Press office news
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"...to hear music with deeper understanding, to dive more deeply into artistic experiences" - An interview with Dr Robert Taub
Dr Robert Taub, Music Director of The Arts Institute talks to us about his new Musica Viva Concert Series
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Finding 'Doggerland'
An interview with Dr Ben Smith, discussing his forthcoming debut novel 'Doggerland'
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London Mozart Players come to Plymouth to help launch new classical concert programme
The UK’s longest-established chamber orchestra is bringing its world-class sound to the South West in the first of a new concert series organised by The Arts Institute at the University of Plymouth.
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Shakespeare, CERN and Game of Thrones combine for new Contemporary Music Festival opera
A new operatic prequel to The Tempest performed by the BBC Singers is to headline the Contemporary Music Festival 2019: Multiverse in Plymouth.
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Duet for clarinet and seagulls seeks to rescue reputation of birds and their song
A piece of music is to use recordings of seagulls to try and persuade audiences to see the beauty in the much-maligned birds.
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Seminal research into musical ‘illusions’ influences new piece for Contemporary Music Festival
A piece of music exploring the contrasting ways sounds are perceived by different listeners is to premiere as part of the Contemporary Music Festival 2019.
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Premiere of Entangled Brains will allow audience to see and hear quantum physics in action
A scientist and composer will feed live data from performers’ brainwaves into one of the most powerful computers on earth to help an audience understand the mysteries of quantum physics.
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Shakespeare meets Game of Thrones at the Contemporary Music Festival 2019
A Shakespearean prequel opera with a Game of Thrones twist will be among the highlights of the 2019 University of Plymouth Contemporary Music Festival.
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University’s next generation of artists take the lead in Illuminate 2018
Students, alumni and staff from the University will play a leading role in Plymouth’s spectacular light festival Illuminate, which returns to the city’s Royal William Yard next week.
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Virtuoso to perform "revolutionary" Beethoven piano sonata in Plymouth
Music lovers in Devon are to be treated to a free talk and performance by a leading international concert pianist and expert on Beethoven.
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Concert explores secrets of life with percussionists ensemblebash
A one-off concert showcasing the cutting edge of research, composition and performance is taking place next month, with renowned percussionists ensemblebash.
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Project will display contemporary art in Plymouth landmarks and outdoor locations
A pilot for a new biennial festival of contemporary art is taking place this autumn, thanks to a partnership between the University and The Box.