ALBERT HALLS, Bolton. Bolton. Ring 334400.

THE MET, Market Street, Bury. Ring 0161 761 2216.

GRACIE FIELDS THEATRE, Rochdale. The Nash Ensemble. Saturday April 28. Ring 01706 356592.

OSWALDTWISTLE CIVIC THEATRE. Charity Concert organised by The Freemasons Lodges of Accrington and District. Saturday April 28. Starts 7.30pm. Ring 01282 871169.

ST THOMAS CHURCH, Halliwell. The Brixi Singers and Corus Brass present Gloria. Saturday April 28. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £6 and concessions £5. Ring 407234.

PRESTON GUILD HALL AND CHARTER THEATRE, Lancaster Road, Preston. Lancashire Students Concert Band Silver Jubilee Gala Concert. Saturday April 28. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £6. Also, Lunchtime Recital with Eleanor Hudson and Colin Chambers performing music by Elgar and Bach. Tuesday May 1. Starts 1.05pm. Tickets £3.50. Ring 01772 258858.

RADCLIFFE CIVIC HALL, Radcliffe. Ring 0161 253 7812.

THE LOWRY, Salford Quays. Ring 0161 876 2000.

HOLMES CHAPEL LEISURE CENTRE, Holmes Chapel. Ring 01477 537769.

BURNLEY MECHANICS, Burnley. Ring 01254 664411.

KING GEORGES HALL, Northgate, Blackburn. Ring 01254 582582.

PRESTON GUILD HALL & CHARTER THEATRE, Lancaster Road, Preston. Ring 01772 258858.

PALACE THEATRE, Manchester. Ring 0161 242 2503.

ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC, Manchester. RNCM Guitar Concert plus pre-Concert talk. Programmes includes music by Britten, Boccherini, Meijerig, Piazzolla and Dogson. Talk starts 6.30pm. Concert starts 7.30pm. Tickets £5 and £4. Also, Altrincham Choral Society perform music by Rutter, Copland and Lambert. Saturday April 28. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0161 907 5278/5279.

LYCEUM THEATRE, Crewe. Ring 01270 537 333.

BRIDGEWATER HALL, Manchester. BBC Philharmonic perform music by Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, and Skryabin. Saturday April 28. Starts 7.30pm. Also, Rabbi Felix Carlebach Concert featuring The Great Enrico Caruso. Sunday April 29. Starts 7.30pm. Also, Hall Orchestra perform Elgar The Dream of Gerontius. Thursday May 3. Starts 7.30pm. Pre-concert talk starts 6.30pm. Tickets £7, £10, £15.50, £19, £24 and £29.50. Ring 0161 907 9000.

EMPIRE THEATRE, Liverpool. Ring 0870 606 3536.

ST HELENS THEATRE ROYAL, Corporation Street, St Helens. Ring 01744 756000.