The Chair of the Music programme at the Yamanashi Gakuin University International College of Liberal Arts, Dr Alex Sigman, gave a lecture titled' "Approaches to Interactive Media Composition and Performance" on 7 March 2018.The talk was held in the Music Recital Hall as a part of the Division of Culture and Creativity (DCC)s Visiting Artist Series. The DCC Visiting Artist Series aims to provide...

Speaker: Dr Alex SigmanAssociate Professor and Chair of the Music program at the International College of Liberal Arts (iCLA) of Yamanashi Gakuin University in Kofu, JapanTaking as its point of departure the seminal Philips Pavilion—arguably the first immersive multimedia installation in history—and Richard Wagner's concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk (the "total art work"), this lecture-demonstra...

On 22 November, the Steinway Music Awarding Ceremony and Piano Concert was held in the new UIC University Hall. This event marked the official recognition of the establishment of UIC's new Steinway Music Centre. Additionally, being the 190th anniversary of Beethoven's death, this concert featured the composer's piano sonatas, introduced by Steinway artist and Xinghai Conservatory of Music Profe...

There will be a concert for the UIC New Campus Inauguration Celebration on November 25th featuring HKBU Symphony Orchestra and UIC's newly-established faculty and student chamber ensemble 'UIC Soloists'. All staff and students are cordially invited to attend this wonderful concert. This important event is co-presented by HKBU and UIC to celebrate the inauguration of the new campus and to herald...

Contrast Trio, the ensemble-in-residence at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, will perform a concert entitled 'Classic & Modern' on Thursday 9 November at 7.00pm in the Music Recital Hall (CC-105). The concert, presented as part of the Visiting Artist Series by the Music Programme in the Division of Culture and Creativity, features violinist Kitty Cheung alongside Timothy Sun on saxophone an...

As part of the Visiting Artist Series arranged by the Division of Culture and Creativity (DCC), the Music Programme was honoured to be able to invite Mr Paul Archibald of the London Mozart Players to give a talk at UIC. Mr Archibalds talk, entitled Elmer Bernstein to Dario Marianelli - A Personal Reflection of Performing Music for Film, was presented on 27 September in the Music Recital Hall (C...

Poster for Paul ArchibaldAs part of DCC's Visiting Artist Series, the Music Programme is honoured to announce that Mr Paul Archibald of the London Mozart Players will present a talk entitled 'Elmer Bernstein to Dario Marianellia – A Personal Reflection of Performing Music for Film' on Wednesday 27th September 2017 at 3.30pm in the Music Recital Hall (CC-105). In his talk, Mr Archibald will giv...