Sunday 21 October
Sunday 21 October
Christine Tobin: Sailing to Byzantium
The Old Dance School
3pm RNCM Concert Hall
7.30pm RNCM Studio Theatre
Manchester Literature Festival Sailing to Byzantium is an evocative collection of 12 poems by W B Yeats set to music by the Irish singer-songwriter and BBC award-winning jazz vocalist Christine Tobin. The poems range from Yeats’ early work through to his final collection, from love poems such as When you are old, to works that chart his desire to find a deeper spiritual truth, as in the epic Sailing to Byzantium. Joined by a stellar quartet featuring Phil Robson on guitar, cellist Kate Shortt, pianist Liam Noble and Dave Whitford on double bass, Christine and her ‘24 carat voice’ (as described by The Guardian) bring great warmth and luminosity to Yeats’ poetry through these inspired settings. Tickets £17 £14 Concessions available Promoted by RNCM and Manchester Literature Festival
Tickets £10 Concessions available www.theolddanceschool.com Promoted by Transition Records
Monday 22 October
1.15pm RNCM Concert Hall
Monday Recital Series Johannes Brahms Gestillte Sehnsucht; Geistliches Wiegenlied; Von ewiger Liebe Emma Stannard mezzo-soprano Laurie Dempsey viola James Vaughan piano Lowell Liebermann Flute Sonata Op 23 Maria Chybowska flute Daria Bitsiuk piano Free admission, no ticket required Promoted by RNCM
Tuesday 23 October
7.30pm RNCM Concert Hall
Christian Blackshaw Piano Recital
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata in D major K 284; Sonata in F major K 332; Sonata in C major K 545; Fantasie in C minor K 475; Sonata in C minor K 457
Christine Tobin
We’re delighted to welcome RNCM alumnus Christian Blackshaw back to the College for the latest in his series of Mozart Sonata recitals, which have been receiving rave reviews across the country. The Financial Times described his January Wigmore Hall performance as ‘exceptional - both for the quality and integrity of his playing’ and pinpointed ‘a kaleidoscope of feeling’ that Blackshaw unleashed in Mozart’s often underestimated music for solo piano.
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Tickets £17 £14 Concessions available www.christianblackshaw.com Promoted by RNCM
+ 6.30pm Carole Nash Recital Room Spotlight: RNCM Trombone Ensemble with guest soloist Jiggs Whigham Free admission, no ticket required