RNCM Autumn Season
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RNCM Autumn Season
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This autumn, the RNCM unleashes a season of daring stories, fearless players and performances ranging from jazz and opera to improvised film scores and full-blown orchestral spectacle.
Highlights include a rare Manchester appearance by saxophone legend Branford Marsalis, who joins pianist Julian Joseph for a free-flowing jazz set at the College’s annual Saxophone Day. It’s another big moment as The RNCM Symphony Orchestra features in the Hallé’s John Adams Festival, charting America’s grit and imagination through music by Adams and his peers.
Opera and film bring a more surreal edge as part of the RNCM’s Legends and Lore strand of concerts celebrating storytelling through music: Murnau’s classic silent film Faust: A German Folk Legend with live organ, and Prokofiev’s brilliantly bizarre opera L’Amour des Trois Oranges.
And for younger audiences, Young Explorers returns with Fairytales, Folklore and Fantasy – a relaxed introduction to orchestral storytelling.
From jazz icons to operatic satire, landmark cinema to family adventures – this is a snapshot of the RNCM’s Autumn Season at its most varied and characterful.
