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America weekend at Southbank ‘Rest is Noise’ Festival

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Ben Winters

This weekend, the Southbank’s ‘Rest is Noise’ Festival is devoted to ‘America, 1900-1950’, and OU music lecturers Ben Winters and Catherine Tackley will be contributing to the events. Ben will be talking about the Viennese opera/film composer Erich Korngold, and … Continue reading →

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The Rest is Noise Festival starts soon….

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Ben Winters

In anticipation of the opening weekend of the Southbank Centre’s 20th-century music festival, The Rest is Noise (19th-20th January ‘Here Comes the 20th Century’), please see the following news announcement from Platform: http://www.open.ac.uk/platform/news-and-features/the-rest-noise-major-festival-events-celebrating-20th-century-classical-music Current OU students considering attending some of … Continue reading →

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Handel Institute Conference: ‘Handel at Court’

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Ben Winters

OU music department staff Donald Burrows and Helen Green will present papers at the Handel Institute conference, which will be held at The Foundling Museum, London, on 24 and 25 November. Donald will talk about the relationships of George I … Continue reading →

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Allegri String Quartet at the OU

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Ben Winters

Next Wednesday (26 September), the Church at Walton Hall will play host to the internationally-renowned Allegri String Quartet in a lunchtime concert featuring works by Schubert, Richard Strauss, and Anthony Payne. The concert begins at 1pm and is expected to … Continue reading →

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Significant contribution by OU Music Department to RMA Music and Philosophy conference

Posted on July 6, 2012 by rgh26

The work of the Open University Music Department is strongly represented at the forthcoming RMA Music and Philosophy Study Group 2nd Annual Conference at Kings College London. Robert Samuels will be chairing a session on “Music and Language” while Byron … Continue reading →

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New Research on Private (Musical) Lives of Tweens and Teens

Posted on July 6, 2012 by rgh26

Music department lecturer Ruth Herbert has just published an article in the July issue of Music Teacher magazine on children and teenagers subjective experiences of music outside school. The article heralds the start of a nationwide three year research project … Continue reading →

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Debussy symposium in London 12-13 April

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Ben Winters

“Debussy: Text and Idea”, an international Debussy symposium, will take place at Gresham College, London on 12-13 April 2012. It is organised and supported by the Institute of Musical Research (University of London), Gresham College, the Royal College of Music, … Continue reading →

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Open University Choir concert on 22 March

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Ben Winters

The next Open University Choir concert on 22 March has a Scottish theme, and presents two world premières; it also has a truly OU story behind it. William Bowie was head teacher of music at the Royal High School in … Continue reading →

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Music and Image

Posted on January 19, 2012 by fr2

There will be a research day on the theme of Music and Image on Tuesday 27 March. Further details to follow.

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Music and Place

Posted on December 8, 2011 by fr2

On Monday 5 December the Music department held a research day on the theme of Music and Place. This included a wide range of topics and approaches, from the music played at the wedding of Queen Mary I in 1554 … Continue reading →

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