Thursday 22 May
Music at Lunchtime: Intriplicate
Claire Fillhart (Flute),
Sally Richardson (Oboe), Claire Dunham (Piano)
Manchester-based trio, Intriplicate was formed in 2001. In December 2007 they gave their first BBC recital which aired in February of this year and last year they released their second CD, ‘Intriplicate too’. It features the recently commissioned work by David Lloyd-Moston, ‘Cheshire Phantasies’ which will be performed as part of today’s recital.
St Clement’s Church | 1–2pm | Free
Manchester Music Service Wind, Percussion and Steel Showcase
A concert of Wind and Steel Band music by pupils from Manchester Schools.
Blue Box Theatre | 7.30pm | £5/£3
Manchester Road Players: A Chorus of Disapproval
This year’s dramatic offering from the Chorlton-based theatre company sees Alan Ayckbourn making fun of his own profession in his twentieth play. ‘A Chorus of Disapproval’ centres around an amateur production of John Gay’s ‘The Beggar’s Opera’. A play within a play, it shows how the lives of ordinary folk can be surprisingly eventful.
Chorlton Methodist Church Theatre | 7.30pm | £4.50/£3
Northern Flute Quartet
The quartet makes a return to the festival with an eclectic programme of works. All graduates of the Royal Northern College of Music, the group performs around the North West and this summer will perform for the second time at the British Flute Society Convention.
St Werburgh’s Church | 7.30pm | £5/£3
Chorlton Youth Theatre
Chorlton Youth Theatre rehearses every Saturday during term time at Brookburn School, split into 3 age groups. They are performing cabaret in a sold out show at the Royal Northern College of Music on 25 May and a major musical theatre production later in the year. Tonight they present a cabaret show with songs, drama and dance. CYT’s sister company Future Faces has been producing full shows for 6 years in Essex and London.
St Werburgh’s Church Hall | 7.30pm | £3
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHT
The Voice Collective and The Lovenotes
The Voice Collective is a young, 11 piece, a cappella harmony group. They perform their own arrangements of jazz, soul, pop, rock, world music, folk songs and classical, all sung with enthusiasm and style.
This is followed by soulful, jazzy, a capella music from three (sometimes four!) local women who create stunning close harmonies with exciting, often unexpected rhythms. Their original compositions and arrangements are delivered with a charm and ease that belie their complexity. In age, the Lovenotes span three (sometimes four!) decades, bringing a breadth of experience and material to each set. You may or may not find them pretty, but they are certainly witty… and everso gay!
St Clement’s Church | 7.30pm | £5/£3
Band Night @ The Carlton Club
Bringing the house down with Sirkus Saigon, The 1234s and Up to the Rafters.
The Carlton Club | 8pm | £2
Poetry Night:
Julian Daniel and Mike Garry present Writing and Performing Tips
Mike Garry and Julian Daniel will be passing on their writing and performance tips and sharing their experiences of getting their work published. There will also be a Q&A session. Mike Garry is Manchester’s premier performance poet, his most recent book of verse being ‘Mancunian Meander.’ www.myspace.com/mikegarrypoet
Julian Daniel is a comedian, comic poet and co-author of ‘How To Dump Your Girlfriend’. He has been described as ‘Fast becoming a Manchester icon’ (Write out Loud) and ‘Manchester’s favourite comic writer’ (DXN). Neither statement can be scientifically proven.
www.juliandaniel.co.uk
The Lloyds hotel (upstairs) | 8pm | Free
Her Indoors Comedy
The cream of the crop from Her Indoors Productions, the first all-female comedy course to run in Manchester. Come along to support or get more information.
Iguana | 8.30pm | £3
Band Night @ Polar Bar
Polar Bar plays host to Starcrossed Lovers and Waldo.
Polar Bar | 8.30pm | Free
Chorlton Folk Club: Acoustic Showcase
Chorlton is full of so-called acoustic nights, but Jozeph Roberts’s club is completely unplugged. The only electricity comes from the quality of the performances. Not just folk – anything goes; singer-songwriters, ageing guitarists of great accomplishment and maybe a few poems. www.myspace.com/chorltonfolkclub
South Manchester Cricket Club | 9.30pm | £2
Late Night CAF:
Luke and the Dukes and the Bourbon Street Preachers
Festival favourites Luke and the Dukes are Luke Das-Gupta (trumpet), Paul Blakesley (bass) and Aidan Smith (piano). Originally formed as a side project of acclaimed Manchester singer-songwriter Aidan Smith’s band, they will be playing a selection of original material and jazz standards influenced by their backgrounds as pop, classical and jazz musicians.
The Bourbon Street Preachers Rock the house with their soulful Blues, swinging Jazz and stomping Zydeco. Music from the heart of New Orleans.
The Lloyds hotel | 9.30pm | Free