Graduate Forum
Tuesdays 4.15pm, Richard Hoggart Building, room 137a, unless stated
Lectures are free - all welcome. For more information: Berta Joncus (@gold.ac.uk)
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Summer term 2010
The Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE) presents: Creative Entrepreneur Juliana Farha, creator of the highly successful classical music hub Dilettante, outlines the strategy of her enterprise.
Thursday 29 April 4.15pm RHB 137
Centre for Contemporary Music Cultures presents: Dr Phillip McIntyre on Modelling Creativity.
Songwriter, industry figure, and leader of the band Texas Radio, Dr Phillip McIntyre analyses current debates about creative practice as research.
Tuesday 4 May 4.15pm RHB 137a
PGR presentations: Post-graduate music students present their current work.
Thursday 6 May 2.00pm RHB 167
Performance as Research Ethnomusicology Performances
Chien-Chun Lin (Raga/Voice) 2.00-2.20pm
Carla Pires (Brazilian Tamborin) 2.20-2.40pm
Wang-Ting Hsieh (Chinese flute) 2.40-3.00pm
Robbie Leahy (Tabla) 3.00-3.20pm
Ayoung Do (mbira) 3.30-3.50pm
Esbjörn Wettermark (banjo) 3.50-4.10pm
Matthew Haas (dutar) 4.10-4.30pm
Jasmine Hornabrook (Suling) 4.30-4.50pm
Tuesday 11 May 4.15pm RHB 137a
Life after PGR: Advice on applying for doctorates.
Keith Potter and Careers Service Adviser Vanessa Louise Freeman provide guidance on how to apply for doctoral studies.
Monday 17 May 5.00pm Ben Pimlott Building
The Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE) presents: Guest speaker Darren Henderson, Senior Vice President of Sony BMG, discusses his experiences in senior management, business modelling and the forging of new market divisions.
Darren spent 11 years working his way up the ladder at SonyBMG to the board level position of Senior Vice President, which gave him responsibility for all aspect of the Commercial Label group. This included the management of a team of 46, financing of a £200M turnover business, generation of new business models and the creation of the digital strategy. In his final role at Sony BMG he was asked to use this experience in France and help their Marketing divisions draw on his knowledge.
Tuesday 25 May 2.00pm RHB 167
Ethnomusicology Pathway presents: Guest Speaker Professor Tina Raminarine from Royal Holloway, who will outline her current research, plus eight MA Ethnomusicology pathway students present briefly on their dissertation topics.
Tuesday 25 May 4.15pm RHB 137a
Centre for Contemporary Music Cultures presents: Guest Speaker Mark Anthony Turnage (composer), one of the most admired and widely-performed composers of his generation. A former resident-composer with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Mark Anthony Turnage discusses his current compositions.
Thursday 27 May 4.00pm RHB 137
Ethnographic Film Symposium. Join us for the screening of and feedback on student projects for the MA course in Ethnographic Film and Music Research.
Thursday 3 June 6.00pm CC, DTH
Centre for Russian Music presents:
Elena Firsova at 60 - The world premiere of Elena Firsova’s latest work will be followed by an interview with the composer.
With Karine Georgian (cello soloist), Goldsmiths Strings, Charlotte King (alto voice), Jenny Sutton (flute) and Alex Eichenberger (cello), conducted by Alexander Ivashkin.
Monday 7 June 5.00pm RHB 137a
Centre for Contemporary Music Cultures presents: Ed Mckeon - Partner at 3rd Ear and acting Festival Producer at Spitalfields Music. Ed has been Joint Executive Director & Producer at spnm, Development Manager at London Sinfonietta, Director at Oxford Contemporary Music.
Thursday 10 June 4.00pm CC, DTH
Centre for Russian Music presents: Recital-Lecture on Schillinger's influence on Gershwin. An exploration through music and words of the Russian diaspora in America, focusing on the link between Schillinger and Gershwin.
Performed by Becky Wiles (piano), Alex Eichenberger (cello) and Jenny Sutton (flute).