30Oct | Colloquium: Prof. Linda Barwick |
Prof. Linda Barwick, Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, 'Making time in Australian song' |
29Oct | Composers’ Workshop: Laurence Osborn |
Laurence Osborn is a British composer based in London, where he is studying for a PhD in Composition at King’s College London, supervised by Sir George Benjamin. |
29Oct | Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time |
Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time
Owen Saldanha, piano Yuma Kitahara, clarinet Patrick Bevan, violin Samuel Weinstein, cello
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27Oct | Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2019: I Say Now: The Birth of a Composition |
How do compositions come to life? Where does a composer begin in the search to translate ideas into new sounds? Award-winning composer Richard Causton offers an insight into the compositional process, and tells the story behind his latest, highly acclaimed orchestral work, I say NOW. |
26Oct | Season Launch Concert, Festival of Ideas: Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ |
Judith Weir Heroic Strokes of the Bow Rossini Bassoon Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 3: Eroica
Cambridge University Orchestra Jonathan Bloxham, conductor Francis Bushell, bassoon (CUMS Concerto Competition 2019 prize-winner)
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26Oct | Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2019: Pre-concert Talk |
Nicholas Marston discusses how Beethoven's 'Eroica' symphony changed music forever. Nicholas will be joined by Master of the Queens Music Judith Weir to discuss her piece Heroic Strokes of the Bow.
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26Oct | Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2019: Gamelan Music and Dance as Changing Tradition |
Join master musician Pak Bagus Baghaskoro Wisnu Murti in a hands-on gamelan workshop in two parts, one for music and one for dance, with a short final session to incorporate both. No previous experience necessary. Participants are welcome to try both music and dance. |
26Oct | Subject Masterclass |
Music Masterclasses are for academically able Year 12 students from any school/college (independent or maintained). They provide students with an opportunity to explore topics of interest beyond what is covered within the A Level syllabus and offer the chance to experience typical undergraduate teaching at Cambridge. |
24Oct | Conducting Masterclass with Ben Glassberg |
Featured repertoire – Beethoven Coriolan Overture Ben Glassberg graduated from Girton College in 2015 and then went on to study at The Royal Academy of Music. He |
23Oct | Colloquium: Julia Prest |
Francophone and Creole Opera in Colonial Saint-Domingue |