Unwrapping Irving Berlin’s "White Christmas" This festive lecture explores the unusual roots of the song...
The challenge of atheist literature: Beckett, Pullman and McEwan Some works of literature today are written from a consciously...
The Operatic Showstopper: ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ This lecture considers ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ from Carousel (1945)...
The Sondheim Showstopper: ‘Send in the Clowns’ 'Send in the Clowns’ was probably the most commercially successful...
SeaChange: Reversing the Tide The highly-acclaimed lecture/performance combines the knowledge of science and the...
Orature, Oratory and Getting the Message Heard The most valued aspect of our entire culture in England...
Goethe the Musician and his influence on German Song Germany's greatest poet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), seemed to...