The Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

Established in 1915, The Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society is the largest and one of the most successful lunchtime series in the country.

Forthcoming Performances

Manchester Chamber Choir

Trad arr Willcocks Ding Dong Merrily on High
Boris Ord Adam lay Ybounden
Trad arr Willcocks Il est ne, le divin Enfant
John Tavener The Lamb
William Matthias Sir Christemas
Trad arr Rutter Sans Day Carol
Cecilia McDowall Cradle Song
Harold Darke In the Bleak Midwinter
Cheryl Frances-Hoad Good Day Sir Christemas
Bob Chilcott Remember, O Thou Man
Trad (arr Chilcott) The Twelve Days of Christmas

Wednesday 19 December, 2018

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Aurora Percussion Duo

Anver Dorman Udacrep Akubrad
Ivan Trevino Catching Shadows
Casey Cangelosi Plato's Cave
Piazzolla Tango Suite
Gene Koshinksi Dance of the Drums
Daniel Wirtz Das Lied vom jungen Akkordeonspieler

Thursday 17 January, 2019

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Gildas Quartet and Jack McNeill

Mozart Quintet in A major for Clarinet and Strings K. 581
David Bruce A selection from Gumboots for clarinet/bass clarinet and string quartet

Tuesday 29 January, 2019

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Auditions

Emerging instrumentalists and vocalists are welcome to be considered for inclusion in our prestigious and long-running concert series
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Welcome to the 2018/19 series

Welcome to our new season! Last year I was the happy recipient of more than one hundred and fifty sound files and YouTube links, from which I selected just over twenty applicants for live audition. It gave me a snapshot of the tremendous amount of talent out there ...
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