Bridgewater for All

Name: Bridgewater for All
Address: Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, M23WS, GB
Telephone: +441619500000
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The Bridgewater Hall Learning and Participation department. Connecting communities through music.
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We provide opportunities for schools, community groups and individuals to get involved with The Bridgewater Hall.

11/09/2024

🥳 A big happy birthday to our home venue, The Bridgewater Hall!

Opened in 1996 ❤️

11/09/2024

Happy Birthday to Us!🥳🫶

10/09/2024

The So Many Beauties dementia friendly music festival is taking place on Friday 20 September at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. Although tickets for the full day festival have sold out, there are still some much coveted tickets available for the epic lunchtime showcase 12:45 - 13:45 in the main auditorium. This unique concert features new music written and performed by 100 local elders accompanied by musicians from the Halle and Camerata orchestras, students from the Royal Northern College of Music and the intercultural So Many Beauties Collective.

Book your tickets for this lunchtime performance here without delay!

https://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/whats-on/live-at-lunchtime-200924/

Please also contact Holly at [email protected] on 07811352102 if you have tried to book your ticket for either the lunchtime concert or the full festival but haven't been successful - I will add you to the waiting list.

We really hope you can join us for this fabulous event!
DANCING WITH DEMENTIA String of Hearts CIC Bridgewater for All The Hallé TomYumSim Manchester Camerata Milap Reimagining Dementia: A Creative Coalition for Justice Create charity Shared Harmonies CIC

10/09/2024

📣 Extra FREE tickets released for next Friday’s Live at Lunchtime!🤩

🎟️ Book here: https://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/whats-on/live-at-lunchtime-200924/

So Many Beauties Collective - Live at Lunchtime
Friday 20 September 12.45pm

More free tickets released - https://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/whats-on/live-at-lunchtime-200924/

Join the So Many Beauties Collective in the main auditorium for a spectacular world premiere performance celebrating the power of creativity. With new music co-created by a culturally diverse groups of people living with dementia and performed by some of the North West’s leading musicians and local community groups, this promises to be a unique and uplifting concert.

05/09/2024

✨Live at Lunchtime – Ahmed Dickinson✨

This Friday 6 September, The Bridgewater Hall, and The Iberian and Latin American Music Society present the concert “Ahmed Dickinson and the guitar world of Maria Camahort” by Cuban guitarist Ahmed Dickinson, one of the finest performers of the Cuban classical guitar school. Maria Camahort is a guitarist, composer and arranger who possesses exceptional knowledge and facility on her instrument within multiple contexts.

This performance is presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes Manchester. The Instituto Cervantes Manchester, a public entity established by the Spanish government, is dedicated to the promotion of the Spanish language and Spain’s co-official languages and their teaching, as well as the diffusion of the vibrant cultures and traditions of Spanish-speaking countries.

Website: https://manchester.cervantes.es

05/09/2024

✨Live at Lunchtime – Ahmed Dickinson✨

This Friday 6 September, The Bridgewater Hall, Instituto Cervantes Mánchester and The Iberian and Latin American Music Society present the concert "Ahmed Dickinson and the guitar world of Maria Camahort" by Cuban guitarist Ahmed Dickinson, one of the finest performers of the Cuban classical guitar school. Maria Camahort is a guitarist, composer and arranger who possesses exceptional knowledge and facility on her instrument within multiple contexts.

This performance is presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes Manchester. The Instituto Cervantes Manchester, a public entity established by the Spanish government, is dedicated to the promotion of the Spanish language and Spain’s co-official languages and their teaching, as well as the diffusion of the vibrant cultures and traditions of Spanish-speaking countries.

Website: https://manchester.cervantes.es

30/08/2024

What a crowd!🤯

Today at Live at Lunchtime the amazing Jazzette - led by Carol Jason, gave a wonderful performance to an audience over 240 people!

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported and to for making the event possible!🫶

We hope to see you all next week on the 6 September for Ahmed Dickinson, Spanish guitarist, presented in partnership with 🇪🇸

30/08/2024

What a crowd!🤯

Today at Live at Lunchtime the amazing Jazzette - led by Carol Jason, gave a wonderful performance to an audience over 240 people!

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported and to Lingua Franca World Community CIC for making the event possible!🫶

We hope to see you all next week on the 6 September for Ahmed Dickinson, Spanish guitarist, presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes Mánchester🇪🇸

28/08/2024

✨Live at Lunchtime – Jazzette with Carol Jason✨

On Friday 30 August we welcome back the wonderful Jazzette! Jazzette is a band led by bassist and vocalist, Carol Jason and includes Andy Gleave on piano / vocals; Helena Summerfield on Saxes and woodwind; Johanne Levy on vocals ukelele, clarinet and percussion. The band are known for their emotional interpretations of jazz standards, to which they add an occasional Jewish twist!

Live at Lunchtime is a series of free lunchtime concerts, which will be running on various Fridays throughout May-September. Doors open 12:30, and all concerts start at 12.45pm and will last 45 minutes, perfect if you fancy some entertainment on your lunch break.

To find out more visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk

22/08/2024

06/08/2024

We’re so excited to be taking Be Hear Now to Royal Exchange Theatre FestiDale on Friday 9 Aug at 11:30am🥳

Led by Beth Bishop and featuring Live Music Now Iwan (piano) and Nicole (soprano), Be Hear Now is a participatory music and movement session for people of all ages with learning disabilities and special needs. The stars of the show will be Rochdale group, PossAbilities Day Centre who will be performing some of their favourite tunes!🎤

To find out more visit: https://www.royalexchange.co.uk/event/be-hear-now/

06/08/2024

We’re so excited to be taking Be Hear Now to FestiDale on Friday 9 Aug at 11:30am🥳

Led by Beth Bishop and featuring Music Iwan (piano) and Nicole (soprano), Be Hear Now is a participatory music and movement session for people of all ages with learning disabilities and special needs. The stars of the show will be Rochdale group, PossAbilities Day Centre who will be performing some of their favourite tunes!🎤💫

To find out more visit: https://www.royalexchange.co.uk/event/be-hear-now/

04/08/2024

31/07/2024

✨Live at Lunchtime – Bay Bryan✨

We can’t wait for performance this Friday 2 August. Stripped down to the roots, Bay transports us into the mesmerising alt.folk world of his concept album ‘The Meadow.’ As heard on BBC 2’s The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe, Bay’s music is accessible yet complex with a philosophical edge akin to 1970’s Labi Siffre. Existential in nature, ‘The Meadow’ is heavily influenced by Bay’s upbringing in the Rockies of Colorado.

Live at Lunchtime is a series of free lunchtime concerts, which will be running on various Fridays throughout May-September. Doors open 12:30, and all concerts start at 12.45pm and will last 45 minutes, perfect if you fancy some entertainment on your lunch break.

To find out more visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk

29/07/2024

Manchester Day 2024🐝

Over the weekend our Bridgewater Hall Singers joined forces with Simply Singing CIC North West Choirs for Manchester Day - don’t they sound great!✨

Thank you to Manchester City Council and everyone who came and supported!

10/07/2024

03/07/2024

02/07/2024

To celebrate Manchester Baby Week, we have 3 special Music Makers baby and toddler sessions on sale for Tuesday 9th July!🎶🍼

🎟️ Book tickets at www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk

02/07/2024

To celebrate Manchester Baby Week, we have 3 special Music Makers baby and toddler sessions on sale for Tuesday 9th July!🎶🍼

🎟️: https://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/series/music-makers/

19/06/2024

✨Live at Lunchtime – Emily Mercer✨

We’re so excited to welcome to the Hall this Friday 21 June. Manchester Songwriter Emily Mercer’s sound is the sum of many parts, from indie pop hooks to jazz-inspired harmony backed by wavy keys and lo-fi beats. At once nostalgic and strikingly modern, her songs explore themes of truth seeking, self-sabotage, and all that make us messy and human.

Live at Lunchtime is a series of free lunchtime concerts, which will be running on various Fridays throughout May-September. Doors open 12:30, and all concerts start at 12.45pm and will last 45 minutes, perfect if you fancy some entertainment on your lunch break.

To find out more visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk

14/06/2024

Streetwise Opera Re:Discover Weekend - Friday 7 June

This time last week we welcomed over 600 school students to take part in an opera workshop and watch original work of The Rescue - Escape The Dream!⛵️

Later on we had beautiful music from harpist, Elinor, followed by a Q&A with and the Streetwise Team ahead of his performance - Sancho & Me📚

The Re:Discover Festival also featured amazing performances from students from the , followed by a DJ set from !🎻

Thank you to everyone who came and celebrated with us, and everyone involved in making this Festival happen!🫶

14/06/2024

TODAY! Don't miss a special musical collaboration between Giuliano Modarelli & Kousic Sen performing at The Bridgewater Hall as part of the LIVE AT LUNCHTIME concert series.

Today, Friday 14 June at 12.45pm

This is a FREE, un-ticketed event that's taking place in the Stalls Foyer at Bridgewater Hall | Read more about the artists performing here: https://tinyurl.com/4x95764e

13/06/2024

✨Live at Lunchtime - Music for the Mind and Soul: Giuliano Modarelli & Kousic Sen✨

We have a really special concert lined up for you on Friday 14 June! Originally from Italy, Giuliano Modarelli is a renowned London based guitarist, composer and producer with a unique voice. Having studied Jazz at University, he went on to develop through the Indian classical tradition studying under UK renowned sitarist Dharambir Singh.

In this concert, Giuliano will be accompanied by Kousic Sen, Milap’s artist-in-residence. Kousic is a tabla player well known for his rhythmic mastery, whose intense and energetic performances continue to add dimensions to traditional concert experiences throughout the world’s most famous venues and festivals.

Presented by , the UK’s Indian Arts & Culture Company.

Please note that no alcohol will be served during this performance.

Live at Lunchtime is a series of free lunchtime concerts, which will be running on various Fridays throughout May-September. Doors open 12:30, and all concerts start at 12.45pm and will last 45 minutes, perfect if you fancy some entertainment on your lunch break.

06/06/2024

05/06/2024

05/06/2024

Join The Bridgewater Hall and Streetwise Opera for a two-day festival celebrating African and Caribbean heritage in Britain.

Address

Lower Mosley Street
Manchester
M23WS

Telephone

+441619500000

Website

https://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/get-involved/

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Manchester Day 2024🐝 Over the weekend our Bridgewater Hall Singers joined forces with Simply Singing CIC North West Choirs for Manchester Day - don’t they sound great!✨ Thank you to Manchester City Council and everyone who came and supported! #ManchesterDay

Today our Bridgewater Hall Singers performed at the beautiful Manchester Museum alongside members of The University of Manchester (MUMs) for their Culture Monday’s programme. Thank you to everyone involved in making this special event happen, including Martin Harris Centre and Simply Singing CIC - don’t they sound great!🫶

Once Upon a Tune✨ We still can’t get over the musical and artistic talent of James Mayhew and the Britten Sinfonia’s family concert Once Upon a Tune that took place at the Hall last week! A big thank you to everyone who attended and took part in the raffle to win one of James’ beautiful paintings - all the money raised has gone to the great music therapy charity Nordoff and Robbins🎶

At today’s rehearsal our Singers began to learn Cyndi Lauper’s classic, “True Colours”. Don’t they sound amazing?🌈 Simply Singing CIC

New year, new music!🎶✨ Yesterday saw the return of our wonderful choir, The Bridgewater Hall Singers, for their first rehearsal of 2024, and don’t they sound great!🤩 Simply Singing CIC

Songs and Scones☕️ A big thank you to Meehra (flute) and James (guitar) today who shared some wonderful music with us. We hope everyone enjoyed today’s concert, and has a merry little Christmas!

Live Music Now- Songs and Scones☕️ A big thank you to Meera (flute) and James (guitar) today who shared some wonderful music with us. We hope everyone enjoyed today’s concert, and has a merry little Christmas!🎅

Simply Singing Festive Big Sing!🎅🎶 Yesterday was such a special day at the The Bridgewater Hall as our Bridgewater Hall Singers were joined by over 100 members from Simply Singing CIC North West choirs for a very festive performance. This was truly a wonderful way to mark the beginning of the Christmas season, and much needed get together with friends and family over a mince pie and a cup of tea🎄 Well done to everyone involved!🫶

Did you catch our Bridgewater Hall Singers on BBC North West last night?🤩 Check out our lovely Simply Singing CIC Choir Leader Louise, and members Linda, Gary and Pam telling all about the benefits of singing in a choir!👇

Did you catch our Bridgewater Hall Singers on BBC North West last night?🤩 Check out our lovely Simply Singing CIC Choir Leader Louise, and members Linda, Gary and Pam speaking about the benefits of singing in a choir!👇

Some beautiful melodies and harmonies coming from our Bridgewater Hall Singers yesterday😍

Welcome back Bridgewater Hall Singers!🥰 It was so lovely to see so many of you back after a long summer break. A huge Simply Singing CIC welcome to all our new members as well - we’ve got a great term planned ahead, and can’t wait to get started! Here’s a clip of the Singers performing snippet of a song that they wrote themselves with the lovely Alice Phelps🫶 Can you guess what it’s called?😉

Thank you to everyone who came to Live at Lunchtime today!✨ Enjoy this clip of the stunning Ni Maxine - what a way to start the weekend🫶

Quincey May Brown brought her beautiful original songs and harp playing to the The Bridgewater Hall for todays Live at Lunchtime✨ This was a really intimate and special performance, thank you to everyone who came - we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did🫶

NEW ON SALE // Music Makers sessions are back, with September dates now open for booking! The theme for September is Buzz Around The World 🐝 Don't miss out on tickets - https://bit.ly/MMBATW922

Community Member's Open Day

We welcomed many groups to our Community Member’s Open Day earlier this week. It was a great day of music making and friendship! We’d like to thank everyone who attended, we hope to see you all again soon.

Andrew, Community Engagement Manager - 'Community Members - Open Day' on Tuesday 10 May

A message from Andrew, Community Engagement Manager here at the Hall, about our 'Community Members - Open Day' on Tuesday 10 May Join us for a day of music making at our Community Members Day! You’ll take part in singing and songwriting workshops, led by Together With Music and Simply Singing, and have a behind-the-scenes tour of the Hall. Bring your voices and have fun creating new music, and exploring one of the world’s most iconic concert venues. This is an opportunity to consider joining our Community Member Scheme and get a flavour of what the scheme offers. Members of the scheme receive offers for free and discounted tickets for some concerts, reduced price tours of the building, and invitations to activities, workshops and special events in the Hall. It’s free, and available to charities, CICs and voluntary groups in Greater Manchester. To book a free place/places and for more information - https://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/get-involved/community/community-members-day/

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