Musicians from the International
Centre for Music Studies (aka the music department) at Newcastle University
took advantage of a glorious summer’s day to promote next week’s ICMuS Summer
Music Festival with a series of performances on an outdoor stage set up outside
Armstrong Building (conveniently next to the bar in the Students’ Union).
An ad hoc jazz quintet – Mercedes
Menz – assembled under an awning to escape a baking sun, a pleasant change to
sheltering from the rain! Led by a final year soon-to-graduate reeds player by
the name of Mercedes Philips, the ensemble name couldn’t be more appropriate!
Her all-male band mates (keyboards, guitar, double bass and drums) study across
the spectrum – classical, folk, jazz – and with the stress of exams behind them
they played without a care in the world. Oh, to be a student!
The ICMuS Summer Festival runs
from June 9-13. All performances are in King’s Hall with free admission to
lunchtime sessions (1:00 pm). Admission to evening concerts (7:30 pm) will be
by payment at the door.
For further information visit www.icmusmusicfestival.co.uk
Russell.
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