistic statement of remembrance, resilience and hope. This April, Opera Vera unveils Sunflowers, its most ambitious and significant project to date: two powerful new works that confront the scars of war while illuminating the enduring strength of the human spirit. At […]
TERRA MATER explores the enduring figure of the sacred feminine as protector, guide and source of life. Drawing on sacred traditions across cultures, the performance centres themes of earth, birth and transmission, reflecting on the maternal figure as both a spiritual and human presence. Through a curated selection of traditional repertoire and contemporary works, Les […]