Event type: Music

Robert Vincent returns to the Tung Auditorium with his band and string section after their stunning 2024 sell out show.

“The moment he started to sing I knew that this was something special” (Bob Harris OBE, BBC Radio 2)

It is Vincent’s powerful and soulful voice that has continually attracted acolytes such as Bob Harris, Paul Carrack, Robert Plant and Mary Chapin Carpenter.

Announced as winner of UK Song of The Year at the UK Americana Music Association Awards 2025 for his track ‘Follow What You Love & Love Will Follow’ alongside a highly coveted nomination for UK Artist of The Year, Robert Vincent continues to enthrall audiences and critics alike, showing his versatility as both a solo performer and with a full band.

Most recently receiving the invitation to support Robert Plant and band Saving Grace across all of their UK and European tour dates, there is an ever-growing excitement surrounding Robert Vincent, his captivating live performances and his new album.

The Liverpool singer/songwriter released his fourth studio album Barriers in June 2024 to critical acclaim spending multiple weeks in the Country Music Charts nestled between Beyoncé and Taylor Swift – but it was reaching the top 10 of both the Independent Album Chart and Record Store Chart that really gave Vincent reason to celebrate, with critics removing the constraints of category, declaring:

“Barriers is a masterful album that blends introspection with musical sophistication, cementing Robert Vincent’s place as one of the UK’s finest songwriters. His music, deeply rooted in personal and social narratives, continues to resonate widely, securing his place in the pantheon of great Liverpudlian artists” (Entertainment Focus)

 

 

Together for fifty six years now, Steeleye Span changed the face of folk music forever by taking it into the world of gold discs and international tours. Now they return with Conflict, their first full studio album in over five years.

All traditional singers have sung modern and self-composed pieces alongside old songs, Conflict is an album that follows in that very tradition. The album’s title was chosen as much to reflect the times we find ourselves in, but also the stretch and tear of our relationship with this planet that hosts us.

The band will undertake a full UK tour in support, their first live dates of the year. As ever – and with such a rich history to choose from – the night will offer a selection of songs from across the years and firm fan favourites.

 

The University of Liverpool Symphony Orchestra is delighted to return to The Tung Auditorium this December for its annual Christmas concert, a much-anticipated event in the university’s musical calendar. Since the opening of The Tung Auditorium three years ago, the orchestra has made it its home, regularly rehearsing and performing here.

This year’s concert is especially significant, marking not only the orchestra’s festive celebration but also its first performance under the baton of newly appointed conductor Helen Harrison. A highly accomplished and experienced musician, Helen brings a wealth of knowledge, passion, and artistic vision to the role. Her leadership promises to guide this dynamic, full-sized symphony orchestra, entirely run by students, into an exciting new chapter of musical excellence.

The ensemble itself is formed of dedicated student musicians from the Liverpool University Music Society (fondly referred to as LUMS), a thriving student-led organisation committed to fostering a vibrant musical community at the University of Liverpool. LUMS offers a wide range of ensembles and performance opportunities, encouraging musical growth, collaboration, and creativity among students from all academic backgrounds.

For this seasonal concert, audiences can look forward to an evening brimming with festive cheer, musical storytelling, and rich orchestral colour. The programme will feature a joyful mix of Christmas-themed repertoire alongside dramatic and evocative works inspired by the timeless legend of Faust. Expect stirring selections from composers such as Tchaikovsky, Gounod, Meyer, and Coleridge-Taylor, among others, all performed with enthusiasm and spirit.

Whether you’re a returning supporter or attending for the first time, join us for a magical evening of music that celebrates the season, the spirit of collaboration, and the bright future of student music-making at the University of Liverpool.

Embrace the short, crisp days and cold, long nights.

The festive season can often be a hectic time of year. Wintering is a balm for the soul – an invitation to slow down, to reconnect with the land and one another, as we usher in the solstice.

What if we made peace with the darkest time of year? Inspired by Katherine May’s bestselling book Wintering, a new piece from composer Samantha Fernando asks us to cherish nature’s fallow period and draw on its power for healing.

Vocal ensemble The Marian Consort joins Manchester Collective’s string quartet for this intimate performance of music across the centuries. Expect a deeply restorative evening, as we find respite in an alternative nativity song, crystalline harmonies, and a meditation on freedom and unity.

 

 

 

Brahms’ influence on 19^th & 20^th century music was profound. Amongst his admirers was Ethel Smyth, a pioneering English composer whose 1904 opera The Wreckers conjures the picturesque and majestic energy of the Cornish coast.

Richard Strauss took his first musical steps when he discovered Brahms’ music, but would progress to write some of the most beloved tone poems of the genre – Death and Transfiguration charts the furious struggle between life and death itself.

And finally, Brahms 4^th (and last) symphony – a monumental work befitting a master of the symphonic form.

The Crosby Symphony Orchestra

The Crosby Orchestral Society is a registered charity, one of whose objects is to develop and maintain public appreciation of music through the presentation of public concerts and recitals. Under its auspices the Crosby Symphony Orchestra gives four or five full orchestral concerts each season in the Liverpool area or farther afield. It also stages smaller scale recitals and accompanies choral singing.

The orchestra was founded in 1942 by a small group of like-minded amateurs and has grown over the years to a membership of about 60. Members come from a broad range of backgrounds and a relatively wide area, extending from mid Lancashire in the North to mid Cheshire in the South.

The orchestra’s repertoire is also broad – from Mozart to Mahler, Beethoven to Bernstein and many more beyond and between. Pieces have been written especially for the orchestra, including an overture to celebrate its sixtieth anniversary. You can find more information at www.crosbysymphony.org.uk

Promoted by Crosby Symphony Orchestra

 

 

Including their epoch-defining album, The Dark Side of the Moon, played in full, plus music from Meddle, Animals, Wish You Were Here, The Wall and Division Bell.

A spectacular evening of Floyd classics, supported by outstanding lighting and multi-media effects, not to be missed for any Floyd fan.

The Liverpool University Music Society (LUMS) Winter Concert this year will feature various ensembles including the Brass Band, Percussion Ensemble, and the Stage and Screen Orchestra.

Each ensemble will be playing a selection of their favourite pieces from this semester that have been chosen by their members and ensemble leaders.

LUMS hopes you can come along and join them in celebrating all the work that has been put together by this amazing group of musicians and student leaders. It’s going to be a brilliant evening!

 

Come and celebrate the beginning of the festive season with some of the best of Liverpool’s emerging brass talent – Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Brass Band.

Conducted by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s section leader trombone Simon Cowen, you’ll be treated to seasonal classics old and new. Joining the Brass Band in song will be Youth Company’s newest choral offering, the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Training Choir.