December 2010

nothing much to report




Thursday 2 December 2010, 7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall
Hallé
programme includes Sally Beamish - The Song Gatherer (Cello Concerto 2)
[info]

November 2010

Wednesday 3 November 2010, 7.30pm RNCM Theatre
Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares

Friday 5 November 2010, 7.30pm RNCM Concert Hall
California Kirana
featuring Terry Riley & Talvin Singh

Friday 5th November 2010, 19:30, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
PSAPPHA The University of Manchester’s Contemporary Ensemble in Residence
works by Rihm, Tobias Shneid, Philip Grange, Birtwistle
[info]

Thursday 11 November 2010, 7.30pm RNCM Studio Theatre
Lunar Saxophone Quartet
These Visions: New Music from Wales

Thursday 11th November 2010, 13:10, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
PSAPPHA Richard Casey (piano) & Tim Williams (percussion)
Birtwistle - The Axe Manual
[info]

Wednesday 17 November 2010, RNCM
7pm Carole Nash Recital Room
Spotlight
Metamorphosis
Gavin Wayte’s new sung drama for baritone and piano based
on Franz Kafka’s short story Metamorphosis.
Free admission, no ticket required
7.30pm RNCM Theatre
In the Penal Colony
Music Theatre Wales
Philip Glass

Friday 26th November 2010, 13:10 & 19:30 Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
VAGANZA
Lachenmann


Saturday 27 November 2010, 7.30pm RNCM Concert Hall
Manchester Camerata
Daniel Kidane, Reflection on Dresden (world
première)

October 2010

Friday 1 October 2010, 7.30pm, RNCM Concert Hall
RNCM String Orchestra
including works by Gary Carpenter and John Adams
[info]



Thursday 7 October 2010 
7pm, The International Anthony Burgess Foundation
Brief-Blue-Electric-Bloom
music-theatre
score by Ailis Ni Riain
[info]


8pm, Whitworth Art Gallery
Trio Atem present: The Alchemy Collection
a collaboration with visual artist, Michael Mayhew
[info]


Sunday 10 October 2010, 2pm, Whitworth Art Gallery
Trio Atem present: The Alchemy Collection
a collaboration with visual artist, Michael Mayhew
[info]


Tuesday 12 October 2010, 1pm, Peel Hall
The Fell Clarinet Quartet
incl. a work by Howard Skempton


Thursday 14 October 2010, 7.30pm, RNCM Concert Hall
RNCM Brand New Orchestra
works by RNCM student composers
[info]


Tuesday 19 October 2010, 1pm, Peel Hall
Contemporary Music Piano Recital: Richard Casey
incl. a work by Xenakis


Tuesday 19 - Wednesday 20 October 2010, RNCM
KALEIDOSCOPE: THE MUSIC OF FRIEDRICH CERHA
[info]


Saturday 23 October 2010, 7.30pm, RNCM Concert Hall
Manchester Camerata
new work by Nina Whiteman
[info]


Wednesday 27 October 2010, 7.30pm, RNCM Theatre
Brian Eno’s Apollo
[info]


Friday 29th-Sunday 31st October 2010, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
MANTIS FESTIVAL FALL 2010
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents a weekend of electroacoustic concerts
[info]


Saturday 30 - Sunday 31 October 2010, RNCM 
RNCM WIND AND BRASS WEEKEND
including works by Martin Ellerby, Gavin Higgins, Peter Meechan, Andy Scott, Bright Sheng, Stephen McNeff, Steve Reich, Edwin Roxburgh, Michael Perrett, Adam Gorb
[info]


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September 2010

Thursday 9 September 2010, 9pm, Fuel Cafe, Withington 
_SCAPE
Brothers Norm and Rod Skipp (electronics and cello) combine forces again as _scape to unveil a sonic palette featuring live electronics, instrumental performance and improvised sound
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Friday 24 September 2010, 5.00pm, RNCM
John Cage Uncaged: Song Books
[info]

Saturday 25 September 2010, 7.30pm, RNCM
Manchester Camerata
new work by Gavin Higgins
[info]

Monday 27 September 2010, 7pm, Christ Church, West Didsbury
Chiasmus Ensemble
new works by Paul J. Abbott, Gareth Peredur Churchill and James Stephenson; recent Chiasmus commissions from Robert A. Baker, Matt Dibble, Steve Pycroft and Helen Temperley, plus music by Bent Sørensen, Peter Maxwell Davies and Nebojsa Zivkovic

[info]

Thursday 30th September 2010, 1.10pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
Darragh Morgan with MANTIS (Violin & Electronics)
[info]

July 2010

Thursday 1 July 2010, 7.30 pm, Bridgewater Hall

RNCM Symphony Orchestra

conductor André de Ridder returns to Manchester with a typically eclectic programme, with music by: Jonny Greenwood, Stravinsky, Avner Dorman, and Ólafur Arnalds

[info]

June 2010

Thursday 3 June 2010, 6.30pm RNCM Studio Theatre

Spotlight - Sparse Sounds

Music for piano trio and cello by Xenakis and RNCM composer Daniel Kidane

[info]

Saturday 5 June 2010, 7.30 pm, Bridgewater Hall

BBC Philharmonic

programme includes a new work by Anthony Payne

[info]

Tuesday 8 - Wednesday 9 June 2010, RNCM

SING, ARIEL - The Music of Alexander Goehr

Tuesday 8 June 2010

1.15pm, RNCM Concert Hall

Lunchtime Concert

chamber music by Goehr and a new work by Rachel Lockwood

7.30pm RNCM Concert Hall

RNCM New Ensemble and Vaganza

works by Goehr, Tom Coult, Chris Swithinbank and David Curington

Wednesday 9 June 2010

1.15pm RNCM Concert Hall

Lunchtime Concert

chamber music by Goehr and a work by Steven Jackson

5.15pm RNCM Concert Hall

Chamber Concert

works by Goehr, Michael Cutting and Anthony Gilbert

7.30pm BBC Studio 7, Oxford Road

BBC Philharmonic

RNCM GOLD MEDAL WEEKEND

Friday 11 June 2010, 9.30pm, RNCM Concert Hall

Heider Nasralla, trombone

programme includes works by David Horne and Berio

Saturday 12 June 2010

2pm, RNCM Concert Hall

Steven Hickey, guitar

programme includes a new work by Duncan Ward

9.30pm, RNCM Concert Hall

Holly Melia, flute

programme includes works by Steven Jackson, Takemitsu and George Crumb

Sunday 13 June 2010

11.30am, RNCM Concert Hall

Polina Bogdanova, piano

programme includes a new work by Emma-Ruth Richards

2pm, RNCM Concert Hall

Joris van den Berg, cello

programme includes a work by Henri Dutilleux

4pm, RNCM Concert Hall

Helen Wilson, flute

programme includes a work by Takemitsu

Pei-Sian Ng, cello

programme includes a work by Daniel Kidane

Thursday 17 June 2010

6.30pm RNCM Studio Theatre

Spotlight - New Works for Cello Duo

David McCann and Tom Bayman perform new, specially commissioned pieces by David Horne, Matt Sergeant and Laurie Tompkins

[info]

7.30pm RNCM Studio Theatre

RNCM Composers’ Concert

new and recent works by RNCM composers

[info]

Thursday 1 July 2010, 7.30 pm, Bridgewater Hall

RNCM Symphony Orchestra

conductor André de Ridder returns to Manchester with a typically eclectic programme, with music by: Jonny Greenwood, Stravinsky, Avner Dorman, and Ólafur Arnalds

[info]

May 2010

Wednesday 5 May 2010, 7.30pm, RNCM Concert Hall

RNCM Guitars

programme includes a work by Joe Duddell

[info]

Thursday 6th May 2010, 1.10pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Quatuor Danel

programme includes a work for piano quintet by Bruno Mantovani, with Richard Whalley on piano

[info]

Friday 7 May 2010, 7.30pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Quatuor Danel

programme includes a world premiere by Henri Fourès

[info]

Friday 14 May 2010, 7.30pm, RNCM Concert Hall

RNCM Symphony Orchestra with Eduardo Portal

programme includes Penderecki - Flute Concerto

[info]

Thursday 27 May 2010, 7.30 pm, Bridgewater Hall

Hallé

programme includes Luke Bedford - At Three and Two (world premiere)

[info]

April 2010

Saturday 10 April 2010, 2pm&7pm, RNCM Theatre

The Enchanted Pig - Jonathan Dove

[info]

Thursday 22 April 2010

1.10pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Oliver Coates - cello

works by Emily Hall, Richard Whalley, Larry Goves and Squarepusher

[info]

6.30pm, RNCM Lord Rhodes Room

Spotlight - Premiere Ensemble Works

[info]

7.30pm, RNCM Concert Hall

RNCM Brand New Orchestra

New works by RNCM student composers

[info]

Friday 23 April 2010, 7.30pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Vaganza Soloists

works by Nina Whiteman, Gavin Osborn, James Stephenson & Richard Whalley

[info]

Saturday 24 April 2010, 7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall

BBC Philharmonic

including a new work by David Matthews

[info]

Tuesday 27 April 2010, 7.30pm, RNCM Concert Hall

RNCM Percussion Ensemble

including works by Steve Reich and Michael Cutting

[info]

Thursday 29 April 2010, 1.15pm, RNCM Concert Hall

RNCM Saxophone Orchestra

including works by Rob Buckland, Adam Gorb and Louis Hardin (aka Moondog)

[info]

Friday 30 April 2010, 5pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Psappha - Beat the Rush Hour

new works for ensemble by postgraduates from the University of Manchester

[info]

March 2010

Thursday 4 March 2010, 7.30 pm, Bridgewater Hall

Hallé
programme includes Uri Caine - Scenes from Childhood
[info]

Saturday 13 March 2010, 7.30pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Manchester University Wind Orchestra
works by Terry Riley, John Adams, Michael Torke and others
[info]

Friday 19 March 2010

1.10pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall [info]
7.30pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall [info]
Vaganza
Music by Italian composers - Luca Francesconi, Ivan Fedele, Fausto Romitelli, Luigi Nono & Ennio Morricone

7.30 pm, Bridgewater Hall
Evelyn Glennie, percussion
[info]

Saturday 27 March 2010, 7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall

BBC Philharmonic
programme includes Edward Gregson - Dream Song (BBC Commission)
[info]

February 2010

Thursday 4 February 2010, 1.10pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Eliza McCarthy Solo Piano Lunchtime Concert
works by George Crumb and John Adams
[info]

Saturday 13 February 2010, 7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall

BBC Philharmonic
programme includes Friedrich Cerha - Like a Tragicomedy (BBC Commission)
[info]

Thursday 18 February 2010, 1.10pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Quatuor Danel
programme includes Bruno Mantovani's String Quartet (UK Premiere)
[info]

Friday 19 February 2010, 7.30pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Quatuor Danel
programme includes Bruno Mantovani - Piano Quintet ‘Blue girl with Red Wagon’
[info]

Saturday 20 February 2010, 7.30pm/Sunday 21 February, 2pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

MANTIS Festival Spring 2010
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents a weekend of electroacoustic concerts
[info]

Tuesday 23 - Wednesday 24 February 2010, RNCM

Vienna: Lost and Found - The Music of Kurt Schwertsik

[info]

Friday 26 February 2010, 5.30pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Trio Atem
Made in Manchester - new works by Ian Vine, Camden Reeves, Richard Whalley & Chris Swithinbank
[info]

Saturday 27 February 2010, 7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall

BBC Philharmonic
programme includes HK Gruber - Busking (UK premiere)
[info]

January 2010

Thursday 7 January 2010 - Sunday 10 January 2010
RNCM Chamber Music Festival

including music by Thomas Adès, and world premières by among others, Anthony Gilbert and Adam Gorb, RNCM student composers.
[info]

Thursday 7 January 2010, 2pm, RNCM Concert Hall

Heath Quartet
programme includes Anthony Gilbert - String Quartet No.5 (Premiere)
[info]

Thursday 21 January 2010, 1.10pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Quatuor Danel
programme includes Ligeti String Quartet No. 1
[info]

Friday 22 January 2010, 7.30pm, The Manchester Grammar School

Quatuor Danel
programme includes Ligeti String Quartet No. 2
[info]

Friday 22 January 2010 - Sunday 24 January 2010, RNCM

RNCM Festival of Brass
[info]

Thursday 28 January 2010, 7.30 pm, Bridgewater Hall

Hallé
programme includes Colin Matthews world premiere
[info]

Friday 29 January 2010, 7.30pm, RNCM

RNCM Symphony Orchestra

new work by Charlie Usher

[info]

Saturday 30 January 2010, 7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall

Manchester Camerata
programme includes Mosaic by Bushra El-Turk
[info]