Faculty of Music
University of Oxford
Faculty of Music presents: Lunchtime Recital Series
Free entry, no registration required.
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The Faculty of Music is delighted to announce a new lunchtime recital series, taking place in Christ Church Cathedral. The recitals will predominantly take place on Friday's from 1.15pm.
Curated by the Director of Performance, Maria Razumovskaya, these recitals will showcase the wonderful skills of our performance students. Performing a wide range of repertoire, we hope there will be something for everyone to enjoy!
Please come and join us in the busy and beautiful setting of Christ Church Cathedral for a lunchtime of wonderful music making!
Please see the dates for all the Hilary term concerts in this series, below:
Friday 16 February, 1.15pm
Wednesday 28 February, 1.30pm
<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.