Plymouth University

Film: Freaky Friday (1976)

Wouldn't it be nice if someone could switch places with you and know exactly how you feel?

In Disney's 1976 film Freaky Friday, that's exactly what happens: a power struggling mother and daughter magically switch places when they both wish the other to walk in her shoes for a day.

Teenage troublemaker Annabel suddenly has to deal with the challenges of running a household while mother Ellen is back in junior high!

This is a Disney classic that stands the test of time and has been specially chosen by Lauren Child, Children’s Laureate.

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Talk: In Conversation with Lauren Child, Children's Laureate

Children’s Laureate Lauren Child, MBE explores the magic of reading and writing with some of her best-loved characters including Clarice Bean, Ruby Redfort, and Charlie and Lola.

Child is one of today’s most highly regarded writers and illustrators for children and young teenagers. Her Charlie and Lola series for 2-5-year-olds was made into a BAFTA award-winning television show, while her Clarice Bean and Ruby Redfort detective novels sparked the imagination of young teenagers. Appointed Children’s Laureate in 2017, she says her mission is to get children excited about reading....

Capulus

Part of University of Plymouth Music Week 2018

Enjoy live music from local hard rock band, Capulus, whose influences include The Foo Fighters and Iron Maiden.

The four piece band has just released their first album and are gaining increasing support in and around Devon. It is comprised of students from the BA (Hons) Music course: • Joshua Vaughan - Vocals and Guitar • Thomas Riley - Guitar and Vocals • Sean Bradford - Bass Guitar • Jacob Tromans - Drums

Ticket information: Free admission

www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/capulus

An Evening of Jazz, Blues and Improvisation with Sam Richards

Part of University of Plymouth Music Week 2018

A feast of jazz, blues and improvisation is hosted by Sam Richards with a full complement of performers.

The evening features final year students and jazz/blues duo, Dylan Ellis and Angelica Cashman, and concludes with a set from final year bass clarinet and sax player, Alex Lloyd with his Alex Lloyd Trio.

Nestled somewhere in the middle the audience will be treated to a Conduction session. This is a technique of ensemble improvisation, which will be directed by Sam Richards and performed by Music to Our Ears.

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Lona Kozik: Philip Glass Metamorphosis

Part of University of Plymouth Music Week 2018

Lona Kozik is an internationally recognised composer, improviser and pianist specialising in French and American music. She has also presented programmes including music by Erik Satie and Philip Glass.

Glass’s series of five pieces entitled Metamorphosis is half an hour of reflective and profound piano music. Lona teaches part-time on the University of Plymouth’s music degree course.

Ticket information: Free admission, booking advised

www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/lona-kozik-philip-glass-metamorphosis

Ambient Chilled: Electronics and New Instruments

Part of University of Plymouth Music Week 2018

University of Plymouth’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research attracts composers and experimenters in the field of live and interactive electronic music.

The University’s David Bessell, Michael McInerney, Marcelo Gimenes and David Strang will present new and evolving works using instruments and live electronics.

Ticket information: Free admission, booking advised

www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/ambient-chilled-electronics-and-new-instruments

Gamelan by Plymouth University Gamelan Orchestra

Part of University of Plymouth Music Week 2018

Directed by Saj Collyer

University of Plymouth is fortunate in having a full set of Balinese gamelan instruments as well as gamelan specialist Saj Collyer to teach it to students.

The sound of a gamelan group is simply extraordinary. The lively acoustic of the Roland Levinsky Building Crosspoint provides the perfect venue for this performance

Ticket information: Free admission

www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/gamelan-by-plymouth-university-gamelan-orche...

Sam Richards: Empty Moments

Part of University of Plymouth Music Week 2018

Empty Moments is a series of miniatures for piano. They began as tiny sketches written in spare moments, but the theme of emptiness grew and the number of pieces increased to an hours-worth of slow, meditative music.

Sam Richards is a part-time lecturer at University of Plymouth, specialising in music history, improvisation and composition.

Ticket information: Free admission, booking advised

www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/sam-richards-empty-moments

The Steve Buckley Trio with Katherine Williams and Tom Armstrong

Part of University of Plymouth Music Week 2018

Steve Buckley (sax, penny whistle and bass clarinet) is a British jazz musician who was a member of the pioneering band Loose Tubes, and also played with Human Chain, Microgroove and Django Bates’ Delightful Precipice. He has recorded with various African and Latin bands, and trumpeter Chris Batchelor.

Joining him in the trio is the magnificent Ric Byer on drums and virtuoso bassist Jim Rintoul.

Pianist Tom Armstrong, University of Surrey and Saxophonist Katherine Williams, University of Plymouth explore the porous...

Plymouth University Gospel Choir And Plymouth University Big Band

Part of University of Plymouth Music Week 2018

Plymouth University Gospel Choir is open to all students, meets every week, and communicates its enormous enthusiasm and faith through its infectious singing, harmonising and stirring repertoire. A perfect opener for Music Week!

Student-initiated and directed, the University of Plymouth Big Band (UPBB) was set up in 2005 to play jazz and big band music. It has gone from strength to strength and is well known in and around the city.

UPBB play throughout the academic year – including charity gigs – and now numbers over 30...

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