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New at St Michael’s – digital pipes

By Jon Pilgrim, organ scholar. In my time as organ scholar for the University over the past two and a half years, the organ of St. Michael’s church has undergone huge change. I have, however, never used their pipe organ, despite playing there a minimum of twice a week. The pipes on the south side are, at this point, purely for show. Continue reading →

TNS Seminar Wednesday 14th December: Dr Eleanor Jones & Dr Scott Soo

‘Death: the end of our stories, or only the beginning?’ When: Wednesday 14th December, 5-6. Continue reading →

Symposium in honour of Professor Michael Kelly

A symposium will be taking place on 20th January 2017 at Europe House, London, in honour of Professor Michael Kelly, who recently retired after a long and distinguished career as Professor of French at the University of Southampton. The day will include a series of talks from colleagues in the field of French Cultural Studies in the morning and a focus on policy and politics in the afternoon. The event is free of charge with lunch and refreshments included. Continue reading →

Sound Heritage on the road

Tatton Park’s rich collection of printed and manuscript music Recent months have been especially busy for the Sound Heritage project, not only with our November study day at Tatton Park, but also with a new venture – Sound Heritage Ireland. Sound Heritage Ireland Sound Heritage Ireland is a new initiative convened by Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam, whose research delves into social, economic and political aspects of music and dance in Irish country houses. Continue reading →

Next CGE seminar: Communicating across online and offline spaces: a mobile-supported business model for migrant micro-entrepreneurs

The next Centre for Global Englishes (CGE) seminar will take place on Wednesday 7th December 2016 from 5:00-6:30pm in Lecture Theatre C, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The seminar is entitled, “Communicating across online and offline spaces: a mobile-supported business model for migrant micro-entrepreneurs” and will be led by Dr Caroline Tagg from The Open University. Continue reading →

Ethics approval – a word to the wise

I’m doing my ERGO application today. That’s the University’s Ethics risk and approval system, and they’ve worked hard to make it as simple as possible, but it does take time. And so its time to pass on a useful tip to those starting out on their PhD studies. This is the third approval I will have got (and I’m pretty sure to get it, its low risk ethics-wise), during my time here. Continue reading →

Ensemble Nikel Visits the Music Department

Third year undergraduate Alex Garden reports on a recent composition workshop with Ensemble Nikel. On Monday 28 November Ensemble Nikel – a quartet consisting of piano (Antoine Francoise), saxophone (Patrick Stadler), electric guitar (Yaron Deutsch) and percussion (Brian Archinal) – visited our department. Continue reading →

Tom Harrison Quintet

Music undergraduate George Barbett tells us about last week’s visit from the Tom Harrison Quintet. The Tom Harrison Quintet performed a captivating concert on Monday 21 November, interpreting the music of Duke Ellington in new and interesting ways. Their use of soundscaping, acoustic and electronic effects, and very free forms was fascinating. Continue reading →

J. K. Rowling, History, and Revisionism

Today at The Junto, Rachel Herrmann considers the relationship between fictional wizarding pasts, the muggle present, and... Continue reading →

Sound Heritage at the RNCM

Last month Southampton PhD student Catherine Garry joined the Sound Heritage network at Tatton Park (Cheshire), for a study day featuring music from the house’s extensive library. Sound Heritage joined forces with the Royal Northern College of Music to explore the music collected by Elizabeth Sykes, who married into the Egerton family of Tatton Park in the early 19th century. Continue reading →

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