News archive 2010
Christmas services from King's
You can listen to two Christmas services from King's in 2010: A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's.
15 December 2010
Former Chaplain dies, age 100
Revd Roy Henry (Bowyer) Yin died on 14 December, age 100.
15 December 2010
College statements on Higher Education funding
The Council and the Governing Body of King's have issued statements about Higher Education funding.
3 December 2010
Kingswoman's book named a pick of 2010
<cite>The Independent</cite> has named a book by a King's Music graduate as one of the best in 2010.
29 November 2010
Actor signs MR James DVD this Saturday
Robert Lloyd Parry is signing DVDs of his performance as ghost story writer MR James.
22 November 2010
Finnish composer writes a carol for King's
The Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara has written this year's commissioned carol.
17 November 2010
New book about King's
A new book about King's with over 40 contributors has just been published.
12 November 2010
The Choir performs its first concert in China
The Choir has performed its first concert in China at the Beijing Music Festival.
9 November 2010
'Between two worlds' at the Art Centre
An exhibition of acrylics by the Lithuanian artist Algimantas Ramanauskas has opened at the King's Art Centre.
5 November 2010
New issue of King's Parade
The autumn issue of the college magazine, King's Parade, has just come out.
4 November 2010
Archive of the month: the Hall at King's
November's Archive of the month shows pictures and documents about the history of the Hall.
2 November 2010
King's triumphs at athletics meeting
The King's men's team win the first Cambridge University Athletics Club event of the season.
25 October 2010
Gamelan music comes to the Chapel
Cambridge and York Universities' gamelan groups play a mass for gamelan and choir on 22 October.
15 October 2010
The Choir delights German audiences
The Choir gets enthusiastic reviews for its recent concerts in Germany.
12 October 2010
Memorial concert for Wynne Godley
A memorial concert is being held on 30 October for King's Fellow and economist Wynne Godley.
6 October 2010
Archive of the month: Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem
October's Archive of the month is a collection of photographs and sketches of Jerusalem by Arts and Crafts designer CR Ashbee.
5 October 2010
Former Chaplain celebrates his 100th birthday
Former Chaplain of King's Revd Roy Henry (Bowyer) Yin celebrates his 100th birthday this Thursday.
4 October 2010
King's art portfolio goes on sale
King's is offering a portfolio of art prints for sale, with signed works by Antony Gormley, W. Barns Graham, Sandra Blow and Peter Blake.
29 September 2010
Choral Scholar sings for the Pope
A King's Choral Scholar sang for Pope Benedict XVI at the Beatification Mass of John Henry Newman in Birmingham.
20 September 2010
Eric Whitacre leads a choral workshop
American composer Eric Whitacre leads a workshop for choral scholars from around the University.
10 September 2010
Cambridge rated best university in the world
Cambridge knocks Harvard off the top spot in the QS world university rankings.
9 September 2010
Library treasures go on display
The Library is holding a one-day exhibition of some of its most precious items.
9 September 2010
Archive of the month looks at royal visits
September's Archive of the month shows documents from the archives about royal visits to the college.
2 September 2010
Concert celebrates Kingsman at Clare
A concert celebrates the career of King's scholar Timothy Brown, Director of Music at Clare College, Cambridge.
31 August 2010
Honorary Fellow Frank Kermode dies
Literary critic Professor Sir Frank Kermode died last Tuesday (17 August) at his home in Cambridge.
19 August 2010
Thanksgiving service for Wynne Godley
A Thanksgiving service for Wynne Godley will be held at St Mary's Church, Cavendish, Suffolk on 15 September.
19 August 2010
Latest Choir CD gets glowing reviews
<cite>A Year at King's</cite> has received good reviews in the music media. ClassicFM says the album "reveals an ensemble on fine form".
18 August 2010
Historian Tony Judt dies
Former King's Fellow Tony Judt died at his home in Manhattan last Friday (6 August).
9 August 2010
Archive of the month: the Fountain
The latest Archive of the month shows the documents behind the planning and design of the Fountain at King's.
4 August 2010
Jazz meets sacred music in the Chapel
Jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble play the first UK concert of a world tour launching their new CD <cite>Officium Novum</cite>.
28 July 2010
Shakespeare comes to the Fellows' Garden
The Cambridge Shakespeare Festival is staging <cite>Henry V</cite> in the Fellows' Garden this August.
14 July 2010
Dry weather reveals history of King's
The recent drought has revealed the outlines of old college buildings in the lawns.
8 July 2010
New Concerts at King's programme announced
A provisional programme for the Concerts at King's series 2010-11 has been published.
30 June 2010
Graduation Day ceremonies
Final year students graduated yesterday at the traditional ceremony in the University's Senate House.
25 June 2010
Turing celebrations planned for 2012
Academics and cultural organisations are planning centennial celebrations for mathematician Alan Turing.
24 June 2010
Fellows' Garden opens to the public
The Fellows' Garden is open to the public on Sunday 27 June as part of the National Gardens Scheme.
15 June 2010
Alex Stobbs conducts charity concert
King's student Alex Stobbs conducts a concert in aid of Future Talent and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
11 June 2010
Exhibition of architectural sketches opens 12 June
A new exhibition of architectural sketches by John Devlin opens at the King's Art Centre on 12 June.
8 June 2010
Archive of the month: The green spaces of King's
This month's Archive of the month looks at the history of the gardens at King's.</p>
2 June 2010
Choir release a new CD
King's College Choir release a new CD on 7 June. <cite>A Year at King's</cite> is a musical tour of the ecclesiastical year as sung in the Chapel.
25 May 2010
Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 in the Chapel
King's College Choir sing Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 in the Chapel on 9 July.
24 May 2010
Singing on the River tickets now available
Tickets are now available for the annual Singing on the River concert, which takes place on Sunday 20 June.
20 May 2010
Two choristers win scholarships to Eton
Two choristers from King's College Choir have won academic scholarships to Eton.
19 May 2010
Old King's notebook goes online
The eighteenth century notebook of a King's student and Fellow has been published online.
18 May 2010
Emeritus Fellow Wynne Godley dies
Emeritus Fellow Wynne Godley died yesterday (13 May), age 83. Godley was one of the most original economists of his generation.
14 May 2010
Dante Quartet play Divine Comedy
The Dante Quartet play a piece specially written for them, <cite>Dante's Divine Comedy</cite>, on 6 June.
13 May 2010
King's 2011 calendar now available
The King's College calendar for 2011 includes 12 new photographs of King's Chapel and grounds.
7 May 2010
Archive of the month: college servants 1919-39
This month's Archive of the month is called 'Upstairs, downstairs: college servants 1919-1939'.
6 May 2010
New seminar on film, history and mourning
A new seminar series combines film screenings and talks.
5 May 2010
Watch hustings in the Hall
Watch a video of the hustings organised by King's College Student Union (KCSU) on Sunday 25 April.
26 April 2010
Hear tracks from a new CD of cello music
Prize-winning cellist Guy Johnston plays pieces from his new CD <cite>Milo</cite> at King's on 2 May.
26 April 2010
Channel 4 shows footage of King's in the 1974 elections
The Channel 4 website is showing an old news report of King's students during the 1974 general election campaign.
23 April 2010
Top economists discuss Keynes and King's
Three founding members of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) discuss the importance of John Maynard Keynes.
15 April 2010
King's student wins music prize
King's student wins first prize in the Sir Anthony Lewis Memorial Prize Competition.
15 April 2010
New Chapel services booklet
The Chapel services booklet for the Easter Term (20 April - 11 June) is now out.
12 April 2010
New economic think-tank meets at King's
The Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), funded by the global financier George Soros, meets at Kings next April.
12 April 2010
Michael Sonenscher awarded a Research Fellowship
King's Fellow and historian Dr Michael Sonenscher has been awarded a two-year Research Fellowship.
8 April 2010
Archive of the month: Identifying features
This month's document gives short biographies and coats of arms of Fellows and Scholars of King's College.
8 April 2010
Easter from King's on the iPlayer
<cite>Easter from King's</cite> will be on the iPlayer until Saturday 10 April.
6 April 2010
Concert celebrates Romantic bicentenary
A concert on 2 May celebrates the bicentenaries of Fr
29 March 2010
King's publishes an Environmental Policy
King's outlines a management structure to implement best practices to protect the environment.
26 March 2010
New book captures what's special about King's
TV producer and author Karl Sabbagh has teamed up with Magnum photographer Martin Parr to create a book about King's.
19 March 2010
Bloomsbury archive grabs media attention
National newspapers publish stories about the new Bloomsbury archives at King's.
19 March 2010
Restoration complete on the south side of the Chapel
The restoration work started in September 2008 on the south side of the Chapel has now finished.
16 March 2010
Evensong broadcast on Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 broadcast Evensong live from King's College Chapel
10 March 2010
New Dean of King's
Revd Dr Jeremy Morris of Trinity Hall has been elected as the College's new Dean.
10 March 2010
Enfield students visit King's
Enfield students learn about the Cambridge admissions system and take a tour of the college.
5 March 2010
Archive of the month: Puzzling correspondence
The Archive of the month for March looks at an example of a nineteenth century rebus letter.
3 March 2010
Tree felled to stop damage to the Back Gate
A large horse chestnut tree has been felled to stop the damage it is doing to the Back Gate of the College.
25 February 2010
Students vote to keep Soviet flag
After two weeks of debate both graduates and undergraduates voted to keep the Soviet flag in the college bar.
19 February 2010
Foundation Concert celebrates Schumann
King's celebrates the anniversary of the foundation of the College and the 200th anniversary of Schumann's birth.
15 February 2010
King's Choir heads new BBC Easter schedule
BBC TV is broadcasting an Easter service sung by the Choir and BBC Radio 3 is broadcasting two concerts from King's.
9 February 2010
Archive of the month: Secular illuminations
February's Archive of the month shows exquisite illuminations drawn and painted on secular manuscripts.
8 February 2010
New Music Society plays classics
The Cambridge University New Music Society plays a selection of twentieth century classics in the Chapel.
2 February 2010
King's welcomes a new Director of Development
Julie Bressor has just started as the College
2 February 2010
Cambridgeshire Choral Society celebrates its 50th at King's
The Cambridgeshire Choral Society is holding a concert this Saturday 6 February to celebrate its 50th Anniversary.
2 February 2010
Bryn Terfel sings in the Chapel
International opera star Bryn Terfel sings with the Choir in a charity concert in the Chapel.
28 January 2010
The Revd Ian Thompson 1959-2009
A memorial service for the Revd Ian Thompson will be held on Saturday 13 February 2010.
21 January 2010
Mark Pigott admitted as a Fellow Commoner
Mark Pigott, Chairman and CEO of PACCA, is admitted as a Fellow Commoner of the College.
21 January 2010
Student Union launches a new website
The King's College Student Union (KCSU) has just launched a new website.
14 January 2010
Seals: stamps of authority in the Archive Centre
January's Archive of the Month highlights some of the wax seals dating from King Stephen (c. 1097-1154) to Elizabeth I (1533-1603).
13 January 2010
King's in the spotlight at the 800th Finale
A light show projected onto the Gibbs' Building and the Chapel at the University's 800th Anniversary Finale.
11 January 2010
An intimate evening with the Dante Quartet
The Dante Quartet explore quiet intimacy in three deeply personal quartets by Haydn, Smetana and Sibelius.
6 January 2010
Sir David Willcocks at 90: a special Evensong on 16 January
Former Director of Music Sir David Willcocks conducts a special Evensong on 16 January.
5 January 2010
Download the new services booklet
The Chapel services booklet for Lent term (January - April) 2010 is now available.
4 January 2010
