Visitors are welcomed to join TechFest at educational and inspirational music-themed events in venues across Aberdeen as the festival celebrates its 25th anniversary.
A first for TechFest, music will feature at three events in this year’s Public Programme, which is sponsored by Equinor and runs until September 22.
Supported by joint principal sponsors BP and Shell, one of the aims of TechFest’s annual festival of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics is to engage young people in the four STEM subjects and encourage them to go on to follow a career which utilises these skills by demonstrating that they are both fun and relevant in day to day life.
The Blue Lamp will be welcoming the Jenny Sturgeon Trio (September 15) for an evening of Scottish folk music with a touch of natural history.
Singer-songwriter, Jenny Sturgeon, takes inspiration from folklore, historical events and personal experiences to write her music, with the wonders of nature and the natural world also having a strong influence throughout the lyrics.
Jenny will be performing a variety of material including songs from her most recent release, the critically acclaimed ‘The Wren and the Salt Air’, which was commissioned by the National Trust for Scotland to celebrate 30 years since St Kilda became a world heritage site for nature.
Visitors are invited to attend a unique performance at the Aberdeen Science Centre by Dr Charles Wang from the University of Aberdeen and the Birmingham Ensemble for Electroacoustic Research.
Dark Matter: The Sound of New Physics (September 20), involves the real-time sonification of data streams from the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest and most complex particle accelerator.
Created in collaboration with the art@CMS project at CERN in Switzerland, improvised music and visualisations are programmed live by the ensemble with the aim of creating a result that is both musically and scientifically meaningful.
Science in Song: The Surprising Success of Songs for Education and Engagement (September 20), is a thought-provoking and humorous song-studded talk, during which visitors will learn about the wonders of science through music.
Presented by science troubadour, Jonny Berliner, the event held at Aberdeen Science Centre will explain how he uses the art of song writing to make science accessible and entertaining for all.
Sarah Chew, managing director at TechFest, said: “We are excited to be welcoming a range of fantastic performers to the festival this year to introduce an educational music element to the Public Programme.
“The new events promise to be insightful and entertaining as visitors are given the opportunity to discover how sound is created through a particle accelerator and how music can be a valuable tool in teaching methods.”
Jenny Sturgeon Trio will be held on Saturday, September 15 at 8.00pm at The Blue Lamp. Tickets are priced at £5.00 or £4.00 concession.
Dark Matter: The Sound of New Physics will be held on Thursday, September 20 at 6.30pm at Aberdeen Science Centre. Tickets are priced at £4.00 or £3.00 concession.
Science in Song: The Surprising Success of Songs for Education and Engagement will be held on Thursday, September 20 at 7.30pm at Aberdeen Science Centre. Tickets are priced £4.00 or £3.00 concession.