What a night! Here are the highlights from the sold-out Century of Sounds launch event @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social. After hours in a museum is always special, and tonight was even more so, with stunning live performances, artists in conversation and samplers loaded with sounds from the archive.
Follow this thread to read more about the amazing A Century of Sound: Live event last week and see more highlights online at:
citiesandmemory.com/2026/03/a-ce...
Map showing location of Workshop Cafe
Map showing relationship between Workshop Cafe and James St East bus stop
Map showing location of council maintained bike racks near Workshop Cafe
Map showing blue badge spaces near Workshop Cafe
Coming to our Celebrating Women Listening Party at Workshop Cafe this Friday? Here's some travel info - please use sustainable transport if you're able to. Cowley Road is served by buses 5, Stagecoach 1, 5A, 11, 100, 3, 3A. Free tix: wegottickets.com/event/689726
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Base Frequencies graphic
Apply by 9am, Mon 11 May for Base Frequencies (6 - 10 Jul '26). 5 days of exploration for anyone using sound + interested in work for the outdoors.
w/ 101 Outdoor Arts
Apply: 101outdoorarts.com/labs/base-fr...
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map showing location of Robinson Close
map showing nearby bus stops
map showing nearby bike racks
map showing closest blue badge parking
Coming to Century of Sounds: Live! tonight? It will start promptly. Entry is through the South Entrance, Robinson Close. Please consider using sustainable transport if possible.
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Tonight! Live! Sold out! We’re livestreaming the launch event for the Century of Sounds launch event @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social - so tune in and join us via the link in our bio! 📺
The livestream runs from 6.30pm - 9.00pm UK time tonight (27 February): citiesandmemory.com/2026/02/cent...
A Century of Sounds was on the Battiti show on Rai Radio 3, Italy.
Listen to the clip here: audioboom.com/posts/886648...
Join the livestream on Friday: tinyurl.com/centurysounds
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Launching on Monday! 100 years of incredible ethnographic recordings from @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social's extraordinary sound collections, reimagined into brand new compositions by sound artists, musicians, composers, poets and producers from all over the world.
Join the listening party for our Bandcamp highlights album today at 4pm UK time and chat to Cities and Memory and some of the artists as we tour through some of the Century of Sounds: citiesandmemory.bandcamp.com/merch/a-cent...
Launching today! 🎉 A Century of Sounds, a unique partnership between Cities & Memory and @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social, inviting listeners to explore compositions created by 100 artists from a century of incredible recordings from the museum’s sound collections. citiesandmemory.com/century-sounds
Our Celebrating Women Listening Party is on Fri 6 Mar: wegottickets.com/event/689726
To get you started - “My Witch” by Lunatraktors reclaims text from a misogynistic poem about witches: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FF7...
Co-promoted by OCM and Workshop Cafe
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Antonio Aiello with double bass.
Stuart Fowkes (Cities and Memory) with microphone recording by a waterfall
Cristina Italiani playing the flute
Kid Kin (Cities and Memory) playing the keyboard.
Fri 27th Feb: Cities and Memory, Kid Kin, Cristina Italiani, Masako Yokouchi, Rebecca Denniff, Simon Holmes & Tim Saul. Livestream: buff.ly/xaPLaPQ
Co-promoted by Pitt Rivers Museum, Cities and Memory Project and OCM.
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We've just opened a call out for our next round of Instagram takeovers.
We’re looking for two artists who will each take over our channel for one week between May and November 2026.
Find out more and how to submit your proposal ↓
disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...
Graphic for Listening Party 17: Celebrating Women
Our next Listening Party is coming up on Friday 6th March at Workshop Cafe, Cowley Road. We'll be celebrating music by and about women, in honour of International Women's Day. It's free to book: buff.ly/DJLvy0F
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Graphic with "Listen to the playlist" and image of armchairs and vinyl records
You can listen to the Spotify playlist from our Love Stories listening party at Caper Bookshop last week: buff.ly/ZcBr4BI
If you were there we'd love to have your feedback: buff.ly/tFUhAzS
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Violinist and cellist performing in a chapel
Last Mon, the Ayoub Sisters gave a captivating performance @ Warneford Hospital, in partnership with Oxford Health Charity. We'll continue events there, with public performances too. Stay informed: buff.ly/4isQXYU
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Explaining our Listening Parties! We've got one TONIGHT at Caper Bookshop, and another on Friday 6th March at Workshop Cafe.
Free tix Love Stories (Thurs 12 Feb): wegottickets.com/event/689319
Free tix IWD (Fri 6 Mar): wegottickets.com/event/689726
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Graphic "Travelling to Love Stories Listening Party" with armchairs and vinyl records
Map showing bike racks near Caper bookshop
Parking info: Limited on-street parking on Magdalen Road and nearby. 2-hour time limit for non-residents, except blue badge holders. No time limit for blue badge holders.
Coming to Love Stories Listening Party at Caper Bookshop tonight? Buses 3, 3A, 3S, River Rapids X40, 46, and ST1 stop near the venue, & there are cycle racks. Parking is limited.
Free tix: wegottickets.com/event/689319
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Graphic advertising Listen Up! February half term workshops
Calling parents of children ages 10-14 in Barton! Our FREE music-making workshops will take place on February 18th, 19th, and 20th. Info/register: ocmevents.org/learning/lis...
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TOBITHEFREAK sharing work in progress, standing on stage with keyboard and electronic music equipment
The backs of artists and speakers walking down a path shiny with rain in a quadrangle at St John's College
Sound walk in St John's College Gardens showing grassy grounds with trees and small purple flowers
We had an inspiring Friday & Saturday last week at St John's College with our brilliant guest speakers & current BOOM artists. If you were there, we'd love to have your feedback: www.illuminate-data.org.uk/survey/bsdpvl
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Graphic advertising for a voluntary board member for OCM, especially those with expertise in finance and HR. You do not need to have been a Trustee before and we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented on our Board.
OCM is looking for a voluntary board member. If you’re interested in knowing more about being an OCM Trustee, we’d really like to hear from you.
Learn more: ocmevents.org/vacancy-ocm-...
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Graphic sharing YouTube channel and livestream link for A Century of Sounds
A Century of Sounds on 27th Feb is sold out! But performances will be live-streamed . Register: buff.ly/Gbqk8nk
Co-promoted by @citiesandmemory.bsky.social lpittriversmuseum.bsky.social and OCM.
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Map showing bus stops near to St John's College
Map showing Blue Badge parking near to St John's College
Map showing walking routes from Oxford Rail Station to St John's College
Map showing bike racks close to St John's College
If you're coming to BOOM In Residence at St John's College this Fri/Sat, please consider using sustainable transport if you're able to. We recommend allowing extra time to reach the Auditorium. Free tix: buff.ly/jLObAO5
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// Opportunity CLOSING TOMORROW // from Serious //
Equaliser, a paid placement and mentorship scheme for live sound engineers from a Black or Global Majority background, that they run jointly with Black Lives in Music. serious.org.uk/equaliser-me...
Graphic with Guest Speaker Emma Welton and image of St John's College Auditorium
Image of people floating in the sea with text announcing Guest Speaker Joe Hancock.
Meet our speakers: @emmawelton.bsky.social and @burnthecurtain.bsky.social. Eco-activist-composer Emma Welton and Burn The Curtain outdoor theatre co. will be in discussion as part of our BOOM "In Residence" event, on Fri 30 Jan.
Free tix Fri 30th: buff.ly/CLEti0A
Free tix Sat 31st: buff.ly/MGCpYgx
Graphic for BOOM In Residence event with photo of Anna Braithwaite, guest speaker
Meet Anna Braithwaite - composer, performer, community-based artist. She will give a talk + performance at 1:30pm on Sat 31st Jan.
Tix (Fri): wegottickets.com/event/689235/
Tix (Sat): wegottickets.com/event/689239/
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Graphic showing Guest Speaker Simon Chatterton, Strategic Lead at 101 Outdoor Arts
Meet the Speakers: Simon Chatterton, 101 Outdoor Arts
As part of our BOOM "In Residence" event at St John's College, he will present an overview of outdoor work in the UK.
Info & tix: ocmevents.org/whats-on/boo...
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Plus Minus ensemble performing on clarinet, cello and keyboard
// OCM Recommends
EXMO Presents: Plus-Minus Ensemble
27 January, 2026, 19:00 (18:30 doors)
Location: St John's Auditorium
Tickets(free): buff.ly/GjBy0m5
Photo: Deep Time at Fruitmarket, courtesy Fruitmarket. Photographer: Chris Scott
Announcing our next Listening Party, on Thursday 12th February at Caper Bookshop. This one will be on the theme of "Love Stories."
Free booking (voluntary donations): wegottickets.com/event/689319
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Performers with gamelan
// OCM Recommends // TODAY! Event at St Hilda's College with music by current OCM BOOM artist Aris Daryono.
HAMMER & BRONZE : NEW MUSIC FOR GAMELAN INSTRUMENTS
Sunday 18 January 2026
St Hilda’s College Riverside Pavilion
Concert at 6.30 pm; Talk at 4.00 pm
www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/events/hamme...
