Well, at the age of 41 (and quite a bit), I have been on a seesaw for the first time! And started taking instant photographs. Not at the same time …

Concanenda - Drop Down, Ye Heavens [Cusworth] YouTube video by Concanenda

#Advent seems to have arrived. How did that happen.

I had a lovely email from the Rector of Holy Trinity Melrose to say the choir would like to perform this. Their service is at 6.30pm today if you happen to be in the area, and being streamed live on youtube, too!

youtu.be/EAaVpBgl7Fc?...

Today's a busy day in #digitalhumanities at Oxford ...

Very much looking forward to this discussion with Goran, tomorrow!

This should be an exciting discussion!

Join us for a conversation with some remarkable artists and photographers about what AI means for their work in photography.

From 25.10 to 5.12, 'Press The Shutter, Type The Prompt' will be on display at @mfoxford.bsky.social, as part of the Photo Oxford Festival
It will showcase 3 artistic projects that explore the intersections of #Truth & #AI

Works by Michael Christopher Brown, Haley Morris Cafiero, & Stéphanie Hubert

Bodleian Student Editions

The next Bodleian Student Editions session will run on 11th November – it’s a great opportunity for students to learn about editing and transcribing early modern letters. Spaces are still available - find out more & sign up: digitalscholarship.web.ox.ac.uk/event/bodlei...

Today is the start of Photo Oxford, and our international exhibition hosted by Digital Scholarship at Oxford and Maison Française d’Oxford is opening.

This is a black and white photograph of a mountainous landscape reflected almost perfectly in a lack. Sun touches on the mountains in the distance, and a little grass at the near edge of the lake breaks the symmetry of the image.

Well, in the midst of grindingly grim news, here's a photograph of the mountains above Llyn Mwngil. #photography #cymru

So, if you fancy a brief wild ride for organ and eight-part choir on the topic of war in heaven, drop me a line! #contemporaryclassical #choralevensong

As we roll on towards Michaelmas, I am reminded that it was fifteen years ago this month that my piece 'Factum est silentium' was first performed at St Paul's Cathedral. It got a couple of outings over the next few years, but I'm not sure if anyone else has ever performed it. #choralmusic

My colleague @goran-gaber.bsky.social is thought-provoking as always in this article - a pleasure to read, and a pleasure to think on.

Anyway, the piece is written to be quite versatile, and the score is freely available, if anyone would like to sing it.

#contemporary #choral #music

Given world events, perhaps it is time for a second movement ...

The text is a fragment of the requiem mass sung over some of the typical data analysis language of the time - the kinds of phrases that were heard on a daily basis. It is, in a sense, a rather quiet prayer over the noise of incalculable loss being calculated rather coldly.

Andrew Cusworth - All our numbered lives | Calmus Ensemble YouTube video by Calmus Ensemble

As today seems to be the day allotted for marking five years since the #coronavirus #pandemic began, here is a short piece I wrote for Calmus Ensemble as part of their project to collect musical 'statements' on the period.

youtu.be/JXvPuDAQetA

Come along and meet us!

Don’t forget that you can join us in Cardiff tomorrow for a free workshop on the new Towards Digital Collections training materials for the cultural heritage and collections sector. #towardsdigitalcollections #tanc #towardsanationalcollection

A black and white photograph of the Wales Millennium Centre, and its inscription.

A good place to think about a new Welsh opera.

In these stones horizons sing.

Looking forward to these!

An artistic black and white photograph that shows frozen plants, close enough to see the ice crystals on the stems.

An artistic black and white photograph that shows frozen plants, close enough to see the ice crystals on the stems.

It's freezing outside, and so it seems apt to share something icy. I rate these two pictures amongst the most pleasing I have taken, thus far. They were worth a cold early start.

For the technically curious: Pentax SPII, SMC Takumar 50/1.4, Rollei RPX 400 film developed in 510 Pyro.

Vanishing Culture cover featuring media types dissolving.

Preservation is at the heart of what we do. This year, we released the Vanishing Culture report— detailing instances of cultural loss and emphasizing the role that libraries and archives play in preserving materials.

Help us in saving these resources:https://archive.org/donate/?origin=blsky-eoy2024

I’ve been giving X a hard eye for the year or so since Elon Musk took ownership and my very small share in the company was returned to me. Now, though, his outright support for destabilising hard-right movers like Farrage in the UK and the AFD in Germany tells a story that it’s impossible to ignore.

Congratulations, Helle!

For all you digital humanists at Oxford ...

Drop down, ye heavens A setting of Isaiah 45.8 for SAATB choir. Written for and first performed by the St John's Compline Singers in St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, 3rd December 2010. Score available from Score Exc

You can take the boy out of the church, but ....

For the beginning of Advent, 'Drop down, ye heavens.' There are proper recordings on various platforms, but this was the première. I finished writing it a whole hour or so beforehand ...

on.soundcloud.com/6B7h7M1CNyEK...

#choral #music #advent

Digital Scholarship coffee morning - 3rd December

Our next Digital Scholarship coffee morning is on the 3rd December, and we’ll be hearing from Phil Dines, project manager for the
@torchoxford.bsky.social
Fantasy Futures project! Find out more at: digitalscholarship.web.ox.ac.uk/event/digita...

I'm looking forward to hearing how people receive and use these! There's a nice open-endedness to a lot of the steps, suggesting things to consider rather than presenting a didactic 'one true way,' which (I hope!) is valuable in an evolving field. #digitisatalcollections

I’ve been trying to find this for a long while, having forgotten both title and author (I was very small)! So, this one, with thanks for helping me find it again.