What's On Next week – A guide to artsfest

Big Band on the Tower

IC Big Band kicks off Imperial College ArtsFest 2015 in style! The band will play an uplifting set of quality big band jazz from the balcony of Queen’s Tower.

Monday 12:30 – 13:30

Queen’s Tower

Chalk Drawing

Some dedicated people from LeoSoc will be in the possession of 200 pieces of chalk, and they will be drawing all over the ground outside Sherfield! Become part of ArtsFest by making your own chalk drawing!

Monday 14:00 and onwards

Outside Sherfield, Queen’s Lawn

Fantasia Film Night

Join us for an exciting evening of film and wonder at the Imperial Cinema! We start off with a few short films produced by ICTV members, followed by a performance of Disney’s Fantasia – a visual masterwork to the tunes of Tchaikovsky among others. Representatives from FilmSoc will be there to provide you with trivia and the historical background of Fantasia. Join us for a cinema setting as you have never seen before!

Monday 19:00 – 21:00

Union Concert Hall

Wind Band Lunch Performance

Wind Band is bringing you the lunchtime entertainment for the second day of ArtsFest. Scuttle over to the Business School Entrance at 12:30 to hear them perform their latest repertoire (and get a taster of upcoming concerts).

Tuesday 12:30

Business School Entrance

ArtsFest Lecture: DarwinTunes

Dr Bob MacCallum is a researcher at Imperial who is looking at the evolutionary aspects of music – how come we like certain tunes and rhythms? He set up a website to test whether random noise could eventually become music through a selection process. Join us for a very exciting lecture that combines science – the core of Imperial College – with music as part of ArtsFest.

Tuesday 18:00

Pippard Lecture Theatre

Writing Workshop /Book Blind Date

Writers’ Soc and IC Science Fiction bring you this event – a drop-in writing workshop and book blind date. Join in whenever you like between 18:00 and 20:00 for writing exercises, and learn more about the upcoming Writing Competition organised by the two societies. You will also leave with an unknown book, and perhaps not one that you would have picked up in the first place, which is a great way to discover a new author or genre.

Tuesday 18:00 – 20:00

Clore Lecture Theatre, Huxley

Lunchtime Juggling

Ever wanted to try juggling? The juggling society will be bringing their juggling tools and various other things to the Dalby Court for a lunchtime try-out!

Wednesday 12:00 – 14:00

Dalby Court

Masterclass: Margaret Fingerhut

Play the piano? Want to see a professional and accomplished pianist teach talented Imperial students? Join the audience for this masterclass, where members of the Chamber Music Society will be given 30 minutes of public tuition by Margaret Fingerhut. Places are limited, so first come first served!

Wednesday 14:30 – 16:30

Ensemble Room 1, Blyth Music Centre

Chamber Choir Evensong

After a hard day’s work, pop over to Holy Trinity on Prince Consort Road for some high-quality choral evensong and a service. The IC Chamber Choir will be performing

Wednesday 17:30 – 18:30

Holy Trinity Church, Prince Consort Rd

ICSO Open Rehearsal

With their concert scheduled for the next week, this open rehearsal by Imperial’s very own Symphony Orchestra is set to be something special, especially as the BBC young musician who is joining them for the concert is set to join them for this night. Here’s a unique chance to see how one of the best student orchestras in the UK rehearses with their conductor Richard Dickins.

Wednesday 19:00

The Great Hall

A Very Vocal Evening 3.0

The A Cappella + Musical Theatre (MTSoc) Societies highlight of the year! Be prepared for an evening of highest quality singing and much entertainment with both individual performances from MTSoc and the various A Cappella groups, as well as a joint number!

Wednesday 19:00

Union Concert Hall

Choir Lunchtime performance

Looking forward to the IC Choir concert this term? How about a taster of the fine music that they are singing during this lunchtime performance in Sherfield? Enjoy the majestic tunes of Carmina Burana, and perhaps some old classics from Handel’s Messiah.

Thursday 12:00 – 13:00

Sherfield Level 2

Blyth Lunchtime concert

And straight after the choir’s performance, why don’t you take the lift up to the fifth floor for the regular Blyth Lunchtime concerts. Jessica Chan will be performing Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in D, Op 28.

Thursday 13:00 – 14:00

Read Lecture Theatre, Sherfield Level 5

‘The Secret Garden’ – a Vernissage

LeoSoc and PhotoSoc invite you to the vernissage of their exhibition ‘The Secret Garden’ in the Blyth Gallery. Become part of the artwork by taking a seat on a park bench and enjoy some free nibbles and wine.

Thursday 18:30 – 19:30

Blyth Gallery, Sherfield Level 5

Tribute Night

Prepare for an evening of riffs as Jazz&Rock are inviting all their members to perform songs by their favourite artists in Metric. Grab a drink and enjoy these new renditions of both old and new classics.

Thursday 19:00

Metric

ICSE Lunchtime performance

Instead of walking to Hyde Park in this cold weather, bring your lunch over to the Business School Entrance for this lunchtime performance by the IC String Ensemble. As one of the final lunchtime performances during the ArtsFest week, this one is not to be missed!

Friday 13:00 – 14:00

Business School Entrance

ArtsFest Finale

The Grand Finale of ArtsFest! Come enjoy a show with the best of dance, comedy, music and singing that the arts societies and more at Imperial have to offer! With a casual setting, the ArtsFest week will be finished off by a variety of performances, such as belly dancing, a teaser of MTSoc’s new show, and some Chinese traditional music to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Feel free to pop down to the Union Bar for a drink while you enjoy this variety show, and help out Unicef in their charity work by buying some cupcakes!

Friday 19:00

Union Concert Hall