Saint Etienne come to Manchester’s RNCM next week in support of their new album Home Counties which is released today. Home Counties comprises sixteen new songs Saint Etienne have written about a day in the life of a Home Counties resident. Moving from the life of a teenage girl, through to what would have happened…
Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music has appointed Manus Carey as Director of Performance. The role at the RNCM commences in September 2017. Manus Carey is currently Executive Producer at the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, having held this position since 2013. He has been responsible for the RSNO’s artistic strategy and programme, as well as…
Vocal ensemble The Swingles are set to celebrated the 55th year of the group’s existence by releasing their new album Folklore, which is due for release on 24 March. For more than half a century, The Swingles have pushed the boundaries of vocal music. The seven young singers that make up today’s London-based group are…
The Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Festival brings three days of Hungarian music to Manchester next month. BudaFest: The Music of Hungary and the Spirit of the Csárdás takes place at the RNCM from Friday 10 until Sunday 12 March, showcasing the depth and variety of Hungarian chamber music, taking in over 200 years…
RNCM staging first oratorio Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music is to stage an oratorio for the first time as RNCM Opera presents Handel’s Theodora. Theodora is widely recognised as one of Handel’s masterpieces. The story, in English, recounts the tender love and eventual martyrdom of Theodora, a young Christian woman, and her Roman lover,…
RNCM Opera to present Offenbach’s work The glitz and glamour of Paris comes to Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music in the run up to Christmas as the RNCM Opera presents Offenbach’s La Vie Parisienne featuring students from the School of Vocal Studies and Opera. The production is directed by Stuart Barker, Director of Training…
Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music has won the title for Outstanding International Student Strategy at the 12th Times Higher Education Awards for its Read with the World Project. Read with the World is designed to help international students at the RNCM develop their language skills and cross-cultural competencies by using a buddy scheme and…
Having recently release his latest album Fingers Crossed, Ian Hunter is set to perform at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music. His latest album comprises of ten new, self-penned songs including his homage to David Bowie, Dandie. Recorded at HOBO Studios in New Jersey, and co-produced by Hunter and Andy York, the record features his…
Seth Lakeman is set to release his eighth studio album, Ballads of the Broken Few, ahead of a performance at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music. The album, produced by Ethan Jones and with harmony vocals by the emerging trio of Wildwood Kin, is due to be released on 16 September. Ethan Johns has worked…
With Manchester Jazz Festival 2016 set to launch on Friday 22 July, we take a look at where the action is to be found. As normal, whilst the main hub of Manchester Jazz Festival is being hosted at the Hobgobline Festival Pavilion and Square at Albert Square). MJF 2016 is also spread across several other venues…
