Sunday Concerts

Sunday Concerts

Sunday 13 October 2019

Billy Proctor and Mark Leighton are both under the tutelage of the highly acclaimed guitarist Craig Ogdon at the RNCM. They share an interest for chamber music and have created a unique programme featuring original arrangements of impressionistic music by the likes of Debussy and Rachmaninov.

Performance:

CLAUDE DEBUSSY arr RICHARD HAND

Mazurka
Reverie
Danse Bohémienne

SERGEI RACHMANINOV arr MARK LEIGHTON 

Prelude Op 23 No 4 in D major

GEORGE GERSHWIN arr MARK LEIGHTON

Three Preludes

ii. Andante con moto

MAURICE RAVEL arr BYRON FOGO

Le Tombeau de Couperin

i. Prelude

iv. Rigaudon

v. Menuet

RODRIGO Y GABRIELLA 

Tamacun

Bark Guitar Duo appear by kind permission of the RNCM

Further Details:

This is a free event

Booking has now closed for this event.

The concert will take place in the Great Hall of The Whitworth from 3pm to 3.45pm.

Future Performances:

Sunday 27 October 2019

Nexus Duo

The Nexus Duo is an emerging ensemble comprising Andrew Birse (violin) and Chloe Randall (cello) who have played chamber music together in various guises since 2016. Starting as a piano quintet, then a piano trio, they decided to seek out works for violin and cello and have been performing as a string duo ever since. In various venues from concert halls to more unorthodox environments they present imaginative programmes, often including folk music from their homes in Scotland as well as baroque, late romantic, 20th century and contemporary works.

Sunday 17 November 2019

Chameleon Wind Quartet

Chameleon is a multi-instrumental, award-winning, woodwind quartet that was formed at the Royal Northern College of Music in 2016. All members double on at least one other instrument, meaning the group has a unique sound and set-up and the musicians often change instruments mid piece. They are passionate about creating innovative music and are proud to arrange all their repertoire themselves. They are Live Music Now artists and June Emerson Launchpad prize winners. They have won several competitions including the Trevor Wye woodwind competition (2017) and Brodsky Prize (2018) and were awarded the audience prize and highly commended for the Chris Rowland Chamber Music Prize (2017).

Sunday 1 December 2019

Apex Brass

Apex Brass is a brass quintet formed of talented musicians based in Manchester. All studying at the Royal Northern College of Music, the group consists of Ben Jarvis and Tom Watts on Trumpet, Robert Mehlig on French Horn, Charlotte Horsfield on Trombone and Harry Beach on Tuba. Apex came together at the start of October 2018, and made their maiden performance in the RNCM’s Phillip Jones Brass Ensemble Competition in June. Despite stiff competition, Apex won the contest, and therefore gained entry to the Christopher Rowland Ensemble of the Year Award, a celebration of the best chamber ensembles at the college. Described as ‘stylish and convincing… showing depth, vitality and ensemble character’ at the Christopher Rowland Award Competition, Apex has taken great strides in less than a year. They hope to expand their repertoire further, and look forward to sharing their passion for chamber music at this Sunday Concert at the Whitworth.

This concert series is funded by the generous bequest left to the 

Friends of the Whitworth by Gina Miller