The Downing Arts Podcast

• MT25.7 The Mask of Agamemnon

  Visiting Scholar Demetrius Floudas enthuses about the Mask of Agamemnon, and we hear from one of the directors of this week's DDS show, 'An Evening with Chekhov.'Cover image: Xuan Che, 'Mask of Agamemnon', licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.-=-=-=-Thursday 13 November, 6pm, Emmanuel College Chapel: The Chapel Choir join forces with our friends across the road for a Choral Eucharist featuring Langlais' 'Messe Solennelle'.Thursday 13, Friday 14, and Saturday 15 November, 7.30pm, Howard Theatre: DDS present 'An Evening with Chekhov'. Tickets available here.Sunday 16 November, 5.30pm, Chapel: Former Organ Scholar Carl Jackson returns to give a short recital, which will be followed by a Choral Eucharist. Tickets available here.Monday 17 November, 5pm, Heong Gallery: Artist Talk with Jerusha West, whose work links with themes of the current Gallery exhibition. Email fl452 for more details.Monday 17 November, 6pm, Music Office, T staircase: Session for beginner singers. Email college.music@dow for more information.Archive Exhibition: Downing in the Second World War, Library: all welcome.'A Gap in the Clouds' Exhibition in the Heong Gallery continues until Sunday 8 February 2026. Free entry, all welcome.

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• MT25.6 The Devil in the Details

  Third-year Art Historian Apple Sershi reveals why the devil in art is so fascinating.Cover image: detail from Bartolomé Bermejo (1440-1500) 'St Michael Triumphs over the Devil', photo credit Sailko (1 March 2017), licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.-=-=-=-Friday 7 November, 7pm, Paddock: Fireworks display. Free to Downing members and guests. Refreshments on sale.Friday 7 November, 9pm, JCR: 'Week Five Blues' by the Downing Jazz Band.Saturday 8 November, 7pm, Howard Theatre: DCMS presents 'Big Band Roulette'. Free tickets for Downing students: use code BINGEWATCH. (Space is limited so please only book if you actually intend to come.)Sunday 9 November, 10.55am, I-staircase War Memorial: Annual Remembrance Sunday Service, with laying of wreaths and singing from the Chapel Choir.Tuesday 11 November, 9pm, Chapel: Come-and-Sing Compline, all welcome.Wednesday 12 November, 8pm, E-staircase Music Room: Freshers' Recital. All welcome to come and listen. If you're a Fresher and you'd like to perform, please sign up here.-=-=-=-Wednesday 8 November, 7pm, St Cuthbert's, Clungunford, SY7 0PS: 'Strings, Still Lifes, and Scenery, a programme of glittering new works for violin(s) and guitar, performed by Downing alumnus Declan Hickey and friends.

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• MT25.5 A Gap in the Clouds

  Downing's Creative Arts Co-ordinator Fran Rothwell-Hughes introduces the new Gallery Exhibition 'A Gap in the Clouds'.Cover photo: Edvard Munch, Melancholy, 1902. Woodcut, 38.2-38.5 x 45.5-49.5cm. Private collection, Norway. Photograph: Sidsel de Jong.-=-=-=-Thursday 30 October, 12.30-1pm, Gallery: Curator's Tour 'A Gap in the Clouds'. All welcome; booking not required.Sunday 2 November, 6pm, Chapel: Evensong for All Saints, sung by the Chapel Choir. Music by Stanford and Harris.Monday 3 November, 6-6.30pm, Music Office T staircase: Session for beginner singers. Email college.music@dow if you'd like to come along.Monday 3 November, 6-8pm, Gallery: Creative workshop with art therapist Honorata. Booking essential: email [email protected]=-=-=-Saturday 1 November, 5pm, Falcons Deli, AL9 5JD: 'Schubertiade' with Declan Hickey and Daniel Gilchrist. A 19th-century programme of songs by Chopin and Moniuszko. Tickets £5 available from [email protected].

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• MT25.4 Witness for the Prosecution

  Continuing last week's law-related theme, masters student Tiffany Tivasuradej discusses Agatha Christie's play 'Witness for the Prosection'.Cover photo by TomasEE, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.-=-=-=-Thursday 23 October, 9-9.30pm, Chapel: Choral Compline, followed by port and hot chocolate.Saturday 25 October, 5-5.30pm, Chapel: Informal performance of Vivaldi's 'Gloria'.Sunday 26 October, 6pm, Chapel: Evensong sung by the Chapel Choir. Music by Grayston Ives and Will Todd.Monday 27 October, 6-6.30pm, Music Office T staircase: Session for beginner singers. Email college.music@dow if you'd like to come along.Wednesday 29 October, 8-9pm, Master's Lodge: DCMS Recital.

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• MT25.3 Is the Master legally blonde?

  The Master Professor Graham Virgo discusses his favourite film.Cover image copyright Eva Rinaldi, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic licence.-=-=-=-Friday 17 October, 9-11pm, JCR: DCMS Open mic. Check out the Instagram page for details. @downingcollegemusicsocietySunday 19 October, 6pm, Chapel: Evensong sung by the Chapel Choir. Music by Orlando Gibbons and John Stanley.11 September - 19 October, Heong Gallery: Revealing (In)visible Times exhibition. www.dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-arts/heong-gallery/revealing-invisible-times-=-=-=-Wednesday 15 October - Saturday 18 October, Corpus Playroom: 1816: The Year Without a Summer. www.adctheatre.com/whats-on/musical/1816-the-year-without-a-summer/

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