ALSS Newsletter Spring 2013

Faculty of

April 2013 • Edition 4 Welcome to our fourth biannual newsletter.

Enjoy this newsletter which showcases some of the best and most interesting events and activities that shape our unique Faculty.

Professor Derrik Ferney Dean and Pro Vice Chancellor

Arts, Law &

Social Sciences BBC Radio 4 comes to the Mumford Theatre The Mumford Theatre played host to the recording of the BBC Radio 4 quiz show The 3rd Degree on Tuesday 5 February 2013. The show pits three lecturers against three students in several rounds including specialist subjects and general knowledge.

On this occasion two of the three lecturers were from our Faculty.

Will Hill, Deputy Head of Cambridge School of Art and Nina Lübbren, Deputy Head of ECFM, along with their accompanying students, answered the questions and kept the audience entertained.

The radio show is presented by Steve Punt (The Now Show, Horrible Histories). The tickets were free and the theatre was full of eager spectators - staff and students alike waiting to see who would win in the battle of lecturer vs student. In this fight the lecturers won! Our episode was broadcast on Monday 25 March.

Call for applications to the University Arts Council The University Arts Council exists to enrich the cultural life of students, staff and the wider University community by providing financial support for, and encouraging involvement in, a wide variety of creative arts activities. Each Spring, funding applications are invited from Anglia Ruskin staff and students for activities they plan to undertake in the following academic year. The applications are assessed by the Council for their financial viability and their anticipated contribution towards the cultural life of students, staff and the wider University community.

Applications are welcome from students and/or staff, using an Arts Council application form from the website www.anglia.ac.uk/artscouncil Applications must include the name and address of the person who has overall responsibility for the proposed activity. That person will be expected to submit a follow-up report later in the academic year. In all cases, a projected budget for the activity will be required, clearly indicating the sum applied for. Applications will need to include sufficient information for the Council to determine whether the activity will be financially viable. Grants will be paid by way of internal transfer (where the organisation has a University cost code), or by cheque to the club or society, normally after the event has taken place. However, interim payments can be made if required. Priority is normally given to activities which seek to involve the widest possible number of participants and/or audience members. Normally these will be extracurricular, e.g. not a compulsory part of a student’s programme of study. Applications from groups who have not previously received Arts Council support, and which involve creative activities and/or locations under-represented in the past, are particularly encouraged.

Deadline: Friday 21 June 2013. For more information visit www.anglia.ac.uk/artscouncil or contact Geri Wren, Faculty Business and Resources Manager and Secretary to the Arts Council.

Anglia Law School

NEWS Anglia Ruskin Law Society becomes largest student society in University The Anglia Ruskin Law Society are currently the biggest registered Society within the Students’ Union, and the biggest Law society to date within the Law School. Here they tell us a little about their role and the benefits that they offer to members: “Our aim is to provide legal knowledge and experience in preparation for a career in the legal sector. This includes various different activities that will enable you to gain the skills needed to succeed in the professional industry. We aim to bridge the gap between the students and the legal world beyond university.

“Our committee members and Law Society reps are dedicated students, representing the interests of students and providing events on both an academic and social level.

“A huge thank you to all of our members for making our current achievements possible, and also to the staff at Anglia Law School - in particular Melissa Arthur, for her ongoing support.”

Doctoral success for Teng-Guan At the most recent law graduation ceremony, student and staff member Teng-Guan Khoo was presented with his doctorate by Vice Chancellor Professor Mike Thorne for his thesis titled ‘A Critical Comparative Analysis of Racial Integration Laws and its Impact on Professional Team Sports’.

Dr Khoo was the last person on stage to receive his degree and received the best round of applause of the day. He was joined for the day by his family, who flew from Malaysia to

School pupils on trial

Dr Penny English workshops heritage legislation

On Thursday 22 November Anglia Law School hosted 17 academically gifted pupils from Cornelius Vermuyden School, Canvey Island. The visit was organised by Kathy McMahon, Senior Lecturer and Barrister, who offered the year 10 pupils use of the courtroom on our Chelmsford campus to conduct a mock trial.

Early September saw Dr Penny English, Head of Anglia Law School, at the University of Helsinki for the annual gathering of well over 1000 academics and archaeology/heritage professionals from all parts of Europe. Together with archaeology colleagues from the UK, Austria and Poland, she was involved in organising a session of papers on ‘Managing the Archaeological Heritage’, with particular focus on exploring the practicalities of translating legislation that protects archaeological heritage into effective management in practice.

The group had spent the morning at SEEVIC College where they were instructed by Sarah Pallister, Curriculum Area Leader for Business and Law, on the areas of court etiquette, advocacy and the evidence necessary to prove burglary. This was quite a task as Sarah only had two hours to prepare them for trial. The pupils adopted various roles whilst in the courtroom, including those of prosecuting and defence Counsel, witnesses, Court Clerk, defendant, presiding judge and members of the jury.

The trial went extremely well and those taking part did a fantastic job, especially considering the short amount of time they had to prepare; there were certainly a number of budding lawyers within the group! Kathy would like to thank the law students who attended and supported the pupils; Lee Bracey (President of Anglia Ruskin Law Society), Clare Wright and David Smith (President of the Mooting Society).

Anglia Law School continues to forge links within the local community and will be running similar sessions throughout the year. attend the event.

Teng-Guan’s supervisor John O’Leary commented: “I am delighted for Teng-Guan and his family. Teng-Guan has been awarded his LLB, LLM in International Sports Law, LPC and now his PhD all with Anglia Ruskin University. We are all immensely proud of his endeavours.”

For more Anglia Law School news: www.anglia.ac.uk/lawnews

Different European countries have chosen quite different strategies to achieve heritage protection: from liberal approaches where the public is entrusted with a role in this protection, to more restrictive legislation where protection is entrusted - and restricted - to archaeological professionals.

What the conference aims to do therefore is invite reflections on how well the various systems seem to work and, more fundamentally, why laws are so different in different jurisdictions.

The conference session successfully brought together a stimulating and wide-ranging set of presenters from a number of different contexts, representing both legal and archaeological points of view.

The University of Helsinki

Accommodation needs of gypsies and travellers Since the high-profile eviction of travellers from the Dale Farm site in Billericay, October 2012, Professor Rob Home has continued his related research and work. He has recently published an article on ‘Forced eviction and planning enforcement: the Dale Farm Gypsies’ in the International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, and continues to advise local authorities (London Borough of Redbridge and Doncaster Borough Council) and give interviews to the media, most recently BBC Radio Sheffield.

On 12 February 2013 he gave an invited talk to the John Dee Society at King Edward Grammar School in Chelmsford, which is a forum for presentations and discussions of an intellectual nature for sixth formers. He spoke on the subject of ‘Land ownership and society’, drawing upon his work for the Government Foresight Land Use Futures project in 2009, his international research on land titling in Africa and the Caribbean, as well as his long-standing work on Gypsy/Traveller accommodation issues. The meeting was well attended and a lively discussion was only ended when the room had to be vacated for a parents’ evening.

Cambridge School of Art

NEWS Tom takes the Queen’s Beasts on tour During 2012, BA (Hons) Fine Art student Tom Hiscocks was busy introducing the UK to a new series of sculptures that re-imagines the Queen’s Beasts.

While the original Queen’s Beasts (created by James Woodford in 1953 to represent the genealogy of Queen Elizabeth II) can now only be seen in the Canadian Museum of Civilisation, with smaller replicas on show at London’s Kew Gardens, Tom’s versions have been touring the country since March 2012. Their journey began at Valentines Mansions, Redbridge, where they were seen by the Queen herself, who described them as ‘absolutely fascinating’.

Over 500,000 people have now seen Tom’s sculptures on the tour, at a variety of venues including the East of England Show, the Royal Berkshire Show, Chiswick House and King’s College, Cambridge. They have also appeared extensively in local newspapers, radio and television.

The statues, made entirely from recycled materials, are scheduled to make their final appearance at Ely Cathedral as part of a special festival in June 2013. After this, they will be offered for auction to raise money for the East Anglia Children’s Hospice and Ely Cathedral.

In May, Professor Home will contribute a paper on the subject to an international workshop on ‘Indignation, socioeconomic inequality and the role of law’, to be held at the University of Onati, near Bilbao in the Basque region of Spain. The workshop, funded by the International Institute for the Sociology of Law and organised by law professors from Canada and the USA, will be attended by researchers from many countries.

The White Horse of Hanover

‘Children’s Picturebooks’ shortlisted for Academic Book Award A collaborative publication by Anglia Ruskin’s MA Children’s Book Illustration Course Leader Professor Martin Salisbury and Dr Morag Styles of the University of Cambridge has been selected for the shortlist of the UKLA Academic Book Awards 2013.

Children’s Picturebooks: The Art of Visual Storytelling (published

by Laurence King, 2010) will now vie with 7 other publications for the overall award, with the winner announced at the UKLA International Conference on 6 July 2013 at Liverpool Hope University.

Children’s Picturebooks has already achieved the notable distinction of climbing to the top of Amazon.com’s Graphic Design bestseller list.

New video spotlights Cambridge School of Art graduate talent A new video commissioned by children’s book publisher Walker Books highlights the talents of two recent graduates of Cambridge School of Art - both on-screen and behind the camera.

In the video, MA Children’s Book Illustration graduate Birgitta Sif talks about her new book Oliver (published by Walker Books in October 2012) and some of the experiences that led to her becoming a successful illustrator.

The video itself was shot by freelance camera operator Pedro Ribeiro, a graduate of Cambridge School of Art’s MA Film and

Television Production degree.

Pedro told us: “The production company hired me to do it, but I didn’t know what I was going for. Only during her (Birgitta’s) interview she mentioned she took her Masters at CSA... it was a funny fluke.”

Molly Maine, Marketing Assistant with Walker Books, said: “The video has been really popular and we’re very keen to get it seen by as many people as possible and support Birgitta - she’s a wonderful illustrator!”

Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Vpt0ZI9GfFs

Mary makes shortlist of international art competition Mary Humphrey, graduate of our BA (Hons) Photography degree and currently studying MA Printmaking, is one of 8 artists shortlisted from over 3000 entrants to the prestigious Aesthetica Art Prize. Her work will be displayed at a prestigious exhibition at York St. Mary’s.

Birgitta Sif

The VIVID (Value Increase by Visual Design) mid-term conference got underway on the 24 January 2013 with over 80 delegates welcomed by our Dean, Professor Derrik Ferney, Councillor Sheila Stuart the Mayor of Cambridge and Cees Meeuwis, alderman for Economic Affairs of the City of Breda.

The conference explored emerging ideas and developments in visual design including the psychology of design, the role design plays in economic growth and innovation and the relevance of visual design to a wide range of sectors. Amongst the attendees were designers, governmental organisations, entrepreneurs, companies, startups, incubators, knowledge institutions, universities, students, artists, and cultural organisations.

Project and Funding Manager Katherine Von Glos, who organized the conference, said: “It was entirely appropriate that Anglia Ruskin hosted this key event to debate issues of design and innovation, given the role Cambridge School of Art has played in Art and Design education since the 1850s.

Increasingly, visual design is being recognized as relevant and important in sectors where it might traditionally have been overlooked, including health and technology.”

Students from Cambridge School of Art joined the conference to capture the day in a traditional format, drawing on location as the conference took place.

Mary’s submission was taken from her photographic series ‘Roma:Transilvania’, which focuses on the modern lives of the Roma people and was produced as part of her undergraduate major project.

The annual competition is run by Aesthetica Magazine, an internationally recognised art and culture publication, with a combined online and print audience of 140,000 worldwide.

The aim of the prize is to showcase the work of emerging and contemporary artists worldwide.

VIVID conference: supporting creative entrepreneurship

These images were then digitally projected throughout the day and will be made available on the VIVID Europe website, along with films of each presentation.

Mary Humphrey

For more Cambridge School of Art news: www.anglia.ac.uk/csanews

English, Communication, Film & Media

NEWS Book Night On 12 March 2013, community radio station Cambridge 105 announced the launch of a new night-time show hosted by Leigh Chambers and Alex Ruczaj, both keen writers and readers who met while studying MA Creative Writing at our University.

‘Book Night’ broadcasts every fortnight on Wednesdays from 22.00-23.00, and is also available on listen again, or downloadable as a podcast, via Cambridge 105’s website (www.cambridge105.fm).

Since graduating in 2010, Leigh has been finishing her first novel Scapa Flow, the opening chapters of which were shortlisted for both the Hookline Competition (2009) and the Great Literary Openings Competition (2011).

Alex has only recently completed the MA Creative Writing and works as a writer and marketing consultant. She is currently working on a collection of short stories, including several that have been shortlisted for national prizes.

Speaking about the rationale for their radio show, Alex said: “We’re both very community minded and we love books and writing so this combined many passions for us. A community radio station is such a great way to bring people together and to be able to do that around literature is fantastic. We hope to make the show more and more interactive as the weeks go on and gain input from listeners on who they’d like us to interview as well as find out which books people are reading.”

The first show focused on memoirs and featured interviews with authors Azadeh Moaveni, Joanne Limberg, and biographer Midge Gillies.

Future shows will highlight crime writing, short stories and science-fiction.

Prize for best major project Congratulations to Esme Chapman, who has won this year’s prize from Cambridge University Press for the best major project submitted on the MA Publishing course.

Esme wins £100 worth of book tokens for her project entitled ‘The Art of Books’, which challenged the boundaries between art and books, and her theoretical critique of where the two fields meet.

“Receiving this prize is a representation of the wider support that CUP has kindly provided to the MA Publishing course, helping the lectures we receive to remain cutting edge and industry standard. Their contribution really makes a big difference.”

PhD student writes for Cbeebies Tajinder Singh Hayer, who is studying for a PhD in Creative Writing was recently commissioned to write an episode of the Cbeebies series Numtums. The series includes ten animated characters with numbers on their tummies and encourages children to learn maths skills.

Tajinder says “I got involved with children’s programming when I entered the BBC’s Get a Squiggle On competition a few years ago; a scheme aimed at developing new writers and ideas. I got through the various judging stages, and have subsequently been recruited to work on one of the BBC’s inhouse shows.”

He adds “The PhD is key to my writing ambitions in areas where I have already made inroads (scriptwriting), but also offers the possibility of new terrain (graphic novels).”

For more ECFM news: www.anglia.ac.uk/ecfmnews

Left: Esme Chapman’s prizewinning major project: ‘The Art of Books’

Story of a lucky break launches lecture series Highly experienced broadcast journalist Martin Davies launched a series of guest lectures for our Department about working professionally in media and related fields. In his presentation on 21 November, Martin gave time to 3rd year BA (Hons) Media Studies undergraduate Sara Poloni to talk about her recent work experience with his media production and broadcast consultancy company, Between the Posts Productions. The opportunity to work together arose by chance and has been hugely beneficial for both.

Martin explains: “In June, I was asked by Anglia Ruskin Media Studies lecturer, Clare Neal, to review and give feedback on a short radio documentary Sara Poloni had recently completed for part of her degree course.”

When the two met, Martin found out that Sara, who is from Northern Italy, was about to go home for the summer. By chance, he was heading to the same location in August. There seemed to be an opportunity: a student looking for work experience and to develop her CV, and a journalist looking to create stories.

Martin is interested in creating radio stories about Africa and Africans, and wondered how migrant African workers were faring as Italy’s economic downturn worsened. Sara agreed to research the potential for creating radio packages and other media material on this theme. As a result Martin and Sara met in Italy for two days of location interviews, setting off with audio recorders and cameras to talk to people from a variety of African countries, with contrasting stories to tell.

Before going to Italy, Martin had already gained interest from the BBC in commissioning the project. But he and Sara also turned around the content for a number of different media outlets, including Al Jazeera, National Public Radio in the USA, as well as a new on-line radio service, Monocle 24. Overall, Sara gained considerable professional radio production experience through this working relationship.

Media Studies lecturer Clare Neal, who is also Employability Champion for the Department of English, Communication, Film and Media, commented that “Martin and Sara’s talk demonstrated to students that contemporary radio production work demands use of a range of media skills flexibly and in a variety of contexts and platforms. The skills our students gain in practice modules such as radio production have direct relevance and value to professional employers.”

Hosts for 2016 British Association for Applied Linguistics conference We have been successful in our bid to host the 2016 annual conference of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL).

BAAL is a professional association set up in 1967 to provide a forum for people interested in language and applied linguistics. Its annual conference is a highly prestigious event attended by some 300-400 people from all over the world. It was previously hosted by our University in the year 2000.

The 2016 conference will be organised by Dr Sebastian Rasinger (Course Leader, MA Applied Linguistics) and Bettina Beinhof (Lecturer, Applied Linguistics and English Language). The planning process will begin this Summer.

Humanities & Social Sciences

NEWS History student commentates on US elections Back in November, 3rd year History student James Pearce found himself unexpectedly providing commentary on the US presidential election for radio station Cam 105 FM. Having taken second year modules in the history of the US, James put his knowledge of American politics to good use by staying up all night to interpret the results as they came in.

James became involved with the broadcast through a friend at the station who had been asked to help cover the election. After seeking James’ expert advice on the subject, she eventually asked him if he would like to help with the broadcast itself.

James said: “I jumped at the opportunity very quickly and was super excited to be doing this. The broadcast lasted between 1am-7am. I was a total nervous wreck at first, but when I got into the swing of it began to really enjoy myself and enjoyed sharing my knowledge of U.S politics and political history.”

“I did both US History modules and have always been interested in the United States as a country [...] these modules enabled me to study America in huge depth and gain an even better understanding of the political system, social structure and world placement. The seminars especially helped this through debating such issues. Full credit must go to Rohan McWilliam too; his teaching methods and knowledge of the United States has been an inspiration to me in furthering my academic studies in U.S History.”

When James finishes his Bachelor degree in 2013, he has decided to stay on at Anglia Ruskin and study MA Intercultural Communication.

Graduate Internship with Cambridgeshire Constabulary Tom Martlew, a Public Service BA (Hons) graduate, is completing a Graduate Internship programme with Cambridgeshire Police. Tom is working with the Operation ReDesign team which is tasked with ensuring the Constabulary does business in line with recent budget cuts and is at the forefront of creating a modern and streamlined police service.

Tom said: “This internship has provided me with an opportunity to not only put into practice the skills that I have developed throughout my time at university, but develop new skills in process mapping and addressing problems from a business view instead of from a theoretical perspective. The experience I am gaining from these active projects is giving me not only confidence in my ability, but vital skills and knowledge that will help me in my future career.”

Tom’s supervisor, Programme Manager Sarah Dennett, said: “Tom has been able to support our research and engagement with business areas to explore how units are operating on a day to day basis and to assist us in areas such as process mapping.

He is an absolute credit to the Public Service degree and the university and a great ambassador for everything they teach.”

Holding Court Clarissa Campbell Orr, Reader in Enlightenment, Gender and Court Studies, chaired one of the sessions at a 3-day Conference for the German Historical Institute, London, in October 2012. The session that she led discussed the subject of the Personal Union between Britain and Hanover 17141837. This marks the time when Kings of Britain (George I, George II, George III, and William IV) were also Electors and (after 1815) Kings of Hanover.

The conference was held in 2012 to allow time for the proceedings to be published in 2014. Clarissa has previously published essays on aspects of the Hanoverian Union, in particular ‘Dynastic perspectives’ in The Hanoverian Dimension to British History 1714-1837,

Public Service students and staff join forces for major incident In December, Public Service Foundation Degree (Year 2) students taking the module ‘Resilience and Emergency Management’ took part in an assessed, table-top simulation of a major incident.

The scenario was devised by Shamsu Choudhury, Emergency Planning Advisor from Cambridgeshire County Council and Bob Bacon and Andrew Browning, Resilience Officers at Cambridgeshire Constabulary, and was the culmination of hard work and preparation with representatives of the principle services involved.

Also in attendance at the event were Bruce Parcell (Station Manager and Service Resilience Coordinator at Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service) and Vladek Cirin (Health Emergency Planning Officer for NHS Cambridgeshire and NHS Peterborough PCT Cluster).

The scenario involved a major fire at Cambridge venue ‘The Junction’, and involved a large number of casualties. Working with the service professionals, students carried out a variety of tasks as the scenario developed, including identifying the point at which to declare a ‘major incident’, how to involve other necessary organisations and distribution of casualties to local hospitals.

One of the service professionals commented: “All of the young people made useful contributions to the ‘response’ and I believe learned quite a lot about the complexities of undertaking a good response to a Major Incident.”

Professorship for Dr Rohan McWilliam We are delighted to announce that Dr Rohan McWilliam has been appointed Professor of Modern British History.

Bruce Parcell (Station Manager and Service Resilience Coordinator at Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service) with Public Service students ed. Torsten Riotte and Brendan Simms, Cambridge 2007.

On 16 October Clarissa also gave a lecture for the Adult Learners Education Programme at Kew on the subject ‘Queen Charlotte: Bluestocking Queen’. The lecture showed how the queen, consort to George III, was discouraged from meddling in politics, so cultivated common interests with the ‘Bluestocking’ circles of ladies (and some gentlemen) who took an interest in cultural matters, philanthropy and religion instead. Clarissa has written several essays on the Bluestockings and is working on a study of Queen Charlotte.

Professorial designation recognises Rohan’s international eminence in the field of Victorian culture and politics. His books include Popular Politics in Nineteenth-Century England and The Tichborne Claimant: A Victorian Sensation. He is currently at work on a social history of the West End of London since 1800, and his article about the actress Elsa Lanchester and bohemian London in the 1920s is due for publication next year.

Professorial designation also recognises Rohan’s contribution to teaching, curriculum management and the cultural life of the Faculty. For most of the last decade he has acted as Course Leader for History, at various times served as Admissions Tutor and International Exchange co-ordinator for History. He is also co-organiser (with Dr Jonathan Davis) of the Labour History Research Unit.

For more HSS news: www.anglia.ac.uk/hssnews

Music & Performing Arts

Anglia Ruskin Arts

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On Saturday 8 December 2012 the première of Dr Paul Rhys’ Piano Concerto No.1 was performed at St. Paul’s Church, Augustus Road, London. It was enjoyed by an audience of 450 people who came to see accomplished pianist Ian Pace perform the piano solo, Paul Rhys conduct and Pamela Deike lead the orchestra. The concerto formed part of a concert conducted by Stephen Rhys MBE, father of Paul Rhys, which marked his last concert leading the Putney Choral Society for 65 years.

Piano soloist Ian Pace has established an international reputation as a specialist of contemporary repertoire. He has performed Paul Rhys’ large-scale piano solo Not I, commissioned by the Annenberg-Beckett Foundation, throughout the UK, USA and in Strasbourg, supported by funds from the British Council.

Based in London since 1993, he has pursued an active international career performing throughout the world.

Paul Rhys composed Piano Concerto No.1 during an Anglia Ruskin University sabbatical in the Spring Semester of 2011. A second performance is planned for November 2013 at West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge, conducted by Paul Jackson, Head of the Department of Music and Performing Arts.

The première was recorded to a professional standard and will be used to promote the concerto and future performances.

Creative Exchange On Wednesday 27 February a day of creative exchange took place at Anglia Ruskin’s Drama Studio, Cambridge.

choreographed by lecturers Colin Poole and Matthias Sperling.

The performances were followed by a discussion that focused on 3rd year Drama and creative processes and the use of Performing Arts students improvisation. The Bedfordshire presented two works that were students also ran a workshop that developed as part of their Special dealt with relationships evolving Subject module. These focused between performers. on the uses of repetition in All the students showed contemporary performance and enthusiasm, professionalism Antonin Artaud’s ‘Theatre of and commitment throughout Cruelty’ respectively. This was the exchange, which provided a followed by a presentation of two wonderful opportunity for them to works by MA Dance and share work and discuss creative Choreography students from the practices.

University of Bedfordshire,

For more MPA news: www.anglia.ac.uk/mpanews

The Ruskin Gallery and Basement will hold two exhibitions this spring from Avans University of Applied Sciences in Breda as part of the ongoing VIVID project (Value Increase by Visual Design).

The Department of Music and Performing Arts is hosting a one-day conference on Saturday 11 May exploring issues around electronic music.

Dr. Peter Zinovieff

Piano Concerto No.1 is scored for a modest orchestra comprising strings, timpani and pairs of flutes, oboes, bassoons and trumpets. The rhythmic surface of much of the music is simple, but its metrical organisation is more involved and the piece comprises a total of three movements.

Paul said of the performance: “In awareness that the first performance would be supported by just one rehearsal - albeit by professional players - the orchestral writing is purposefully straightforward. On the other hand, considerable demands of strength and stamina are required of the soloist, even though the piano writing has the outward appearance of simplicity.”

Ruskin Gallery turns VIVID

EMSAR 2013 - Electronic Music Symposium

Première for Music lecturer’s Piano Concerto

Dr. Paul Rhys and piano soloist Ian Pace

Book launch sees first for Music Therapy A new publication co-edited by Helen Odell-Miller, Professor of Music Therapy, was launched on 25 January 2013. Forensic Music Therapy - A Treatment for Men and Women in Secure Hospital Settings, edited by Stella Compton Dickinson, Helen Odell-Miller and John Adlam and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, demonstrates diverse and innovative approaches to music therapy, which include live, improvised and pre-composed music, from music therapy teams working in secure treatment settings.

The book covers the experiences of patients, therapists, supervisors, managers and multidisciplinary teams, giving readers a rich and privileged insight into an area rarely seen or discussed. It examines settings from large institutions such as Broadmoor and Rampton, medium secure units, high support services, low secure psychiatric units and community services.

Leading psychoanalytic therapist Estela Welldon ends her preface with: “Whether or not you are musically oriented, reading this book will both enlighten and enchant you.”

Invited Speakers include: Professor Monty Adkins (University of Huddersfield), Dr Till Bovermann (Media Lab Helsinki), Professor Simon Emmerson (De Montfort University), Dr Mick Grierson (Goldsmiths), Professor Peter Manning (Durham University), Dr James Mooney (University of Leeds) and Dr Peter Zinovieff.

The symposium concludes with an evening concert celebrating the 80th birthday of electronic music pioneer Dr Peter Zinovieff, co-founder in the late 1960s of Electronic Music Studios, London, and collaborator with such composers as Harrison Birtwistle and Hans Werne Henze.

Caroline Bosanquet 1940-2013 Caroline Bosanquet, who passed away on 20 January 2013 after a valiant struggle with ovarian cancer, was an indispensable part of musical life at Anglia Ruskin for over forty years.

Her greatest love was teaching the cello and her success as an instrumental teacher was reflected in the stream of students (from CCAT/ Anglia Ruskin and beyond) gaining Grade VIII distinctions.

Indeed her wide network of pupils and their families extended to academics, scientists and physicians who became friends, attracted by her warmth and eccentric humour.

Her groundbreaking work on harmonics revolutionised the playing and notation of cello harmonics. As a composer her works were selected as Associated Board examination pieces.

Caroline remained a popular member of the Anglia Ruskin University instrumental staff until retirement in Autumn 2012. She will be greatly missed.

Markus Schäfer (tenor) and Piers Lane (piano), performed at the Mumford Theatre in February as part of the Lunchtime Concert Series

Lunchtime Concerts go from strength to strength The free Lunchtime Concert Series at the Mumford Theatre, organised by the Department of Music and Performing Arts, has seen some of its fullest concerts recently, including Powerplant on Friday 16 November 2012. The concert, which took place as part of Cambridge Music Festival (their only free event) saw every seat taken in the theatre. It was an audio-visual feast; explosive drumming, projection and Fanta bottles on stage were all part of the electronic extravaganza.

Another of the most popular concerts in the series was Markus Schäfer (tenor) and Piers Lane (piano) on Friday 15 February 2013.

The renowned German tenor Markus Schäfer has established an international reputation for his interpretation of Mozart’s operatic roles and Baroque operas by Monteverdi and Handel. His accompanist, London-based Australian pianist Piers Lane also has a flourishing international career. They performed their all-Schubert programme at the Mumford Theatre before a performance at Wigmore Hall the following week.

The first exhibition, Visualizing Information, 10 - 20 April, in the Ruskin Basement, contains work from students studying at the Communication and Multimedia Design academy at Avans University. The exhibition focuses on the use of data, its presentation and how it becomes information to humans.

The students explore how graphic design, sound, interaction, animation and physical installations can be used to create visual understanding.

The second exhibition, Dutch Digital Freefight, 15 - 24 May, in the main gallery space, will show work from young artists from the academy of St Joost within Avans University. The students carry out technical experiments with cameras and facial mapping generating artistic as well as commercial interest through their work. The impressive results and innovative ideas find their way to a worldwide audience through the internet and festivals, showcasing the Dutch talent.

Both exhibitions will have a Private View (18 April and 16 May respectively), 5 - 7pm where visitors to the gallery can enjoy the artwork with a drink and meet people associated with the exhibitions, including some of the artists from Avans University of Applied Sciences.

The Lunchtime Concerts continue to prove popular with students, staff and the general public.

Mumford Theatre’s series of Pre-show Talks As part of our on-going commitment to community engagement and outreach activities the Mumford Theatre are pleased to present a series of pre-show talks this spring.

Leading academics at our University will present on a variety of topics to coincide with the subject area of productions being presented at the theatre. Pre-show talks are taking place for the following performances: Spring Awakening (Monday 25 February, Dr Nigel Ward), The Woyzeck (Tuesday 12 March,

Dr Eirini Kartsaki and Dr Amanda Price), Michelangelo Drawing Blood (Tuesday 7 May, Chris Owen), Four Farces (Thursday 30 May, Professor Rohan McWilliam), and Emily Wilding Davison: the one who threw herself under the horse (Wednesday 5 June, Professor Mary Joannou).

All talks last approximately half an hour and are free to attend for all - staff, students and members of the public.

Image: The Origin of Creatures, (still), Floris Kaayk, 2010 - part of the Dutch Digital Freefight exhibition at the Ruskin Gallery

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