Event overview
'Negotiating 1930s Musical Commercialism with Andy Kirk’s Clouds of Joy'
George Burrows is Senior Lecturer in Music at Portsmouth University. His academic interests are wide ranging, encompassing the whole musical spectrum, from Claudio Monteverdi to Charles Mingus and his work brings new critical approaches to the study of music while also using music as a critical tool to explore other disciplines.
He is founding editor of the journal, 'Studies in Musical Theatre' (Intellect) and co-founder of the international Song, Stage and Screen conference.
A musicologist who has been active as a conductor, singer, pianist and trombonist, he has worked with the likes of Emma Kirkby, Carolyn Sampson, James Bowman, James Macmillan, Alfred Brendel, the Royal Opera, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Young Sinfonia, and Newcastle Cathedral Choir. He spent a period working in the Education Department of the Royal Opera House, London, whilst studying conducting with Michael Rose and Colin Metters (Royal Academy of Music).
All welcome, not just for graduates!
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 22 Jan 2013 | 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
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