MusARC

The ARC

The launch of a new series, MusARC celebrates human creativity and connection through music.

Advanced Research Centre , University of Glasgow

Welcome to MusARC - a special evening at the Advanced Research Centre celebrating human creativity and connection through music.The first of a new event series, our Spring Fling set will feature three diverse acts - each with a connection to the University of Glasgow - and a Q+A with the musicians, giving insight into both their music and research.Our opening line-up features:<ul><li>The Tenementals</li><li>Dr Gameli Kodzo</li><li>Curlew </li></ul>There'll also be a chance to dive into exhibitions and activities which bring their research to life, including live screen printing, 3D graphic printing, anatomy modelling and more...Doors at 18:00 for 19:00 start. Refreshments and good times provided! About the PerformersThe Tenementals: this event will mark the release of The Tenementals’ and Monica Queen’s single Te recuerdo Amanda. The Tenementals are made up academics and musicians who preserve protest songs and political moments in history through music. Their song Die Moorsoldaten (The Peat Bog Soldiers) has been archived in the Documentation and Information Center “Emsland Camps”, a few kilometers from the German concentration camp in which the song was penned and first performed. The band has a dynamic lineup and are currently recording songs that capture the history of Glasgow.Lead singer David Archibald is Professor of Political Cinemas at University of Glasgow. His work spans articles, books, film festivals, live performance and exhibitions with specialist interest in radical cultural activity. Dr Gameli Kodzo is an Anlɔ-Eʋe tradition bearer from Ghana and will be performing some of his own compositions alongside some traditional Ewe music, on the Kora (21 string Harp), the Kamale Ngoni, the Bazuri Flute and his Ashiko Drums.Gameli works part time in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow as an Artist in Residence of the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration Through Languages and The Arts (UNESCO RILA), alongside work as a freelance creative arts consultant and producer. His practice encompasses education, artistic research, film, television production and performance, community theatre, traditional African cultures, music, fashion and textile production. His doctorate thesis was titled Story, Storying and Storytelling - A Reflection on Documentary Film, Music and Theatre as Creative Arts Research Practice, and he won the Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland (CATS Awards 2015) for Music and Sound for his work on the National Theatre of Scotland production ‘Last Dream on Earth’. Curlew (Dr Gill Higgins) is an alt-folk multi instrumentalist. She incorporates acoustic string, wind and percussive instruments, field recordings, synthesizers and loop pedals. She is interested in the interaction of nature and machine and the way that music can unite strangers.In her session musician work, Curlew has written, arranged, performed and recorded vocals, harmonium, synth and piano with the likes of Carla J Easton, Elisabeth Elektra, Honeyblood, Man of the Minch, and Siobhan Wilson. Her band CLR theory's album WAVES was made BBC Radio Scotland Record of Note (2022). Gill previously trained in reconstruction surgery in the NHS, and is currently working on her MD thesis in stem cell therapy for nerve regeneration in the ARC, she also works as a facilitator for Wolfson Medical School.--This event is free, but ticketed. For the full Spring Fling programme, visit <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/spring-fling-new-worlds-3163249" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/spring-fling-new-worlds-3163249">here</a>.You are welcome to bring your own food, but please take any rubbish away with you.Please enter the ARC via the main entrance, as indicated on the map below.