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ew work by ir Harrison Bimvi~de were given their world premierc on 21 :'\ovembcr at a concert in the Great Hall ro celebrate the composcr\ inauguration as Henry Purccll Profe or of ompo ition at King's. The concert marked the 299th anniver ary of Pureell' death and brought rogether Engli~h music of three centurie ago and the mo~t recenr work of Britain' leading composer. Sir Harri on' ncwopera The Serolld ,llrs Kong received it highly-acclaimed premiere at Glyndebourne la t monrh. One of the new piece, With Let/er
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alld C/ork -part of a ~erie~ of four settings of poem by Paul Celan. which were conducted by Sir Harrison -wa ~ung by Christine \\'hittle ey, the inrernationally renowned American ~oprano. he was acc mpanied in other Birtwi de works by London Wind, and by oboi~t Gareth H ube and piani t Robert Keeley who al~o performed tWO new ver ion of Birm'i dc's All /n/el77Jp/ed F.lld/ess .l/e/ody for oboe and piano. The first half of the concert featured Phanra m, a group of inrernational chamber music pecialist lead by Laurence Dreyfus (al 0 a profe or at King's) playing Purcell's Fama ia 1-3 and 6-11.
he Councils of King' and the l nited ~Iedical and Dental Schools of Guy's and. t Thomas' Ilospirals (L'~1 OS) have agreed on the comenr of a Parliamenraf) Bill which is [() be lodged this monrh. Oncc enacted, the legislation would enable the constitutional merger of the two instiwtions ro go ahead at a future date still ro be agreed. Public con ultation about the parrern of health are provi ion in London is going on at pre enr, and a deci ion by the ecretary of tatc for Health (Virginia Borromley) is expectcd in ~Iarch or pril 199 , Assuming that her deci ion meets thc requiremenr of King's and l'~ID about the u e of parr of the Guy's Hospital ite for academic purpo e , that the Bill i enacted by July 1995, and that sufficienr funding i available for the merged ollegc, the constitutional merger could go ahcad on I ugu t 1995. Once the twO in titutions have eommirred them elves ro a merger, derailed architectural studies could be commi sioned ro adapt buildings for the new college.
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