Following the cancellation of their annual charity concert, this year the University of Dundee OpSoc thought it would be fun to do a week-long online charity concert via their Facebook page. In these uncertain times OpSoc think it is important to keep up the OpSoc morale and to share their love of musical theatre with…Continue Reading Video: One Day More – A Virtual Concert by OpSoc
As we all get used to the new way of life during the Coronavirus Crisis, Graeme Stevenson, University of Dundee’s Director of Music, has been playing the 48 preludes and fugue by Bach as a lovely tribute to his grandfather: “As my grandfather got older and his sight started to go, he set himself the…Continue Reading Video: UoD Director of Music plays Bach’s 48 preludes and fugue
Peto captured the Beatles filming and recording their second feature HELP in 1965! One of the film’s most iconic scenes is the Beatles playing on Salisbury Plain, protected by the Army from the cult who want to sacrifice Ringo. Photo-journalist Michael Peto worked with The Observer during the 1950s and ‘60s. His collection is a…Continue Reading The Peto Collection – The Beatles playing on Salisbury Plain, May 1965
Here is some wonderful traditional music from the TradSoc’s weekly session in Speedwells pub to bring you some joy, and to serve as a reminder of normality & pubs! TradSoc is a music group that play Scottish and Irish traditional music. We welcome all musicians to come and play with us, whether this is…Continue Reading Video: TradSoc Weekly Session in Speedwell’s Pub
Peto excelled at capturing the world of ballet, particularly the relationship between Nureyev and Fonteyn the two most iconic dancers of the period as this image from 1963 shows. He not only photographed productions, but also rehearsals like this one for ‘Marguerite and Armand’. Photo-journalist Michael Peto worked with The Observer during the 1950s and…Continue Reading The Peto Collection – Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, 1963
Jazz trumpeteer ‘Satchmo’ was just one musician Peto photographed during his career, often capturing them before or just after a performance, as with this one taken in 1956 at the Empress Ballroom, London. Photo-journalist Michael Peto worked with The Observer during the 1950s and ‘60s. His collection is a chronicle of an age – a spirited…Continue Reading The Peto Collection – Louis ‘Satchmo’ Armstrong, 1956
Dundee University Operatic Society (usually known as OpSoc) Programme for production of the Grand Duchess performed at Dundee’s Whitehall theatre in 1980. OpSoc has been in existence for nearly 60 years and is the University’s longest standing musical theatre society staging a number of concerts including one major musical a year. The University Archives preserves…Continue Reading OpSoc Programme for The Grand Duchess, 1980