Music Out Of Crisis Workshop

Recommended for people aged 17 years and above. A two-day artist led workshop in The Barbirolli Room, taking place on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April, finishing at approximately 4:00pm both days.

Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin uses music to memorialise friends lost in the First World War, while Rachmaninov was a refugee after the Russian Revolution. Participants will be invited to explore how music continues to express grief and hope in contemporary crises. Work with international artists from Musicians without Borders, and alongside exiled communities in Manchester to share and create music out of crisis, resulting in new pieces, shared experiences and fresh musical perspectives.

All musical abilities are welcome, and participants may bring their own instruments.

Lunch is included on both days, and the project will end with a short performance in the Barbirolli Room.