What's on: Free events
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Manchester University Baroque Orchestra: Baroque in Bloom!
13:10 - 14:00 20 March 2026
Step into the glittering world of the French court at Versailles with this joyful programme capturing the grace, colour and vitality of spring, featuring Jean-Féry Rebel’s Les Caractères de la Danse alongside the sumptuous instrumental music of Lully’s popular ballets.
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Quatuor Danel lunchtime concert with Gweneth Ann Rand (soprano), Pete Furniss (clarinet) and Richard Whalley (piano)
13:10 - 13:50 26 March 2026
Award winning soprano, Gweneth Ann Rand joins the Danels for a World Première by Camden Reeves. Richard Whalley returns to perform his open instrumentation composition, Assynt to Letterewe, with Pete Furniss (clarinet) and our resident string quartet. Richard Whalley - Assynt to Letterewe for open instrumentation Dusapin - String Quartet No....
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Putting It Together by Stephen Sondheim (Evening Show)
19:00 - 21:00 27 March 2026
The University of Manchester Musical Theatre Society presents Putting It Together, a musical revue celebrating Stephen Sondheim. Featuring iconic songs from Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Follies and more, this fully staged concert delivers wit, drama and emotion and showcases many talented performers. This amateur production is presented by arrangement...
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Putting It Together by Stephen Sondheim (Evening Show)
19:00 - 21:00 28 March 2026
The University of Manchester Musical Theatre Society presents Putting It Together, a musical revue celebrating Stephen Sondheim. Featuring iconic songs from Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Follies and more, this fully staged concert delivers wit, drama and emotion and showcases many talented performers. This amateur production is presented by arrangement...
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Putting It Together by Stephen Sondheim (Matinee)
14:30 - 16:30 28 March 2026
The University of Manchester Musical Theatre Society presents Putting It Together, a musical revue celebrating Stephen Sondheim. Featuring iconic songs from Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Follies and more, this fully staged concert delivers wit, drama and emotion and showcases many talented performers. This amateur production is presented by arrangement...
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The Kalina Balalaika Ensemble lunchtime concert
13:10 - 14:00 30 March 2026
Manchester Museum Culture Monday event at The Martin Harris Centre. The Kalina Balalaika Ensemble, part of the Manchester Balalaika Society and one of the UK’s only balalaika groups, blends performances of both Eastern European folk music and worldwide contemporary music to evoke moods ranging from exuberant to melancholic. Free entry – No...
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WCLC: Divine Intimacies
13:10 - 13:50 23 April 2026
Join Tangram on a deep exploration between Chinese philosophy and Western classical music. Divine Intimacies presents a programme for Chinese and Western instruments showcasing how ancient divination practices have inspired music, ritual and performance for over 1,000 years. The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime...
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WCLC: Inside Lud’s Church
13:10 - 14:00 30 April 2026
A cross-genre microtonal musical event inspired by geology and mythology around the Peak Distract chasm known as Lud’s Church, performed by VORTEX: Stephen Altoft (microtonal trumpet / flugelhorn), Sarah Keirle-Dos Santos (voice / electronics) and Richard Whalley (lumatone). The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime...
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WCLC: Quatuor Danel with Noémi Gyori (flute)
13:10 - 13:50 7 May 2026
Mozart – Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285 Amy Beach – Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, Op. 80 No public seminar to follow Thursday 7 May concert The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series, which is supported by the Ida Carroll Trust. They provide a wide-ranging programme to suit...
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Quatuor Danel Public Workshop with Dr Anne Hyland & The Schubert Institute UK
14:30 - 16:00 8 May 2026
Dr Anne Hyland explores the rich expressive and emotional worlds of two chamber-music compositions from the extremities of Schubert’s career. The workshop will also feature the unveiling of a newly discovered string quartet by one of Schubert’s lesser-known contemporaries, Joseph Mayseder, offering a rare glimpse into the broader musical landscape...
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