Young Explorers at the Royal Northern College of Music

Sarah Gaffney-Lang, Families Editor
RNCM Young Explorers event. DJ Switch is shown by turntables in front of an orchestra. Included in family things to do guide.
Royal Northern College of Music

Young Explorers at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Manchester 13 October 2019 Tickets from £12 — Book now

RNCM Young Explorers concerts are a fantastic way to make classical music accessible to children and young people. They aim to engage the whole family with ‘relaxed’ performances, designed to be fun and exciting.

In this next Young Explorers event in the series they explore how composers have experimented with new sounds, which can be manipulated by a DJ on turntables. You’ll get to witness it all live with world champion DJ, Mr Switch installed behind the decks as a soloist for the concert.

Photo of the RNCM at night. Home of Young Explorers events
Image courtesy RNCM.

The programme will include:

Don Davis The Matrix: Suite for Orchestra
John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Gabriel Prokofiev Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra

Tom Newall, CJ Wu conductors
Mr Switch DJ

Gabriel Prokofiev (grandson of Sergei…) wrote Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra in 2006, with the aim of bringing classical music to new places and new people. At first challenged by the project, once he understood how a turntablist could manipulate the sounds created by an orchestra, he became inspired. It would be like the battle of sounds. The piece was performed for the first time at the BBC Proms in 2011, with Mr Switch on the decks – the first DJ to ever perform at the Proms.

Mr Switch, aka Anthony Culverwell, is true DJ royalty. He’s won the world’s longest standing DJ competition, the DMC World DJ Championships – four times! He was just 19 the first time, in 2008, defeating contenders from 22 countries. Constantly experimenting with new ways to explore the creativity of scratching, and using turntables, he was the perfect choice to bring the worlds of dance music and classical music together.

The concert will also include Short Ride in a Fast Machine by John Adams and Don Davis’ iconic score from The Matrix. 

There will be opportunities for everyone to practice their DJ tricks, making this concert a thrilling way to engage the whole family. The event is recommended for children aged 8 and above, but younger children are permitted if you wish to take them along.

Open up those little ears and minds to the beauty and drama that live classical music can take them in their imaginations and beyond.

 

Young Explorers at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Manchester 13 October 2019 Tickets from £12 Book now

Accessibility

  • Relaxed
Until
MusicManchester
RNCM Autumn Season

The RNCM’s Autumn Season brings with it an incredibly diverse programme of live music from across the genre spectrum. Here are our highlights.

from £8.50

Where to go near Young Explorers at the Royal Northern College of Music

Manchester
Restaurant
San Carlo Fumo

San Carlo Fumo may be part of a chain, but it doesn’t feel like it. Right at the top of Oxford Road, it’s lavishly decorated and specialises in cicchetti, or Italian small plates.

Utility Gift Shop
Manchester
Shop
Utility Gift Shop

Utility Gift Shop on Oxford Road is all about products that are new, unique, quirky and cool. High street shopping at its best.

exterior of Contact Theatre building
Manchester
Theatre
Contact Theatre

Following a major redevelopment, the iconic venue on Oxford Road will be reopening its doors to welcome the public back into the building this autumn. 

The Salutation pub in Manchester
Manchester
Bar or Pub
The Salutation

This traditional boozer, surrounded by imposing flats and university buildings, was taken over by Trof (of the Deaf Institute fame). The Sally, as the regulars call it, hosts an energetic, arty crowd – and its recently expanded outside area is another good reason to visit.

Manchester
University
MMU Student Union

Manchester Metropolitan University Students’ Union building houses a bar and various other facilities for students and staff.

Manchester
Music venue
The Deaf Institute

The Deaf Institute is a vibrant gig venue and nightclub for which it is well worth taking a jaunt out of the Northern Quarter.

The Manchester Museum on Oxford Road Manchester
Manchester
Gallery
The Study
at Manchester Museum

Manchester Museum opened The Study on 11 September 2015. A reworking of the entire top floor of its historic Grade II*-listed building, The Study has been reimagined as a space designed to spark wonder, curiosity and a passion for research in all of its visitors.

What's on: Families

OUTDOOR ART CLUB AT THE WHITWORTH
Until
ChildrensManchester
Outdoor Art Club at The Whitworth

Enjoy fun and creative activities designed to encourage your little ones to play freely in the fresh air, while exploring nature and the outdoors with family and friends.

free entry
To The Lakes! at Wordsworth Grasmere
Until
ExhibitionsCumbria
To The Lakes! at Wordsworth Grasmere

Find out how the first tourists to the Lake District (a time before mobile phones, specialist clothing and TripAdvisor reviews) experienced the area, in this fascinating new exhibition.

from £6.00
Culture in South Lakes
Until
ExhibitionsCumbria
Culture in South Lakes

Not only one of Britain’s most picturesque national parks, the Lake District is also brimming with culture. Here’s what’s on over the next few months.

free entry

Culture Guides

Music in Manchester and the North

Spotlighting global artists who all, in one way or another, break the mould, we preview the best gigs happening this side of Christmas and beyond.