100 results for the term ‘music in the round’
Heathers the Musical
Following smash hit runs in London and New York, the WhatsOnStage Best New Musical winner, Heathers the Musical returns to Sheffield!
Northern Lights: Music from Iceland
Phaedra Ensemble launches Music in the Round's Northern Lights weekend with a dazzling portrait of contemporary Icelandic music ranging from celebrated glacial works by Anna Thorvaldsdóttir and Oscar-winning Hildur Guðnadóttir, to new arrangements of the ever-inventive Björk and Ólafur Arnalds.
About The Economic Recovery Fund in Sheffield
The Economic Recovery Fund supported local businesses and organisations to get people visiting and spending money in their neighbourhoods. That meant anything from delivering events for businesses to connect with customers; creating exciting new features to draw people in; making the high street a nicer place to spend time; or something completely different. Solutions are designed by local people for local people, using their insight into what would work on their high street.
Jo Towler
Music in the Round is the leading national promoter of chamber music in the country, delivering hundreds of events in the city and around the country each year.
A Journey Through Nordic Music
Setting the scene for the weekend, join a panel of musicians and experts who will shine a light on some of the composers and music featuring across the three days.
Crazy Diamond: A Tribute to the Music of Pink Floyd
Crazy Diamond bring the music of Pink Floyd to life in a powerful and immersive live theatre experience. Performed by an accomplished eight-piece band, the show faithfully captures the atmosphere, dynamics and emotion that define Floyd’s iconic sound.
Sheffield DJs launch ‘Sound Union’ to support local business
Two well known Sheffield DJs have been busy putting together a huge library of locally sourced music, recorded exclusively for local businesses.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film, is back with a dazzling, brand new 30th anniversary tour! This joyous Broadway and West End hit musical takes you on a hilarious, heart-warming ride as three friends hit the road across the Outback to put on the show of a lifetime.
The modern makers at No Bounds 2022
The No Bounds 2022 program leads with major pieces of work exploring new technologies, yet with a collective and collaborative approach, as well as cross continental musical dialogues. Here's Liam O'Shea, festival director, with more information.
TwinklHive launch accelerator for young entrepreneurs
A business accelerator that supports budding entrepreneurs is offering £250,000 to young people who want to grow a mission-led, digital business.
Sounds of Now: Feldman and Harrison
Known for bold, fearless programming, GBSR Duo is fast emerging as the leading interpreter of Morton Feldman’s music.
No Bounds 2026
No Bounds Festival returns to Sheffield from 9 -11 October 2026 for its ninth edition, transforming the city with another forward‑thinking weekend of music, art, technology and dance. Experience high‑energy performances, immersive installations and boundary‑pushing creativity across multiple unique venues.
Sounds of Summer concerts
Sounds of Summer in Whirlow Brook Park
No Bounds
Presenting a special weekend of music, art, technology and dancing in October each year, No Bounds is Sheffield’s most innovative and experimental music festival.
Emotion, energy and hope! Leading light in world of classical music to headline concert season at the University of Sheffield
Acclaimed concert pianist Imogen Cooper to headline 2021 concert season at the University of Sheffield in November.
Charlie Chaplin: The Gold Rush Classic Silent Film with Live Music
Charlie Chaplin’s most ambitious and successful silent comedy is presented in a gorgeous restoration with Chaplin’s own Academy Award-nominated score performed live by Ensemble 360 and friends, conducted by George Morton.
How Could I Forget?
How Could I Forget? is a new, original musical blending heartfelt storytelling, humour and unforgettable songs. Created by Sheffield musician Joe Carnall Jnr(Milburn, Reverend & The Makers), this intimate actor-musician show sold out its debut performances in 2025 and will tour the North in Autumn 2026.
Sheffield welcomes £37m to fund two major regeneration projects
Sheffield has been successfully awarded the full amount requested from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund, with £20m allocated to redeveloping historic Castlegate, as well as £17m for investment in Attercliffe.
Top walk, run or rides with a great pub
There are two things Sheffield is world famous for: our greenspace, and our beer. We thought it was worth celebrating this by giving you some top places to run, walk or ride AND find a proper pub to start, end, or break up your adventure.
Economic Recovery Fund
The Economic Recovery Fund (ERF) is a unique, innovative grant fund that aims to support local economic recovery in local high streets by empowering local groups of businesses to implement changes themselves.
Sheffield Chamber Music Festival
Music in the Round and Ensemble 360 host an annual Festival each May in the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse and other venues around the city to present informal and inventive performances of classical and modern classical music.
UBI
A Universal Basic Income, or UBI Lab is a citizen-led group exploring and advocating for Universal Basic Income. What many people don't know - even if they might have heard about UBI as a concept - is that it is borne out of Sheffield and facilitated by the social enterprise Opus.
The pioneering city of electronic music
There are few cities in the world as synonymous with electronic music as Sheffield. For half a century the city has been producing a steady stream of game-changing music that has gone on to impact and shape the way electronic music sounds all across the world.
Evolution of electronic music
The cultural impact of electronic music is closely tied to Sheffield, whose late‑70s and early‑80s pioneers helped shape the genre as we know it. Today, the city’s artists, producers, performers and festivals continue to lead the way, pushing boundaries, shaping the industry and introducing audiences to new sounds and unforgettable experiences.
Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel
Music in the Round’s Singer-in-Residence Roderick Williams returns with a programme of heartrendingly beautiful English song, including Vaughan Williams’ glorious cycle Songs of Travel.
Chopin Nocturnes
Described by Bachtrack as “a poet of the piano”, Pavel Kolesnikov is one of the world’s most exciting young pianists. Lauded for his staggering ability to cast new light on familiar repertoire, he makes his Music in the Round debut with a sumptuous tour through the complete Chopin Nocturnes.
Elgar Piano Quintet
No stranger to Sheffield audiences, pianist Martin Roscoe was a frequent collaborator with the Lindsay String Quartet, founders of Music in the Round. Here he joins forces with another titanic quartet, the prolific Brodskys, who have been performing for over half a century to prizes and plaudits around the world.
Mozart and Friends
Celebrate Mozart and his lively circle of friends with Ensemble 360 in a delightful evening of music for winds and strings, including two works showcasing the unworldly sound of the glass harmonica.
Liam O'Shea
Liam has been embedded into the musical fabric of Sheffield since he arrived in the city in 1991.
Róisín Murphy
Sheffield makes me uncompromising.
Tangram: Rituals for a Changing World
From the intimate to the divine: an intriguing musical exploration of Chinese music and philosophy alongside European classical traditions.
Basic Book-keeping and Cloud Accounting for Small Businesses
Designed especially for new starts and young businesses, this session will take you through the basics behind bookkeeping and keeping accounts.
Under The Bridge Stage at Get Together
Taking over the Concourse outside Sheffield University Students’ Union, Under The Bridge will run 12pm - 8pm with a FREE outdoor live music, art and street food.
Raga pianist Utsav Lal to perform in Sheffield for Yorkshire Silent Film Festival
A trailblazer in the worlds of jazz and raga, Utsav Lal will improvise a unique live score for Carl Dreyer’s emotional masterpiece The Passion of Joan of Arc at the atmospheric Abbeydale Picture House in Sheffield on 15th May
ERF - Spotlight On
The Economic Recovery Fund (ERF) ran between February 2021 and April 2025. It was a unique, innovative grant fund that aims to support local economic recovery in local high streets by empowering local groups of businesses to implement changes themselves.
Summer Pride events in Sheffield (2024)
A round up of Pride events celebrating Sheffield's LGBTQ+ communities taking place in June and July 2024.
Sheffield retains ‘Real Ale Capital of the World’ title
Sheffield and the wider South Yorkshire region is now home to 58 breweries, more per head of population than anywhere else in the country, producing around 1,800 different beers every year.
Woolf Quartet
Eclectic and exciting young artists showcasing the familiar against music that deserves to be better known
Relaxed Concert: Mozart and Friends
For this ‘Relaxed’ concert of music by Mozart and his friend, Joseph Haydn, doors will be left open, lights raised, a break-out space provided, and there will be less emphasis on the audience being quiet during the performance.
Engegård Quartet
Norway’s multi-award-winning Engegård Quartet brings its customary boldness, energy and freshness to Sheffield. It is a quartet with a deep affinity with Mozart and Beethoven and a profound commitment to Norwegian music.
Motown & Soul
Visit the OEC Sheffield for a night of soulful sounds and nostalgic vibes as they pay tribute to the iconic music of Motown!
Sheffield shortlisted for three international placemaking awards
The city has been shortlisted for three major placemaking accolades at this year's City Nation Place Awards. The transformation of a massive part of Sheffield City Centre is in the running, alongside the city’s recent brand development work, pitting Sheffield against an impressive list of other places from around the world.
Reich: Electric Counterpoint
A magnetic performer, prolific recording artist, and a curious and wide-ranging musical explorer, this is a chance to experience one of the most celebrated musicians working today in the intimate setting of the Playhouse.
Dear Evan Hansen
Step into the spotlight for Dear Evan Hansen; the ground breaking, heart-stirring musical that has captivated audiences around the world. Follow Evan, a lonely teenager whose small lie becomes a soaring phenomenon, pulling him into a story bigger than he ever imagined.
What's On
Sheffield has a fantastic programme of vibrant events and festivals all year round, from international sporting fixtures and summer music festivals to world-renowned theatre and exhibitions.
Jazz Voyage
Virtuoso composer, pianist, improviser, broadcaster, Julian Joseph is a jazz polymath. Acclaimed by critics and audiences the world over, he returns to Sheffield to promote his first studio album in 29 years.
Tramlines
One of the UK’s longest running, city-based music festivals and a highlight in Sheffield’s music calendar, Tramlines takes place at Hillsborough Park, in July each year.
Standing at the Sky's Edge wins Olivier Awards
The Sheffield Theatres production, which recently wrapped a sold out 6-week run at the National Theatre, won the awards for ‘Best New Musical’ while Sheffield singer-songwriter, Richard Hawley and Tom Deering won ‘Best Original Score and New Orchestrations'.
Sheffield's Best Bakeries
Sheffield is known as a city of makers and the 'Made in Sheffield' mark of excellence could easily be stamped on some of the produce coming out of the bakehouses, cafes and patisseries across our city. Here's 20 'must try' bakeries in Sheffield...
Headline Events
Sheffield enjoys a lively year‑round programme of festivals and major events that showcase the city’s creativity, diversity and community spirit. Find out more about a number of the city's biggest events and festivals that take place every year.
Beauty and the Beast
Step into the enchanted world of Disney’s Broadway classic, Beauty and the Beast. The tale as old as time tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress.
Piano Classics
“An artist of extraordinary magnetism” (Daily Telegraph), Yorkshire pianist Sarah Beth Briggs has enjoyed a distinguished career both on stage and in the recording studio. She returns to the Playhouse for an afternoon of glittering piano favourites.
Harpsichord and Strings
The English Concert "celebrities of the Baroque performance movement” (New York Classical Review) launch a celebration of the majestic High Baroque with Handel’s Sonata in G, a masterclass in grace and counterpoint.
Saxophone and Electronics
Praised for his “urgently visceral” playing (Tempo), London-based Canadian saxophonist David Zucchi performs a programme of innovative works for saxophone and live electronics
Sibelius & Grieg
Masterpieces and miniatures for strings and piano by two giants of Nordic classicism. Grieg’s Cello Sonata is a passionate, expressive, dancing work, full of sweeping melodies and stirring tension. Sibelius’s taut String Quartet broods and bristles with soulful intensity and culminates in a fiery finale.
Beethoven Appassionata
On the threshold of a Beethoven bicentenary year, Ensemble 360’s pianist Tim Horton launches his latest marathon project. With his familiar commitment, rigour and virtuosic playing, he embarks on the monumental feat of a complete Beethoven piano sonata cycle.
Don Broco
Be part of the first audiences to hear the new album Nightmare Tripping on this round of live shows.
ERF - Events
Events are a powerful way to unite people, celebrate the unique qualities of our community, highlight the rich diversity of our neighbourhoods, and showcase the vibrant independent businesses that make our high streets special. Thanks to the Economic Recovery Fund, we've enjoyed a wealth of creative, dynamic events that have energised our high streets, drawn people together, and boosted support for our local businesses.
Sheffield Folk Scene
Sheffield is often referred to as the folk music capital of England and there are many of the UK’s most popular folk musicians living in here.
Aleena Madathiparambil Saju - student at the University of Sheffield
"I’ve been to many cities around England and at the end of the day I’m always glad that I chose to study at Sheffield."
Soul II Soul
Soul II Soul are set to bring their iconic and legendary sound back to Sheffield City Hall in October 2026.
Brigantes Orchestra - Independence Day | USA
Brigantes Orchestra takes you around the world! Last stop: America!
The Quirkiest Cafes in Sheffield
While Sheffield is home to a plethora of amazing cafes and coffee shops right across the city, there are some that are particularity unique in their offer.
Motown & Soul Disco
Get ready to groove at this Northern Soul Disco Night, an electrifying evening celebrating the vibrant sounds, soulful rhythms, and timeless energy of the Northern Soul movement!
Carolyn Pearson - Tech Scale-up Advisor
Carolyn works with Business Sheffield as a tech scale-up advisor. Carolyn has worked in the tech sector for 20+ years and led technology teams for well-known names including BBC, easyJet, ITV and Sony Music both in the UK and across Europe and now provides fractional technology strategy support to mid-sized businesses.
SOGA
Mexican hardcore band SOGA will be making their way around the UK for the first time this summer! See them at the legendary Lughole.
The Fringe at Tramlines
Each year, as Hillsborough Park gets ready to host the main Tramlines Festival, the rest of the city also gears up to stage a whole host of music events for all tastes. Taking place in various Sheffield venues 26 - 28 July 2024.
Sunday Dub Session with Aba Shanti-I
Curated by Nate Coltrane, this special event brings together sound system culture, performance and movement to explore the enduring impact of Caribbean heritage in the UK.
Look Up, it's a McKee!
This is Pete McKee's first foray into the world of augmented reality. Full of nostalgia and perfect to celebrate the football history of Sheffield, with some new characters, a dash of retro music, and a nod to the 'Soccer Kid' hit computer game developed here.
Rum & Reggae 2026
The ultimate island experience returns next Summer! Bringing you pure reggae sounds with huge headliners & insane production...
Overpass
In their short history, Birmingham’s Overpass have inspired an ever-growing fanbase with songs pulsating with youthful exuberance and the vulnerabilities of young adulthood. Their shows have been just as life-affirming, providing a dopamine burst of wall-to-wall singalongs and an all-in-this-together communion.
Saint Etienne
To celebrate their last album and the band’s long goodbye, Saint Etienne are touring the UK one last time. Rather than a moment of sadness, the band see this as a series of celebrations: parties built around a live set that draws on the “best of the best” from their illustrious 35-year catalogue.
Goldie Lookin Chain
Lock up your shell suits and hide your vape pens. Goldie Lookin Chain are back on the road for their Stairway To Newport 2026 tour.
The Octagon Centre
The Octagon Centre is a multi purpose venue at the heart of The University of Sheffield campus, just off Glossop Road, with excellent public transport links and situated immediately next to Durham Road car park, which has over 500 spaces and operates 24/7. Whether you’re planning an awards ceremony, music event, conference, meeting or performance, the Octagon is the perfect venue to create the ultimate event.
Come From Away
Come From Away is based on the true story, of when the people of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the world as 38 planes, carrying thousands of people from around the globe, were diverted there on September 11, 2001.
Hope Trauma Support South Yorkshire Fundraiser
Fast quiz rounds, big tunes, and feel-good fun! Join us for a Speed Quiz & Music Bingo Night supporting HOPE Trauma Support Group — helping people affected by traumatic bereavement after road traffic collisions, fires, and drownings.
Symphonic Ibiza
Get ready for a mind-blowing journey through the legendary sounds of Ibiza as you’ve never heard them before.
Australian Singer/Songwriter Les Thomas at Mandala Cafe, Sheffield with Marilla Holmes.
Australian singer-songwriter Les Thomas brings his acclaimed story-led folk songs to the UK this July for a run of intimate headline shows across England.
11 great drink, food and hotel combinations
So you want a great weekend away with space to do your own thing. But you're always going to want somewhere great to eat, somewhere you know you'll get a good drink with a great atmosphere, and a decent place to kip. The rest is just exploration, but it's good to get the non-negotiables sorted.
Bloc Party & Interpol Co-Headline Tour
Bloc Party and Interpol announce a co-headline tour that will unite two era-defining bands for a run of 18 dates across the UK and Europe in 2026, heading to Sheffield next November.
Spring Tank Studios
Spring Tank Studios is a versatile music studio designed to feel warm and welcoming to all musicians. Their mission is to create a communal atmosphere often found in coffee shops and event spaces, with a strong focus on supporting music creation and practice.
Kelham Pride 2026
This inclusive street party returns on Saturday 20 June and will once again be centred around multiple Kelham venues offering a broad range of entertainment from live musicians, DJs, drag queens, comedians and guest speakers.
Vivacity Choir set to perform first full concert after surviving pandemic
A Hillsborough-based choir is preparing for its first full concert since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 - and everyone is invited!
Motown Tribute Show
Join the OEC Sheffield for a Motown Tribute celebration, where we honour the legendary sounds that have shaped music history.
The Frog & Parrot
The Frog & Parrot is a legendary Sheffield pub - a loud lively Division Street institution with more stories than most pubs could dream of. It’s famous for its musical roots and is a great spot to catch live bands performing in the city.
Andreea Huidan - student at the University of Sheffield
"After living in Sheffield for three years, I’ve realised that the best part about it is how diverse and well-connected each neighbourhood is because it makes it so easy to explore the city and its surrounding areas. There are so many things to do and visit, from independent coffee shops and vintage stores to museums, parks, and the Peak District, which is a must-see for everyone who’s got a day off and wants to relax and explore."
Cohesion and Sanctuary
In 2007, with the support of the City Council, Sheffield became the UK’s first ‘City of Sanctuary’ for asylum-seekers and refugees—demonstrating our pride in the welcome we offer to people in need of safety.
The Sunday Times names Kelham Island one of the best places to live
Having been named one of the 51 coolest neighbourhoods in the world by TimeOut last year, Sheffield's Kelham Island continues to attract more positive press, as The Sunday Times has now named it one of their Best Places to Live in the UK in their 2023 guide.
Kelham Beer Trail
Kelham Island has long been at the forefront of Sheffield's brewing reputation and has become a mecca for renowned real ale pubs and microbreweries. This guide gives you a rundown of the best beery places to visit on a day/evening out.
Porter Book Shop
If you enjoy the thrill of rummaging for hidden gems, Porter Book Shop on Sheffield's Sharrow Vale Road, is a must‑visit.
Lantern Theatre
The Lantern Theatre has been used as a location to host a huge range of professional and amatuer productions over the years. It has played host to music concerts, professional theatre productions, live bands, charity events, company team building events, acting classes, as a film location and even as a sound recording area for a local film.
Dryad Works
Dryad Works is a self-built community of creative individuals collaborating under one roof. Their mission is to build a unique underground DIY grassroots music venue & creative workspace that values creative arts, sound system culture and unique nightlife experiences.
Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean
Bill Bailey returns with a show that celebrates this great tradition, as the versatile multi-instrumental, multi-lingual, purveyor of humour and musical prowess, who could lay claim to being perhaps the foremost practitioner of this great tradition.
Electric Studios
Electric Studios is a new music and cultural space for Sheffield. It is a state-of-the-art music and collaborative art and working space for young creatives. They also host an eclectic mix of late-night club events, gigs, cultural events and everything in between.
How Sheffield Inspires was created
The people, agencies, creatives, and the process involved to create Inspires for the city.
Rivelin Edge
Rivelin Edge is something of a connoisseur's crag. It is small, but perfectly formed – charming and with a very special quality to it.
Europe's largest purpose-built food hall, Cambridge Street Collective opens in Sheffield
The newest chapter in Sheffield’s story as a thriving food destination – this venue is way more than just another food hall, complete with dedicated BBQ, sushi and counter-top dining spaces, four vibrant bars, AR Darts, children's play area and outdoor rooftop terraces, while also incorporating a cookery school and community kitchen.
Sheffield Cathedral - St Peter & St Paul
Whether you have come to pray, to search or to ponder; whether you are a lover of art, architecture or music; whether you need help or have come to look round, you are most welcome here. Come to one of Sheffield’s oldest buildings, the ancient heart of this great city.
