Lunchtime Concert Series @ MREH
July 5 - December 31
Lime's popular Lunchtime Concert Series, now in its seventh year, sees over 100 concerts taking place annually and gives hospital visitors, patients, and staff a chance to enjoy live concert performances from top musicians. Set within the Royal Manchester Eye Hospital Atrium, concerts feature a range of genres and instrumentalists from light classical, to jazz, to music from West Africa, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia.
Friday 13th October, 12.30-1.30pm - Martin Bickerton
A solo classical guitar recital from a superb classical guitarist
Wednesday 18th October, 12.30-1.30pm – Mark Mackenzie
A piano recital of gospel and jazz classics from one of Manchester’s best loved gospel performers
Wednesday 25th October- 12.30-1.30pm Elin Bolland
This talented Royal Northern College of Music pianist brings her collection of indie pop influenced original songs.
Wednesday 1st November, 12.30-1.30pm – John Lancaster
A solo sitar recital of selected ragas from Indian classical music. John is a long-time student of sitar (long-necked lute) and surbahar (a kind of 'bass sitar') and North Indian music more generally, having spent time in India studying with Ustad Siraj Khan of the Mewati gharana (school or method). For these recitals, John will be focusing on the alaap movements of a raag - a slow, unmetered and wholly improvised, note-by-note unfolding of the selected raga. This movement is particularly suited to the acoustics of the atrium
Wednesday 8th November -12.30-1.30pm - Hetta Falzon & George Fisher-Edwards
Gospel-influenced jazz and soul from this exciting vocalist and pianist duo based at the Royal Northern College of Music. Original songs and covers inspired by a range of musicians from Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum to Norah Jones, Olivia Dean and Sara Bareilles.
Wednesday 15th November, 12.30-1.30pm – Christopher Lydon
A solo piano recital of popular jazz standards and American songbook classics
Wednesday 22nd November, 12.30-1.30pm – Manouche North
Yiddish songs, soaring nigunim, and dances from violinist Stephen Shulman and accordionist Nigel Waterhouse
Wednesday 29th November, 12.30-1.30pm – Rebecca Mills
Internationally renowned solo harpist, Orchestral performer and recording artist, Rebecca has worked with artists such as Katherine Jenkins, Lesley Garrett, Charlotte Church & Blossoms
Wednesday 6th December, 12.30-1.30pm – Mark Mackenzie
A piano recital of gospel and jazz classics from one of Manchester’s best loved gospel performers
Friday 15th December, 12.30-1.30pm - Martin Bickerton
A solo classical guitar recital from a superb classical guitarist
We will be updating this listing regularly. All concerts are free and take place in the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital Atrium
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