‘Ancient Greek Pop’, a lecture by Dr Armand D’Angour

On Wednesday 4^th February at 4.30 pm, Dr Armand D’Angour will be speaking on:

‘Ancient Greek Pop’

In the fifth century BC a new style of music captivated listeners in ancient Athens. Associated with the dramatist Euripides, some of whose music survives on papyrus, it was hugely popular and led to the rise of star musicians. Because critics like Plato disapproved of it, the ’New Music’ was ignored for millennia; but this ancient equivalent of pop music has recently become the focus of exciting new scholarship. What did it sound like, and how did it affect its audiences?

Armand D’Angour is Associate Professor in Classical Languages and Literature and Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Jesus College, Oxford. He has a particular interest in reconstructing ancient Greek music, and is also a well-known concert cellist and pianist.

The talk is hosted by the St Paul’s Girls’ School Classics Society. Tea and cake will be served from 4.00 in the Dining Hall and the talk will be held in the Old Library. The event will finish between 5.30 and 6.00. There is no charge.

The address of the school is St Paul’s Girls’ School, Brook Green, London, W6 7BS; main telephone 020 7603 2288. The nearest tube is Hammersmith.

All are welcome, but if you or your pupils would like to attend, please email Gregory Wilsdon at gregory.wilsdon@spgs.org with expected numbers as soon as possible and at the latest by Monday 2^nd February.