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31 Oct

Songs of Consolation: Music and Poetry in the Medieval Mediterranean

31 October 2024, 18:30 to 19:30

Paul Bentley-Angel (tenor), Hannah Ely (soprano), Rebekah Jones (mezzo-soprano)

Risible
6 Nov

Risible: Laughter without Reason and the Reproduction of Sound

6 November 2024, 16:30 to 18:00

This talk offers a broad sweep introduction to Delia Casadei’s recent book 'Risible: Laughter…

Left to right: Paulin Hountondji (photo from personal collection), Lewis Gordon (photo: Madelene Cronjé/New Frame), Alexander Douglas (photo: M. Sicilia)..
20 Nov

Music and the Interdisciplinary Humanities: Towards an Antiracist and Anticolonial Philosophical Anthropology of Music

20 November 2024, 16:30 to 18:00

This talk featuring Alexander Douglas explores the antiracist and anticolonial philosophical…

Blending Tradition and Innovation
27 Nov

Blending Tradition and Innovation: Integrating Traditional Elements in Contemporary Composition

27 November 2024, 16:30 to 18:00

This talk explores the creative process of incorporating traditional musical elements of Peru’s…

Children singing in the Academy, Southwark
29 Jan

‘It’s like you’re an activist’: Sustainable Teaching Practices in a Music Outreach Project in Southwark

29 January 2025, 16:30 to 18:00

Esther Cavett and Javier Rivas report on their research into the experiences and collaborative…

South Side Impresarios
5 Feb

South Side Impresarios: How Race Women Transformed Chicago's Classical Music Scene

5 February 2025, 16:30 to 18:00

Combining a mix of lecture and recorded performance, Samantha Ege brings the story of the South Side…