Freshers fanfair
September 30, 2012
Nottingham University is undoubtedly one of the biggest, busiest and most elating universities in the country! From the minute you’ve moved into your halls of accommodation, your first year kicks off with a bang with a whole week dedicated to Freshers. This week is packed with different events you won’t want to miss including wild …
Any plans for lunch..?
September 21, 2012
For a music student at the University of Nottingham, life does not just revolve around lectures and seminars. The Music Department is also home to three of the university’s biggest music societies, namely Mussoc, Opsoc and Blowsoc. Blowsoc is the society for wind, brass and percussion players and we’ve already been very busy this year! …
First year music student – can I Handel it?
September 18, 2012
It’s only been 7 weeks and already life as a fresher music student is jam-packed. Ensembles left, right and centre, socialising and going to concerts. As far as studying goes there’s reading about early music organum to Puccini’s Turandot and from second-species counterpoint to how music can be used as torture. It’s fair to say …
Operatic ambitions
September 14, 2012
The last few weeks have been extremely busy. I think I expected second year to be slightly calmer than my first; clearly that is not the case. Since returning back to University, as President of OpSoc, I have been organising and managing events for the society. It’s a fantastic experience but at times such hard …