What's On: What's On

Sun 20 May 2012

9:00AM - 11:00PM

Cambridge & London 2012

Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.

9:00AM - 5:00PM on Sun 15 July 2012

Pick of the month London calling: an exhibition of paintings by Vic Stedman

An exhibition of paintings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Lys Hansen: across the divide

The core of this exhibition is a selected group of major canvases on the theme of war and peace and family relationships.

10:00AM - 10:00PM

Cambridge early music's festival of the voice

Cambridge is home to some of the country’s finest collegiate choirs and so many singers studied and sang here earlier in their careers, or attended Cambridge Early Music’s summer schools, that the festival will feel as much a reunion as a celebration of the voice.

11:30AM

Sunday coffee concert: John Paul Jones

A Composer Portrait with Cambridge New Music Ensemble and interview with Stephen Montague

11:30AM - 4:30PM

Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats

Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection

See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edgelands

Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China

Featuring over 350 treasures in jade, gold, silver, bronze and ceramics, discover the secrets of ancient China’s 2000 year old royal tombs. This exhibition is part of the London 2012 Festival and is the largest exhibition of ancient royal treasures ever to travel outside China.

1:15PM - 2:00PM

Schubert, Brahms, Debussy

A lunchtime concert at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

2:00PM - 3:00PM

Highlight Orpheus, I am - Joel Frederiksen

The American basso profondo Joel Frederiksen accompanies himself on the lute and archlute in songs by Dowland, Willaert, Marini, Johnson, Attaignant and Caccini.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Cambridge curiosity and imagination family workshop

The artists work in an open-ended way, so there is no defined or pre-determined outcome.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

6:00PM - 6:30PM

Organ recital

Organ Recital to be performed by Andrew Nethsingha (Director of Music, St John's College)

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Highlight Striggio, Tallis, Gabrieli - I Fagiolini

I Fagiolini and friends perform Striggio's Mass in Forty Parts

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Sun 20 May 2012	9:00AM - 11:00PM	Cambridge & London 2012 Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.
	9:00AM - 5:00PM on Sun 15 July 2012	Pick of the month London calling: an exhibition of paintings by Vic Stedman An exhibition of paintings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman.
	10:00AM - 6:00PM	Highlight Lys Hansen: across the divide The core of this exhibition is a selected group of major canvases on the theme of war and peace and family relationships.
	10:00AM - 10:00PM	Cambridge early music's festival of the voice Cambridge is home to some of the country’s finest collegiate choirs and so many singers studied and sang here earlier in their careers, or attended Cambridge Early Music’s summer schools, that the festival will feel as much a reunion as a celebration of the voice.
	11:30AM	Sunday coffee concert: John Paul Jones A Composer Portrait with Cambridge New Music Ensemble and interview with Stephen Montague
	11:30AM - 4:30PM	Highlight Alfred Wallis: ships and boats Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the building work. In a series of small, focused displays familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public.
	12:00PM - 5:00PM	Designed to Impress: Highlights from the print collection See works by some of the greatest Old Master printmakers, including Rembrandt and Dürer, as well as prints by later artists such as Degas, Whistler and Picasso.
	12:00PM - 5:00PM	Highlight Edgelands Prints by George Shaw and Michael Landy
	12:00PM - 5:00PM	Highlight The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China Featuring over 350 treasures in jade, gold, silver, bronze and ceramics, discover the secrets of ancient China’s 2000 year old royal tombs. This exhibition is part of the London 2012 Festival and is the largest exhibition of ancient royal treasures ever to travel outside China.
	1:15PM - 2:00PM	Schubert, Brahms, Debussy A lunchtime concert at the Fitzwilliam Museum.
	2:00PM - 3:00PM	Highlight Orpheus, I am - Joel Frederiksen The American basso profondo Joel Frederiksen accompanies himself on the lute and archlute in songs by Dowland, Willaert, Marini, Johnson, Attaignant and Caccini.
	2:00PM - 4:00PM	Cambridge curiosity and imagination family workshop The artists work in an open-ended way, so there is no defined or pre-determined outcome.
	2:00PM - 4:00PM	People’s portraits exhibition The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.
	6:00PM - 6:30PM	Organ recital Organ Recital to be performed by Andrew Nethsingha (Director of Music, St John's College)
	8:00PM - 10:00PM	Highlight Striggio, Tallis, Gabrieli - I Fagiolini I Fagiolini and friends perform Striggio's Mass in Forty Parts