A brand new 15-minute opera devised over ten days by our 2024 Manchester Contemporary Youth Opera collaborating artists. Performance times on Friday 6 September 2024: 15:30 (followed by a free Artist Q&A) 16:30 18:15 (followed by a free Artist Q&A 1830-1900) 19:30 About the MCYO Collaborative Opera Lab: Our creative team of young and emerging […]
A brand new 15-minute opera devised over ten days by our 2024 Manchester Contemporary Youth Opera collaborating artists. Performance times on Friday 6 September 2024: 15:30 (followed by a free Artist Q&A) 16:30 18:15 (followed by a free Artist Q&A 1830-1900) 19:30 About the MCYO Collaborative Opera Lab: Our creative team of young and emerging […]
The Ardentia Trio, an outstanding piano trio based in Manchester, present an evening of contemporary and classical music focussed on music inspired by dance and colour. The programme will include music by Jennifer Higdon, Beethoven, Cameron Biles-Liddell, and Astor Piazzolla. The Ardentia Trio comprises Max Jones-Lachman (violin), Rebekah Clarke (cello) and Nadia Dotsiak (piano). The […]
Hey Presto! is a fun, interactive concert that is made for audiences of all ages. Introducing the woodwind family through a magical story, Chameleon play an impressive 13 instruments between only four members, choosing repertoire from a variety of genres to ensure that there is something for everyone in this hour-long performance. Delving into the […]
Join us for an unforgettable concert showcasing 21st-century string music by living composers from around the world. Presented by Wenhan Jiang (viola principal, Ulster Orchestra), Aestus Quartet (RNCM Quartet Studio ’23-‘24), alongside British conductor Benjamin Voce and talented musicians and alumni from the Royal Northern College of Music. The program highlines two world premieres by […]
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 […]