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RNCM
09-12/16
September - December 2016
Events and Performance
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Edward Elgar Introduction
and Allegro Op 47
Frank Bridge Lament for
Strings
Josef Suk Serenade for
Strings in E flat major Op 6
Fri 30 Sep
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
Sat 24 Sep
7.30pm
Carole Nash Recital Room
LIVE MUSIC
NOW
Mon 12 Sep
Doors 7pm
RNCM Concert Hall
JIMMY WEBB
THE GLEN CAMPBELL
YEARS
Grammy-winning songwriter
Jimmy Webb has had charttopping hits in a unique
range of genres over
the last 50 years, from
country to pop to disco,
with songs including Worst
That Could Happen, Wichita
Lineman, Up, Up and Away
and MacArthur Park. But
perhaps the most enduring
partnership out of all
these memorable songs is
with Glen Campbell.
Jimmy Webb: The Glen
Campbell Years celebrates
the highlights of the
100+ recordings from the
Webb/Campbell songbook.
Webb shares his treasure
trove of anecdotes about
his collaborations with
Campbell, revealing
the personal side to
generational touchstones
like Honey Come Back. Webb
will perform duets with
a recorded Glen Campbell,
demonstrating the singular
talents of these two pop
icons and the indelible
mark their symbiotic
craftsmanship made on
American music, and all
over the world.
Tickets £22.50
Promoted by Band on the Wall
Wed 31 Aug
Doors 7pm
RNCM Theatre
SAM BEAM
AND JESCA
HOOP
American singer/songwriter
Jesca Hoop (now a resident
of Chorlton, Manchester…)
teams up with the amazing
Sam Beam, aka alt-folk
pioneer Iron & Wine, to
showcase their album of
original duets, Love
Letter for Fire.
Tickets £20
No concessions
Promoted by SJM
Sun 18 Sep
3.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
ANDREW
WILDE (piano)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata in F major Op 54;
Sonata in C major Op 2 No 3;
Sonata in C minor Op 13
‘Pathétique’
Frédéric Chopin Scherzo
in B minor Op 20; Two
Nocturnes Op 27; Three
Mazurkas Op 56; Two
Waltzes; Andante spianato
and Grande Polonaise in
E flat major Op 22
Tickets £25 £20 £15 £10
Promoted by Kantor Concert
Management & Public Relations
Sat 24 Sep
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
MANCHESTER
CAMERATA
FROM HAYDN TO
HENDRIX
Rolling Stones/Daniel
Schnyder Sympathy For The
Devil
Gustav Holst St Paul’s
Suite Op 9 No 2
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Oboe Concerto
Joseph Haydn Cello
Concerto in C major
W A Mozart Symphony No 29
in A major K 201
Jimi Hendrix/Daniel
Schnyder Purple Haze
Variations
Gábor Takács-Nagy music
director
Hannah Roberts cello
Rachael Clegg oboe
Tickets £35 £28 £20
£3 students
Promoted by Manchester Camerata
+
6.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
PRE-CONCERT
PERFORMANCE
Free admission, no ticket
required
Join us to mark the
centenary of Live Music
Now’s founder, Yehudi
Menuhin, as LMN’s North
West branch presents a
special concert showcasing
performances by current
and alumni ensembles
inculding Slidin’ About
and Project Jam Sandwich.
www.livemusicnow.org.uk/
mencennw
Tickets £10
Promoted by Live Music Now in
association with RNCM
Mon 26 Sep
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
MANCHESTER
CHAMBER
CONCERTS
SOCIETY
CARDUCCI QUARTET
WITH MARTIN ROSCOE
(piano) AND LEON
BOSCH (double bass)
Dmitri Shostakovich String
Quartet No 11 in F minor
Op 122
String Quartet in C major
Op 59 No 3 ‘Rasumovsky’
Franz Schubert Piano
Quintet in A major D 667
‘Trout’
RNCM STRING
ORCHESTRA
Henry Purcell Suite from
King Arthur
Emmanuel Séjourné Concerto
for Marimba and String
Orchestra
1.15pm
MONDAY
RECITAL
SERIES
György Ligeti Six
Bagatelles for Wind
Quintet
Prima Wind Quintet
Cressida McKay Frith flute
Philippa Austin oboe
Benjamin Percival french
horn
Nadia Plummer bassoon
Ellen Tiso clarinet
Aaron Copland Duo for flute
and piano
Lily Caunt flute
Lee Jae Phang piano
required
Thu 06 Oct
1.15pm
RNCM Concert Hall
RNCM
CONCERT
ORCHESTRA
Antonín Dvořák Symphony No
8 in G major Op 88
+
6.30pm
Forman Lecture Theatre
Mark Heron, Edmon Levon,
Chloe van Soeterstede
conductors
PRE-CONCERT TALK
Free admission to ticket
holders
Tickets £12
Mon 03 Oct
Tickets £25, platform
seats £12.50
Promoted by MCCS
Andrew Watkinson director
André Nadais percussion
required
Thu 06 Oct
Doors 7pm
RNCM Theatre
ROBIN
TROWER
Hailed as one of the
finest guitarists in rock
history, Robin Trower’s
career has spanned more
than four decades but he
received his big break in
1967 when he joined Procol
Harum.
Tonight he’ll play
material from his latest
solo release, Where Are
You Going To?
Tickets £22.50
No concessions
Promoted by The Gig Cartel
FS
manchester literature festival
Fri 07 Oct
Fri 21 Oct
MARGARET
ATWOOD
VIVIENNE
WESTWOOD
7pm
RNCM Theatre
7.30pm
RNCM Theatre
HAG-SEED
Get A Life
‘It’s got a thunderstorm in it. And
revenge. Definitely revenge.’ A theatre
director staging a ground-breaking
production of The Tempest is betrayed
and finds himself in exile; can the
play that heralded his downfall
bring about his redemption? Acclaimed
Canadian author and MLF favourite
Margaret Atwood returns to launch
Hag-Seed, her imaginative retelling of
Shakespeare’s The Tempest. The latest
of the acclaimed Hogarth Shakespeare
commissions, the play’s incendiary
collision of nature, enchantment and
emotion is a natural fit for Atwood,
artistic visionary and teller of
magical tales. The author of more than
40 books of fiction, poetry and essays
including The Handmaid’s Tale, the
Booker-winning The Blind Assassin, the
MaddAddam trilogy and most recently
The Heart Goes Last, she will be in
conversation with Alex Clark.
Incomparable in both style and
substance – MLF are proud to present
an evening with one of Britain’s most
iconic and pioneering women, Dame
Vivienne Westwood. Her forthcoming
book, Get A Life: The Diaries of
Vivienne Westwood, brings together
the best of her much-loved online
diaries, granting us an insight
to the intellectual curiosity and
playfulness that underpins her
fashion design, her ideas and her
way of life. A passionate activist
committed to human rights and the
environment, she has travelled up the
Amazon to draw attention to tribal
communities’ struggles to maintain
the rainforest, driven a tank to
David Cameron’s house to protest
about fracking and founded Climate
Revolution. Join us as Vivienne
discusses her diverse career, her
work as a campaigner and her urgent
concerns about climate change and
the planet with ethical writer and
broadcaster Lucy Siegle.
Please note: Margaret Atwood will not
be signing books after this event. All
those opting for the ticket and book
deal with be guaranteed a signed copy
of Hag-Seed.
Tickets £12 or £25 for ticket and a
signed copy of Hag-Seed
Promoted by Manchester Literature Festival
Tickets £12 or £25 for ticket and a
copy of Get a Life
Promoted by Manchester Literature Festival
Tue 11 Oct
7.30pm
DIVERSO QUARTET
Sat 08 Oct
Mon 10 Oct
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
WITH KATARZYNA WASIAK (piano)
THE WEINBERG PROJECT
ELGAR
SOCIETY
NORTH WEST
BRANCH
VESSELIN
STANEV (piano)
Mieczysław Weinberg Piano Quintet in F minor Op 18
Karol Rathaus Rapsodia Notturno Op 66 for cello and
piano
Szymon Laks Piano Quintet on Popular Polish Themes
2.30pm
ELEANOR ROBERTS:
ELGAR, RICHTER AND
THE BUILDING OF A
HALLÉ TRADITION
required
César Franck Prélude,
Choral et Fugue
Claude Debussy Préludes
(Book 1)
Frédéric Chopin Preludes
Op 28
This hugely talented quartet performed their final
recital as RNCM International Artist Diploma students
in June 2016. For their first performance as alumni
here at the College, they will re-explore the
cultural legacy of the Holocaust in this deeply moving
programme.
Tickets £22.50 £15
FS
Tickets £10
No concessions
Promoted by Les Concerts du Lac
Promoted by Elgar Society North
West Branch
Mon 10 Oct
Mon 10 Oct
1.15pm
MONDAY
RECITAL
SERIES
Cécile Chaminade
Concertino in D major
Op 107
Jules Mouquet La flûte de
Pan Op 15
Hannah Corcoran saxophone
Emily Owen piano
Gabriel Fauré Rêve
d’amour; Green; C’est
l’extase
Reynaldo Hahn Si mes vers
avaient des ailes
Claude Debussy Green
Isla Macewan,
Rachel Speirs sopranos
Hector Leung piano
required
Doors 6.30pm
RNCM Theatre
SUZANNE
VEGA
The Lover, Beloved
Tour
Suzanne Vega showcases
her new album Lover,
Beloved - a selection of
songs derived from Vega’s
life-long interest in the
American writer Carson
McCullers. This show will
feature material from the
album plus hits including
Marlena on the Wall, Luka
and Tom’s Diner.
Ticket £38.50 £28.50
Promoted by Chas Cole for CMP
Entertainment in association
with Solo
Wed 12 Oct
7.30pm
RNCM Theatre
PSAPPHA
ROPES
Mike Walker Ropes
Steve Reich Triple
Quartet
Gavin Bryars Jesus’ Blood
Never Failed Me Yet
Psappha Strings
Iain Dixon clarinet,
saxophone
Mike Walker guitar
Gwilym Simcock piano
Steve Rodby bass
Adam Nussbaum drums
Clark Rundell conductor
Psappha opens its 25th
anniversary season
with an emotionallycharged programme where
jazz meets mesmeric
minimalism. The programme
features Gavin Bryars’
cult piece Jesus’ Blood
Never Failed Me Yet,
inspired by a recording
of a homeless man in
1970s London, Steve
Reich’s gripping Triple
Quartet, and jazz
guitarist and composer
Mike Walker’s Ropes.
This epic piece had its
première as part of the
2008 Manchester Jazz
Festival. This, the
work’s second ever live
performance, will feature
Mike’s internationallyrenowned jazz quintet
with the 22-piece Psappha
Strings who recorded the
work for CD earlier this
year.
Tickets £20, early bird
£17.50 (limited number
available)
Promoted by Psappha
+
6.30pm Carole Nash Recital Room
SPOTLIGHT Odyssey
Ensemble – The
Unexplained
required
Thu 13 Oct
1.15pm
RNCM Concert Hall
RNCM BRASS
BAND
William Walton (arr
Hindmarsh) A Wartime
Sketchbook
Stan Nieuwenhuis Fortune’s
Fool
Bramwell Tovey Coventry
Variations
David Thornton, Alex Webb
conductors
Kathleen Gaspoz cornet
required
Thu 13 Oct
Fri 14 Oct
Sat 15 Oct
BRAND NEW
ORCHESTRA
MAKE AN
ARIA
JUNIOR RNCM
FORMAL
CONCERT
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
Tom Goff, Manoj Kamps,
Chloe van Soeterstede
conductors
Our Brand New Orchestra
concerts give an insight
into the process of
composing, conducting
and performing at the
RNCM. This is a wonderful
showcase for RNCM
Composition students and a
chance to hear brand new
pieces before they are
performed anywhere else.
required
+
6.30pm
SPOTLIGHT Tjiok Piano
Quartet ‘Akdeniz’ –
Idyll and Crisis in the
Mediterranean Sea
required
7.30pm
A MUSIC THEATRE
WALES PROJECT
A masterclass and
performance of five
new arias composed by
RNCM students with five
writers from Manchester
Metropolitan University,
exploring the theme of
immigration.
12.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
A showcase performance
featuring talented
soloists from Junior RNCM.
required
Composer Stuart MacRae,
fresh from his success
with the opera The Devil
Inside for Music Theatre
Wales and Scottish Opera,
and established librettist
Michael Symmons Roberts
lead this masterclass,
performed by singers from
MTW.
Music Theatre Wales is
grateful for financial
support from the Michael
Tippett Musical Foundation
and the D’Oyly Carte
Charitable Trust.
Tickets £8
Sun 16 Oct
Promoted by RNCM in association
with Music Theatre Wales
Sat 15 Oct
7.30pm
RNCM Theatre
JULIA BIEL
Hailed by The Independent as
‘the best British vocalist to
emerge in an age’, award-winning
singer, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Julia Biel is
blazing a trail on the British
music scene, blending vocals
reminiscent of the greats of
jazz’s golden age with a poetic
yet conversational lyrical style
2pm
RNCM Concert Hall
and a uniquely sharp perspective
on contemporary life and love,
presented in a widescreen sound you
can lose yourself in…
Back with a completely self-penned
album that includes nods to artists
such as Radiohead, PJ Harvey,
Portishead, Björk, through to Nina
Simone and Billie Holiday, this new
project is packed with melancholic
innocence and epic drama, all
wrapped up in a production
style that owes as much to the
contemporary as to the classic.
Tickets £15
FS
RNCM YOUNG
EXPLORERS CONCERT
Spells, Space and Superheroes
John Williams music from Harry
Potter, Jurassic Park, ET, Superman
Calvin Custer music from Star Trek
Alan Silvestri music from Back to
the Future
Piccadilly Symphony Orchestra
Tom Newall conductor
For the latest event in our RNCM Young
Explorers Concert Series we conjure
up potions, come face-to-face with
aliens, and enjoy a spot of time
travel in our special programme of
exhilarating film music.
Our Young Explorers concerts are a
brilliant way to introduce children
to live classical music. These
events are family-friendly ‘relaxed’
performances, with interesting staging
to keep everyone engaged and amused.
Come dressed as your favourite
superhero and be prepared for a
surprise or two…
For full details, please see
www.rncm.ac.uk/youngexplorers
Suitable for ages 4 and above
Tickets £12, under-16s £5
family ticket (4 people) £30
Mon 17 Oct
Mon 17 Oct
MONDAY
RECITAL
SERIES
MASTERCLASS DIVERSITY IN
WITH BERLIN
COMPOSITION
As
part of an industry
PHILHARMONIC
conference focussing
WIND QUINTET on ethnic diversity in
1.15pm
Vincent Persichetti
Parable for solo cor
anglais Op 128
Paul Hindemith Sonata for
cor anglais and piano
Katie Lewis cor anglais
Victor Lim piano
Fritz Kreisler Praeludium
and Allegro
Allegro assai from Violin
Sonata Op 30 No 3
Niccolò Paganini Rondo
from Violin Concerto in B
minor Op 7 ‘La Campanella’
Thomas Mathias violin
Dominic Degavino piano
required
7.30pm
CHRISTOPHER
ROWLAND
INTERNATIONAL
MASTERCLASS
Tonight’s event presents
an amazing opportunity
for our students to work
with some of the finest
wind musicians in Europe,
as all of our guests
are current players in
the Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra. This is a
unique chance to witness
the creative process, as
professional musicians
work with RNCM students to
develop their technique
and understanding of the
music chosen for this
masterclass.
Tickets £8
Supported by Christopher Rowland
International Masterclass Fund
Wed 19 Oct
4.30pm (radio broadcast)
RNCM Concert Hall
classical composition,
there will also be a live
broadcast on Radio 3’s In
Tune from our Concert Hall
at 4.30pm on the day of
the conference, featuring
performances by the BBC
Philharmonic and students
from the RNCM.
Thu 20 Oct
Thu 20 Oct
Fri 21 Oct
RNCM
CONCERT
ORCHESTRA
CHETHAM’S
SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
SPOTLIGHT
TRIPLE-BILL
Johannes
Festival
Johannes
Overture
Franz Liszt Piano Concerto
No 2 in A major S 125
Edward Elgar Cello
Concerto in E minor Op 85
Modest Mussorgsky (arr
Ravel) Pictures at an
Exhibition
1.15pm
RNCM Concert Hall
Brahms Academic
Overture Op 80
Brahms Tragic
Op 81
Mark Shanahan, Tom Goff
conductors
required
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
Paul Mann conductor
Callum McLachlan piano
Linda Heiberga cello
Applications for tickets
to the In Tune broadcast
will open four weeks
before the event at
www.bbc.co.uk/
showsandtours/shows
Tickets £19 £15 £7
Promoted by BBC Radio 3, BASCA,
BBC Philharmonic and RNCM, in
association with BBC Black and
Asian Forum
PRE-CONCERT TALK
Symphonic Prelude
Promoted by Chetham’s School of
Music
From 6.30pm
Our Autumn Spotlight
Triple-Bill showcases
Baroque music in various
guises, including original
settings and modern takes
on rarely performed
repertoire.
6.30pm
Les Amants Trahis
– The
Betrayed Lovers, a cantata
by Jean-Philippe Rameau
7.10pm
Sprezzatura Saxophone
Ensemble – Gesualdo’s
+
Madrigali Libro Sesto
5.30pm
7.50pm
Tickets £3
The Zelenka Project –
A performance of hidden
Baroque gems
required
Sat 22 Oct
5pm and 8pm
RNCM Concert Hall
A CONVERSATION ON
MAKING A MURDERER
WITH ATTORNEYS DEAN STRANG
and JERRY BUTING
An afternoon/evening of conversation
with two of the most compelling figures
featured in the Netflix documentary,
Making a Murderer. Attorneys Dean Strang
and Jerry Buting will participate in
a moderated discussion regarding the
operations of the criminal justice
system, as well as the broader
implications of the Steven Avery case.
Tickets £30
No concessions
Promoted by One Inch Badge
Fri 21 Oct
7.30pm
RNCM Theatre
MANCHESTER
LITERATURE
FESTIVAL
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
Please see p6-7 for full
details
Sun 23 Oct
7.30pm
RNCM Theatre
JAY RAYNER
THE TEN (FOOD)
COMMANDMENTS
Sat 22 Oct
7pm
RNCM Theatre
GONDWANA RECORDS
PRESENTS:
MATTHEW HALSALL & THE GONDWANA
ORCHESTRA PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS
SUPPORT: MAMMAL HANDS
Following his sold-out shows at the RNCM and
Hallé St Peters last year, Manchester-based
trumpeter, composer, arranger, band-leader and
record label boss Matthew Halsall makes a welcome
return for a special one-off show featuring the
Gondwana Orchestra with guest vocalists Josephine
Oniyama and Bryony Jarman-Pinto.
Halsall’s unique sound draws on the spiritual
jazz of John and Alice Coltrane, alongside
contemporary electronica, the classic Cadet
recordings of Dorothy Ashby and the psychedelic
soul arrangements of Charles Stepney, to deliver
a sublime mix of stripped-back soulfulness and
deep, minimalist, spiritual jazz.
Support comes from Gondwana’s latest stars,
Mammal Hands, who draw on influences from Steve
Reich and Bonobo to Pharoah Sanders to Sufi trance
music.
Tickets £18
No concessions
Promoted by Gondwana Records
The original Ten
Commandments have very
little to offer when it
comes to the complex
business of how and what
we eat. Now, the awardwinning restaurant critic
and Masterchef judge Jay
Rayner has decided it’s
time to act. So join our
very own culinary Moses in
this audio-visual romp as
he attempts to lead us to
the edible Promised Land.
Includes Q&A and book
signing.
Tickets £21
No concessions
Promoted by United Music
Mon 24 Oct
1.15pm
MONDAY
RECITAL
SERIES
Sergei Rachmaninov
Moments Musicaux Op 16
(selection)
Matthew Lam piano
Clarinet Trio in B flat
major Op 11
German Martinez Merino
clarinet
Javier Escrihuela Gandia
cello
Louis Perera piano
required
Thu 27 - Fri 28 Oct
IN FOCUS:
TANSY DAVIES
Our In Focus series
continues to embrace the
work of living composers.
This Autumn, it’s the
turn of British composer
Tansy Davies who when
asked to describe herself
in three words, came up
with ‘mercurial, social
and giggly.’ Davies’ music
is cool but emotional.
It jolts and pulses with
a rhythmical, almost
mechanical edge. She draws
a lot of inspiration from
architecture, often using
the orchestra to build
her structures and it
is this way of thinking
that creates new worlds,
bridging contemporary music
and more classical idioms
such as jazz and rock.
For full details, please
see www.rncm.ac.uk/
tansydavies
1.15pm
RNCM Concert Hall
RNCM NEW
ENSEMBLE
Tansy Davies grind show
(electric) for chamber
ensemble and electronics
Amir Sadeghi Konjani New
work
Tansy Davies Iris for
soprano saxophone and
ensemble
Clark Rundell, Orr Guy
conductors
Emma McPhilemy saxophone
7.30pm
Peel Hall, University of
Salford
BBC
PHILHARMONIC
Programme to include:
Tansy Davies Residuum
Tansy Davies Falling Angel
Tansy Davies Spine
Antony Hermus conductor
11.30am
Free admission, by ticket
only. Once open, ticket
applications will be
available at
www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
Festival
INTRO
Fri 28 Oct
Thu 27 Oct
Tansy Davies Loopholes and
Lynchpins for solo piano
MichaelBrailey New work
Tansy Davies Forgotten Game
2 for oboe and piano
Tansy Davies Aquatic –
duet for saxophone and
percussion Davies discusses
her music in this 60-minute
event which includes some
live performances.
1.15pm
LUNCHTIME
CONCERT
Tansy Davies Troubairitz
for soprano and percussion
Carmel Smickersgill New
work
Tansy Davies Dark Ground
for solo percussion
Admission to all events is
free, no ticket required,
unless otherwise stated.
Sat 29 Oct
7pm
RNCM Theatre
RNCM SESSION ORCHESTRA
+ SUPPORT
Once again, it’s time for the RNCM Session Orchestra
to lay claim to our Theatre stage. There are some new
names in the mix this time - you’ll be able to hear
songs by Randy Crawford, The Commitments, Adele, John
Legend, Steely Dan, Earth, Wind and Fire and many
more.
Our Session Orchestra has become a runaway success,
with regular sell-out concerts and a loyal following
who love the creative energy that unfolds on stage. So
if you haven’t experienced the band in all its glory,
why not come along and see what all the fuss is about?
PS The Session Orchestra will be on stage at 8pm.
Tickets £12
Fri 28 Oct
8pm
DUET
RE:SOUND MUSIC THEATRE
In spite of opposition, Robert Schumann
marries his beloved Clara. Their wedding
party is one to remember and, as the
anniversaries go by, the couple is determined
to keep the magic and music of that occasion
alive. However, although Clara and Robert
return each year to the place where they
celebrated their union, nothing else remains
the same.
This interactive theatrical experience weaves
together an original script with the Lieder
of Robert Schumann, in a staged performance
in a cabaret setting by a cast of singer/
actor/musicians.
A new production from Re:Sound Music Theatre,
in collaboration with Oxford Lieder Festival
and Arts Council England. FS
Tickets £10
Sat 29 Oct
From 2pm
CELEBRATING
JOHN MCCABE
AND ALAN
RAWSTHORNE
The Rawsthorne Trust
celebrates the rediscovery
of the manuscript of Alan
Rawsthorne’s Chamber
Cantata in the Library
of Congress, Washington
DC, with a performance of
the work in the evening
concert, alongside music
by William Alwyn and a
selection of American
composers. Two earlier
events in the day include
performances of new works
in memory of John McCabe
and an illustrated talk by
Monica McCabe.
For full details, please
see www.rncm.ac.uk/
rawsthorne
All events are free
admission, no ticket
required
Promoted by Rawsthorne Trust in
association with RNCM
FS
Tue 01 Nov
Doors 7pm
RNCM Theatre
Sun 30 Oct
Mon 31 Oct
SHAUN
ESCOFFERY
MANCHESTER
CHAMBER
CONCERTS
SOCIETY
7.30pm
RNCM Theatre
LIVE IN CONCERT
British soul singer Shaun
Escoffery visits the
RNCM on the back of the
release of his new album
Evergreen.The Radio 2
favourite will perform
tracks from the album, as
well as material spanning
his 15 year solo career.
Tickets £20
No concessions
Promoted by Senbla
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
SITKOVETSKY TRIO
Joseph Haydn Piano Trio in
G major Hob XV:25 ‘Gypsy
Rondo’
Maurice Ravel Piano Trio
in A minor
Antonín Dvořák Piano Trio
in E minor Op 90 ‘Dumky’
seats £12.50
Promoted by MCCS
Sun 30 Oct
3pm
RNCM Concert Hall
STEVE BACKSHALL’S
WILD WORLD
Join Wildlife TV Presenter, adventurer,
naturalist and writer Steve Backshall as
he takes you on a tour of the real life
expeditions that have inspired his novel The
Falcon Chronicles and his new novel in the
series, Shark Seas. It’s a wild journey,
illustrated with photos and films from his
expeditions from the Arctic to the Antarctic,
from the tundra to the top of the world’s
highest peaks and from the depths of the
rainforest to the bottom of the sea.
This talk is suitable for wildlife enthusiasts
of all ages from eight to eighty but parents
are advised that some content might be
challenging for very young children.
Tickets £19.50
Promoted by Jo Sarsby Personal Management Ltd
NB If you can’t make the matinée on 30 Oct,
this event will be repeated on 15 Nov at 7pm.
Mon 31 Oct
1.15pm
MONDAY
RECITAL
SERIES
Seven Variations on ‘Bei
Männern, welche Liebe
fühlen’ WoO 46
Manuel de Falla Ritual
Fire Dance
Eva Richards cello
Dominic Ciccotti piano
Federico García Lorca
(arr Girling) Four Spanish
Songs
Carlos Guastavino
(arr Girling) La rosa y
el sauce
Fernando Obradors
(arr Girling) El vito
Charlotte Badham mezzosoprano
James Girling guitar
required
AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM
With sales now topping one and a half million
albums and two Grammy nominations to date, Afro
Celt Sound System celebrate their 20th anniversary
with a stunning new album, The Source and a UK
tour. This European and African-based collective
have been a ground-breaking force in music ever
since they started, along the way finding kindred
spirits across international talent and forging a
reputation for exhilarating shows.
Afro Celt Sound System LIVE features the core band
members Simon Emmerson, Guinean vocalist, kora and
balafon virtuoso N’Faly Kouyate and charismatic
dhol master Johnny Kalsi, along with percussionist
Robbie Harris and fiddle-player Eòghann
MacEanruig, Ged Lynch on drums, Simon ‘Palmskin’
Richmond on keyboards and electronica and Val
Etienne on backing vocals, with the gritty, witty
rhymes of Gaelic rapper, musician and language
activist Griogair. ‘A delirious mix of primal intensity, spiritual
beauty and explosive rhythms...a colossus of an
album’. fRoots Magazine on The Source
Tickets £22.50
No concessions
Promoted by Kilimanjaro Live Ltd
decontamination series
‘The thread running through Decontamination is the unusual or surprising connections
between different starting points, territories, lines of enquiry and sounds. In mourning
the passing of Pierre Boulez and David Bowie, I was struck by these connections: two
figures of re-invention and experimentation, both known for their complex relationships
with mainstream classical and pop culture respectively. This sense of loss is elusively
echoed in Morton Feldman’s ‘Three Voices’, a spectacularly unusual setting of Frank
O’Hara’s ’Wind’. Written, in part, in response to the deaths of Philip Guston and
O’Hara himself, Feldman imagined a connection between living and dead voices in the live
and pre-recorded vocal parts. This stillness and repetition characterises both Joanna
Bailie’s and Bryn Harrison’s pieces, the former responding to field recordings, the
latter to more introverted starting points.’
Larry Goves, Decontamination curator
Tue 01 Nov
8pm
DECONTAMINATION #7
BOULEZ/BOWIE
Tue 22 Nov
8pm
DECONTAMINATION #8
EXTERIOR/INTERIOR
Joanna Bailie Artificial Landscape No 8
Bryn Harrison Receiving the Approaching
Memory Aisha Orazbayeva violin
Mark Knoop piano
Joanna Bailie’s Artificial Landscape
No 8 is one in a sequence of fantasy
landscapes that places instruments
Thu 08 Dec
8pm
DECONTAMINATION #9
THREE VOICES
Morton Feldman Three Voices
Juliet Fraser voices
Morton Feldman’s Three Voices, like
much of his later work, is a long
(50-mins) piece inspired by the pattern
and weave of fabric. Characteristically
small motifs are repeated irregularly
to create asymmetrical patterns and
intricate permutations; a weave of
This concert features RNCM student
performers and composers across the
Pop and Classical study programmes
with music by Boulez, covers of Bowie
classics and new works inspired by both
composers.
Tickets £6
FS
within field recordings both modified and
literal. In this beautiful piece for
piano and soundtrack, the instrument
becomes a mediator between the real and
the imagined. Bryn Harrison’s recent work for violin
and piano explores the idea of non-goal
orientated structures by (as he writes)
‘dealing directly with the opposition
of static and mobile structures’. He
explores the juxtaposition of near and
exact repetition in close proximity
dealing with issues of duration, memory
and disorientation.
Tickets £8
FS
sound. The piece is a setting of parts
of Frank O’Hara’s poem Wind and is an
unusual interpretation. The piece is
performed with one voice live and two
voices pre-recorded. Feldman later said:
‘Frank O’Hara had died several years
before. I saw the piece with Joan
in front and these two loudspeakers
behind her. There is something kind
of tombstoney about the look of
loudspeakers. I thought of the piece as
an exchange of the live voice with the
dead ones – a mixture of the living and
the dead’.
Tickets £8
FS
Nicholas Maw’s rousing work American
Games launches tonight’s proceedings.
Commissioned by the BBC Proms and
premièred at the Royal Albert Hall in
1991 by the RNCM Wind Orchestra, when
asked to write a piece for wind band,
the medium suggested to Maw the sense
Clark Rundell, Mark Heron,
Sergej Bolkhovets conductors
Illiam Quane trumpet
Nicholas Maw American Games
André Jolivet Trumpet Concerto No 2
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No 5 in B flat
major Op 100
RNCM SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
Wed 02 Nov
Tonight’s programme is completed by
Prokofiev’s loftily heroic symphonic work
– undoubtedly his most popular. Composed
in Russia in 1944, the composer was
sheltered from the hostilities of the
Second World War, living in an artists’
retreat 150 miles north east of Moscow.
Moreover, it was the first symphony he
had written since he returned home
Next up, Jolivet’s trumpet concerto,
written in 1955, will be performed
by one of our Concerto Competition
winners Illiam Quane. This piece demands
virtuosic skills and extended technique.
Jazz and bluesy influences can be heard
throughout and it requires no fewer than
14 different percussion instruments! The
composer described the concerto as ‘one
of my ballets for trumpets’.
with which the United States could still
convey unlimited space and boundless
possibilities.
Tickets £17 £14
FS
Finally, tonight we are also delighted to
host the launch of Sir John Manduell’s
memoirs, No Bartók Before Breakfast.
Sir John was the founding Principal of
the RNCM from 1973 to 1996. He was also
Programme Director of Cheltenham Festival
when Maw’s American Games was performed
for a second time. So this evening’s
event has some wonderful, personal
connections.
following his years as an expatriate so
was viewed as his first properly ‘Soviet’
symphony. Shortly after its première,
Prokofiev wrote: ‘I conceived of it as
glorifying the grandeur of the human
spirit… praising the free and happy man
– his strength, his generosity, and the
purity of his soul. I cannot say that I
deliberately chose this theme. It was
born in me and clamoured for expression’.
‘This programme is
explosive! American Games
is a great wind orchestra
opener, which is followed by
a truly virtuosic trumpet
concerto which will prepare
the audience for the
powerful Prokofiev in the
second half. A fantastic
work, this symphony has a
certain brightness about it,
reflecting the particular
time in history. As
described by Time magazine
after the première in 1945,
‘[Prokofiev 5] is magnificent!
It is yesterday, it is
today, it is tomorrow.’’
Dr Michelle Castelletti.
Artistic Director
Thu 03 Nov
Sun 06 Nov
SALFORD
CHORAL
SOCIETY
OLDHAM
CHORAL
SOCIETY
W A Mozart Vesperae
solennes de confessore in
C major K 339
W A Mozart Mass in C minor
K 427 ‘Great’
Joseph Haydn The Creation
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
1.15pm
RNCM Concert Hall
RNCM WIND
ENSEMBLE
Florent Schmitt Lied et
Scherzo Op 54
Charles Gounod Petite
Symphonie
Laura Jellicoe director
required
Amy Webber soprano
Helen Anne Gregory mezzosoprano
Lawrence Thackeray tenor
Louis Hurst bass
Orchestra of the North
Tom Newall conductor
Thu 03 Nov
7.30pm (Support 6.30pm)
RNCM Theatre
Tickets £17
Promoted by Salford Choral Society
RNCM BIG BAND
NOCHE CALIENTE
Sat 05 Nov 5pm
Sun 06 Nov 10am
WITH DAVE HASSELL AND ANDY SCOTT
SUPPORT: SMUDGE BIG BAND
RNCM Theatre
Dave Hassell percussion
Andy Scott saxophone
Join us for a red hot evening of Latin American
Big Band Jazz (phew!) Tonight, the RNCM Big Band
lets loose with the music of some stellar Latin
and jazz greats – Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie,
Chano Pozo, Michel Camilo, Wayne Shorter and
our very own Andy Scott.
And to crank up the Latin influence even further,
we welcome Dave Hassell to the party. A leading
light on the UK Latin American music scene, Dave
leads his own Latin band, Apitos, he’s a regular
at the RNCM Day of Percussion and he has played
with an incredible array of musicians, including
Dr John, Clarke Terry, Art Farmer and Charles
McPherson, to name but a few…
Support is provided by Smudge Big Band, a
20-piece ensemble who are Manchester’s one and
only all-women big band, made up entirely of
RNCM students.
Tickets £18 £15
Sat 05 Nov
BRITISH
ASSOCIATION
OF
BARBERSHOP
SINGERS
QUARTETS CONTEST
2016
National Senior and Youth
Quartets compete to
qualify for a place in
the National Championships
which will be hosted in
Bournemouth 26-29 May
2017.
required
Promoted by The British Association
of Barbershop Singers
FS
7pm
RNCM Concert Hall
Linda Richardson soprano
Simon Crosby Buttle tenor
Dean Robinson bass
The East Lancashire
Sinfonia
Nigel P Wilkinson
conductor
Tickets £15
Promoted by Oldham Choral Society
and Fred Jones
Thu 10 Nov
Mon 07 Nov
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
THE SONS OF
PITCHES
Support: Finlay Leslie
The Sons of Pitches is
a multi award-winning
British vocal group
combining soaring solos,
impeccable harmonies and
sensational beat-boxing to
stunning effect. They were
crowned winners of the
BBC2 TV series The Naked
Choir in October 2015 and
with nearly two million
YouTube hits have earned
a growing international
reputation.
Wed 09 Nov
Doors 7pm
RNCM Theatre
Thu 10 Nov
7.30pm
IAN HUNTER
AND THE
RANT BAND
RNCM
PREVIEW
NIGHT
As leader of 70s British
rock legends Mott The
Hoople and a hugely
influential solo artist,
Ian Hunter is widely
revered as one of
rock‘n’roll’s most
compelling performers,
as well as one of its
most articulate
songwriters.
The RNCM Student
Development Board is proud
to present the first in
a series of fundraising
concerts. The evening
will provide an exclusive
preview of the upcoming
Spring programme as well
as a showcase of selected
musicians currently based
at the College.
Tickets £27.50
Tickets £10
No concessions
Promoted by The Gig Cartel
Doors 6.30pm
RNCM Theatre
JOHN BRAMWELL
I Am Kloot’s singer/songwriter John
Bramwell is touring with his first set of
brand new songs since the band’s UK 2014
top ten album Let It All In.
‘Arguably the UK’s finest export’
Yorker
The New
Ticket £19.50 £17.50
No concessions
Promoted by Edge Street Live
Tickets £22.50
No concessions
Promoted by Edge Street Live
Tue 08 Nov
Doors 7pm
RNCM Theatre
SETH LAKEMAN
SUPPORT: WILDWOOD KIN
Award-winning folk-singer, songwriter and
multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman returns
to the RNCM to showcase his new album,
Ballads of the Broken Few.
Seth has successfully steered English folk
music into the mainstream with high-energy
performances and a series of best-selling
albums over the last ten years. His new
album has been produced by Ethan Johns
who has worked with the likes of Kings of
Leon, Joe Cocker and Laura Marling.
Tickets £25
No concessions
Promoted by SJM
Sat 12 Nov
Doors 7pm
RNCM Theatre
ELIZA CARTHY AND
THE WAYWARD BAND
Ground-breaking and award-winning singer
and musician Eliza Carthy is recording a
brand new album with a brand new band,
The Wayward Band. No ordinary ensemble,
The Wayward Band is bursting at the seams
with some of the finest players in recent
times, including members of Bellowhead,
Mawkin, Blowzabella, Edward II, Emily
Portman Trio, Peatbog Fairies, Dreams of
Tall Buildings and Tyde. The Big Machine
by Eliza Carthy and The Wayward Band is
due for release in October 2016 and will
feature traditional material, as well as
classics from Eliza’s back catalogue and
new tunes.
Tickets £18 advance
Sun 13 Nov
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
MANCHESTER
INTERNATIONAL
SOCIETY 50TH
ANNIVERSARY
CONCERT
RNCM musicians come
together in celebration of
the work of Manchester’s
International Society,
marking 50 years as a
centre of international
friendship for thousands
of students. Performers
will include a range of
international students
from the RNCM.
Tickets £10
Tue 15 Nov
Mon 14 Nov
Tue 15 Nov
Wed 16 Nov
MONDAY
RECITAL
SERIES
STEVE
BACKSHALL’S
WILD WORLD
Stuart Saunders Smith Thaw
Jeff Herriott Swarms of
Light in Metal
See p18 for full details
SHOW OF
HANDS WITH
MIRANDA
SYKES Aidan Marsden percussion
Tue 15 Nov
1.15pm
Igor Stravinsky (arr
Agosti) Firebird Suite
Lee Jae Phang piano
required
Mon 14 Nov
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
MANCHESTER
CHAMBER
CONCERTS
SOCIETY
QUATUOR MOSAIQUES
Joseph Haydn String
Quartet No 42 in D major
Hob III:42
W A Mozart String Quartet
in E flat major K 428
String Quartet in B flat
major Op 18 No 6
seats £12.50
Promoted by MCCS
+
6.30pm
PRE-CONCERT TALK
Free admission to ticket
holders
7pm
RNCM Concert Hall
8pm
RNCM Theatre
WALK WITH ME
7.30pm
SIR JOHN
BARBIROLLI
CELLO PRIZE
Cello students from
the RNCM compete for
this prestigious prize.
Tonight’s adjudicator
is Richard Markson and
competitors perform two
Piatti Caprices and a
post-Beethoven duo sonata.
Tickets £8
With songs from 25 years
at the forefront of UK
acoustic folk music,
Show of Hands are once
again reunited for their
Autumn tour with the
talented Miranda Sykes
on double bass.
The band are widely
recognised for their
stunning musicianship,
the resonance of their
songs and a remarkable
rapport with their
audience. Their latest
album Long Way Home has
received glowing reviews
across the board, leading
to a short-listing for
best album at the 2016
BBC Folk Awards.
‘An irresistible,
anthemic, rousing live
show’ Mark Radcliffe
Tickets £22.50
Promoted by SaltaireLive
7.30pm
RNCM Theatre
RE-IMAGINING SONDHEIM
ANTHONY DE MARE
Re-Imagining Sondheim is a modern masterpiece
of the piano – a superb album on ECM where
pianist Tony de Mare asked 36 composers ranging
from Steve Reich to Wynton Marsalis to respond
to some of legendary theatre composer Stephen
Sondheim’s greatest songs. Both a homage and a
celebration, Re-Imagining Sondheim makes the
case for Sondheim as one of the 20th century’s
greatest composers – as at home in the concert
hall as on the Broadway stage.
The New York Times said ‘As a Sondheim devotee,
I’ve been fascinated to hear how composers
fixate on elements of these songs and translate
them into original piano pieces. Anthony de
Mare gave vibrant, colourful performances,
his passion for Sondheim coming through
palpably. His playing was dynamic and stylish –
I loved it’.
Stephen Sondheim was thrilled with the project,
and attended the New York performances. As he
said, ‘it’s not every pianist who has such
imagination, along with the passion, commitment
and virtuoso technique, to carry it off’.
Tickets £20 £15
Promoted by Serious in association with RNCM
‘I am thrilled with our
evolving relationship
with the music producers
Serious. This Tony De
Mare performance is
extraordinary on many
levels, not least because
of the sheer number of
outstanding composers that
have written their response
to Sondheim’s music; but,
maybe more than that,
this is one of the many
performances that help us
to celebrate the diversity
of partnerships and
collaborations within our
artistic programme.‘
Artistic Director
Thu 17 Nov
1.15pm
RNCM Concert Hall
RNCM
CHAMBER
CHOIR AND
ENSEMBLE
Antonio Vivaldi Gloria
(excerpts)
Thomas Tallis Sancte Deus
W A Mozart Ave verum
corpus
Charles Stanford Beati
quorum via
Gabriel Fauré Cantique de
Jean Racine
Stuart Overington
conductor
required
Following the recent announcement that
Sir John Tomlinson CBE will become the
RNCM’s new President in January 2017, we
are delighted to welcome the criticallyacclaimed bass to perform a recital of
‘Michelangelo in Song’ in our Concert
Hall.
Benjamin Britten Seven Sonnets of
Michelangelo Op 22
Hugo Wolf Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo
Dmitri Shostakovich Suite on Verses of
Michelangelo Buonarroti Op 145
MICHELANGELO IN SONG
JOHN TOMLINSON
(bass) DAVID OWEN
NORRIS (piano)
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
Thu 17 Nov
When the name Michelangelo is mentioned,
it is usually in connection with his
artistic output. However, what fewer
people might know is that Michelangelo
also wrote a great number of poems,
madrigals and sonnets, some of which were
set to music by composers such as Britten,
Wolf and Shostakovich.
Sir John has a strong connection to the
RNCM after graduating from the Royal
Manchester College of Music (RMCM) in
1970. Since then, he has performed leading
roles with companies throughout the
world and regularly appears at the Royal
Opera House, Covent Garden, with English
National Opera, at the Bayreuth Festival
and leading opera houses worldwide. As
International Chair in Singing, Sir John
also works each term with students in our
School of Vocal Studies and Opera.
FS
Free admission, no ticket required
Concerto
SPOTLIGHT Contemporary Guitar
Music - Richard Rodney Bennett’s Guitar
6.30pm
+
Tickets £18 £15
Tonight’s event will see the 16th century
Michelangelo portrayed by Sir John in an
updated form, as a 19th century painter
in his workshop, looking over his old
writing, and reliving each piece in turn.
This semi-staged performance links music
with visual art and is a fascinating
evening of storytelling that explores the
psyche of Michelangelo and his musings
on wisdom, the joy and pain of love and
youth, creativity, death, and immortality.
Artistic Director
‘I invite the audience to
embark on this beautiful
journey with us. By the end
of the evening, I promise you
will feel as if you are in
Michelangelo’s candle-lit
studio, surrounded by his
paintings. As Sir John said,
this is an opportunity for
us to see these works anew.’
Sir John Tomlinson
‘I have been associated with the
College since 1966, when, as a
young engineering graduate, I
pinned on the noticeboard a card
with the words ‘singing lessons
required’. The next day, Patrick
McGuigan (later in the 90s to be
Head of Vocal Studies) replied
and I began singing lessons with
him which led to me becoming
a full-time student. Since
then, it’s been my pleasure to
return at regular intervals
for recitals and masterclasses
and more recently, to come and
work with the students for a
couple of days each term. Now
I am privileged to become
President of the RNCM for a
five-year term and as such
it is an honour for me to
continue my association with
this great institution’.
Fri 18 Nov
Doors 7pm
RNCM Concert Hall
BILLY BRAGG AND JOE HENRY
In March 2016, Billy Bragg and Joe Henry, guitars in
hand, boarded a Los Angeles-bound train at Chicago’s
Union Station looking to re-connect with the culture
of railroad travel and the music it inspired. Winding
along 2728 miles of track over four days, the pair
recorded classic railroad songs from the journey,
along with favourites from their own back catalogues.
Tickets £24.50
No concessions
Fri 18 Nov
Doors 7pm
RNCM Theatre
THE BONZO
DOG DOO DAH
BAND
Formed in 1962 by Vivian
Stanshall and Rodney
Slater, the band were
originally known as the
Bonzo Dog Dada Band.
Joined shortly after by
Vernon Dudley BohayNowell, Sam Spoons,
Roger Ruskin Spear, Bob
Kerr, “Legs” Larry Smith
and Neil Innes, the now
classic line-up was renamed The Bonzo Dog Doo
Dah Band.
In 1967, Paul McCartney
invited the Bonzos to
appear in The Beatles film
Magical Mystery Tour.
Around the same time, the
band became regulars on
Do Not Adjust Your Set
along with future members
of Monty Python’s Flying
Circus. The following year
they had a hit single with
I’m the Urban Spaceman and
the rest is history…
Tickets £20
No concessions
Promoted by AGMP
Sun 20 Nov
Sat 19 Nov
Sat 19 Nov
ELGAR
SOCIETY
NORTH WEST
BRANCH
ALTRINCHAM
CHORAL
SOCIETY
2.30pm
DIANA NCVEAGH:
REMINISCENCES
required
West Branch
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
Karl Jenkins For the
Fallen from The Armed Man
Edward Elgar Nimrod (organ
solo)
Paul Mealor Wherever You
Are
William Walton Crown
Imperial (organ solo)
Alwyn Humphreys Songs from
the First World War
Steven Roberts conductor
Jonathan Scott organ,
piano
Tickets £12.50
Promoted by Altrincham Choral
Society
RNCM SAXOPHONE
DAY
RNCM Saxophone Day is the UK’s largest
annual saxophone gathering. For this,
our 16th year, we’re ‘going Dutch’,
as we present some of the leading
sax artists from the Netherlands. We
welcome classical virtuoso Niels Bijl,
the stunningly creative Artvark Quartet
and the combined forces of the Westland
Saxophone Orchestra led by Erik-Jan de
With - with special guests - as well
as the RNCM Saxophone Orchestra. Each
of these incredible artists presents a
workshop or masterclass catering for all
ages, styles and levels of experience.
The Dutch theme even extends to our
catering on the day (pancakes are
rumoured!) and there will be a Beat Jazz
Club in Brodsky after the final concert.
So drop by and join the party…
For full details, please see
www.rncm.ac.uk/saxophoneday 7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
ARTVARK SAXOPHONE
QUARTET
Rolf Delfos, Bart Wirtz alto saxophones
Mete Erker tenor saxophone
Peter Broekhuizen baritone saxophone
Chairs? Music stands? The Artvark
Saxophone Quartet doesn’t need them…
They meander through musical traditions
and move across the stage creating an
improvised choreography. Artvark stands
for innovative, original compositions,
strong individual soloists and the
adventurous groove of four saxophones.
As the group says on its own website:
‘Artvark thrills, stinks, growls and
sizzles’ and who can resist that?!
Tickets £15
Day Ticket £34
Student/Under 18s £17
Sponsored by Henri Selmer Paris and Vandoren
FS
Mon 21 Nov
Wed 23 Nov
MONDAY
RECITAL SERIES
INAUGURAL
MICHAEL
KENNEDY
INTERNATIONAL
RESEARCH
LECTURE
1.15pm
John Ireland Piano Trio No 2
in E minor
Lily Whitehurst violin
Lucy Hoile cello
Hayley Parkes piano
Gabriel Fauré Three Songs
Op 23
Francis Poulenc Deux poèmes
de Louis Aragon FP 122
Claude Debussy C’est
l’extase
Xiang Teng soprano
Rachel Fright piano
The first of the week’s
performances relating to the
First World War includes
John Ireland’s Piano Trio No
2, composed in 1917.
required
Wed 23 Nov
1.15pm
LUNCHTIME
CONCERT
MUSIC FROM THE RMCM
1914-18
Programme to include:
Ottokar Nováček String
Quartet No 3 Op 13
Today’s programme features
repertoire known to have
been performed at the RMCM
during the First World
War. When Nováček’s String
Quartet was presented in the
Annual Public Examination
in July 1915, the student
quartet included Private
Frank Tipping, a violinist
who fought in the war, sadly
dying in action in 1917.
required
5.30pm
Professor Annegret Fauser
and Cary C Boshamer,
Distinguished Professor of
Musicology, University of
North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, discuss Nationalism
and Transnationalism in
20th century Music.
required
Thu 24 Nov
1.15pm
RNCM Concert Hall
RNCM CONCERT
ORCHESTRA
Percy Grainger Shepherd’s Hey
Claude Debussy (arr C
Matthews) La cathédrale
engloutie
Maurice Ravel Rapsodie
espagnole
Clark Rundell, Diogo Costa,
Orr Guy, Alex Robertson
conductors
For our final lunchtime
concert this week, we look to
works performed by the Hallé
during the First World War,
including Percy Grainger’s
traditional English tune, a
nod to happier times.
required
Mon 21 Nov
Fri 25 Nov
THE HELEN
PORTHOUSE
PAGANINI
PRIZE
CHILINGIRIAN
QUARTET
7.30pm
RNCM violinists and viola
players compete for this
prestigious annual prize.
Tickets £8
Tue 22 Nov
8pm
DECONTAMINATION #8
EXTERIOR/
INTERIOR
See p20-21 for full details
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
WITH MASSIMO
MERCELLI (flute)
W A Mozart String Quartet
in D minor K 421
Krzysztof Penderecki Flute
Quartet
String Quartet in F minor
Op 95
W A Mozart Flute Quartet
in D major
The Chilingirian Quartet
welcomes one of Italy’s
finest flautists to perform
a recital that includes
the first Manchester
performance of Krzysztof
Penderecki’s Flute Quartet,
Tickets £17 £14
FS
+
6.30pm
SPOTLIGHT Mahler at
the Piano – Orchestral
sounds arranged for piano
duo
required
Sat 26 Nov
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
ST GEORGE’S
SINGERS
Johannes Brahms Ein
deutsches Requiem
Elizabeth Watts soprano
Marcus Farnsworth baritone
Northern Chamber Orchestra
Neil Taylor conductor
Tickets £18
Promoted by St George’s Singers
RNCM JAMES
MOTTRAM
INTERNATIONAL
PIANO COMPETITION
Media Partner
This major biennial event offers
an all-round learning experience
for young pianists from all over
the world, mixing opportunities to
perform on the concert platform with
a series of masterclasses given
by a distinguished international
jury. Attend the early rounds and
masterclasses for free throughout
the week, before hearing the three
finalists perform a concerto with
the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra.
For full details please see
www.rncm.ac.uk/jmipc
COMPETITION JURY
Vovka Ashkenazy (Iceland/Russia)
Jin Ju (PR China)
Alexey Lebedev (Russia/Germany)
Jerome Lowenthal (USA)
John O’Conor (Ireland)
Noriko Ogawa (Japan)
Graham Scott (UK)
Vladimir Tropp (Russia)
Mon 28 and
Tue 29 Nov
From 10am
RNCM Concert Hall
ROUND ONE
Wed 30 Nov and
Fri 02 Dec
From 10am
PUBLIC MASTERCLASSES
Thu 01 Dec
From 10am
RNCM Concert Hall
SEMI-FINALS
Sat 03 Dec
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
CONCERTO FINAL
WITH ROYAL LIVERPOOL
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Vasily Petrenko conductor
The three finalists perform their chosen
work from a shortlist of concertos
by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Grieg,
Mendelssohn, Mozart and Schumann.
Tickets £17 £14
Admission to all events is free,
no ticket required, unless otherwise
stated
Supported by James Mottram Bequest
FS
‘I think that the best
part of the JMIPC is
that even if you are not
lucky enough to make it
to the finals, you still
get to have a masterclass
with a famous musician
who is also a jury
member… which makes it a
fantastic experience for
everyone. Of course, if
you do pass into the final
stage, playing with such
a great orchestra as the
RLPO is a treat!’
Alexander Panfilov,
winner of JMIPC 2014
‘tis the season to be jolly
Vasily Petrenko photo: Mark McNulty
Mon 28 Nov –
Sat 03 Dec
Sun 04 Dec
10am, 1.30pm and 5pm
RNCM Concert Hall
TRAFFORD
MUSIC
SERVICE
WINTER CONCERTS
Tickets £9
Promoted by Trafford Music Service
Mon 05 Dec
1.15pm
MONDAY
RECITAL
SERIES
J S Bach Sonata No 3 for
solo violin (excerpts)
Eugène Ysaÿe Ballade from
Sonata No 3 in D minor for
solo violin
Oliver Baily violin
Arnold Schoenberg Piano
Suite Op 25
Yulia Vershinina piano
required
Mon 05 Dec
Doors 7pm
RNCM Concert Hall
CHEADLE
HULME
SCHOOL
A CELEBRATION OF
CHRIStmAS
Tickets £7
Promoted by Cheadle Hulme School
Wed 07, Fri 09, Tue 13,
Thu 15 Dec 7.30pm
Sun 11, Sat 17 Dec 3pm
heights of frivolity. La Vie Parisienne
is a brilliant tangled tale of flirtatious
masquerading and romantic intrigue. In
the midst of this mayhem is a series of
captivating relationships.
LA VIE PARISIENNE
La Vie Parisienne was Offenbach’s
first full-length operetta to portray
contemporary Parisian life and quickly
became one of his most popular works.
The composer celebrated his own world
through his music; he wooed it, praised
it, mocked it and seduced it. In La Vie
Parisienne, he held up a mirror to 1860s
Paris - the work reflects the excitement
and the giddiness that Paris inspires in
its visitors to this day. The theme is
simple: everyone wants to visit Paris,
live in Paris and love in Paris… It is
a love letter to the most romantic of
European cities. This witty, frothy,
delightful romp brings La Belle Époque
to vivid life in glorious technicolour
and is a brilliant choice if you’ve never
seen a live opera performance before.
Please join us as we hurtle through the
city of love and paint the town red!
RNCM Theatre
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Music by Jacques Offenbach
In an English version by Alistair Beaton
Libretto by Henri Mailhac and Ludovic
Halévy
Andrew Greenwood conductor
Stuart Barker director
Simone Romaniuk set and costume designer
Mike Gunning lighting designer
Manoj Kamps assistant conductor
Bethan Rhys Wiliam choreographer,
production assistant
Kevin Thraves chorus master RNCM Opera Orchestra
RNCM Chorus
See full cast information at
www.rncm.ac.uk/lavie
This December, we would like to take you
on a whistle-stop tour of glittering
Paris nightlife! This year marks the
150th anniversary of the world première
of Offenbach’s famous operetta La Vie
Parisienne and we are excited to present
an English version by leading political
satirist, Alistair Beaton.
Our production is set in 1930s Paris,
where cosmopolitan gaiety has reached new
+
This production will be performed in
English.
La Vie Parisienne translation
© Alistair Beaton 1995
Copyright agent: Alan Brodie Representation Ltd
www.alanbrodie.com
Tickets £34 £28 £21 (weekdays)
£36 £30 £23 (weekends)
+
+
Wed 07 Dec
Tue 13 Dec
Thu 15 Dec
HEAR MORE
Pre-opera performance:
La Belle Époque
HEAR MORE
Pre-opera performance:
Voyage à Paris of the
1930s
LEARN MORE
Forum Plus
6pm
Songs written in the
decade of the première of
La Vie Parisienne, under
the regime of Napoleon III
and immediately before the
Franco-Prussian war. The
RNCM Songsters perform
well-known songs by Fauré,
Bizet, Saint-Saëns and
Duparc.
required
6pm
Our opera is presented
in the 1930s and we give
a flavour here of life
in Paris at that time
with songs by Messiaen,
Poulenc, Hahn and Ibert,
performed by the RNCM
Junior Songsters.
required
FS
6pm
Hugh Macdonald, Clair
Rowden and Barbara Kelly
discuss the musical and
cultural context of La Vie
Parisienne, as well as the
politics of Paris in the
1860s.
required
Thu 08 Dec
Sat 10 Dec
Sat 10 Dec
Mon 12 Dec
Mon 12 Dec
FIRST YEAR
BRASS BAND
AND WIND
ORCHESTRA
JUNIOR RNCM
PERFORMANCE
DAY
MANCHESTER
CHRISTIAN
UNIONS
MONDAY
RECITAL
SERIES
MANCHESTER
CHAMBER
CONCERTS
SOCIETY
1.15pm
RNCM Concert Hall
From 10.15am
Various Venues
David Thornton, Mark
Heron, Alex Webb
conductors
Performance Day profiles
the work of the full range
of Junior RNCM ensembles,
from the Symphony
Orchestra and Vocal
Ensemble to the Foundation
Section and Brass Band.
For full details, contact
the Junior RNCM on 0161
907 5264.
required
required
Thu 08 Dec
Sat 10 Dec
Malcolm Arnold (arr Ray
Farr) Four Scottish Dances
Guy Woolfenden Rondo
Variations Guy Woolfenden Gallimaufry
8pm
2.30pm
ELGAR
THREE VOICES SOCIETY
See p20-21 for full
NORTH WEST
details
BRANCH
DECONTAMINATION #9
Fri 09 Dec
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
ROOF ST
PETERSBURG ROOF ANNUAL
CHARITY CONCERT
Sam Brierley-Rimmer
conductor
Laura Mayo director
Tickets £6.50
Promoted by ROOF St Petersburg
HARVEY DAVIES AND
SARAH EWINS: VIOLIN
AND PIANO SONATAS IN
ELGAR’S DAY
required
West Branch
Doors 7.40pm
RNCM Concert Hall
CAROL CONCERT
Join the Christian
Unions of Manchester for
their third annual carol
service, which promises to
be a joyous and thoughtprovoking event with wellloved carols led by RNCM
musicians.
Tickets £5
Promoted by University of
Manchester Christian Union,
Manchester Metropolitan University
Christian Union and Royal Northern
College of Music Christian Union
1.15pm
Andy Scott Sonata for flute
and harp
Ivan Alekhin flute
Sophie Rocks harp
Kevin Volans String
Quartet No 1 ‘White Man
Sleeps’ (2nd movement)
Philippos Rousiamanis
10,000 War Babies!
Helena Logah violin
Philippos Rousiamanis
violin
Peter Hartley viola
Alice Luddington cello
required
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
MAHAN ESFAHANI
(harpsichord) ADAM
WALKER (flute)
François Couperin Concert
Royal IV
Johann Joachim Quantz 2
Capriccii
František Benda Sonata in
E minor
J S Bach Sonata in E minor
BWV 1034
Jacques Duphly La
Forqueray - Chaconne
Pierre Danican Philidor
Cinquième Suite
J S Bach Sonata in B minor
BWV 1030
seats £12.50
Promoted by MCCS
Luca’s Winter is an epic festive work for big band, chamber
orchestra and narrator (on this occasion, the West End
regular and Eastenders and Hollyoaks actor, Stefan Booth).
Think modern update of Peter and the Wolf and Young Person’s
Guide to the Orchestra, with a gripping narrative that’ll
capture the imaginations of teenagers and adults in a seasonal
adventure.
For our regular December Big Band slot, we’re going to present
a very different kind of project as we combine what would
normally be two separate end of term concerts - by our Chamber
Orchestra and Big Band - into one exciting world première.
Clark Rundell conductor
Tim Garland saxophone
Stefan Booth narrator
Tim Garland Luca’s Winter (world première)
LUCA’S WINTER
RNCM CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
AND BIG BAND
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
Wed 14 Dec
Free admission, no ticket required
improvisation for mixed ensemble
SPOTLIGHT Spontaneous Soundscapes
6.30pm
+
Tickets £18 £15
- Cross-genre
FS
Along Luca’s journey, listeners are immersed in new music
that unites big band and orchestral instruments in a vivid,
novel sound palette that portrays beloved characters with
love, warmth and musical virtuosity. Tim himself has described
Luca’s Winter as the largest, most adventurous, far-reaching
project of his career.
As a Research Fellow of the RNCM, Tim has received support to
create this concert work for an integrated ‘super-ensemble’
of big band and orchestra that tells the magical and surreal
story of Luca, a young musician who finds himself in a city
populated by famous characters from various winter tales.
Luca’s own story becomes entwined in those of Geppetto
(Pinocchio’s maker), The Tin Soldier, The Cobbler and the
Elves, The Little Match Girl and more; even Dickens’ three
ghosts feature in this magic realist narrative. Writers Nora
Chassler and Don Paterson OBE have helped Garland turn the
tale into beautiful, economic verse, which is choreographed to
his bespoke score.
Artistic Director
‘I believe in collaboration
and I’m passionate about what
I call ‘cross-pollination’
across different genres. With
the dramatic, magic realism
of this work, this performance
will present an exciting, new
and beautiful fairy-tale for
adults and children alike.’
Tim Garland
‘The way most of us experience
instrumental music these
days is through narrative,
usually film. I want to draw
listeners who may not usually
get involved with concert
music into this fantastic
world. Often, a big band will
be present in concerts where
nostalgia plays a large part
and the orchestral forces, if
present, a somewhat supportive
role. ‘Luca’s Winter’ features
an integrated super-ensemble
where all elements are equal
and have a special place in
telling this story. There is
therefore a strong element
of ‘Young Person’s Guide’ as
we discover the instrumental
groups as the characters and
plot unfold.’
Thu 15 Dec
Sat 17 Dec
coming soon
RNCM
BAROQUE
ENSEMBLE
SALFORD
CHORAL
SOCIETY
Sat 14 - Sun 15 Jan
Arcangelo Corelli Concerto
Grosso in F major Op 6
No 2
Joseph Haydn Symphony
No 8 in G major Hob I:8
‘Le soir’
George Frideric Handel
Messiah
1.15pm
RNCM Concert Hall
Roger Hamilton, conductor
required
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
Llio Evans soprano
Emma Stannard mezzosoprano
Nicholas Sales tenor
Miles Horner bass
Northern Baroque Sinfonia
Eugene Monteith
conductor
Tickets £17
Promoted by Salford Choral Society
RNCM
STRINGS
FESTIVAL
Featuring Vivaldi’s
Four Seasons directed
by violinist Henning
Kraggerud.
Fri 10 - Sun 12 Mar
RNCM
CHAMBER
MUSIC
FESTIVAL
Hungary is the focus
of this year’s festival
featuring the great works
of Bartók, Dohnányi,
Ligeti and Kurtág.
Sun 18 Dec
11am-4pm
Various Venues
RNCM CHRISTMAS
FAMILY DAY
Come and join us for a day of magical
activities, interactive workshops
and musical treats including a
screening of Raymond Briggs’ classic
film Father Christmas with actors and
live orchestra.
For full details, visit
www.rncm.ac.uk/christmasfamilyday
Tickets £5
Suitable for ages 3 and above.
Fri 24, Sun 26,
Tue 28, Thu 30 Mar
Sat 01 Apr
RNCM Theatre
THEODORA
GEORGE FRIDERIC
HANDEL
Fri 31 Mar
7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
RNCM
SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
Gustav Mahler
9 in D major
Symphony No
Jac van Steen
conductor
Liberty Living is home to 19,500 students
across eighteen UK cities including Manchester
where we have three student residences; Sir
Charles Groves Hall next to the RNCM, Liberty
Point next to Manchester Piccadilly train
station and the 34 storey Liberty Heights in
the city centre. We are delighted to sponsor
a scheme to enable all of our Manchester-based
students access to £3 tickets to key RNCM
performances throughout 2016/17.
For more information on how to book a £3
ticket, Liberty Living students should visit
www.rncm.ac.uk/libertyliving, contact the RNCM
box office on 0161 907 5555 or speak to their
reception team.
‘It is a great location because we are close
to the city centre and so close to campus. It
is really nice to share a flat with people who
have the same interests. I feel at ease here.’
Ines, RNCM student and Sir Charles Groves Hall
resident
Get Involved
We’re inviting you to join
the RNCM ensemble.
Producing world-class
artists, operating as
a leading international
conservatoire and
inspiring communities
both at home and beyond
is a shared effort. It
requires the specialist
knowledge of our staff,
the exceptional talents
of our students and more
than a little help from
our friends. There are so
many ways to support the
College as we strive to
deliver the very highest
standards of training
underpinned by an artistic
programme of the finest
quality. We have identified
four key areas where you
can make the greatest
impact on the future of
our young musicians and
the communities we work
with.
Student Support
RNCM students are
ambitious, passionate and
determined, but they are
also challenged by the
ever increasing cost of
education. The RNCM is
committed to welcoming
the finest young music
talent in the world to
Manchester, awarding a
number of bursaries and
scholarships each year to
support students who could
not otherwise afford their
studies, but we are only
able to meet around half
the need.
Artistic
Programme
The RNCM’s artistic
programme powers
every element of the
College’s work. It
provides a platform for
our exceptional young
musicians, brings the
most exciting professional
performers to audiences
across the north, provides
opportunities for our
students’ creativity and
innovation to shine, and
enables people of all ages
to explore and enjoy the
very best music-making. By
donating to our artistic
programme, the RNCM can
continue to be one of the
most dynamic centres for
exceptional live musicmaking, inspiring our
audiences and students for
many years to come.
From the excitement of
schoolchildren composing
and performing their own
opera, to Family Days and
Children’s Concerts, RNCM
Engage reaches out to our
regional communities and
individuals, spreading
the message that music
connects; that it can
enrich, comfort, inspire,
challenge, channel,
educate… whoever you are.
For more information
please visit
www.rncm.ac.uk/engage
Supporting
Artistic
Enrichment
Learning and
Participation
Mastering a musical
instrument requires
years of developing
technical skill, but
becoming a visionary
performing artist requires
inspiration: the opening
of heart, mind and
creative ambition. Whether
a masterclass with an
esteemed international
soloist, or a workshop
with one of the most
highly respected chamber
orchestras in world,
these experiences ignite
another level of passion
and vision. For a young,
aspiring professional
musician they are often,
quite simply, a gamechanger.
The Learning and
Participation team
engages with the RNCM’s
wider community through
a year-round programme
of events including an
annual Children’s Opera
Project, Family Days (see
p44), Our Young Explorers
Concert Series (see p11)
and the Youth Perform
musical theatre group
which runs on Wednesday
evenings and is a lowcost, non-audition group
for all young people of
secondary school age. In
addition the Learning and
Participation team designs
bespoke projects for a
range of community groups
and is always happy to
discuss new ideas.
If you would like to find
out more about supporting
the RNCM please get in
touch with the Development
Team on 0161 907 5394 or
at [email protected]
To find out more about any
of our projects contact
Fiona Stuart on 0161 907
5281 or communityoutreach@
rncm.ac.uk or visit www.
rncm.ac.uk/about/engage
Take Your Seat
Leave a lasting legacy in
the refurbished Concert
Hall by naming a seat. For
more information please
visit our Take
Your Seat page at
www.rncm.ac.uk/takeyourseat
or contact
[email protected]
The RNCM Learning and
Participation team is
grateful for the support
of the Eric and Margaret
Kinder Charitable Trust
and the Zochonis Trust.
The Sir John
Manduell Research
Forum Series at
the RNCM
Our Research Forums
are FREE and open to
the public; RNCM staff
and guest speakers give
presentations on an aspect
of their work - whether
it’s musicological,
creative, educational,
music-psychological or
other kinds of research.
The talks last about 45
minutes and then the floor
is open for questions and
discussion. Open to all,
free admission, no ticket
required. You can read
more about these sessions
at www.rncm.ac.uk/
researchforums
RNCM Historic
Instrument
Collection
The RNCM Historic
Instrument Collection
can be accessed using
the staircase behind
the Box Office or by the
lift situated opposite
the RNCM Library. Autumn
2016 opening hours can be
found at www.rncm.ac.uk/
instrumentcollection
Looking for
musicians?
The RNCM’s Professional
Engagements team coordinates a large number
of engagements on behalf
of music societies, clubs,
companies and individuals
throughout the year.
From background music for
weddings to corporate
events. Contact the
Professional Engagements
Team on 0161 907 5352 or
[email protected]
for further details.
RNCM on the Road
RNCM ensembles and
soloists perform regularly
at prestigious venues and
festivals throughout the
UK. For more information
about future external
events please visit
www.rncm.ac.uk/ontheroad
Artistic
Proposals
We are always interested
in hearing your suggestions
for future programming.
If you would like to talk
to a member of the
Artistic Team, email
[email protected]
Looking for a Venue?
Eating and Drinking at the RNCM
There are refreshment
facilities available at
the RNCM with the Café,
Brodsky Restaurant and
Bar and the Concert Bar
offering a range of fresh,
home cooked and locally
sourced food from just a
coffee and a pastry to a
three course meal.
The RNCM has a wide
selection of excellent
purpose-built spaces to
hire for every type of
event, performance or
conference. Following a
£7.1 million refurbishment
project completed in
November 2014, our largest
spaces have now been
revitalised with excellent
back of house facilities
and the latest technical
set−up including a new
lighting rig and sound
equipment. For dates and
rates please contact our
Events Manager, Paul
Cobban on 0161 907 5289
or [email protected]
or for full venue
information and technical
specifications please visit
www.rncm.ac.uk/hire
Venues for Hire
The RNCM CONCERT HALL has a
variety of flexible options
for your event with layouts
including 445 capacity
seating on Level One, 610
capacity seating with our
new Balcony and Oglesby
Balcony open, or even up to
730 capacity seating with
a reduced stage size for
amplified bands and small
ensembles (NB – please
speak to our Events Manager
for further details about
the 730 layout).
The RNCM THEATRE boasts
one of the largest theatre
stages in Manchester;
with ample wing space,
optional orchestra pit,
full house lighting rig and
options for full PA and AV
services, this venue hosts
performances from rock to
fully staged operas. The
all-seated auditorium has
607 fixed seats with an
option to place additional
audience seating over the
orchestra pit, taking the
maximum capacity to 657
seats.
The FORMAN LECTURE THEATRE
has a 150 capacity and
has been completely
updated following the
refurbishment project.
It comes equipped with
projector, screen and is
ideal for pre-concert
talks, discussions,
presentations and
screenings.
For full venue information
and technical specifications
please visit
www.rncm.ac.uk/hire
The RNCM also has a wide
range of spaces suitable
for social functions,
training events, dinners,
meetings and conferences,
including our 110-seater
Carole Nash Recital
Room. Please contact our
Conference and Catering
Team for further details
on 0161 907 5353 or
[email protected]
Brodsky
Café
Brodsky is our restaurant
here at the RNCM. Whether
you are attending a
concert, a conference
or just visiting our
facilities, come in for a
bite to eat from a quick
lunch to a three course
meal. We also offer a wide
range of wines, beers,
spirits, real ales and
soft drinks.
The Café is open from 8am
until the interval on
performance nights.
We are open from 11am
Monday to Friday and
5pm Saturday with last
food orders at 7pm on
performance nights (and
7.30pm for concerts with
an 8pm start time.)
We recommend that you
reserve a table in Brodsky
by calling 0161 907 5353
or 5252.
Concert Bar
The Concert Bar is open
from 5pm until 11pm.
During vacations the
Concert Bar opens one hour
prior to the performance
time. Interval Drinks can
be ordered at the Concert
Bar and in Brodsky.
All food items and
menus are subject to
availability. Outside
of term time and at
weekends, opening hours
are dependent upon the
performance programme.
For full details of menus
and opening hours please
call 0161 907 5353
or 5252 or visit
www.rncm.ac.uk/brodsky or
www.rncm.ac.uk/cafeandbar
Hospitality at
the RNCM
The RNCM can also provide
catering for social
functions, events,
dinners, training events,
meetings and conferences
in our venues. Please
contact our Conference and
Catering Team on 0161 907
5353 or hospitality@rncm.
ac.uk for further details.
Booking Information and Getting Here
Don’t forget
Concessions
You can now select your
own seat online when
booking tickets. Check
this out at
www.rncm.ac.uk/whats-on
For events promoted by
the RNCM, concessions
are available to under
18s, students, over 60s,
claimants (in receipt of
JSA or ESA) and disabled
patrons (plus essential
companion). For other
events please check
with the Box Office on
0161 907 5555 or go to
www.rncm.ac.uk/whats-on
for more details. Please
note proof of concession
may be required. For full
details of concessionary
tickets please check with
the Box Office or visit
www.rncm.ac.uk/discounts
Booking by phone
0161 907 5555
Booking in person
or by post
Box Office, RNCM,
124 Oxford Road,
Manchester M13 9RD
Booking Fees
A booking fee of £1 per
ticket applies to most
transactions. No booking
fee applies to tickets
bought in person at the
Box Office.
Payment
Payment can be made by
cash, Mastercard, Visa
or Maestro.
Ticket Exchange
& Refunds
For full details on ticket
exchanges and our refund
policy please visit
www.rncm.ac.uk/exchanges
Please note, refunds are
only made in the case of a
cancelled performance.
Enquiries by email Group Discounts
[email protected]
Box Office opening
hours
11am - 6pm
Monday to Saturday
(later on performance nights)
Sunday 1 hour before
performances
(closed on non-performance Sundays)
For full terms and
conditions visit www.rncm.
ac.uk/whats-on/terms or
contact the Box Office.
Discounts are available
for groups of 10 or more
for all events promoted
by the RNCM. For more
information contact the
Box Office or visit
www.rncm.ac.uk/groups
Flexible Series
Save 15% or more on your
tickets by creating your
own flexible series. Simply
choose at least 3 concerts
you’d like to attend
(marked with FS logo).
Sonic Manchester
Sonic Manchester is a free
scheme for students run by
the RNCM, The Bridgewater
Hall, BBC Philharmonic
and Manchester Camerata.
It gives students the
opportunity to buy tickets
from as little as £3.
For more information
and to sign up for the
latest offers, please
visit www.facebook.com/
sonicmanchester
Email & Mailing
List
Keep in touch with events
at the RNCM by joining
our free mailing list for
regular updates. Sign
up at www.rncm.ac.uk/
mailinglist or contact the
Box Office for details.
Access
All public spaces and
facilities are accessible
to wheelchair users (via
lifts). Free parking
is also available for
disabled patrons, reserve
your space with reception
on 0161 907 5300. Please
contact the Box Office or
visit www.rncm.ac.uk/
access for detailed access
information.
How to find us
Oxford Road station is the
closest railway station
and is a 15 minute walk
away. Go to www.tfgm.com
for details of public
transport in the Greater
Manchester area. Please
also see www.tfgm.com/
buspriority to see how
your route to College
RNCM Concert Hall
may change in the near
future as a result of the
city-wide Bus Priority
Scheme. For more detailed
information and a map of
how to find us please visit
www.rncm.ac.uk/visit
Parking
Balcony
Platform Seats
Stage Seats
N1 M1
STAGE
C1 B1
D1
F1
G1
A18
A11
D28
D17
E28
E16
F28
F15
G29
G14
P1
T1
C24
C15
GG1
U1
B21
B13
H1
H17
I1
I17
J1
J17
K1
K17
L27
L1
Q1
R1
S1
P11
P23
Q10
Q23
R9
R23
S23
RNCM Theatre
STAGE
PIT SEATS
A5
B5
F3
G3
H2
J2
K1
L1
M1
N1
P1
For a more detailed
layout of our venues
please visit www.rncm.
ac.uk/seatingplans
Additional stage seats
E1
Please note, due to recent
carriageway changes made
by TfGM, visitors can
no longer exit Rosamond
Street at the junction
with Oxford Road (as it
is now one way) and are
therefore encouraged to
exit either via Higher
Cambridge Street or Higher
Chatham Street.
Seating Plans
Upper Hall
Oglesby Balcony
The RNCM car park is
located next to the
College in the basement
of the Sir Charles Groves
Hall of Residence, off
Rosamond Street West. Open
from 5pm weekday evenings
and anytime over weekends,
costing £3.50 (payable
on foot at the machine).
Closes at 11.30pm.
Other car parking options
are available at
www.rncm.ac.uk/parking
Artists and programmes
are correct at the time
of going to press and
we reserve the right to
change artists and/or
programmes without notice
if necessary. If you
have any comments please
contact Head of Marketing
& Communications,
RNCM, 124 Oxford Road,
Manchester M13 9RD.
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