Over the course of this term, Cambridge will be treated to an incredibly diverse range of music events. With a host of opportunities to see some of the city’s most talented performers and touring musicians, Vulture has picked a number of highlights to look out for over the coming weeks.

The Minerva Festival

Dates: Saturday 22nd January - Thursday 10th March

https://www.minervafestival.org/2021-2022

Inaugurated in 2018, the Minerva Festival aims to elevate the voices of marginalised gender composers who have been overlooked by the eye of history. This year the festival will be returning, with a recital series taking place at West Road Concert Hall and various colleges — in addition to talks and their annual composition competition.

Jazz After Dark at the Cambridge Union

Dates: January 19th, February 2nd & 16th, March 2nd & 16th

https://fb.me/e/1UhhZtBQi

After an extremely successful launch last term, the Union’s ‘Jazz After Dark’ nights are back for Lent 2022. The event promises talented jazz musicians, swanky vibes and smoky lights every other Wednesday in the Union cellars, with tickets available to both members and non-members.

The Gondoliers

Date: Thursday 10th - Saturday 12th February

http://www.westroad.org/event-info/cambridge-university-gilbert-and-sullivan-society-2/

This term, the Gilbert and Sullivan Society are putting on a production of the 1889 Opera ‘The Gondoliers’. Set in sunny Venice, ‘The Gondoliers’ tells the story of the Palmieri brothers who hold mastery over the city’s canals and the hearts of the local girls. But the arrival of the Spanish aristocracy, along with the Grand Inquisitor, presents a royal revelation and a serious identity crisis to the Gondolieri and their brides.

Grandma Groove

Date: Tuesday 8th February, 10pm

https://www.facebook.com/TheGrandmaGroove

A firm favourite among Cambridge students since its launch in 2017, Grandma Groove will be returning in February with another night of live music at Revolution. Founded by students, the club night raises money for TERN (The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network) through ticket and merchandise sales.

Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem

Date: Saturday 22nd January, 8pm

https://www.adcticketing.com/whats-on/concert/brahms-ein-deutsches-requiem/

The Cambridge University Orchestra (CUO) returns to the magnificent surroundings of King’s College Chapel for the first time since January 2020. In this performance, soloists Sinéad Campbell-Wallace and Gareth John are joined by the Cambridge University Chamber Choir, and the Chapel Choirs of Clare, Gonville and Caius, Jesus and Selwyn Colleges. Director of Music of the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Dan Hyde, conducts the orchestra for the first time in a performance of Brahms’ monumental German Requiem.

The Brass Funkeys

Date: Friday 28th January, 7pm

https://www.junction.co.uk/the-brass-funkeys

The Brass Funkeys are an eight-piece London-based brass band who draw on the traditions of New Orleans. The band have played across the UK and Europe, appearing at a range of high profile venues and festivals including Glastonbury, North Sea Jazz, Love Supreme and Ronnie Scott’s. Their 2022 UK tour sees them playing at the Cambridge Junction at the end of the month, before returning to London.

City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra

Date: Saturday 5th February, 7:30pm

https://ccso-online.org.uk/concerts/2022-feb-concert/

Conductor Robert Hodge will be leading a night of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Elgar at West Road Concert Hall on February 5th. The concert will feature Beethoven’s fourth Piano Concerto, with Antonina Suhanova will be featuring as a soloist.

CUADC Lent Term Musical: Singin’ in the Rain

Dates: Wednesday 16th - Saturday 26th March

https://www.adctheatre.com/whats-on/musical/singin-in-the-rain/

For this year’s Lent Term Musical, the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Society are putting on a stage adaptation of the classic movie musical, ‘Singin’ In the Rain’. The musical captures the monumental Hollywood movie transition from silent pictures to the new ‘talkies’, following film co-stars Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont. When Monumental Studios turns silent, and The Duelling Cavalier into The Dancing Cavalier, they are faced with a problem – Lina’s shrill and squeaky voice might just end her career. As Kathy Selden, an aspiring actress, steps in to save the studio, she begins to fall in love, leaving Don Lockwood with difficult decisions both on and off screen. Performances will be over a two-week period at the end of term at the ADC theatre.

In addition to these, a number of colleges such as Christ’s, Clare, Emmanuel, Girton, Jesus, Newnham, Queens’, St. John’s, and Trinity, will be holding regular student recitals. Further information can be found on their websites and social media pages.