The Marlowe Society has recently deposited their 1587 copy of Holinshed’s Chronicles with Special Collections and Archives at the Templeman Library in order that it can be accessible to the academic and wider community of the University as well as other audiences. As a result we have been asked by the Society to host a special event to celebrate the deposit. The deposit is a very exciting addition the Special Collections and Archives, strengthening the already significant Early Modern holdings in the collections and thus enriching the resources we have on offer to our Academic and student communities. Holinshed’s Chronicles of England Scotland and Ireland is an important text for understanding the Elizabethan times and we are sure it will be of great value in further supporting those who use our collections for studying and teaching.

Staff and students are invited to join us for a short reception in Templeman Gallery, Templeman Library West, Floor 1 to celebrate the deposit of The Marlowe Society’s 1587 edition of Holinshed’s Chronicles at Special Collections and Archives.

The event will take place at 12.00  on Monday 27 February, 2017. There will be a short address given by The Lord Mayor of Canterbury and Richard Wilson, the Sir Peter Hall Professor of Shakespeare at the University and Rose Theatre, Kingston, followed by light refreshments. The text will be available for viewing from 12.00 until 14.00. During the event the Chronicles and other related materials from the collections will be on display in the Special Collections and Archives Reading Room.

http://www.marlowe-society.org/index.html

Kent Sport health and fitness instructor Mike Burrell has been training Paralympic Skier Millie Knight for the past eight months. Millie has gone from strength to strength in her personal training sessions as well as her skiing talents snatching up quite a few medals along the way.

Since December 2016, Kentish Alpine Skier Millie Knight has travelled far, competing at the highest levels of Para Snow Sport in the Women’s Visually Impaired category.

Competing in more than 15 races and claiming seven Gold medals, including Team GB’s first ever Para Alpine World championship.

Due to a high-speed crash after winning that Gold that caused her to miss next race, Millie came back with guide Brett Wild to clinch four more Silver Medals against stiff competition from the rest of the field, particularly the impressive Slovakian duo, Henrieta Farkosova and her guide Natalia Subrtova.

Millie returned to continue her training here at Kent Sport for just two short weeks before heading off again. This time all the way to South Korea and Peyongchang where the 2018 Winter Olympics will be held, for testing. Hopefully leading to a place in the games themselves!

The results are as follows:

World Cup in Kuhtai, Austria
Slalom – Silver

World Cup in St Moritz, Switzerland
Giant slalom – Gold

World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy
Downhill – Gold

For more information on Millie and her team visit millieknight.co.uk

For more information on Para Snow Sport go to www.disabilitysnowsport.org.uk or for Para sport in general visit paralympics.org.uk

Interested in personal training and beyond? Pop by the reception desk to discuss the various appointments we have and after further detailing your targets we can recommend you the appropriate appointment. To keep up to date and involved, follow UniKentSports on Twitter or like us on Facebook.

Fine Art Reader and Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Music and Fine Art work, artist Shona Illingworth’s work, Time Present (2016) opens in a new exhibition called Turning Point at the Sayle Gallery, Douglas, Isle of Man from 25 Feb to 26 March. Featuring boundary pushing contemporary artwork by international artists Keith McIntyre, Kevin Atherton, Mark Wallinger and Susan Collins, the exhibition is curated by Helen Fox, Programme Manager for Art, Design and Media at University College Isle of Man.

Time Present explores memory, and individual and cultural amnesia.

Shortlisted for the prestigious 2016 Jarman Award, the widely exhibited Illingworth works across sound, film, video, photography, drawing and painting. Her work combines interdisciplinary research (particularly with emerging neuropsychological models of memory and critical approaches to memory studies) with publicly engaged practice.

More info here:
https://issuu.com/galleryisleofman/docs/february_2017___the_this_girl_can_i/30

Related post: https://www.kent.ac.uk/smfa/fineart/news.html?view=2213

A film for which composer Richard Lightman School of Music & Fine Art’s Lecturer in Music, Director of Employability Placement Coordinator Admissions Officer wrote the music score features in the top 100 choice for Amazon Prime. Directed by Alex Lightman, Tear Me Apart , a dystopian cannibal love story, received its European premiere at the International Ravenna Nightmare Horror Film Festival, Italy and had its world premiere at the annual Austin Film Festival in Texas on 31 October 2015. It was also selected for the Bronx International Film Festival and Newport Beach Film Festival, USA in 2016. You can find more about the film here http://www.cannibalfilms.co.uk/#home and http://www.tearmeapartmovie.com/

Hailing from Montreal, Canada, Richard is a composer, producer, sound design practitioner, lecturer and researcher who has composed for a many artists, films and television series including Eldorado, America’s Most Wanted and The Big Miracle, news and current affairs programmes, TV and radio commercials, and contributed to the sound design of a number of Hollywood films including An American Werewolf in London, Herbie Goes Bananas, Superman II, III & IV, Flash Gordon and Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
As the Chief Executive Officer of the Music Producers Guild, he has produced over 35 albums, covering a wide spectrum of music including Heavy Metal, Reggae, Blues, Bollywood, Bhangra, Rock and Roll, New Age, Jazz, Pop and Garage, and played on over 170 recordings and performed in 28 countries on 5 continents.
More info here http://www.kent.ac.uk/smfa/staff/staff-profiles/musicandaudio/Lightman.html
And here https://www.kent.ac.uk/smfa/musicandaudio/news.html?view=1865

The University is sad to report that Joan Elmes, who worked for the Electronic Engineering Laboratory (now the School of Engineering and Digital Arts), has passed away.

Mohammed Sobhy, Emeritus Professor of Electronics, writes: ‘Most of the present staff would not have met Joan, but of course there will be some who knew her very well.  Joan was the Director’s secretary for more than 15 years and, before that, she was in the ‘General Office’ for about five years.

‘Joan was the Director’s secretary throughout my period as Director and I feel privileged to have known her and worked with her. Her contribution in supporting the Director and the Department was substantial.’

Joan’s funeral takes place on 17 March at the Robin Hood crematorium in Solihull.

Simon May, one of the most successful and celebrated composers for television the UK has ever produced, will be giving a talk on Monday, 27 February from 10.30 – 12.30 in the Clock Tower Lecture Theatre at the Historic Dockyard Chatham, together with music lecturer Richard Lightman, the School of Music & Fine Art’s Director of Employability Placement Coordinator and Admissions Officer.

Best known for writing the EastEnders theme, Simon’s long and impressive list of TV themes includes the 1980s smash-hit drama series Howards’ Way, as well as such perennial favourites as Holiday and Animal Park. In his book, Doof Doof: My Life in Music, Simon describes the creation of these works, and the success they brought, with self-deprecating humour and the sharp eye of the true professional.

Simon was a Choral Scholar at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he gained an MA (Hons) in French & German. He taught modern languages at Kingston Grammar School before signing to ATV Music as a professional songwriter. He is currently visiting Professor at the Faculty of Media, Arts and Society, Southampton Solent University who in 2015 conferred on him the degree of Honorary Doctor of Music. He is also Patron of the Devizes Junior Eisteddfod, Vice President of the British Federation of Festivals and Patron of the Swindon 105.5 Community Radio Station. He currently teaches music therapy part time at his local school for Asperger students, Unsted Park near Godalming, Surrey.

Simon has received numerous awards and nominations for his music, including winning an Ivor Novello for Every Loser Wins and three TRIC Awards for Best TV Theme for EastEnders, Howard’s Way and Trainer. More info http://www.simonmay.co.uk/

Please book for the talk via SMFA Reception 01634 888980

On 13 May at 19.30, the City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra (CRSO) premieres a new work by SMFA MA Music Technology student Jeriah Nadesan. The programme, conducted by director Peter Bassano, also includes music by Brahms, Rodrigo, and Saint-Saens and takes place at The Central Theatre Chatham.

Says Jeriah, “My piece is called Glorious Streams. I have aimed to convey this in the flowing rhythms and rich harmonies the orchestra plays. When writing this piece I attempted to be less strict in keeping my composition traditionally classical, but allowed for the nuances of my musical influences such as Jazz, Gospel and Pop. I have also added some live electronics, using different types of synths, to accentuate the music the orchestra plays.”

Jeriah was born in South Africa, his family moving to England when he was 6 years old. Comments the composer, who also achieved his BSc in Music Technology in the School of Music and Fine Art, “I grew up in a home that was always filled with all types of music as both my parents are singers and accomplished musicians. I developed an interest in classical music as a result of studying classical piano. After completing my studies, I hope to pursue a career in Music Arrangement, Film Composition and Music Production.”

The partnership with the CRSO has already resulted in 5 world premieres of music by student composers from SMFA. Formed in 1969, the CRSO has approximately 60 playing members, both amateur and professional musicians, who perform concerts at The Central Theatre, Chatham, and other venues in Kent. Rehearsals take place at the Pilkington Building, University of Kent at Medway, on Mondays, 19.45 – 21.45. Tickets from MedwayTicketsLive.co.uk More info from http://crso.org.uk/concerts/

The University is sad to report that Molly Mahood died last Tuesday, aged 97.

Molly was Professor of English Literature at the University of Kent from 1966 to 1979, having previously held professorships at the universities of Ibadan and Dar es Salaam. She was also Visiting Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her many books include Poetry and Humanism (1950), The Colonial Encounter (1977) and The Poet as Botanist (2008). She was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Kent in 2010.

Her funeral will take place at 11.30 on Friday 3 March at Clayton Wood natural burial-ground, near Hassocks, Sussex. There will be wine afterwards, which Molly left for all who attend. She was much loved by her colleagues and students and will be sorely missed by all who knew her.

SMFA Fine Art students are organising a series of creative workshops and events to engage with the University’s students and staff, as well as the general public, with the aim of presenting a platform which provides insightful experiences and raises awareness of the upcoming Degree Show. The first event, organised by the Fine Art Degree Show Private View and Engagement Team, will be a life drawing workshop on Wednesday 8 March from 18.00 – 20.00 in the Clock Tower Building (Rooms 301-303) at the Historic Dockyard Chatham. It is open to everyone (age 16+) and only costs £1. Please contact Charlene cb655@kent.ac.uk to reserve your space.