Concerts and music

Concerts and music


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Soundwalk: self-led audio tour of Glasgow

Date: Thursday 12 August 2021 - Wednesday 01 December 2021
Time: 10:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: in person, West End of Glasgow

In collaboration with Glasgow-based postgraduates, Sound Thought presents a curated soundwalk of locations around Glasgow, exploring notions of acoustic ecology and the impact of humans and noise pollution on our local environments. To take part, simply download the free audio files onto your mobile device or stream from the website.

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COP26 Organ Recital

Date: Wednesday 27 October 2021
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel
Speaker: Kevin Bowyer

University organist Kevin Bowyer will perform Charles Camilleri's Missa Mundi (Mass of the World) in full, as part of COP26.
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Lomond Brass

Date: Thursday 28 October 2021
Time: 13:30 - 14:20
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University Concert Hall

The brightest, best and boldest brass from Scotland! 5 of Scotland's top brass players take a break from their day jobs (with the RSNO, BBC SSO and the Orchestra of Scottish Opera no less) to combine together for the first time in a chamber music setting.
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Eco Echoes: Tinderbox Music and Game Jam

Date: Saturday 06 November 2021
Time: 09:00 - 20:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: online

Join a day-long creative jam where we'll write songs & make games around an environmental theme, with a songwriting workshop, live play-through, and open-mic session to share the games and songs!

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Choral Contemplations III: Singing for the Environment

Date: Tuesday 09 November 2021
Time: 18:00 - 19:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel, Glasgow G12 8QQ

Join the Chapel Choir for a concert of music inspired by COP26 and the environment, featuring a new commission by recent graduate, Harold Thalange.

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Water Music: Source to Sea

Date: Thursday 11 November 2021
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University of Glasgow Concert Hall
Speaker: Sequoia Duo

Sequoia Duo presents Water Music: Source to Sea, a musical imagining of the journey taken by a raindrop as it travels along Scotland’s waterways, presented as part of Music in the University and The Dear Green Bothy.
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Greening Choirs

Date: Monday 15 November 2021
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: Langside Parish Church, 167 Ledard Raod, Glasgow G42 9QU

Join community musician & activist Penny Stone for a workshop on how we can use community singing & song writing to explore environmental & social justice issues.
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Routed//In Green Channels

Date: Thursday 18 November 2021 - Sunday 21 November 2021
Time: 10:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: Main Building, University of Glasgow. Glasgow, G12 8QQ

Sound Thought presents an audiovisual installation and ambient soundscape investigating the echoes of our presence and the symbiotic relationship between nature and technology.

Collective Care: Renewing Perspectives on Museum Collections

Date: Thursday 18 November 2021
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: The Hunterian Museum

Come see The Hunterian collections through new eyes at an interactive evening of music performances, art installations, family trails, craft activities, and a COP26-themed museum tour.