Events
Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with Simon Grange (bass voice) – Philip Grange 70 years
Simon Grange and Quatuor Danel reunite to perform Philip Grange’s De Profundis. Inspired by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this work casts the bass as a journalist reporting from the musical depths on the evil mankind can enact. Philip Grange De Profundis for Bass Voice & String Quartet Beethoven String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Opus 59 No..
Gamelan Music from West Java
Students on the Ensemble Performance in Gamelan module take to the stage to demonstrate their newly acquired skills in Sundanese music from West Java, Indonesia. An exciting concert of traditional and contemporary music.
Festive Ensembles Concert
Our MUMS ensembles return for their annual festive celebrations to exhibit some of the wonderful music making they have been doing this year. You can expect a range of well-known crowd pleasers, as well as more obscure picks. The concert includes our String and Wind orchestras, Brass Band and Big Band. You won’t want to miss it.
WCLC: PG Prize Winners’ concert with Twee Dang and Xian Wu
This concert is generously supported by Robert Edward Jones Legacy Fund. Vietnamese pianist Twee Dang is an internationally active performer whose musical language reflects a rich dialogue between cultures. Xian Wu is a Chinese pianist based in Manchester, currently undertaking a PhD in Music. Both have recently completed the Master’s in Mu..
Quatuor Danel Evening Concert at Stoller Hall – America 250 Years
Quatuor Danel celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary of Independence. The programme includes a piece by Amy Beach, which incorporates three traditional Alaskan Inuit melodies. Beach – Quartet for Strings (In One Movement), Opus 89 Cage – String Quartet in four parts Dvo?ák – String Quartet No. 12 in F Major ‘American’, Opus 96
Quatuor Danel Beat the Rush Hour concert with Richard Whalley (piano)
The Quatuor Danel join with Richard Whalley for two iconic Sonatas named Kreutzer. The link between these two works comes through Tolstoy, who wrote a novel named after Beethoven's penultimate Violin Sonata; Janá?ek was then in turn inspired by Tolstoy's novel for his String Quartet No. 1 Beethoven – Violon Sonata No. 9 Kreutzer Sonata Jan..