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Sonic Art Research Unit at the Cutting Edge
New project from the Sonic Art Research Unit to be featured in the Sound and Music Cutting Edge Series on November 19th 2009.
This project brings together two opposing sound-worlds; the hard-edged amplified sound of [rout]; and Okeanos’ distinctive and subtle interleaving of Japanese and Western timbres. The Sonic Art Research Unit at Oxford Brookes University instigated the project and invited eight composers with Japanese or British roots to develop new works through a series of laboratories and work-in-progress sessions. Importantly composers have had the opportunity to spend time exploring the unique timbral possibilities presented by the Sho, Koto, Shakuhachi and Shamisen as they combine with Live Electronics, Signal Processing, Computer Applications including MaxMSP and PureData, the amplified instruments of [rout], and the Western Classical instruments of Okeanos. So if you ever wondered how a sho sounded when played through a Phase Shifter and combined with amplified double-bass played through a PureData patch; or how a bass-clarinet and sho sound when played together in unison – you’re going to find out. The first performance of the project outputs is part of the Sound and Music Cutting Edge Series and will take place at The Warehouse, London, on November 19th 2009.
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WIRED at the Cutting Edge
Jane Chapman performs works from the Sonic Art Research Unit project WIRED at the Sound and Music Cutting Edge Series on November 7th 2009. Paul Dibley's INV III is played in full whilst Paul Newland and Paul Whitty have developed new works for harpsichord, electronics, dancer, and film that will be premiered at the event.
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Vauxhall Pleasure in Oxford
Composer Paul Whitty and visual artist Anna Best’s collaboration Vauxhall Pleasure draws upon past history, present condition and future plans of a location whilst exploring the relationship between political protest and entertainment, traffic and pedestrians, pollution, breathing and song. A multi-part protest piece originally developed as a site performance at Vauxhall Cross Gyratory, Vauxhall Pleasure has since been developed into a chamber ensemble performance, sound installation, and film that will take place in the historic Holywell Music Room as part of the OCM Autumn Series on November 7th.
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New Consultancy Vouchers - worth up to £4000!
If you haven't sought the advice of our publishing experts before, a new voucher scheme makes it easier to access our expertise. The Consultancy Voucher Scheme offers small to medium-sized companies (SMEs) a "voucher" of up to a maximum of £4,000 which will purchase approximately 8 days' worth of time on a specific programme of consultancy work. The University will be awarding at least 20 vouchers in the first instance, with a limit of one voucher per company. For more details and to apply, visit this web page or contact Mary Malin, Business Development Manager: tel 01865 483461, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Oxford Brookes Arts MA Students present ‘The Mobile Edge’ at OVADA
Students graduating from the MA Interdisciplinary Arts Programme at Oxford Brookes University this year, will be presenting their work at The Mobile Edge Festival in the OVADA gallery in Gloucester Green, the Jacqueline du Pre Building at St Hilda’s College, and in locations around Oxford in October.
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Publishing Trade Mission to Delhi, India: 25 Jan - 1 Feb 2010
Following the success of the previous mission to India in 2008, the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies and the Publishers Association are jointly organising a trade mission to Delhi in 2010. The mission will include attendance at the Delhi Book Fair, presentations from key booksellers, bookshop visits, a matchmaking session with local publishers and a presentation from a selection of distributors. For more details and to apply to join the trade mission, call Mary Malin on 01865 483461 or email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Blackwell Creative Writing Lecture
On Tuesday 22nd September at 5pm, Howard Jacobson will give the inaugural Blackwell Creative Writing Lecture in association with the MA in Creative Writing at Oxford Brookes University.
Howard Jacobson will discuss, among other irreligious ideas, the writer as God, taking in along the way the book of Genesis, Anna Karenina, Ulysses and Howard Jacobson's own latest novel The Act of Love, recently reviewed by Nicholas Lezard in The Guardian
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The event itself will celebrate and promote the work of the MA students, followed by the Blackwell Creative Writing Lecture itself. This will be followed by a wine reception during which people will have a chance to obtain signed copies.
Places at this event are free, but entrants must register beforehand. To do this, simply send your name and contact details to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
This event takes place at the Lloyd Lecture Theatre, Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford.
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Sichuan Education Press visit OICPS for Publisher Training
A delegation from Sichuan Education Press visited the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies in August 2009 for a 3-day Publisher Training programme. The programme included guest speakers and industry visits, and concentrated on the Education sector. This programme follows a successful visit in 2007 by another delegation from the Sichuan Publishing Group.
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Alexandra Wilson on BBC Radio 3
Senior Lecturer in Musicology Alexandra Wilson will feature on "CD Review" on BBC Radio 3 on Saturday 25 July. In conversation with Andrew McGregor, Alexandra will explore recordings of music by the little-known late-nineteenth-century Italian composer Giuseppe Martucci. A contemporary of composers such as Puccini and Mascagni, Martucci turned his back on the world of opera in favour of orchestral and chamber music.
Visit the BBC web site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ls286
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The Future of the Journal
Angus Phillips, Director of the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies, has edited a new book on the future of the academic journal (with Bill Cope). With contributions from a number of expert contributors, the volume looks at a range of key topics that are of vital importance to academics and publishers alike, as well as librarians, members of learned and professional societies, and policy-makers. Will the journals business continue to grow? Open access initiatives still form a relatively small part of journals publishing, but will they become the norm? How do librarians, publishers and academics see the future for journals? Will other forms of access to knowledge, and different methods of scholarly communication, become more important? How will the academic journal be affected by public policy, changes in copyright law, and the views of learned societies and research bodies?
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