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Friday 18 November 2011

Why Strad?

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Tuesday 8 November 2011

Griff Rhys Jones opens new performing arts space

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Friday 28 October 2011

Prime Brass soloists have lunch date at Anglia Ruskin

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Thursday 1 September 2011

RIP Professor Anthony Wigram (1953-2011)

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Thursday 1 September 2011

Mateo prepares for gruelling Shakespeare tour

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Wednesday 24 August 2011

Golfers club together to raise funds for Music Therapy

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Thursday 21 July 2011

Professor Odell-Miller presents keynote speech at International Arts Therapy conference

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Monday 13 June 2011

Senior Lecturers in Music trigger new digital performance

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Thursday 26 May 2011

The proof is in the pudding for drama students

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Thursday 19 May 2011

Marina thrilled to reprise Dido role in new prequel

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Wednesday 11 May 2011

Dr Justin Williams interviewed for Guardian article

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Wednesday 6 April 2011

Anglia Ruskin to stage world premiere of Aeneas in Hell

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Thursday 31 March 2011

Anglia Ruskin to establish UK's largest university-based Music Therapy centre

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Friday 11 February 2011

Staff go back to basics to raise money for Spinal Injuries Association

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Monday 31 January 2011

Mumford Theatre to host Lucy Landymore's homecoming concert

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Wednesday 17 November 2010

Classical Music for All the Family

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Latest News

Deals Clinched by Pop Music Students

Thursday 10 May 2012

Through live project briefs and modules such as Year 2's Live Music Event Management, our BA (Hons) Pop Music students are learning the tricks of the music business, finding success - and making a profit.

Recent successes include student Tyrese Olali who, following a competition brief set by Lecturer Phil Pethybridge, reached a deal with Virgin Atlantic for a soundtrack and dance to acc....

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Alicia to perform on world's biggest stage

Thursday 23 February 2012

Anglia Ruskin student selected for dream role in Olympics opening ceremony

BA Performing Arts student Alicia Morton is preparing to perform in front of 80,000 people - and an estimated worldwide television audience of over one billion - after being selected to take part in the opening ceremony of this summer's Olympic Games.

Alicia has secured a role as a dancer in "Is....

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Trumpet legend performs at Anglia Ruskin

Thursday 23 February 2012

Students enjoy free concert by Steele-Perkins, the man behind the Antiques Roadshow music

On Friday 24 February, Crispian Steele-Perkins, described as "the world's leading player of the baroque trumpet" by Continuo Magazine, performed a free lunchtime concert at Anglia Ruskin University's Cambridge campus.

Perhaps best known to the wider public for performing on the op....

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New Music Therapy Book Collaboration

Friday 10 February 2012

A new jointly edited book Music Therapy in Schools - Working with Children of All Ages in Mainstream and Special Education (published by Jessica Kingsley) shows how Anglia Ruskin's Music Therapy department continues to lead the field. The book demonstrates the variety of work taking place in different educational settings across the UK, helping children and young people of all abilities.

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Digital Performance Laboratory inaugural residency and concert

Wednesday 8 February 2012

The Digital Performance Laboratory (DPL) at the Cultures of the Digital Economy Research Institute (CoDE) held a concert in December to mark two events; the culmination of a two week inaugural residency by Dr Till Bovermann, a post-doctoral researcher on tangible an....

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In your dreams!

Friday 13 January 2012

Ever wanted to test drive an FI Ferrari? Or get the chance to climb Everest? Or......?

For most violinists the chance to play an original Stradivarius violin is something of a dream, but one which came true for final year Anglia Ruskin music student Mateja Kaluza. She performed musical extracts from Bach, Sarasate and Lalo as part of a recent illustrated lecture on the great Italian i....

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Fall in Love with Theatre

Friday 13 January 2012

Three BA (Hons) Drama students' dreams of starting their own children's theatre company came one step closer to reality when Richard Purkiss of the Mumford Theatre offered them the chance of participating in a theatre workshop for children.

Megan Bennett, one of the students involved, explained:

"We were lucky enough to be asked to get involved with 'Fall In Love With Theatr....

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Music and Performing Arts Band Showcase success

Friday 13 January 2012

In December 2011, the Department of Music and Performing Arts engaged in a collaborative effort with the Audio Music Technology (AMT) society and the Student Union to host a band showcase night as part of our Music Performance Studies Modules. The night was held in the Student Union Academy Venue on campus, and featured seven bands made up of music, creative music technology, and popular music pat....

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Putting Deep Visuals in the picture

Friday 9 December 2011

Deep Visuals Ltd, based in Cambridge, was spun out of Kodak European Research Labs which closed in June 2009. They specialise in the production of unique systems for browsing image collections. Last July they developed an ingenious technology for browsing digital photo collections. Fundamentally a technology-based company, Deep Visuals were keen to add some focussed design skills to improve the us....

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Terra Nova concerto breaks new ground

Friday 9 December 2011

Anglia Ruskin University staged a world premiere with a difference in Cambridge on Monday, 14 November - Terra Nova, a concerto for orchestra, laptop ensemble and computer game player!

Written especially for Anglia Sinfonia and the Mechanical and Electroacoustic Music Ensemble (MEME) by

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