Tag Archives: exhibitions

To celebrate, to commemorate: South with Shackleton

Posted on 14 January 2022 by mj263

The latest mini exhibition in the Anderson Room celebrates the centenary of the death of the great polar explorer, Ernest Shackleton, with music inspired by Shackleton and his expeditions to Antarctica. There’s a surprising amount of music, and books about … Continue reading →

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Small but mighty

Posted on 8 October 2021 by mj263

I was born and raised in the historical county of Monmouthshire, a small but populous county in the south-east corner of Wales….or possibly England. Map makers are confused, and no wonder. A history teacher at my secondary school commented that … Continue reading →

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No mere trifle: Beethoven 250

Posted on 13 March 2020 by sw508

It will not have escaped your notice, dear reader, that this year the world (and not only the musical world) is marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. “The music is transcendent. He’s always pushing against the sky, reinventing the … Continue reading →

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The face that launched…

Posted on 21 February 2020 by mj263

The British Museum is coming to the end of its current exhibition, Troy : Myth and Reality in a few weeks time. I visited it recently, and was delighted to find a poster in the exhibition, that had links with … Continue reading →

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1920s Cambridge : some musical snapshots

Posted on 7 February 2020 by Kate

This week it was time to swap over the items in the Pendlebury Library exhibition case, to replace the collection of historical audio-visual formats that have been on display there for the last couple of months. MusiCB3 readers were promised … Continue reading →

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Molto animato

Posted on 13 December 2019 by mj263

For our latest exhibition in the Anderson Room, we are celebrating that most festive of ballets, The Nutcracker, with two selection cases of items, including an edition published to commemorate the inclusion of The Nutcracker in Disney’s 1940 classic Fantasia; … Continue reading →

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The Rising Tide in music

Posted on 22 November 2019 by AP

The Rising Tide: Women at Cambridge includes many stories of ‘firsts’ for women at Cambridge University. It is a celebration of achievements, yet also illustrates the struggle involved and the many waves of successes and setbacks. The story of women … Continue reading →

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Wood at the Proms

Posted on 6 September 2019 by mj263

2019 is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Henry Wood. The British conductor’s name is inextricably linked with that of the Proms – probably the most famous music festival in the world. Although there had been promenade concerts … Continue reading →

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Whatever happened to Baby Spice?

Posted on 23 August 2019 by Kate

What is wrong with this picture? Yes, that’s right – no Baby Spice (now I come to think of it, the title of this post might have been something of a giveaway…).

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Offenbach 200: the Can-Can comes of age

Posted on 7 June 2019 by sw508

As you may have noticed, this year marks the bi-centenary of Offenbach‘s birth and to mark the occasion we have put together a little, rather eclectic, display in the Anderson Room here at the UL. Never mind the Can-Can, how … Continue reading →

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