Royal Northern College of Music Highlights Autumn 2009
I have just received details of some of the highlights of the Royal Northern College of Music’s Autumn concert schedule which I want to tell you about. To be kept up to date you can join their mailing list, by visiting their email list sign-up page .
There are some great performances planned for October, November and December 2009, including:-
Tuesday 27 October 7.30pm
Music Theatre Wales – Letters of a Love Betrayed
Music Theatre Wales are visiting Manchester in October with their latest production, a new romantic opera set in South America.
Tuesday 3 November 7.30pm
Portico Quartet + Sweet Billy Pilgrim
Exciting, innovative and inspiring ‘post-jazz’ music from this South London based group. Listen to some of their material on their MySpace page.
Saturday 7 November 7.30pm
Smith String Quartet – The Complete Philip Glass String Quartets
The Smith String Quartet who celebrated their 20th anniversary last year, have an international reputation for their dynamic and original style. They will be performing the complete string quartets of prolific art music composer Philip Glass. SmithQuartet.com
Monday 9 November 7.30pm
Mantra – Musical Conversations across the Indian Ocean
Inspired by the cross-cultural musical encounters resulting from the arrival of Portuguese missionaries in Goa, India, 500 years ago, this concert showcases music from the The Orlando Consort and a trio of British Asian musicians. OrlandoConsort.com
Saturday 14 November 7.30pm
Staff Benda Bilili
African group Staff Benda Bilili’s core members are disabled street-musicians who live around the area near Kinshasa Zoo in Kinshasa the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Their website describes their music as ‘mesmerising rumba-rooted grooves, overlaid with vibrant vocals’. Find out more about the group and enjoy videos of their music on their MySpace page.
Monday 7 December 7.30pm
Soul Noël – with Sibongile Khumalo and Ola Onabule
This is a Christmas treat from the RNCM. Soul Noel is brought to you by South Africa’s Sibongile Khumalo, British soul star Ola Onabule and a great soul band led by musical director Kevin Robinson, supported by a spectacular choir.
Visit the RNCM’s whats on page of their website to find out about these performances, and more, as well as to book tickets for these events.
