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Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra
Free-£12
Since its formation in 2002, the TSYJO has become synonymous with performances that channel the energy, creativity, and excitement of jazz and celebrate the work of the music's greatest composers. Hear the future of jazz as these young musicians showcase their prodigious skills and enthralling...
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Iran: Wonders of Nature
The exhibition, 'Iran: Wonders of Nature' brings together stunning examples of the country's rich visual tradition, many of them on display in Scotland for the very first time. Together they explore the wonders of nature and their impact on Iran and Iranians over five...
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The Persian Parthenon
Professor Tom Harrison of the British Museum looks again at the old thesis that the iconography of the Parthenon took inspiration from the art of Persepolis. He does so by taking a wider view of the role of Persia as a model for Athenian imperialism. By examining the evidence for other Persian architectural and...
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Ali Ansari's Iran (Polity Histories) --- Book Signing
Ali Ansari is a Professor in the School of History at the University of St Andrews. In Iran (Polity Histories) Ali takes readers on a journey through Iran's turbulent history. Join us at the Wardlaw Museum to meet Ali and talk all things Iran. The event includes a book signing and complimentary...
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Dunedin Consort: Scattered Rhymes Tour
Nicholas Mulroy (Director) - Free-£24
The Song of Songs plunges us into a lush world of ripe fruits, deep waters, scorching heats, and cooling shades. This intense imagery --- the Hebrew Bible's richest and most succulent --- drives poetry that is both straightforwardly erotic and tantalisingly allegorical in its exploration of love both human and divine. This heady combination...
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Fitzwilliam String Quartet and Sophie Renshaw (viola)
£6-18
Shostakovich: Quartet no. 4, op. 83 Liz Dilnot Johnson: Borderlands (Quartet no. 5, Scottish premiere) Mozart: Quintet in C, K 515 Ensemble in Residence, the Fitzwilliam Quartet perform their annual concert at the opening of the Strings in String course. The concert opens with the suspenseful fourth quartet by Dmitri Shostakovich, whose music has...
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Law's Two Bodies Interview with Sir John Saunders
We are delighted to invite to the upcoming 'Law's Two Bodies' event featuring Sir John Saunders, which will take place on Friday, 19 April, at 1.15pm in the Old Class Library (Mediaeval History Building, 71 South Street). During this event, Professor John Hudson will engage in an enlightening conversation with Sir John Saunders, a...
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Canticles and Songs of Praise: Study and Sing
£12
'Canticles' or scriptural hymns appear in the Bible distinct from the Book of Psalms, particularly in contexts of praise and celebration. Join staff from the University's Sacred Music programme to explore some of these texts, using a range of different musical settings from the 16th century to the present day. Adult singers of all...
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Side by Side by Sondheim
Byre Opera presents - £25.00 / £20.00 / £10.00
Byre Opera presents its first Music Theatre production: get ready to laugh, cry and fall in love with lyrics that are heartbreakingly true and music that captures the soaring emotions of a new generation with Side By Side By Sondheim. This Tony Award-winning musical is a perfect introduction to the work of this contemporary...
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Side by Side by Sondheim
Byre Opera presents - £25.00 / £20.00 / £10.00
Byre Opera presents its first Music Theatre production: get ready to laugh, cry and fall in love with lyrics that are heartbreakingly true and music that captures the soaring emotions of a new generation with Side By Side By Sondheim. This Tony Award-winning musical is a perfect introduction to the work of this contemporary...
