Cultural Events - February to June 2010 - University of Ulster

6.30pm
LT MD108
Magee campus
Free admission but booking is required.
For information and to reserve a place
contact the Corporate Events Office on
(028) 9036 8610 or events@ulster.ac.uk
Unlike the eye the ear has no lids and
so we cannot easily lock out the sonic
environment which surrounds us. It is
surprising therefore that sound is the
forgotten medium of contemporary
academic study, especially since the
language of new media – virtual reality,
immersion, interactivity – has its origins
in the birth of the phonograph.
This lecture will illustrate how the
popularisation and mainstreaming
of sound as performance undermined
the creation of a sophisticated body
of sonic work except in the avant-garde
and will argue for a major re-evaluation
of the importance of the sonic to
contemporary thinking. A range of
sound recordings and samples will be
used to show how digital technology
has opened up new possibilities for
a re-imagining of the ways in which
sound can be used to make and
represent meaning.
Inaugural Professorial Lecture
We have No Earlids:
Sound, Technology and Auditory Culture
Paul Moore
Wed 3 Mar
lecture
The Henry Girls, three sisters from Donegal, are establishing a reputation as
one of the finest musical groups in Ireland. They have just been nominated
for an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Original Score for their work
on the film A Shine of Rainbows. Their recently released third album, Dawn,
features music from the movie as well as their own originals and traditional
music, which can be heard regularly on radio stations such as Lyric FM, RTE1
and BBC Radio Ulster. In addition to performing throughout Ireland and the
UK they have recently performed at the Irish Film Festival in Los Angeles
and the Toronto Film Festival, Canada.
Playing harp, mandolin, accordion, whistle and fiddle they perform an
eclectic mix of traditional Irish music, folk and blues, with spine-tingling
three-part vocal harmonies.
The Henry Girls
8.00pm
The Octagon
Coleraine campus
Admission: £5/£4 conc/£2 students
and those receiving benefits.
Contact the Cultural Development
Office on (028) 7032 4449
or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk
Wed 3 Mar
music