About us

CoMA Manchester was revived in March 2020 during the National CoMA Festival and has been rehearsing remotely due to the ongoing pandemic, and more recently in person!

We are an inclusive mixed ensemble who welcome instruments as well as noise-making objects in our group. We have a lot of fun in our rehearsals, and we enjoy chatting as well as making music together!

We hold monthly rehearsals at St Margaret’s Church, Whalley Range in South Manchester. If you’d like to join us, get in touch!

Our repertoire over this time has included Sarah Hennies’ Growing Block and Everything Else,  Paul Newland’s Locus, James Saunders’ they are always different, they are always the same and Michael Parson’s Rhythmic Canons, among others.

To find out more about us or join, email us at manchester@coma.org.

News

CoMA Manchester X CoMA Sheffield at the Channing Hall

CoMA Manchester and CoMA Sheffield will be hosting an allcomers event and a joint concert at the Channing Hall, Sheffield, this October!

Date: 8 October, 2022

Time: 3.30pm Allcomers Event,  5.00pm Joint Concert

Venue: Channing Hall, Sheffield.

If you’d like to get involved, email us at manchester@coma.org, and have a look at our rehearsal dates below.

CoMA Manchester: STREAMING BLUE (Part III)

Following the success of part I & II, CoMA Manchester is back with part three of STREAMING BLUE. Join us in Alexandra Park with our very first commissioned piece!

Date: 24 September, 2022

Time: 4.00 pm

Venue: Alexandra Park, Manchester. M16 7JL

CoMA festival 2022

We will be giving two concerts this Spring as part of the CoMA festival 2022!

Manchester Allcomers Workshop, 1:00pm, 05/03/2022. 

Manchester Evening Concert, 7:30pm, 05/03/2022.

If you’d like to get involved, email us at manchester@coma.org, and have a look at our rehearsal dates below.

Rehearsal Dates

Anyone is welcome, and if you’d like to join, get in touch!  Make sure to get on our mailing list beforehand to get the latest information.

CoMA Manchester X CoMA Sheffield

Here are the dates for our rehearsals for CoMA Manchester X CoMA Sheffield.

• Saturday 30th April 13:00-16:30 (St Margaret’s Church, Whalley Range)
• Saturday 28th May 13:30-16:30 (St Margaret’s Church, Whalley Range)
• Saturday 25th June 13:30-16:30 (St Margaret’s Church, Whalley Range
• Saturday 23 July, 1330-1615, St Margaret’s Church (M16 8AE)
• Saturday 6 August, 1330-1615, St Margaret’s Church
• Saturday 20 August, 1330-1615, Venue tbc
• Saturday 3 September, 1330-1615, St Margaret’s Church
• Sunday 11 September, 1330-1615, Venue tbc
• Saturday 24 September, 1330-1615, St Margaret’s Church
• Sunday 2 October, 1330-1615, Venue tbc
• Saturday 8 October, 1pm, Channing Hall, Sheffield (Joint rehearsal with CoMA Sheffield)

Concert: 8 October, 1700, Channing Hall, Sheffield.

CoMA Festival 2022

Here are the dates for our rehearsals for CoMA Festival 2022.

• Sunday 16th January 13:30-16:30 (St Margaret’s Church, Whalley Range)
• Thursday 20th January 19:00-20:00 (Zoom)
• Saturday 29th January 13:30-16:30 (St Margaret’s Church, Whalley Range)
• Sunday 13th February 13:30-16:30 (St Margaret’s Church, Whalley Range, joined by KEMS Macclesfield Contemporary Ensemble)
• Saturday 19th February 13:30-16:30 (St Margaret’s Church, Whalley Range)
• Sunday 27th February 13:30-16:30 (St Margaret’s Church, Whalley Range)

Concert: 5 March, 1930, St Margaret’s Church, Manchester.

Contact

Contact Ellen at manchester@coma.org

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