Faculty of Music
University of Oxford
Faculty of Music Lunchtime Recital Series
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Free admission with retiring donations gratefully received - no registration required.
Our popular Lunchtime Recital Series returns to Christ Church Cathedral on Friday afternoons. Come and listen to Faculty of Music students showcase their talent and dedication to the music they are currently working on. Each concert lasts around 30-40 minutes and offers a variety of repertoire.
Programme
Manuel Maria Ponce Suite in A minor: I. Preludio, II. Allemande, III. Sarabande, IV. Gavottes I & II, V. Gigue
Taro Kobayashi, guitar
Billy Joel Just The Way You Are
Jessie Morrell Still Had You
Jessie Morrell I'm Diminishing
Jessie Morrell I Could Be In A City
Jessie Morrell, voice and piano
<speaks> | Tomomi Adachi
Adachi will talk about his wide-ranging practice spanning music, poetry and visual art. Topics will include human voice, composition, improvisation, performance technique (and its absence), site-specific work, technology and artificial intelligence. The talk may also include a short performance designed for the online format.
Phantom Melodies and Tangerine Trees: A voyage through the psychedelic musical experience
Using musical illusions, perceptual experiments and examples from The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Tchaikovsky, Steve Reich and beyond, Prof. Milton Mermikides explores how music can evoke altered perceptions of time and self, the blending of senses and moments of transcendence, and why music relies on the very same perceptual mechanisms for its extraordinary power.