Faculty of Music
University of Oxford
New recording released by alumni Marguerite Wassermann and Josef Laming
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Music alumni violinist Marguerite Wassermann (New College, 2015) and harpsichordist Josef Laming (New College, 2015) have just released the first ever recording of the Violin Sonatas of French Baroque composer Denis Delair (c. 1662-c.1750) with the Baroque ensemble The Levée. On warblingQUIRE Records, it also includes Niels Pfeffer, theorbo, Martin Jantzen, Viola da Gamba, and guest artist Elise Dupont, violin.
For more information, see ulyssesarts.com/ua-press-centre/delair-violin-sonatas-world-premiere-album-levee-warbling-quire-25-april-2025
In concert: how shared wonder opens our minds
How can shared experiences of music, art and natural beauty expand our imagination and help us better understand each other? Professor Naomi Waltham-Smith explores how moments of shared aesthetic attention can amplify our sense of curiosity and wonder, bringing our imaginative lives into our relationships with others.
Listening to the Law research network
Professor Nomi Dave is co-directing a new research network, with Professor Nicole Stremlau (Faculty of Law) and Dr Tareeq Jalloh (Faculty of Philosophy). The network, Listening to the Law, is funded through TORCH for three years. It brings together academics, students, legal practitioners, artists, and others working on questions of sound and the law.
To join the network or attend events, please email listening.law@torch.ox.ac.uk