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RNCM’S GIFT TO MANCHESTER:
40 FREE CONCERTS - 40 DIFFERENT VENUES
Over the next seven months, from Thursday 29 November until Sunday 16 June, the Royal
Northern College of Music presents RNCM in the City; a gift to Manchester of 40 free
concerts at 40 venues throughout the city.
Forming part of our 40th anniversary celebrations, RNCM in the City is a unique series that
takes the music we make out into the community, reaching new audiences and enabling
those who continue to support the College and its students to experience the RNCM in a
different setting. Featuring RNCM students, including members of our Junior school, and
alumni, RNCM in the City includes everything from performances at churches, museums and
cafes, to hotels, amphitheatres, pubs and clubs.
Talking of the project, Abigail Collins, Professional Engagements Manager at the RNCM,
said: ‘I am delighted that so many fantastic venues have agreed to host a performance as
part of RNCM in the City. It’s so exciting to see our vision of marking the College’s 40th
anniversary by giving something back to the city being realised. Due to the diversity of
locations, range of performances and style of music on offer, I hope everyone feels there is
something accessible to them.’
RNCM in the City launches on Thursday 29 November with a concert at Manchester’s Town
Hall featuring students on our International Artist Diploma course. Following this, December
welcomes performances at the Christmas Markets (St Ann’s Square), Surestart Longsight,
Gorton Monastery, The Gaskell’s House and MediaCity UK, while the New Year brings Band
on the Wall, Manchester Reform Synagogue, Whitworth Art Gallery, Sacred Trinity Church
and a concert at the Imperial War Museum North in recognition of Holocaust Memorial Day.
For more information, or to request interviews, please contact Liz Rowley, PR and
Media Relations Officer, on 0161 907 5369 or email liz.rowley@rncm.ac.uk
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The full list of RNCM in the City performances:
Nov
29th
Town Hall, 7.30pm (sold out) *
Dec
2nd
8th
9th
15th
17th
Christmas Markets, St Ann’s Square,10am
Surestart Longsight, 11am (family day)
Gorton Monastery, 2pm
The Gaskell’s House, 2pm*
MediaCityUK, 6pm
Jan
11th
15th
20th
24th
27th
Band on the Wall, 7.30pm
Manchester Reform Synagogue, 7.30pm*
Whitworth Art Gallery, 12.30pm
Sacred Trinity Church, 7.30pm
Imperial War Museum North, 3.30pm (Performance of Reich Different Trains, to mark
Holocaust Memorial Day)
Feb
2nd
9th
14th
15th
16th
20th
28th
Trafford Centre, Lower Regent Crescent, 12pm
John Rylands Library, 1.30pm
Radisson Edwardian, 6pm (Valentine’s Day)
Royal Exchange, 6pm
Manchester Cathedral, 11am
Royal Eye Hospital, 10am
Britons Protection, 6pm
March
6th
9th
18th
20th
23rd
24th
St Ann’s, 1pm
MOSI, 12pm and 1.30pm
Manchester Arndale, 1pm (a short performance from Paradise Moscow)
Matt & Phreds, 9pm
Manchester Craft Centre, 2pm
Cornerhouse, 3pm (As part of VIVA Festival)
April
4th
9th
14th
21st
27th
Manchester Art Gallery, 6.30pm and 8pm (Final day of Suffragette exhibition)
National Football Museum, 1pm
The Bridgewater Hall, 9.30pm
The Lowry Hotel. 2pm
Emmanuel Church Didsbury, 11am (Junior RNCM)
May
1st
9th
15th
18th
22nd
27th
Portico Library, 7.30pm* 
Piccadilly Place, 12pm
Aardvark Café, 5pm 
Salford Lads Club, 2pm & 4pm* (To celebrate Morrissey’s birthday 22nd May) 
St Pauls Withington, 6.15pm
Manchester Museum, 12pm
June
1st
7th
11th
16th
Castlefield Amphitheatre, 1pm
Chetham’s School of Music, 8pm
Deaf Institute, 7pm 
Oasthouse, 4pm (Father’s Day)
And tbc in 2013: Manchester Day Parade
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venues that are ticketed
venues with limited access