Events

Musical Instrument Conference - Oxford - 2013

Musical Instruments – History, Science and Culture

The Bate Collection and The Galpin Society

in association with "Making the Tudor Viol"

(University of Huddersfield, supported by the AHRC)

CIMCIM

(Comité International des Musées et Collections d'Instruments de Musique)

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Conference Programme (provisional)

Thursday 25^th–Monday 29^th July 2013

Faculty of Music, Oxford, UK

Presenting a five-day conference covering all areas of musical instrument history and development and their effects on culture and society

The conference will comprise a series of presentations, seminars and lectures on a broad range of organological topics with speakers from all over the world.

As well as talks there will be a series of other events including:

A Lecture/recital in the Holywell Music Room by Dr Matthew Spring on the history and evolution of the lute

Informal gamelan workshops
Museum and gallery tours
Evening drinks reception hosted by the Faculty of Music
Gala dinner at one of the University's premier colleges
A chance to play and examine some of the instruments in the Bate Collection

Bookings for the full Conference have now closed

Student bookings have now closed

Bookings for the viol-oriented day (26th July) have now closed

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Accommodation is not provided but inexpensive B&B can be found in many of the colleges and can be booked at

"Oxford Rooms"

Further accommodation options can be found on the Oxford Tourist Information website here:

"Hotels in Oxford"

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