With funding from the RNCM Gold Medal Award, tonight’s concert is a celebration of new music making across a diverse cultural background. Featuring internationally recognized soloist Wenhan Jiang, viola principal of the Ulster Orchestra; alongside the RNCM String Quartet Studio Residents – Aestus Quartet and the Manchester New Music Group consisting of RNCM musicians. This […]
Ormonde Ensemble are a collective of musicians with a commitment to diversifying the wind quintet repertoire, celebrating lesser-known artists, and widening access to live music. Selected as Royal College of Music ‘Accelerate’ winners in 2023, they are excited to hold their pre-launch of Ormonde Editions in Manchester this July, to share an exclusive preview to […]
Hong Kong neo-chamber ensemble Sea Island & Ferry embarks on its first UK tour, “Where Words Fail”, on 18-23 August, performing four shows in Manchester, Edinburgh and London. Sea Island & Ferry highlights the “language-free” aspect of its music and in this tour, takes its title from a quote by Hans Christian Anderson: ‘‘Where music […]
The Flock Descending is the debut concert of an exciting new composer-performer collective based in Manchester, in which everyone creates and performs music together. Their unique artistic vision, placing more focus on process than result, enables music makers to tailor their work to the performers, creating a musical voice that belongs to both the composer […]
This concert/showcase will explore AI and machine learning in music, and live performances by ML4MG – the Machine Learning for Music Working Group. ML4MG is a community of composers, musicians, computer scientists and audiovisual artists, exploring the creative use of emerging AI and Machine Learning technologies in Music. Featuring new work by: Melanie Wilson, “the […]
Eroteme welcome’s cellist, composer, and improviser, Okkyung Lee for two sets at the Burgess Center with Korean musicians Eunyoung Kim (piano) and Junyoung Song (percussion). Okkyung Lee Okkyung Lee is a cellist, composer, and improviser who moves freely between artistic disciples and contingencies. Since 2000 she has worked in disparate contexts as a solo artist […]
Eroteme returns to the Burgess Centre with a line-up featuring French electro-acoustic artist, Jean-Philippe Gross, UK-based composer and improviser – Linda Jankowska & West Yorkshire sound-artist – Joe Christman £10 ADV – £12 OTD JEAN-PHILIPPE GROSS At the crossroads of electronic and instrumental music, Jean-Philippe Gross develops a physical relationship with sound, playing with ruptures […]
Join award winning vocalist Thanda Gumede and learn two songs of traditional Zulu music blended with African Gospel. This workshop at the Burgess Foundation will be followed by a perform with Thanda’s band at the opening weekend of this year’s Manchester Jazz Festival at First Street in central Manchester. Thanda Gumede is an award-winning vocalist […]
To celebrate their respective album releases in April 19th 2024, trailblazing harpists and composers Amy Turk & Lauren Scott are collaborating, touring a programme of their groundbreaking music for solo and duo harps! This imaginative and creative performing approach is mirrored in their music, where invented techniques meet beautiful melodies, fused by their collective influences […]
Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester institution, with compere Toby Hadoke bringing you the very best comedians at the lowest prices. This week: Ciaran Mullins Matthew Williams MORE TBC Oh, and MC Toby Hadoke A minimum of just £3 for members and £6 for normal people- we keep tickets as low as possible […]