Upcoming events

Come along to WRAP Café for a chance to meet our creative community, listen to their work and maybe share your own. This month we welcome poet and performer Ben Macpherson, alongside our regular open mic slots for creatives. Free and open to all.

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We’re delighted to welcome an ensemble from the world-famous BBC Concert Orchestra to University Hall, for this special performance of Wynton Marsalis’ A Fiddler’s Tale. Conducted by Martyn Brabbins and featuring guest narrator Clarke Peters (The Wire, Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods), Marsalis’ masterpiece is a retelling of Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale (L'Histoire du soldat). This event is part of a double bill, with The Soldier’s Tale being performed at the University of Nottingham’s Lakeside Arts on Saturday 20 April.

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Grammy nominated for Best Folk Album, the Associated Press called Mary Gauthier “one of the best songwriters of her generation.”

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This event is only open to NTU students. Join us for a riotous, funny play told through the technicolour lens of three British Muslim schoolgirls at Nottingham Playhouse.

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Take a break from work, study or shopping and enjoy one of our free lunchtime concerts. From vocal to instrumental, classical to folk and jazz, enjoy performances from our talented students in a relaxed setting.

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Irish-Chinese pianist Aidan Chan takes to the University Hall stage showcasing a dynamic programme featuring Wagner transcriptions by Kocsis andLiszt, and works from Qigang Chen and Chen Yi. We're also delighted to commission a new work from award-winning British-Chinese composer Alex Ho, that will be premiered at this event. Pay what you decide for tickets!

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Take a break from work, study or shopping and enjoy one of our free lunchtime concerts. From vocal to instrumental, classical to folk and jazz, enjoy performances from our talented students in a relaxed setting.

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Cosmic American presents John Bramwell (best known as the singer of Mercury prize nominated Mancunian band, I Am Kloot).

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Get your glad rags on and end the week in style with NTU Music's award-winning Big Band at Metronome. Enjoy swing and jazz classics at this event, featuring a special guest performing your big band favourites. A great evening out – arrive early to get your pick of the seats, grab a drink from the bar, and sit back and enjoy the music!

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Join BBC Radio 3 New Generation artist Giorgi Gigashvili (piano) and multi-instrumentalist Nikala for Serious Music at University Hall on Monday 13 May. A one-of-a-kind stage experiment featuring classical music, pop, electro and hip-hop, Serious Music is a conversation between voice, piano and electronics. Pay what you decide for tickets!

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