When several students of the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, had the opportunity to design the audio system for an open-air concert by the Italian Orchestra dell'Insubria, Yamaha’s regional office was more than happy to help.
February saw the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) stage a brand new adaptation of The Who's legendary 1973 double album Quadrophenia, which inspired the 1978 film of the same name.
Over the past two years, the University of Derby has invested £55m in student facilities which includes a brand new Arts, Design and Technology campus due to be opened in 2007. The new campus will be home to those studying for various degree courses which cover everything from live performance to the technology of the live event, the studio, multimedia and the design of studio equipment.
Founded in 1848, London Metropolitan University is the largest single university in London and one of the largest in the UK, with over 25,000 students including 7000 international students from over 155 countries. It is one of the foremost providers of undergraduate, postgraduate, professional and vocational education in Britain and has an enviable international reputation for constant and creative educational innovation.
Founded in 1906, The Central School of Speech and Drama is one of the pre-eminent Drama schools in the United Kingdom, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs and training for the dramatic arts and the performance and media industries. Central has built an international reputation for “total” theatre training―working closely with the theatre and performing arts industries to provide both traditional and up-to-the-minute knowledge and skills across the wide range of disciplines necessary to create live performance.
Newcastle College is the largest in the North East and has a national reputation for the quality of it's Music and Performing Arts courses.
A museum doesn’t always spring to mind when thinking of applications for a Yamaha digital mixing console but Bradford’s award winning National Museum of Photography, Film & Television (NMPFT) is using a DM1000 for a variety of key tasks in support of the Museum’s many and varied activities.
Opened in 1996, the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts recently celebrated its 10th anniversary with a gala show at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on the 30th January. Performing in the show were many former students who delighted an audience of some 2000 people, among whom were Institute graduates and a number of high profile guests such as Sir Paul McCartney who as lead patron takes a close interest in the Institute and its work.
