Haydn’s Nelson Mass features in University choirs concert
22 March

The University of Portsmouth Choirs will sing works by legendary Austrian classical composers Haydn and Mozart this Saturday, 23 March, at 7:30pm in Portsmouth’s St John’s Cathedral.

The programme will feature Haydn’s ‘Nelson’ Mass (Missa in Angustiis) and Mozart’s ‘Vespers’ (Vesperae solennes de confessore) with soprano soloist Rebecca Silverman and accompaniment from the Solent Symphony Orchestra.

Further information is available from music@port.ac.uk. Tickets are £12 regular, £10 concessions and £6 for young people under 16 years-old and are available on the night or in advance from the onlinestore

Changing the world through the arts
12 March

A free public lecture on how arts engagement and drama can enact real tangible change is taking place in the University’s Studio 1 Theatre on 22 March at 1pm.

The talk is by Professor Stephani Etheridge Woodson, who is the Director of the Design & Arts Corps at Arizona State University, which partners with communities to place designers, artists, scholars and educators in public life.

Professor Etheridge Woodson’s book Theatre for Youth Thirdspace: Performance, Democracy, and Cultural Development (Intellect/University of Chicago Press) was the recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Book Award by the American Alliance for Theatre and Education.

Critical Green Growth: Socially Inclusive Circular Economy and Beyond
11 March

The inaugural lecture by Diego Vasquez-Brust, Professor of Global Business Sustainability and Strategy, is taking place on Wednesday 27 March from 6pm in King Henry Building.

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require simultaneous attainment of environmental protection, social inclusion and economic growth which will be challenging as these goals can be conflicting. Professor Vazquez-Brust will discuss his research into how sustainable Green Growth might be the way forward.

Admission is free, but please book a here.

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