Brooklyn-formed, Nashville-based trio The Lone Bellow return to Band on the Wall with their third record, Walk Into a Storm. The country band are known for their energetic live performances – which have won over fans including Jools Holland and Kacey Musgraves since they burst onto the scene in 2013.
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Touching on vital subjects such as mass migration, family values and poverty, this new production of Peter Bellamy’s 1970s folk opera masterpiece features the talents of some of the leading lights in today’s folk music – including The Young’uns, Faustus and Bellowhead.
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Featuring an Arabian adventure, Norwegian jazz courtesy of Marius Neset, 1920s Surrealist short films (and accompanying live scores), plus the RNCM Opera’s major production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel and a collaboration between German trumpeter and composer Markus Stockhausen and the RNCM Big Band and Chamber Orchestra, this new season offers plenty to discerning music fans.
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Norwegian jazz saxophonist Marius Neset plays one of only two UK dates this spring to promote his seventh and latest solo album, Circle of Chimes. The prolific collaborator has worked with the likes of Django Bates, as well as recording a further six albums with his Scandi-fusion ‘boy band’ JazzKamikaze.
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The RNCM’s French Connections season continues in inventive fashion with this evening of 1920s Surrealist short films, accompanied by live soundtracks performed by the college’s students. From £12
German trumpeter and composer Markus Stockhausen brings the knowledge and experience gained during his a prolific three-decade career to the RNCM, as he works with students to encourage their improvisational skills before joining the Big Band and Chamber Orchestra for this programme of his compositions.
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In only its first year, The Stoller Hall at Chetham’s is already making a name for itself as the bright new concert hall on the block. Early in its 2018 season, the hall hosts the likes of Chetham’s alumnus Gwilym Simcock (with the Northern Chamber Orchestra), plus jazz legend Iain Ballamy and the esteemed Endellion String Quartet.
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Introduced and presented by Nina Bernstein Simmons, youngest daughter of Leonard Bernstein, this event features a recital of the 27 piano miniatures that make up the American’s ‘Anniversaries’, followed by a rare screening of the 2005 film A Total Embrace – itself a tribute to the late composer.
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Now in its 38th year, the Endellion is without doubt one of the world’s most enduring and respected string quartets in the world. With enviable experience together, expect to hear a rare uniformity of thought from its members as they perform pieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Webern and Brahms in The Stoller Hall.
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Over three decades into a wide-reaching career that has seen him feature on over 50 albums, decorated British jazz saxophonist and composer Iain Ballamy heads to The Stoller Hall to direct Chetham’s Big Band through a series of his own compositions.
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Four gifted local musicians combined to perform music on the edge: featuring string quartets by Purcell, Beethoven, Janáček and Górecki. Now The Stoller Hall’s Ensemble in Residence, Manchester Collective hosts this and three other concerts at the venue in this season alone.
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Multi-award-winner and former Chetham’s student Gwilym Simcock returns to The Stoller Hall – this time, with the Northern Chamber Orchestra – which is celebrating its 50th anniversary – plus young string players from the school.
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