Thursday 28 August 2008

December 2008

Tuesday 2 December, 1.00pm, Peel Hall
The Powell Piano Trio
Judith Weir - Piano Trio
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Wednesday 10 December 2008, 8pm, Greenroom
MANTIS
Sonic Immersion - live electroacoustic sound sculpture
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Thursday 18th December 2008, 1.10pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
A Garland for Sir John
Birthday tributes to John Manduell from Gordon Crosse, Philip Grange, Anthony Gilbert, Edward Gregson and a work by Manduell himself
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November 2008

Saturday 1st November 2008, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
MANTIS Festival
2nd and 3rd concerts in the series which ends on Sunday 2 November
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Sunday 2 November 2008, from 2pm - RNCM
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Abschied (Farewell)
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Wednesday 5 November 2008, 1.10pm, Bridgewater Hall
Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, soprano & Simon Lepper, piano
Messiaen - Poémes pour Mi
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Wednesday 12 November 2008,
1.10pm, Bridgewater Hall
Fibonacci Sequence
Messiaen - Quatour pour le fin du temps
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5.45pm, St Ann's Church
Psappha
works by Steve Reich, Ailis Ni Riain, Anna Meredith and Dai Fujikura
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Thursday 13th November 2008, 1.10pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
New Noise
works by Simon Holt, John Lely, Dobrinka Tabakova and Adrian Lee make up this lunchtime programme performed by oboe and percussion duo New Noise, Janey Miller and Joby Burgess
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Friday 14 November 2008, 7.30pm, RNCM
Joint Birthday Concert for Sir John Manduell and Adam Gorb
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Wednesday 19th November 2008, 5.45pm, St Ann's Church

Psappha
works by Steve Reich, Ed Bennett and Larry Goves
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Friday 21 November 2008
1.10pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
Kevin Malone - Piano Quintet (premiere)
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7.30pm, RNCM
Powerplant
performing works by Matthew Fairclough, Joby Burgess, Javier Alvarez, Graham Fitkin, Steve Reich, Gabriel Prokofiev
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7.30pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
Vaganza - My Fellow Americans
celebrating the 50th birthday of Kevin Malone with works by George Crumb, Christopher Rouse, Morton Feldman and Malone himself
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FURTHER AFIELD:

Friday 21 November - Sunday 30 November
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival


Saturday 22nd November 2008, 7.30pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
Manchester University Wind Orchestra & Manchester University Wind Ensemble
works by Gorb, Gregson, Mark Camphouse, Maw, Frank Ticheli and Nigel Hess
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October 2008

Thursday 9 October 2008, 7.30pm, RNCM
RNCM Brand New Orchestra
performing works by RNCM composition students for orchestra
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Tuesday 21 October, 1.00pm, Peel Hall

Richard Casey
works by Messiaen, Dutilleux and Philip Grange
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Wednesday 22 October 2008, 7.30pm, RNCM
Uri Caine with Sinfonia ViVA
André de Ridder and sinfonia ViVA perform works by Uri Caine, Julia Wolfe and Caine's own take on Beethoven's Diabelli Variations
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Thursday 23 October 2008, 7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall
Hallé
Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring
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Friday 24 October 2008, 7.00pm, Bridgewater Hall
BBC Philharmonic
Steve Mackey - Violin Concerto (World Premiere)
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Thursday 30th October 2008, 1.10pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
Psappha
Manchester's internationally acclaimed new music ensemble perform works by Steve Mackey, Karen Tanaka, Morton Feldman and David Lang
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Friday 31st October 2008, 7.30pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
MANTIS Festival
opening concert of electroacoustic music diffused using the MANTIS 40-strong loudspeaker system
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September 2008

Tuesday 23 September 2008, 7.30pm, RNCM
Atos Piano Trio
including a work by Bright Sheng
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Friday 26 September 2008, 7.00pm, Bridgewater Hall
BBC Philharmonic
Berio - Formazioni
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