Faculty of Music Presents: Stars and Waves

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.

From Photos to Forensics: Borders and Fatalities in Calais, Italy, and the Mediterranean Sea

Presentations by editor Karl Kügle and authors Jane Gilbert, Christophe Masson, and Helen Swift

Jan Schmolck, violin, and Howard Moody, harpsichord and piano

Rebecca Clarke: Poem (Adagio) for String Quartet (1926) Haydn: String Quartet in Bb major, op. 76/iv, “Sunrise” (1797) William Alwyn: String Quartet No. 9, "Romeo & Juliet” (1931) Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, “Trout” (1819)

Five hundred years ago, one book was smuggled, hunted and burnt. The words contained in this book changed the English language forever. This October, you can experience the drama for yourself.