MHC Events Programme Jan-July 2011 by Martin Harris Centre

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Welcome A warm welcome to a new season of events at the Martin Harris Centre. Based at the heart of The University of Manchester, the Centre offers a vibrant and exciting programme of events across many art forms including music, drama, literature and dance.

The season kicks off with The Jewish Theatre Company’s powerful and moving drama “Ghetto”, by Joshua Sobol, which coincides with Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January 2011.

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Contents

Mark Woolstencroft

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Welcome

Introducing The Martin Harris Centre

Literature Events

Manchester University Music Society (MUMS)

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series

Quatuor Danel

Music Events

Drama Events

We Welcome

How to find us

Access

Box Office Information

For events listings in full please refer to the handy pull out guide on page 33. Café Arts, based within the foyer of the Martin Harris Centre serves coffee, organic teas, cold drinks and light refreshments.

We reinforce our ongoing relationship with BBC RADIO 3, by hosting four concert recordings, which will be broadcast as part of their Hungarian Chamber Music Series. The first concert in this series will be performed by our resident string quartet, the Quatuor Danel. Other highlights to the season include the popular creative writing Literature Live reading series which feature many high profile authors, including English novelist, and winner of the 2004 Booker Prize Alan Hollinghurst, in April. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Philip Grange on his recent British Composer award for his work Cloud Atlas which is performed in March at the Centre by the RNCM Wind Band. This concert will also include John Casken’s Distant Variations and there will be a chance to hear about the inspiration behind both pieces. We hope you will be able to join us for these and other outstanding events from this season’s exceptional programme at the Martin Harris Centre. For details of the entire programme, please refer to the handy tear-out events guide at the back of this brochure. To keep up to date with the latest news and special offers at the Martin Harris Centre, you can visit our website www.manchester.ac.uk/martinharriscentre, join our mailing list by emailing boxoffice@manchester.ac.uk, or follow us on Facebook. We look forward to welcoming you to the Martin Harris Centre during the Spring/ Summer 2011 season. Mark Woolstencroft Martin Harris Centre Manager

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Introducing The Martin Harris Centre

The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama is a performance space situated at the heart of The University of Manchester. Alice Kettle textile wall hanging The Centre incorporates a 350-seat concert hall, a 150-seat studio theatre and an electroacoustic music studio. The foyer makes an immediately striking impact: its use of light, open space and bold areas of colour blend with Alice Kettle’s dynamic textile artwork, Red and Blue Movement in Three. During 2011, the Martin Harris Centre foyer will receive a newly commissioned textile wall hanging by Alice Kettle.

This embroidered work (right) will hang from the ceiling height of the foyer to the ground level. It is a piece illustrating expressive movement, the energy of mark making and the sense of sound. It shows elements of the scores and notations of the composer Prof David Berezan, other electro acoustic composers and dance notations within a background and landscape of line and colour. The impetus was to build on the analogies of colour, layer and tone between sound and image which imply movement. There are references to figures, sweeps of line and tiny marks made in stitch, digital stitch and small additions of glass beads. The work links with the existing Red and Blue Movement in Three which is a composite work of 3 wall hangings sited in the foyer.

350-seat Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

150-seat John Thaw Studio Theatre

The Centre hosts many musicians, performers and prize-winning authors. It provides an excellent space for contemporary and classic theatre, music and comedy events, and holds a reading series that has in the past featured such literary luminaries as Martin Amis, Will Self, John Banville and Clive James. We also present new and exciting artists who go on to become household names as well as established artists performing to sell-out audiences all over the world.

The new piece as yet untitled shifts the sense of drama and scale into the more abstract texture and line of the stitch. The new Alice Kettle wall hanging has been commissioned by The Oglesby Charitable Trust.

So please come along, and discover why the Martin Harris Centre is attracting attention as an important arts venue throughout the North West.

“ The Martin Harris Centre is a fantastic venue which we would highly recommend! Our conference took place in the Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall which is a brilliant space - a good size, excellent acoustics and very versatile. All the centre’s staff are also extremely friendly, helpful and efficient - a joy to work with! “ Charlotte Walker British Red Cross

background: Alice Kettle Red and Blue Movement in Three

INTRODUCTION

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Centre for New Writing

Literature Events These unique events, organised by The University’s Centre for New Writing, bring the best known contemporary writers to Manchester to discuss and read from their work. Everyone is welcome, and tickets include discounts at the Blackwell bookstall and a complimentary drink at our Literature Live wine receptions.

pictured: Alan Hollinghurst

David Peace

7 February

Martin Amis is Professor of Creative Writing at the Centre for New Writing at The University of Manchester. He participates in four high-profile public discussions each year with other experts on various topics. In these hugely popular events Martin Amis and guests discuss how literature faces up to major issues of the day.

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 6.30pm, Monday 7 February 2011 Price £7 / £5

These events will include a Q&A session, allowing members of the public to put their questions and opinions to the panel.

4 July

On American Independence Day, Professor Amis and his guests will explore the influence of America on the fiction of the 20th and 21st centuries. They will discuss the particular characteristics of American writing, how the American tradition has influenced writers from other countries, and will ask whether the global influence of American writing is waning with the recent rise to global prominence of China and India.

LITERATURE EVENTS

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 6.30pm, Monday 4 July 2011 Price £7 / £5

David Peace – named in 2003 as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists – was born and brought up in Yorkshire. He is the author of The Red Riding Quartet (Nineteen Seventy Four, Nineteen Seventy Seven, Nineteen Eighty and Nineteen Eighty Three) which has been adapted into a three part Channel 4 series that aired in Spring 2009, GB84 which was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Award, and The Damned Utd, the film version of which (adapted by Peter Morgan and starring Michael Sheen) was released in Spring 2009. Tokyo Year Zero, the first part of his acclaimed Tokyo Trilogy, was published in 2007, and the second part, Occupied City, in 2009. His new book, The Exorcists, is scheduled for publication in Spring 2012.

Alan Hollinghurst

Venue The John Thaw Studio Theatre Time & Date 6.30pm, Monday 28 February 2011 © Naoya Sanuki

Martin Amis Public Events

Price £5 / £3

David Peace

Alan Hollinghurst was born in 1954. He is the author of one of the most highly praised first novels to appear in the 1980s, The Swimming-Pool Library, and was selected as one of the Best of Young British Novelists 1993. His second novel, The Folding Star, won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the 1994 Booker Prize. His most recent novel The Line of Beauty won the 2004 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. It was adapted for BBC Television by critically acclaimed screenwriter Andrew Davies in 2006. His new novel The Stranger’s Child will be published in July 2011.

Venue The John Thaw Studio Theatre Time & Date 6.30pm, Thursday 7 April 2011 Price £5 / £3

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Manchester University Music Society (MUMS) www.mumusicsociety.co.uk University of Manchester String Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra

Evening Concerts

The Princeton University Orchestra Britten Barber Copland

Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Violin Concerto with soloist Sunghae Anna Lim Appalachian Spring (Complete Ballet)

Conductor – Michael Pratt

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 7.30pm, Monday 24 January 2011 Price £9 / £6 / £3

We are delighted to welcome The Princeton University Orchestra from Princeton, New Jersey. Now in its 111th year, the Orchestra is made up of Princeton undergraduate and graduate student musicians and performs a wide range of works by composers from the Classical period up through to freshly-composed works by Princeton composers. Conducted for the 30th year by Michael Pratt, the Orchestra is continuing its tradition of fine music making in its 2010-2011 season.

University of Manchester Chamber Ensembles Stravinsky Varese Stravinsky Milhaud Tom Coult Walton

Octet Octandre Septet La création du monde Ex Machinis Excerpts from Sonata for Strings in A minor

Conductors – David Scott, Thomas Jarvis, Jamie Phillips and Theo Vinden

Grainger Elgar Vaughan Williams Britten

The Power of Rome and the Christian Heart In the South Wasps Overture Piano Concerto

Soloist - Leanne Cody Conductors – David Scott, Tom Wood and Mark Heron

Elgar and Vaughan Williams are joined in concert by the virtuosic piano concerto by Benjamin Britten. A flamboyant display of British excellence.

MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY

Soloists – Rachel How (piano) Fred Taylor (Violin) Alistair Vennart (viola) Conductors – Theo Vinden, Jamie Phillips, Tom Wood and Mark Heron

Manchester University Wind Orchestra ‘Picture Postcards 2: Europe’

Time & Date 7.30pm, Saturday 5 February 2011 Price £9 / £6 / £3

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Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 7.30pm, Saturday 19 March 2011

Conductors: Jack Adler-McKean, Ralph Corrigan, Ian Pay, Andrew Gregory

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Time & Date 7.30pm, Saturday 12 March 2011

Time to forget the cold and welcome in spring with Yoshimatsu, Greig, Mozart, and Schubert.

Sibelius Finlandia Ellerby Paris Sketches Saint-Saëns Orient et Occident, Op. 25 Gorb Dances from Crete Hindemith Symphony in B-flat

This exciting and vivacious concert combines some of the great composers of the 20th Century in an exhibition of works for various small chamber ensembles.

University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra

Yoshimatsu Threnody to Toki for Piano and String Orchestra Grieg Holberg Suite Op. 40 Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin & Viola Schubert Symphony No.5

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Price £9 / £6 / £3

Following on from their autumn concert of British and American music, Manchester University Wind Orchestra presents more musical pictures, this time with a very European flavour. Travel to France, Germany and beyond as MUWO shows off some of the best musical landscapes from our friends on the continent.

Ad Solem – University of Manchester Chamber Choir William Byrd Thomas Tallis William Byrd Tomás Luis de Victoria

Haec Dies Ne Irascaris Domine Civitas Sancti Tui O Nata Lux Loquebantur Variis Linguis Laudibus in Sanctis Requiem, Officum defunctorum

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 7.30pm, Saturday 26 March 2011 Price £9 / £6 / £3

Benjamin McKee - Musical Director Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 7.30pm, Saturday 19 February 2011 Price £9 / £6 / £3

Manchester’s highly acclaimed Chamber Choir explore the music of the 16th century, including Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Requiem.

Manchester University Big Band

The University’s greatest Big Band performs some of the genre’s most exciting music. Director Patrick Hurley brings together the brightest young jazz musicians from across the University.

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 7.30pm, Tuesday 5 April 2011 Price £9 / £6 / £3

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Manchester University Music Society (MUMS) www.mumusicsociety.co.uk Lunchtime Concerts

MUMS presents Brass United

Conductor – Adam Cooke Euphonium Soloist – Matthew White (BBC Radio 2 Young Brass Soloist of the Year 2010)

Brass United brings together the best brass players currently studying at The University of Manchester and the Royal Northern College of Music to perform a concert of orchestral masterpieces transcribed for brass band.

Manchester University Music Society Soloists

Come in from the cold to the warm Cosmo and enjoy a vibrant concert filled with high calibre solo and chamber works making this the perfect place to spend a Friday Lunchtime.

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 1.10pm, Friday 18 February 2011 Price FREE Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 1.10pm, Friday 25 February 2011 Price FREE

Opera Scenes

Come in from the winds of March and see famous scenes from operas performed by talented students.

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 1.10pm, Friday 11 March 2011 Price FREE

Winds at One

Blow away the winter chill and welcome in spring with a warming concert of wind music.

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 1.10pm, Friday 25 March 2011 Price FREE

MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY

Manchester University Music Society Soloists

As End of Year University examined recitals commence, this lunchtime concert gives students the opportunity to test drive their years hard work with excerpts from recital programmes. As examined recitals are not open to the general public, this is the one chance to hear the wealth of individual performance talent the University has to offer.

MUMS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

A day celebrating the magic of Chamber Music, with a fantastic chance to see some of the society’s best musicians working together in small groups. 1.10pm 3.00pm 7.30pm

To include: Saint-Seans J.S Bach Dvorák

Lunchtime Concert Master Class Society Showcase

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 1.10pm, Friday 6 May 2011 Price FREE Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Date Friday 11 February 2011

Carnival of the Animals Brandenburg Concerto No.3 Wind Serenade

Lunchtime Concert Master Class Society Showcase

FREE FREE £9 / £6 / £3

Estival 2011

The University of Manchester’s answer to the ‘PROMS’

Estival returns again in June 2011 and promises to be bigger, better and more Russian than ever. Taking place in the final week of each academic year, Estival is always a great carnival filled with music and art celebrating the end of exams and looking forward to the summer! This year culminates in a performance of Shostakovich’s masterpiece, the 5th Symphony. Keep checking the website as more details about this year’s events will be posted soon.

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Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series There’s no need to book – the concerts are free and you can just turn up on the day.

Quatuor Danel

Beethoven Pierre Bartholomée

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1 Envol et Mort d’un Papillon (UK première)

Time & Date 1.10pm, Thursday 20 January 2011

The UK première of Pierre Bartholomée’s latest work for string quartet is contrasted with the intensity of Beethoven’s first string quartet of 1799.

Quatuor Danel

Price FREE

Followed at 2.30pm by Seminar: The string quartets of Helmut Lachenmann

The Wells Mitchell Duo:

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Andrew Keeling Elliott Carter Judith Bingham Christopher Hobbs James Stephenson

Time & Date 1.10pm, Thursday 3 February 2011

Alison Wells – mezzo-soprano Ian Mitchell – bass clarinet

Pirate Things Steep Steps The Cathedral of Trees Why Not? Remembrance Songs

Alison Wells

Ian Mitchell

Price FREE

Quatuor Danel

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Nina Whiteman Waggle Dances Helmut Lachenmann String Quartet No. 2 (Reigen seliger Geister)

Time & Date 1.10pm, Thursday 17 February 2011 Quatuor Danel

Followed at 2.30pm by Seminar: Masters of Composition – a workshop of new string quartets by Masters students in composition at the University.

Price FREE

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Artur Pizarro & Vita Panomariovaite (pianos) with O Duo (percussion) Liszt Liszt Bartók

Concerto pathétique, for two pianos Rákóczi March, for two pianos Sonata for two pianos and percussion

The second of a series of performances of diverse Hungarian chamber music, inspired by the 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt’s birth in 1811. This recital features pieces for two pianos including Liszt’s 1865 tour-de-force Concerto pathétique and Bartók’s Sonata for two pianos and percussion of 1937.

Time & Date 1.10pm, Thursday 24 February 2011 Artur Pizarro & Vita Panomariovaite

Price FREE

O Duo

Student Showcase

A recital featuring the talents of undergraduate and postgraduate star performers from The University of Manchester.

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 1.10pm, Thursday 3 March 2011 Price FREE

Quatuor Danel with Oliver Triendl (piano)

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Enescu Concertstück Richard Whalley Ad infinitum Milhaud La création du monde

A luxuriantly romantic viola/piano duo, followed by the solo violin suggestions of infinity from the University’s Richard Whalley, and a slimline version of one of the catchiest crossover scores from the Parisian 1920s.

The Wells Mitchell Duo has created a unique repertoire for mezzo-soprano and bass clarinet through a variety of commissions. All items apart from Carter’s were written for them, including duos by Manchester PhD alumni.

Recent Manchester PhD graduate Nina Whiteman thrills with her latest work for viola, cello and electronics, alongside another breathtaking masterpiece by the controversial German master.

BBC RADIO 3 Hungarian Chamber Music Series:

These 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 all tastes and are an ideal opportunity to enjoy great music performed by outstanding musicians.

Time & Date 1.10pm, Thursday 10 March 2011 Quatuor Danel

Price FREE

Followed at 2.30pm by Seminar: Doctors and Philosophers of Composition: the Quatuor Danel workshops quartets by the University’s PhD students.

Trio Atem

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Gavin Osborn – flute Nina Whiteman – voice Alice Purton – cello

Manuella Blackburn Edward Caine Kaija Saariaho Martin Iddon Richard Whalley Helmut Lachenmann

Triple Retort (world première) Poem in Silence Mirrors pneuma.pistis (world première) Questions Arising From Sympathy (world première) temA

Time & Date 1.10pm, Thursday 17 March 2011 Price FREE

Trio Atem return with a vibrant and dynamic programme showcasing the full sonic scope of the ensemble.

WALTER CARROLL LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES

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Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series These 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 all tastes and are an ideal opportunity to enjoy great music performed by outstanding musicians. There’s no need to book – the concerts are free and you can just turn up on the day.

Richard Whalley Piano Recital: Child’s Play

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Robert Schumann Kinderscenen Helmut Lachenmann Ein Kinderspiel

Time & Date 1.1opm, Thursday 24 March 2011

Schumann’s fantastical images of childhood scenes contrast vividly with Lachenmann’s startling reinventions of piano technique for young pianists. Richard Whalley

Price FREE

Songs Old and New

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Purcell arr. Britten Songs (various) Grange To the Borders of Sleep Barber Three Songs Op. 10 Folksongs arr. Britten (various) Manchester graduate Marcus Farnsworth, winner of the 2009 Wigmore Hall Song Competition, presents a varied programme of English language settings showing the breadth of this astonishing repertoire. The set includes Philip Grange’s new cycle To the Borders of Sleep.

Time & Date 1.10pm, Thursday 31 March 2011

Marcus Farnsworth: Baritone Elizabeth Burgess: Piano

Price FREE

Marcus Farnsworth

GAMELAN DEGUNG

The University of Manchester’s music students with guest.

Gamelan Degung is a small gamelan orchestra unique to Sunda, the mountainous region of West Java, Indonesia. The concert will include a selection of traditional and contemporary Sundanese repertoire, as well as original pieces collectively composed by the group. The performers are second year music students who are studying gamelan as part of their degree course. They will be joined by a surprise guest artist.

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

BBC RADIO 3 Hungarian Chamber Music Series:

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Daniela Lehner (mezzo-soprano), Arpad Bodo (piano) Brahms Liszt Liszt

Zigeunerlieder, Op.103 Selected songs Après une Lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata

Time & Date 1.10pm, Thursday 7 April 2011 Daniela Lehner

The fourth and last of a series of performances of diverse Hungarian chamber music, inspired by the 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt’s birth in 1811. This recital features some of Liszt’s songs and piano music alongside some of Brahms’ Magyar-inspired Zigeunerlieder.

Quatuor Danel with David Önaç (piano) David Önaç Schubert

Price FREE

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Ayla String Quartet in B flat, D112

Multi-talented Manchester PhD student David Önaç accompanies his own brand-new sonata, followed by more Schubert, already a veteran of string quartet composition at the age of 17.

Time & Date 1.10pm, Thursday 5 May 2011 Quatuor Danel

Followed at 2.30pm by Seminar: Bachelors of Composition: a workshop of new works for strings by undergraduates at the University.

Price FREE

Time & Date 1.10pm, Friday 1 April 2011 Price FREE

Please note that Walter Carroll Lunchtime concerts are usually on a Thursday, but this particular concert takes place on a Friday.

WALTER CARROLL LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES

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Quatuor Danel

The University of Manchester’s internationally renowned resident string quartet. There are few quartets in the world that can offer an eclectic mix as wide ranging as the Danels, and next season’s programme provides yet another great example of this. From the complete Schumann quartets to Lachenmann’s cutting-edge output for string quartet, from the maturity of late Beethoven to the freshness of newly commissioned works from the Music Department’s postgraduate composers, from another Weinberg UK premiere to three of Bartók’s well-established quartets, and from contemporary Franco-Belgian pieces to the Piano Quintets of Schumann and Enescu we can rely on the Quatuor Danel to supply spellbinding musicality and breathtaking virtuosity! The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series, which is supported by the Ida Carroll Trust.

Lunchtime Concert Beethoven Pierre Bartholomée

String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1 Envol et Mort d’un Papillon (UK première)

The UK première of Pierre Bartholomée’s latest work for string quartet is contrasted with the intensity of Beethoven’s first string quartet of 1799. Followed at 2.30pm by Seminar: The string quartets of Helmut Lachenmann

Evening Concert

Bartók String Quartet No. 3 Helmut Lachenmann String Quartet No. 1 (Gran Torso) Beethoven String Quartet in Eb major (“The Harp”), Op. 74

All three of these works made the string quartet sound as it had not sounded before, and the Lachenmann is surely one of the most intensely moving string quartets ever written.

BBC RADIO 3 Hungarian Chamber Music Series: Kodaly Bartók

String Quartet No.2, Op.10 String Quartet No.2

The first of a series of performances of diverse Hungarian chamber music, inspired by the 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt’s birth in 1811. This concert features two very different string quartets written at the beginning of the 20th century. Please note that Quatuor Danel Lunchtime concerts are usually on a Thursday, but this particular concert takes place on a Wednesday.

QUATUOR DANEL

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 1.10pm, Thursday 20 January 2011 Price FREE Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 7.30pm, Friday 21 January 2011 Price £12 / £8 / £3 Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 1.10pm, Wed 16 February 2011 Price FREE

Lunchtime Concert

Nina Whiteman Waggle Dances Helmut Lachenmann String Quartet No. 2 (Reigen seliger Geister)

Recent Manchester PhD graduate Nina Whiteman thrills with her latest work for viola, cello and electronics, alongside another breathtaking masterpiece by the controversial German master. Followed at 2.30pm by Seminar: Masters of Composition – a workshop of new string quartets by Masters students in composition at the University.

Evening Concert Schubert Camden Reeves Schumann

Five German Dances and Seven Trios, D 90 Dactylozooid Complex (String Quartet No. 2) String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41 No. 1

Manchester University’s Camden Reeves follows up on his superb first quartet for the Danels, flanked by the 16-year-old Schubert’s opus for family use and the first and darkest of Schumann’s three magnificent quartets. Please note: This event will take place at Manchester Grammar School

Lunchtime Concert with Oliver Triendl (piano) Enescu Richard Whalley Milhaud

Concertstück Ad infinitum La création du monde

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 1.10pm, Thursday 17 February 2011 Price FREE

Venue Manchester Grammar School Time & Date 7.30pm, Friday 18 February 2011 Price £10 / £4

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 1.10pm, Thursday 10 March 2011

A luxuriantly romantic viola/piano duo, followed by the solo violin suggestions of infinity from the University’s Richard Whalley, and a slimline version of one Price of the catchiest crossover scores from the Parisian 1920s. FREE Followed at 2.30pm by Seminar: Doctors and Philosophers of Composition: the Quatuor Danel workshops quartets by the University’s PhD students.

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Quatuor Danel

Evening Concert with Oliver Triendl (piano) Haydn Schumann Enescu

String Quartet in C, Op. 50 No. 2 String Quartet in F, Op. 41 No. 2 Piano Quintet, Op. 29

From the heart of Haydn’s classical mastery, to the warm embrace of Schumann’s sunniest quartet, to the Ravelian impressionism of George Enescu’s rarely heard but gorgeous piano quintet.

Lunchtime Concert with David Önaç (piano) David Önaç Schubert

Ayla String Quartet in B flat, D112

Multi-talented Manchester PhD student David Önaç accompanies his own brand-new sonata, followed by more Schubert, already a veteran of string quartet composition at the age of 17.

Followed at 2.30pm by Seminar: Bachelors of Composition: a workshop of new works for strings by undergraduates at the University.

Evening Concert

with Richard Whalley (piano)

Schumann String Quartet in A, Op. 41, No. 3 Helmut Lachenmann String Quartet No. 3 (Grido) Schumann Piano Quintet in Eb, Op. 44

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 7.30pm, Friday 11 March 2011 Price £12 / £8 / £3 Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Quatuor Danel Ticket Information 2011

Please note that there is reserved seating at all Quatuor Danel Friday evening concerts. Seating for all lunchtime concerts is unreserved. Ticket

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Performances in the Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

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Manchester Grammar School Concert

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Time & Date 1.10pm, Thursday 5 May 2011 Price FREE

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 7.30pm, Friday 6 May 2011

Schumann completes his magnificent trio of quartets, Lachenmann completes Price his (so far…), and Schumann’s piano quintet is almost the first and certainly £12 / £8 / £3 the first great example of its kind.

QUATUOR DANEL

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Music Events RMA Conference Trio Atem

Gavin Osborn – flutes, Nina Whiteman – mezzo soprano, Alice Purton – cello Tom Coult Marcello Messina Tristan Rhys Williams José Guillermo Puello Mark Pilkington

Seven Face Pictures Melior de cinere surgo I AM TRIO Un Inverosímil Archipiélago Doodle

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 1.1opm, Friday 14 January 2011

Psappha conducted by Nicholas Kok

Price FREE

Trio Atem showcase outstanding new pieces by Tom Coult, Marcello Messina, Tristan Rhys Williams, José Guillermo Puello, and Mark Pilkington

Beat The Rush Hour Concert The University of Manchester’s Contemporary Ensemble in Residence www.psappha.com Pierre Boulez Camden Reeves Jae Hong Lee Soojung Park

Le marteau sans maître Nanomia Cara New work (world première) New work (world première)

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VAGANZA

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Time & Date 5.00pm, Friday 28 January 2011

This concert forms part of the Judith Weir Festival

Time & Date 7.3opm, Tuesday 8 March 2011

Price FREE

Nicholas Kok - conductor Hilary Summers - contralto

Cloud Atlas Distant Variations

Philip Grange’s large-scale work for symphonic wind band entitled Cloud Atlas is based on David Mitchell’s eponymous novel, which was short-listed for the Booker Prize in 2003, and takes its use of symmetrically completing interlocking stories. The composition works Philip Grange through its various narratives, employing the ensemble in a vast array of different ways ranging from quiet, barely audible scurrying to terrifying dramatic tuttis. The composition has recently won an award at the 2010 BASCA British Composer Awards. If the majority of Grange’s compositions are influenced by the narratives from literary sources, then John Casken’s music provides an interesting contrast in so far as much of what he writes is influenced by the colours suggested by a literary source or by the fine arts. Distant Variations reflects this in so far as it was inspired by the composers’ experience of the sunrise over the Grand Canyon, and lines by Janek Schon that describe this as the “Fortresses of rock” coming to life.

MUSIC EVENTS

Musicians Wrestle Everywhere new work The Consolations of Scholarship new work Tiger Under the Table

Price £6 / £5 / £3

VAGANZA invites CHIMERA: The Next Generation

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Performers and composers from the University of Manchester invite their counterparts from the University of York to join them for a concert bristling with the energy and boundless creativity of the younger generation.

Time & Date 1.10pm, Friday 18 March 2011

VAGANZA invites CHIMERA: The Next Generation

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

New Music Ensembles from The University of Manchester and The University of York

Psappha is grateful for the support this performance has received from the Holst Foundation and RVW Trust.

Philip Grange John Casken

Judith Weir Aaron Parker Judith Weir Hannah Taylor Judith Weir

A joint concert performed by Vaganza and the RNCM New Music Ensemble celebrating music for ensemble by Judith Weir, plus new works by composers at the University and the RNCM.

A rush hour concert features Boulez’s iconic work Le marteau sans maître. A setting of the surrealist poetry of Rene Char for alto voice and six instrumentalists. The performance also includes two brand new works and Camden Reeves work for solo flute.

Royal Northern College of Music Wind Band

The University of Manchester’s New Music Ensemble RNCM New Music Ensemble

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 7.3opm, Friday 4 March 2011 Price £6 / £5 / £3

New Music Ensembles from University of Manchester and York

The culmination of an exciting collaboration between Universities of Manchester and York, including music especially written for two ensembles, and a vibrant new work by PhD composer for piano and ensemble by David Önaç.

Price FREE

Time & Date 7.30pm, Friday 18 March 2011 Price £6 / £5 / £3

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Comes of Age – 15th Festival

Music Events The University of Manchester’s Contemporary Ensemble in Residence www.psappha.com Steve Reich Mark-Anthony Turnage Kenneth Hesketh Bruno Mantovani Irma Catalina Álvarez Steve Calver

Music for Pieces of Wood Grazioso (European première) Dei Destini Incrociat Les Dances Interrompues New work (world première) New work (world première)

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 7.30pm, Friday 1 April 2011 Price £8 / £5 / £3

Nicholas Kok - conductor

The highlight of this concert is the European première of Grazioso!, inspired by Led Zeppelin, by one of today’s leading British composers. The French composer Bruno Mantovani’s ‘Interrupted Dances’ makes ‘certain types of popular music (such as jazz, techno and even flamenco)’ while Kenneth Hesketh is one of today’s most original voices. Psappha is grateful for the support this performance has received from the Holst Foundation and RVW Trust.

The Unversity of Manchester Baroque Orchestra The Neapolitan Baroque

The University of Manchester’s very own period-instrument ensemble takes us back to the splendour of early eighteenthcentury Naples with a performance of Pergolesi’s most celebrated work, the Stabat Mater, coupled with instrumental music by his famous predecessor, Alessandro Scarlatti.

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Time & Date 1.1opm, Friday 8 April 2011 Price FREE

15th EDITION OF THE MANTIS FESTIVAL

MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) biannually presents concerts of music and sound, featuring compositions and performances enhanced by the use of new technology and digital media. MANTIS combines a broad array of sonic events, which range from the live diffusion of acousmatic works on a 48-loudspeaker sound system (using the unique MANTIS System), to Live Instrumental and Electronics events involving large ensemble groups on stage (the MANTIS Battle of Gestures and Textures for voice, acoustic instruments and electronics).

MANCHESTER’S SONIC META-ONTOLOGY PROJECT

MANTIS Sonic Meta-ontology encapsulates a number or newly created compositions, sonic events and ambisonics field recording trips across the City of Manchester and the North West. ‘Manchester’s Sonic Meta-ontology’ will explore whether there is really such thing as a ‘Manchester sound’ and if so, what is it, can we experience it, and can we understand it? Substantive empirical investigation will be in partnership will local agents and artists in the region, which will look into the creation, identity, and survival of the real truth of Manchester’s Sound. Part One: Saturday 5 March 2011, 4.00pm, 6.00pm and 7.30pm The John Thaw Studio Theatre Part Two: Friday 10 June 2011, 4.00pm, 6.00pm and 7.30pm Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall For more information about this festival, visit: www.novars.manchester.ac.uk www.mantisfestival.com

MUSIC EVENTS

Price £6 / £5 / £3 for each concert 2-concert rate: £9 / £7.50 / £4.50 Please note: Entrance to the 4.00pm event is free on production of a ticket for the other concerts

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Drama Events Posh by Laura Wade University of Manchester Drama Society www.umdramasoc.co.uk

Part of the Manchester In-Fringe Drama Festival, Posh by Laura Wade is the performance to be shown at The Martin Harris Centre. “I’ve got a new rule for you mate, it’s called survival of the fittest, it’s called f**k you – we’re the Riot Club”

Posh is an exciting new and hilarious play that takes a satirical look at the traditions and clubs of Britain’s top university institutions exploring how true the saying goes – it’s not what you know but who you know. Somewhere in Oxford, a group of young bloods with cut-glass vowels and deep pockets meet, intent on restoring their right to rule. They are getting ready for a night of debauchery, decadence and bloody good wine. These are boys who are used to getting what they want – with no exceptions, but have they gone too far this time?

Venue The John Thaw Studio Theatre Time & Date 7.00pm, Wednesday 23 February 2011 7.00pm, Thursday 24 February 2011 7.00pm, Friday 25 February 2011

Manchester In-Fringe Drama Festival

The Manchester In-Fringe Drama Festival kicks off this year in the John Thaw Studio Theatre. With up to 10 productions being performed across the Union and University venues it promises to be a very exciting month!

After the success of the ‘Autumn Showcase’ the Drama Society will be back with a diverse and exciting new set of productions, meaning that there should be something for everyone. Check the website for details of all the productions and how to buy tickets www.umdramasoc.co.uk

Price £5.50 / £4.50 / £4

Welcome to the Riot Club...

This is an amateur production Please note that this production contains: • smoking onstage • scenes of a violent nature and strong language

DRAMA EVENTS

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The Jewish Theatre Company presents “Ghetto” A Play with Music by Joshua Sobol

The true story of the Vilna Ghetto Theatre Company’s desperate fight for survival against the Nazis liquidation. With music composed in the ghetto. Powerful, moving drama, a total theatre experience. This is an amateur performance

Please note: • the performance on Tuesday 25th January will be a BSL signed performance. • the performance on Wednesday 26th January 2011 is a schools performance and begins at 5.30pm. There will be a director’s talk after the show. Please contact Box Office to reserve a place at this talk. • 10% discount for group bookings of 10+

Atlanta Soul

‘A whole lotta soul’ with 8-piece soul/ funk band Atlanta Soul. Manchester’s brothers & sisters Atlanta Soul will make you move and groove with classics from Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield and Otis Redding. Their high energy show includes great vocals, a fantastic 8 piece band with the sexiest horns in town!

Venue The John Thaw Studio Theatre Time & Date 7.30pm, Monday 24 January 2011 7.30pm, Tuesday 25 January 2011 5.30pm, Wednesday 26 January 2011 7.30pm, Thursday 27 January 2011 Price £12 £10 under 16s (£8 for the schools performance on Wednesday 26 January 2011)

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

KIT HOLMES TRIO

with Allan Greenwood, guitar & Hayden Minett, bass

Enjoy an uplifting evening of gorgeous guitar, poignant lyrics and feisty fiddle playing, all with Kit’s incredible sense of fun! The Observer described her music as, ‘Macy Gray meets Nick Drake,’ and both Bob Harris and Andy Kershaw have featured her on their BBC shows. Kit’s trademark sultry vocals and virtuoso guitar playing have wowed audiences across the UK. ‘A superb guitarist…highly recommended’ Maverick

Venue The John Thaw Studio Theatre Time & Date 8.00pm, Friday

(doors open 7.30pm)

18 February 2011 Price £10 /£8

‘Full of warmth…an absolute delight’ The Observer

The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra Copland Motets Copland Symphony No. 3 Adams Harmonium

Dip your toe across the pond as The University of Manchester’s Chorus and Symphony Orchestra join forces to present an exciting programme of American music conducted by Gregory Batsleer. Also featuring The Cosmo Singers, a newly-formed choir with members drawn from The University of Manchester Chorus performing Aaron Copland’s Motets.

Venue The Whitworth Hall Time & Date 7.30pm, Saturday 2 April 2011 Price £12 / £9 / £3

More info available at www.universitychorus.org.uk

Time & Date 8.00pm, Friday 4 February 2011 Price £10

‘Catch these guys whenever you can, if you love high-energy soul you will certainly have a fantastic night!’ Manchester Evening News

WE WELCOME

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We Welcome BBC RADIO 3 Concerts

Hungarian Chamber Music Series Hallé Youth Choir, Associate Youth Choir and Youth Orchestra www.halle.co.uk

Programme will include Vivaldi Gloria Conductors: Gregory Batsleer and Marc Hall

Time & Date 7.30pm, Sunday 10 April 2011 Price £9 / £6 / £2.50

A school musical with a twist, Manchester Academy students perform a story of teachers and students finding a way to change for the better a school – that might or might not be the one just down the road from here… Tickets are available from Manchester Academy tel: 0161 232 1639

Quatuor Danel

Gregory Batsleer

Time & Date 1.10pm, Wednesday 16 February 2011 Price FREE Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Concerto pathétique, for two pianos Rakoczy March, for two pianos Sonata for two pianos & percussion

Time & Date 1.10pm, Thursday 24 February 2011 Artur Pizarro & Vita Panomariovaite

Price FREE

O Duo

CHROMA Liszt Bartók Dohnanyi

Time & Date 2.00pm, Thursday 23 June 2011 7.30pm, Thursday 23 June 2011 2.00pm, Friday 24 June 2011

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

La lugubre gondola for violin & piano Contrasts Sextet in C, Op.37

Venue The John Thaw Studio Theatre

7.30pm, Saturday 25 June 2011

WE WELCOME

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

String Quartet No.2, Op.10 String Quartet No.2

Liszt Liszt Bartók

7.30pm, Friday 24 June 2011

Kodaly Bartók

Artur Pizarro & Vita Panomariovaite (pianos) with O Duo (percussion)

Hallé Youth Orchestra The Hallé Youth Orchestra is a symphony orchestra, which was founded in 2002 for talented young musicians across the North West of England who do not benefit from the musical opportunities provided by full-time specialist music education. Repertoire is the kind performed by professional orchestras. In previous years the Youth Orchestra have toured throughout Europe, visiting France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Summer 2010 saw the Youth Orchestra tour Tuscany, Italy, performing concerts throughout the region.

Moss High Musical!

Quatuor Danel

Hallé Youth Choir The Hallé Youth Choir is a mixed-voice choir, founded in 2003, for singers aged 12-19 in and around Manchester. The Youth Choir offers young people from across the region the opportunity to sing stimulating repertoire to an extremely high standard. Under the direction of the Hallé’s Youth Choir Director, Gregory Batsleer, members develop such skills as vocal technique and communication with an audience through lively rehearsals, masterclasses and chamber groups. The Youth Choir made its first solo tour in August 2010, travelling to Italy to give a series of performances in and around Venice and Verona, including a mass in St Mark’s Basilica, Venice.

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Time & Date 7.30pm, Friday 25 March 2011 CHROMA

Daniela Lehner (mezzo-soprano), Arpad Bodo (piano) Brahms Liszt Liszt

Venue Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Zigeunerlieder, Op.103 Selected songs Après une Lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata

The fourth and last of a series of performances of diverse Hungarian chamber music, inspired by the 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt’s birth in 1811. This recital features some of Liszt’s songs & piano music alongside some of Brahms’ Magyar-inspired Zigeunerlieder.

Price £12 / £8 / £3

Time & Date 1.10pm, Thursday 7 April 2011 Price FREE Daniela Lehner

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Access

Box Office Information

It has a ramp at the Coupland Street entrance and there are level floor entrances to both performance spaces. Both entrances to the building have auto-opening doors. There are wheelchair spaces in the Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall and in the John Thaw Studio Theatre.

• Tickets can be ordered in advance from the box office in person, by telephone or by post, and can be paid for by cheque or debit/credit card. Please make cheques payable to ‘The University of Manchester’.

There are a range of facilities within the Martin Harris Centre for disabled patrons. The Martin Harris Centre is fully accessible.

Wheelchair access is available to our performance spaces at The Martin Harris Centre. Low-level counters are available at the box office. Disabled toilet facilities are available on the ground floor. A manually operated wheelchair is available by prior arrangement. Patrons requiring wheelchair access are asked to inform the box office at the time of booking.

How to find us

The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama The University of Manchester Bridgeford Street, off Oxford Road Manchester, M13 9PL Box office:

Tel: 0161 275 8951 Email for enquiries: boxoffice@manchester.ac.uk Box office opening times: 2.00pm-4.00pm Monday to Friday

Website

For the latest information on concerts, events and productions at the Martin Harris Centre please visit: www.manchester.ac.uk/martinharriscentre

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HOW TO FIND US, ACCESS & BOX OFFICE INFO

Getting here

The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama is situated behind the Manchester Museum, which is located on Oxford Road. It is approximately 1 mile south of the city centre. There are 2 entrances to the building, one on Bridgeford Street, the other on Coupland Street. Please note that there is pedestrian access only to both of these streets.

The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall and the John Thaw Studio Theatre can both be found within the Martin Harris Centre. Find us on Google: http://maps.google.com/maps and search for Martin Harris Centre. By Bus: Direct routes to Oxford Road run regularly from Piccadilly Gardens in Central Manchester. Routes and timetable enquiries 0161 242 6040.

By Metro: Metrolink services run between Altrincham and Bury through Manchester city centre. Timetable enquiries 0161 205 2000. By Train: Oxford Road station is a ten minute walk away. Train enquiries 08457 48 49 50.

Car Parking: Car parking is available in the multistory car park off Booth Street West, opposite the Royal Northen College of Music. Parking costs £2.00 from 4pm to midnight weekdays, £2.00 all day on Saturday and Sunday and is payable upon exiting the car park. Please note that there is no vehicle access to the Martin Harris Centre from either Bridgeford Street or Coupland Street.

There are parking spaces available for blue badge holders in the multi-story car park. If parking is required closer to the building, this can be arranged in advance. Please contact the box office.

The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall and the John Thaw Studio Theatre are fitted with induction loops. (Hearing aids should be switched to the ‘T’ position).

General Access Information: Please call the box office on 0161 275 8951 for further information on access. • There is a drop off point outside the venue. • There is seating in the main foyer. • The Martin Harris Centre has baby changing facilities.

Booking tickets Tickets for our events can be purchased directly from the Martin Harris Centre box office, or from Quaytickets. Please note that tickets bought from Quaytickets will be subject to a booking fee.

• The box office will only hold unpaid for tickets for up to 4 working days from the time of booking. Unpaid tickets cannot be reserved on the 4 days preceding a performance or event. By post Include your name, address, phone number, performance details and tickets required, plus a cheque made payable to ‘The University of Manchester’ and post to: The Martin Harris Centre Box Office The University of Manchester Bridgeford Street, off Oxford Road Manchester, M13 9PL

In person The box office opening times are listed below and our team will be happy to help.

Box Office opening times 2.00pm-4.00pm Monday to Friday opens 1 hour before an event is due to start and closes 15 minutes after the start of the event.

By phone The Martin Harris Centre Box Office 0161 275 8951 (during box office opening times) Quaytickets 0843 208 0500 Please have your debit / credit card ready. Visa, Mastercard and Maestro cards accepted. Online www.quaytickets.com

Email For enquiries email boxoffice@manchester.ac.uk (tickets may not be ordered by email) Ticket Prices All ticket prices are stated under each event as Full Price and the available Concessions. Concessions are only available for certain performances, please enquire at the time of booking. We regret that we cannot exchange or refund tickets.

Concessions Concessions, subject to availability, are available to under 18s, students in full-time education, senior citizens and claimants. The prices do not refer to differently priced seat sections. Schools and groups rates available please ask at Box Office for further details. A free ticket is available to any essential companion accompanying a disabled patron. Please contact the box office for further information.

Eating and drinking

Café Arts based in the foyer of the Martin Harris Centre, serves coffee, organic teas, cold drinks and light refreshments. The café is open from 9.00am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday and is also open for selected weekend and evening events. For further information please contact Box Office on 0161 275 8951.

Chancellors at Christie’s Bistro is situated on the 1st floor of the Christies Building in what was the original Library. Patrons can enjoy a 2 or 3 course lunch or something less formal in the lounge area, where sandwiches and bowl food is available. Hot and chilled beverages including wine are also available. Afternoon tea in the form of delicious cakes and pastries is served up to 5pm each day. To book call 0161 275 7702

Comments

We would welcome your feedback on issues or topics which you may want to contact us about. If there is something you would like to comment on regarding the Martin Harris Centre, our events programme or service, please contact Mark Woolstencroft, Centre Manager, The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, The University of Manchester, Bridgeford Street, off Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL.

Corporate hire

Terms & Conditions

Tickets are sold subject to the right of the Management to change performers and/ or programme content due to unforeseen circumstances. All content of this document is correct at the time of going to press, however, we reserve the right to make such changes without notice if necessary. Credit card payments may be taken over the telephone. University policy dictates that we cannot accept credit card details by email or post.

We regret that we can not exchange or refund tickets. All ticket exchanges are at the discretion of the Box Office or Front of House Manager. Please examine your tickets at the time of purchase to ensure that all details are correct.

Concessionary prices are available on production of the appropriate identification, for under 18’s, students in full time education, senior citizens and claimants.

Please note that latecomers cannot be admitted until a suitable break in the programme and Management reserves the right to request that latecomers await entry until instructed otherwise by the Front of House Manager. Under exceptional circumstances, the Management reserves the right to refuse admission. Latecomers who are not admitted are in no way entitled to a refund. The unauthorised use of cameras, video or any other form of recording equipment is strictly prohibited.

The state-of-the-art facilities at The Martin Harris Centre are available for private hire. We would be delighted to discuss your requirements in more detail and to show you around the venue. Should you wish to make an enquiry please contact Alex Toye tel: 0161 306 1669

Adopt-a-Seat

If you enjoy our concerts why not Adopt-a-Seat? You can adopt your favourite seat in your name, or seats named for family and friends, to celebrate a birthday or anniversary, to commemorate a graduation or other milestone, or as a way of remembering a departed loved one. Some seats have already been adopted in this way, others to acknowledge favourite composers. The choice is yours. Adopting a seat is a very personal way to share in the development of this wonderful cultural arts venue. The money raised goes towards providing the best facilities possible for our musicians and provides a visible and lasting legacy for future generations of students. If you would like more information about seat sponsorship please email us at: adoptaseat@manchester.ac.uk or write to us: Adopt-a-seat, The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, The University of Manchester, Bridgeford Street, off Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL www.manchester.ac.uk/martinharriscentre

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RMA Conference: Trio Atem WCLC: Quatuor Danel WCLC: Quatuor Danel Seminar Quatuor Danel The Princeton University Orchestra PSAPPHA Beat the Rush Hour Concert WCLC: The Wells Mitchell Duo MUMS UoM Chamber Ensembles MUMS Chamber Music Festival Day MUMS Chamber Music Festival Day MUMS Chamber Music Festival Day BBC Radio 3 Concert: Quatuor Danel WCLC: Quatuor Danel WCLC: Quatuor Danel Seminar MUMS presents Brass United Quatuor Danel UoM Symphony Orchestra WCLC: BBC Radio 3 Concert: Artur Pizarro & Vita Panomariovaite with O Duo MUMS Soloists WCLC: Student Showcase RNCM Windband MANTIS 15th Festival MANTIS 15th Festival MANTIS 15th Festival VAGANZA / RNCM – Part of Judith Weir Festival WCLC: Quatuor Danel WCLC: Quatuor Danel Seminar MUMS Opera Scenes Quatuor Danel with Oliver Triendl (piano) MUMS UoM String Orchestra & Chamber Orchestra WCLC: Trio Atem VAGANZA: UoM’s New Music Ensemble VAGANZA: UoM’s New Music Ensemble Manchester University Wind Orchestra WCLC: Richard Whalley Piano Recital MUMS Winds At One BBC Radio 3 Concert: Chroma Ad Solem Chamber Choir WCLC: Marcus Farnsworth WCLC: Gamelan Degung PSAPPHA Manchester University Big Band WCLC: BBC Radio 3 Concert: Daniela Lehner (mezzo-soprano) and Arpad Bodo (piano) UoM Baroque Orchestra WCLC: Quatuor Danel WCLC: Quatuor Danel Seminar MUMS Soloists Quatuor Danel ESTIVAL 2011 MANTIS 15th Festival MANTIS 15th Festival MANTIS 15th Festival

23-25 Feb 2011

7.00pm

‘Posh’ by Laura Wade

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Drama Events We Welcome

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Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall The John Thaw Studio Theatre Manchester Grammar School The University of Manchester

The Manchester Jewish Theatre Group present Joshua Sobol’s Ghetto (26 Jan event start time is 5.30pm) Atlanta Soul Kit Holmes Trio UoM Chorus and Symphony Orchestra Hallé Youth Ensembles Manchester Academy: Moss High Musical! Manchester Academy: Moss High Musical! BBC RADIO 3 Concerts: Hungarian Chamber Music Series MUMS = Manchester University Music Society WCLC = Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concerts TWH = The Whitworth Hall

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