Professor Malcolm Gillies studied piano and violin at the Royal College of Music in London, later gaining a PhD in musical analysis from the University of London and a higher doctorate in musicology from the University of Melbourne. He later became the president of two London universities: City and London Metropolitan.
Professor Gillies has wide interests and experience in the arts and education, including questions of assessment, curriculum and pedagogy, careers and community engagement. He has an extensive list of publications, with a particular focus on the works of Béla Bartók and Percy Grainger, and was for many year an arts and education commentator in the Australian and British press.
14 September 2015, Monday
Béla Bartók's Folk Song Arrangements
10am - 12pm
Multi-Purpose Hall (C4.02)
Béla Bartók's String Quartets
1.30pm - 3pm
Recital Hall (C5-02)
Establishing a Career: What are Musical Skills Good For?
3.30pm - 5pm
Multi-Purpose Hall (C4.02)
17 September 2015, Thursday
What is Research in Creative Disciplines?
10am - 12.30pm
Multi-Purpose Hall (C4-02)
Being Authentic: How to Integrate Local and Global in Arts Practice
2pm - 3.30pm
Multi-Purpose Hall (C4-02)
Entrepreneuring Good Arts Business
4pm - 5.30pm
Multi-Purpose Hall (C4-02)
18 September 2015, Friday
Artistic Criticism: The Value of Opinion
2pm - 3.30pm
Multi-Purpose Hall (C4-02)