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Musical Madchester

By: Haley Softie

Manchester has a wide and varied music scene from Indie bands to symphony Orchestras.

The Halle Orchestra and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra are both symphony orchestras based in Manchester.

In the early 1950's Manchester was named Manchester School of classical composers. Comprising of such composers as Harrisson Birtwistle, Peter Maxwell Davies, David Ellis and Alexander Goehr.

Royal Northern College and Chetham's School of Music help Manchester to still hold the recognition for being the centre for musical education.

The main classical music venue is Bridgewater Hall it has 2,500 seats and was opened in 1996. Previous to this the Free Trade Hall that is situated on Peter Street was the main classical venue in Manchester.

Larger venues in Manchester include the Manchester Opera House that place host to huge touring productions and West End stage shows.

The Palace Theatre and the Royal Exchange Theatre are situated in the former cotton exchange.

The award winning Manchester Evening News Arena seats over 21,000 people and is the largest arena of its type in Europe. The arena is so impressive that it was awarded with the International Venue of the Year and is the main pop venue Manchester.

Bands such as The Smiths, The Buzzcocks, The Fall, Joy Division, Oasis and The Doves all hail from Manchester.

In the 1980's Manchester Indie bands Happy Mondays, the Charlatans, Inspiral Carpets, James and The Stone Roses, took over the British charts.

On the pop and dance music scene Manchester can take credit for some outstanding talent contributing to the charts.

Take That, Simply Red, A Guy Called Gerald, Richard Ashcroft and Jay Kay of famed Jamiroquai are just a view that have made musical history.

The Chemical Borthers were from the South of England but they formed their alliance in Manchester.

Ex Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown and ex - Smiths Front man Morrissy both continue to have successful careers.

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Author: Haley Softie

Haley is a former Manchester model who has experience working for a Manchester model agency for Manchester incalls.

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