Manchester debut of the cult Japanese folk songwriter Ichiko Aoba, inspired by the likes of Studio and Ghibli and Disney. Ichiko Aoba has released six albums and become a cult star in her native Japan. Since her first album Kamisori Otome in 2010, she has performed all over Japan, as well as around the world […]
The Curious Opera Company offers an evening at the opera with a twist: role-reverse arias, from Claudio Monteverdi to Gilbert and Sullivan. Pieces include Batti Batti o bel masetto from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, a bass edition of the Habanera from Bizet’s Carmen, La donna è mobile from Verdi’s Rigoletto, Tamino’s flute aria from Mozart’s Die […]
Oh, it was gorgeousness and gorgeosity made flesh. The trombones crunched redgold under my bed, and behind my gulliver the trumpets three-wise silverflamed, and there by the door the timps rolling through my guts and out again crunched like candy thunder. 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation of A Clockwork Orange, […]
Illuminate Women’s Music is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of music, both historical and contemporary, composed by women. Illuminate also supports talented female performers, giving repeat performance opportunities across the UK. In today’s concert you will hear works commissioned by Illuminate from composers Sarah Westwood, Michele Abondano, Chloe Knibbs, Carmen Ho, and Hayley Jenkins, […]
There are many stereotypes surrounding French culture, and music is one of them! In this chamber music concert, the SONO ensemble will try to break the common belief that French music is best performed by French musicians. The SONO ensemble is led by Lithuanian musicians. When we finally settled on this programme, the Francaix string […]
The UnHeard Hybrid Orchestra are proud to present [UN]QUOTE, an audio-visual event in which we continue to bring distant styles, methods and musics together — juxtaposing art music with elements from pop culture, folk traditions, dance music and more. Bringing together influences as diverse as jazz, Greek folk music, ambient techno, brutalist architecture and Bach; […]
Hot on the heels of her UK Americana Award nomination, showcasing at Folk Alliance International and International Live Music Conference Singer-songwriter Lady Nade is soaring into summer with her third album release ‘Willing’. Continuing to champion the positive connection between music, well-being and the importance of equality and diversity within the arts. Despite the global […]
Jack Rutter is an outstanding young folk singer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist from West Yorkshire. Jack has a well-earned reputation for his solo work, as well as being highly sought after as a musical collaborator (Seth Lakeman, Sam Sweeney, The Young ‘Uns and Jackie Oates) and having played in the celebrated instrumental trio Moore Moss Rutter. […]
Devon duo Harbottle & Jonas have established themselves as one of the most exciting prospects on the folk circuit today, combining a love of the richness of traditional folk with their own original and powerful songwriting. Dave Harbottle and Freya Jonas have evolved a compelling live signature sound blending concertina, harmonium, banjo, stomp box, acoustic […]
The International Anthony Burgess Foundation is delighted to present No Dice Collective in a special concert of music by Anthony Burgess, Oliver Knussen, Claude Debussy and Robert Muczynski. This chamber ensemble programme showcases works for flute and piano, and includes one of Burgess’s earliest complete chamber works, Concerto for Flute, Strings and Piano in D […]