Award-winning folk-fusion collective Kabantu perform their new album freehand live for the first time in their home town of Manchester. Kabantu are an award-winning folk-fusion collective from Manchester. Kabantu means “of the people” — stemming from the South African philosophy of Ubuntu: “I am who I am because of who we all are”. Aiming to […]
Good Habits are an award-winning UK folk duo forged on the other side of the globe. Composed of Bonnie Schwarz (cello + vocals) and Pete Shaw (accordion), the pair mix vivid storytelling with eclectic sounds, drawing on their diverse musical tastes and weaving them into an action-packed narrative of folky goodness. After a pandemic spent […]
Join us for an evening of music and literature as we launch Anthony Burgess’s Mozart and the Wolf Gang, the seventh volume in the ground-breaking Irwell Edition of the Works of Anthony Burgess. Mozart and the Wolf Gang is one of Burgess’s great works, often overlooked due to its experimental form, which nevertheless remains accessible, […]
The Apollo Saxophone Quartet is delighted to announce their latest series of commissions from some of today’s most exciting and innovative composers. The new pieces will be premiered at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation on 5th November, 2022. There will be 2 performances, at 5.30pm and at 8pm. Please join us for a chat and […]
This event has two performances, one at 5.30pm and one at 8pm. You can book for either here. The Apollo Saxophone Quartet is delighted to announce their latest series of commissions from some of today’s most exciting and innovative composers. The new pieces will be premiered at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation on 5th November, […]
This performance has been cancelled. Ticket holders will be notified. A performance of new music with pianist Kate Halsall, from her 2021 album release Breathe in Me. Alongside music for piano and harmoniums by Ailís Ní Ríain, Diana Salazar and Rose Dodd, the show features very special guests, the soprano Sarah Dacey and composer/performer of […]
Manchester Contemporary Youth Opera presents Catastrophic Software Error. Two software engineers have made a mistake. Over drinks, tensions escalate, and schemes are hatched. A fifteen-minute opera that didn’t exist ten days ago. Show times: 15:30 16:30 18:30 19:30 About the MCYO Collaborative Opera Lab: Our creative team of young and emerging artists with diverse skills […]
Come and join James Oldham for an evening of all the songs that he wrote through lockdown at the incredible Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester. James will be reciting songs live on the grand piano, electric guitar and acoustic guitar for your enjoyment. Tickets are £10 and there are only 80 available! You can follow […]
Kantos Chamber Choir presents The Witch Trials… a mirror to our callous hearts. The infamous stories of the trials, torture and execution of witches are surely just abominable tales of a bygone era? Yet, with each and every unspeakable act we witness in the modern world, perhaps the Witch Trials tell us just as much about […]
Field and Dyke is a project quite unlike any other. This highly original collaboration sees BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner Greg Russell and historian and musician Danny Pedler take a unique approach to presenting the social landscape around us, as they explore life in 21st century Britain through innovative music-making. It all began with […]