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    Previewed: Manchester Camerata’s Upclose: Evolution of Dance

    ByMark Kelly

    Manchester Camerata will celebrate dance through the ages at HOME Manchester as they present Upclose: Evolution of Dance, featuring the work of Bach, Bartok … and Daft Punk. From Bach to Daft Punk, Manchester Camerata are performing a line up of dance music as they are joined Martynas Levickis on Accordion. The show brings Manchester…

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    What’s Manchester Camerata playing over the Christmas period?

    ByEditorial Team

    Manchester Camerata are set to perform three concerts at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall over the Christmas and New Year period, featuring gospel music, film scores and traditional Viennese music with Soprano Ailish Tynan. So, what are Manchester Camerata performing at the Bridgewater Hall? The Manchester Festive Happening: A Gospel Christmas Sunday 9 December 2018, 3:00pm The…

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    What is The Halle performing at the Bridgewater Hall in November 2018?

    ByEditorial Team

    Manchester’s The Halle has seven performances lined up for The Bridgewater Hall in November, taking on everything from Mendelssohn to Wagner, and the giants of Jazz to the giants of Nashville. So, what’s The Halle performing at the Bridgewater Hall in November? The Hallé Goes to Nashville Saturday 3 November 7.30pm Conductor Stephen Bell  …

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  • Katherine Jenkins will perform at the Bridgewater Hall Manchester - image courtesy Venni
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    Katherine Jenkins announces Manchester Bridgewater Hall show

    ByEditorial Team

    Britain’s best-selling classical artist of the last 25 years, Katherine Jenkins, has announced a run of UK shows including Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. The announcement comes as she reveals the release of her new album Guiding Light on 30 November. For Katherine, the new album represents the culmination of a deeply emotional journey which began when…

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    The Halle at the Bridgewater Hall in January 2018 – What’s coming up?

    ByEditorial Team

    The Halle has a series of concerts coming up at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall in January 2018.  We take a look at what’s on. A Viennese Celebration Saturday 6 January 2018, 3pm Strauss II Die Fledermaus: Overture and Adele’s Laughing Song J. Strauss II On The Beautiful Blue Danube Lehár The Merry Widow: Vilja-Lied Kalman Countess…

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  • Chetham’s students record new version of Don’t Look back in Anger
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    Chetham’s students record new version of Don’t Look back in Anger

    ByEditorial Team

    Six months after the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena, which claimed the lives of twenty-two people, students  at Chetham’s School of Music have arranged and recorded a new version of Oasis’ Don’t Look Back in Anger.  The song has been released to encourage people to remember and support victims of terror. Directly across the road…

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  • Sven Helbig performs with Manchester Camerata at Home Manchester - image credit Claudia Weingart
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    Manchester Camerata bring their UpClose series to Home Manchester

    ByEditorial Team

    Manchester Camerata are bringing the popular UpClose series to Home Manchester with special performances by Sven Helbig and Aziz Ibrahim. The series will see events by exceptional performers and ensembles in new intimate spaces. Award-winning producer of the titans of popular music, including Pet Shop Boys and Snoop Dogg, Sven Helbig (pictured above) will present…

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    What is The Halle performing at The Bridgewater Hall in September 2017?

    ByEditorial Team

    Manchester’s Halle Orchestra will perform four concerts at the city’s Bridgewater Hall in September, including their Classical Extravaganza on 23 September: Opus One Concerts – Tchaikovsky’s Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathétique’ Symphony Thursday 14 September, 7.30pm; Sunday 17 September, 7.30pm; and Wednesday 20 September, 2.15pm Rimsky-Korsakov Overture: May Night Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6, ‘Pathétique’ Conductor…

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  • Philip Venables presents Laura Sings at Manchester Opera Project Festival One - image courtesy Harald Hoffmann
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    Previewed: Festival One – three days of operas

    ByEditorial Team

    Manchester Opera Project, who are dedicated to commissioning and developing new opera, present their brand new Festival One over the next few days. Festival One is the first festival of operatic works specifically commissioned for Manchester by a Manchester organization. The three day festival includes three premieres of Manchester Opera Project commissioned monodramas by composers Ailís…

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    Manchester Camerata announce Stephen Dauncey as new Chair

    ByEditorial Team

    Manchester Camerata have announced that Stephen Dauncey will be their Chair ahead of their 2017/2018 Season. Stephen Dauncey joins Manchester Camerata as part of their vision to redefine what the orchestra can do.  Stephen has a wealth of experience in the strategic and operational aspects of business that, as Chair, will help increase fundraising revenue,…

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