We saw the Sunderland Symphony Orchestra arrive to work with 120 instrumentalists from Southmoor and primary feeders Hudson Road, Hill View and Grangetown. At the end of the event they performed Grieg’s ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’ and Mussorgsky’s ‘A Night on Bare Mountain’. Watch part of their performance clicking here or below.
March 11, 2019 archive
Mar 11
Transmuting Understanding with OxNet
The fourth seminar of the OxNet series focused around Translation and Philosophy. Students prepared by studying medieval works that were translated from Arabic into Latin. By the end of the session, students had a good idea of what makes science and philosophy different – science gives you an answer, whereas philosophy gives you a question.
Mar 11
Doctor, Doctor
Mar 11
Sixth Former Feedback
Researchers from Sunderland University held a focus group with Sixth Form students to help their study into how young people access the alcohol and drugs service in Sunderland known as the Youth Drug & Alcohol Project (YDAP). Participants offered feedback, ideas and opinions from the age group the project will be targeting.