Delights and surprises, musical and more await William Shakespeare in a Dark Lady's Boudoir. An afternoon's entertainment inspired by Anthony Burgess with baritone Jeremy Huw Williams as Shakespeare and pianist Paula Fan as the Dark Lady. The programme features music by Purcell, Finzi, Burgess, Dankworth, Vaughan Williams, and Korngold.

Jeremy Huw Williams studied at St John's College, Cambridge, at the National Opera Studio in London, and with April Cantelo. He made his debut with Welsh National Opera as Guglielmo (Cos fan tutte) and has since appeared in seventy operatic roles. He has given performances at major venues in North and South America, Australia, China, India, and most European countries.

Paula Fan has performed on five continents, recorded more than thirty albums, and has broadcast for the BBC, NPR, Radio Television China, and international stations from Bosnia to Australia. As one of the first recipients of the doctorate in Collaborative Piano, she has lectured on the subject worldwide, including at the University of Arizona, Eastman School of Music, and at numerous conservatories in China. 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Concert Room (G274)

Our team is pleased to offer free tickets to a new talks programme launching at this venue this spring. The Our Shared Heritage Talks will explore the late Victorian period (when our venue was built) from different and diverse perspectives and celebrating the part that Black, Arab and Asian people and cultures have played in London’s history.

In the first talk on 16th March, Professor Hakim Adi (author of African and Caribbean people in Britain) explores the story of African and Caribbean people in Britain 1878 – 1919, outlining significant world events during this period and the connected issues followed by a Q&A with A.S. Francis. The series continues in April with historian S.I Martin (4th April) and Arabist and cultural expert Diana Darke (20th April).

Our team is offering free tickets to relevant college and university courses. Use the code STUDENT to book a free student ticket to any of these talks. Or please get in touch if you would like to bring a large group.

Find out more information and book here: https://grandjunction.org.uk/our-shared-heritage/

Life during the pandemic was different in Iceland than in many other countries: there were no lockdowns and schools mostly remained open. Concerts and gatherings were nonetheless severely restricted, leaving musicians with little to do. My talk addresses musicians experienced this time, how they felt, and what they did during the pandemic as well as once restrictions were lifted. What were the challenges? Were there any opportunities? And how did circumstances specific to Iceland, where musicians commonly work in different fields and on multiple projects, affect the answers to these questions.

Dr Porbjörg Daphne Hall is Associate Professor of Musicology at the Iceland University of the Arts in Reykjavik. Her research has focused on Icelandic music, through the lens of national identity and place. She co-edited Sounds Icelandic (2017) and has published and presented papers internationally on both popular music and jazz in Iceland. Currently, she is researching socially engaged and participatory music projects and the music scene in Reykjavik. 12pm - 1 pm
Seminar Room (GG75) or join online

In homage to the nineteenth-century French-Jewish composer Charles Valentin Alkan (1813-1888), this event takes as a starting point his Esquisses for piano, Op. 63. In 2020 the UK Alkan Society published a volume of contemporary responses to these engaging miniatures, including contributions from experimental composers John White, Hugh Shrapnel, and Middlesex staff members Brian Inglis and Alan Mills. Students following the BA Music Performance/Composition pathway, joined by guest pianist Richard Shaw (Royal Academy of Music), will play a selection of the Esquisses, old and new, publicly launching the new volume and celebrating Alkan's continuing legacy.

Pianist Richard Shaw is staff accompanist at the Royal Academy of Music and is currently writing a biography of the distinguished Russian mezzo soprano, Maria Karinskaya (1882-1942), following his discovery of an unknown 400-page Russian manuscript based on her lost memoirs. His album, Malcolm Arnold: Songs and Arias, is published by Novello & Co/Music Sales. Recent CDs for the Deux-Elles label include music by Phillipe Gaubert, with Kathryn Thomas (flute), the chamber works and piano solos of Sir Harrison Birtwistle, 'Piper's Dream' (with Ensemble Lumière) featuring the piano solos and chamber works of Cecilia McDowall, and 'Fauré and his circle'. At the time Richard studied piano, his teacher, Ronald Smith, was immersed in pioneering recordings of Alkan's works for the BBC, EMI and others. Moved and excited by this unknown music Richard then began an extensive search for documentary materials relating to Alkan. He is currently writing a biography of Ronald Smith, who would have been 100 this year. 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Concert Room (G274)

Year 2 Dance students present their choreographic projects in an amazing evening show at Grove Dance Theatre. Tickets are free and can be booked in the following link: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/grovedancetheatre/year-2-creativity-enterprise-dance-festival-programme-one-and-two-merged/e-ppmvqk

Show starts at 7pm, latecomers will be admitted in between pieces only, subject to available space at the time.

An evening of new works by Third Year Choreography and PhD students.


Featuring works by Hanieh Ayat (year 3), Zuzanna Suchorab (year 3), Marta Guerra Doblas (year 3), and Huai-Wen Chang (PhD).

The performance will be followed by a Q&A relating to the PhD piece. There will be a short break before the Q&A, and you are free to stay or leave at that time. The performance and Q&A will be filmed for purposes of documentation and research.


Show starts at 7pm at Grove Dance Theatre, tickets are free and can be booked in the following link: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/grovedancetheatre/year-3-and-phd-choreography-evenings/e-jepqky

Friday 31st March - 10am in G409

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Exhibiting on the Grove Mezzanine and Glass Walkway from Thursday 20th April - Private View 5-8pm.

Atrium Exhibition by Fine Arts students - March 8th-9th

Details to be confirmed. 12pm - 1 pm
Seminar Room (GG75) or join online

7th March
1:15pm-2pm

Presented by Music students and staff – all disciplines from the department will be represented, with showcase sets from jazz bands, choirs, singer-songwriters and more…


ALL WELCOME – ENTRY FREE!

Friday 3rd March - 10am in G409

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