Messiaen: La Nativité du Seigneur

⏳ Last few days to apply to the King’s College/CBSO Scholarship in Orchestral Composition 2024-2025! The result of an exciting partnership between King’s, the Faculty of Music and the world-renowned City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and made possible thanks to a generous donation, this programme allows two Cambridge students – regardless of College affiliation – to compose a new work for @thecbso and hear it rehearsed and professionally recorded in two separate workshops. This is an unrivalled and invaluable opportunity for a young composer. Upon completing his Scholarship in 2020, Michael Taplin commented: “For composers at the early stages of their career, to have the chance to work with the CBSO is rare. The two stages of the project enable us to have the chance to try-out, experiment with material; additionally with the benefit of time between each workshop in order to revise and hone our ideas. Furthermore, we are granted the advantage of having a professional recording of an orchestral piece. This undoubtedly, will be useful in promoting our music beyond the end of the scheme whilst being protected from the pressure of having a public premiere which could inhibit the creative spirit and potentially be damaging to our confidence at this stage in our career.” Students wishing to apply should submit a CV, two scores (with accompanying recordings if available – ideally in mp3 format) and a personal statement via the online application form that was emailed from the Faculty of Music. Deadline for applications is this Friday, 31 May 2024. @musicatcambridge @cbso

The sun is shining (or at least was) and our @kingscollegecricket team is certainly making the most of the good weather - and bringing in some talented footballers and even a rugby player! 🏏⚽🏈 We caught up with the team's Captain, Ram... "It has been a very good year for us starting the cupper's campaign with three wins in a row and sitting first in our group. We have had lots of fun playing, bringing King's their first cricket win since 2019 and making it to the quarter finals of the cupper's competition. I think what's made the difference for us this year has been the attitude and team morale, where we all play to have fun primarily and then the winning follows. This is essential since most of the team have exams this term." #cambridgecollegelife @camunisport @kingscollegefc

Calling all former @kingscollegeboatclub rowers! 🚣 You should have just received an email with information about this year's #maybumps and we would love to see you at the marquee and the annual Mays Dinner on Saturday 15 June. Find 🔗 in bio with more information and to register. 💌 Do get in touch if KCBC communications are not reaching your inbox! (email members@kings.cam.ac.uk)

Rainy day but sweet things definitely on the horizon! 🍰 If you could do with a bit of (free) cake and a natter, make sure you take your break from revision in the College Bar at 2pm today. 😊 (Spoiler alert: take a break cake will be back on Friday so if you can't make it today we shall see you then) @kings.welfare @kcsucambridge @kcgs_social #reachoutcambridge

Did you know that the exhibition ‘Isherwood in Cambridge’, currently at the @parkerlibrary of @corpuscambridge, has been curated by King’s alumna Eliza Haughton-Shaw (KC 2016) and features illustrations by the also King’s alumna and former member of the @kings_art_rooms illustrator Anna Trench (KC 2007)? Anna was asked to illustrate Christopher Isherwood’s sinister and playful ‘Mortmere’ stories which Isherwood created with his friend Edward Upward while undergraduates at Corpus. ⏳ Open until 4 June (opening reception 22 May, 4pm, Parker Library) #ChristopherIsherwood

A very special ceremony today, where over half of the graduands were receiving their MBA degrees (so many 'green hoods' on display!) and the lining up took place in a very sunny Webb’s Court. See them all leave College via the King’s Lane Gate behind the Deputy Head Porter and the Praelector. Congratulations to all! Enjoy the rest of your big day and share some of your photos with communications@kings.cam.ac.uk or tag King’s in your posts. @cambridgeuniversity @cambridgejudge #cambridgegraduation

🎉 ‘Singing on the River’ is back on the College banks on Sunday 23 June. What better occasion than a sunny evening like today’s to book your tickets (available at external link find 🔗in bio) and start planning what to pack in your picnic basket? While the weather may not be as hot as last year’s, we can guarantee the wildflower meadow and the Chapel will be the best backdrop for your pics! 💜 (These 📸 were taken last year by @acambridgediary) @kingsmencamb @kingscollegechoir @cambridgeuniversity #summerincambridge #singingontheriver #rivercam

📣Shine a light on King’s sporting talent and achievements this year by nominating a College team or individual for a 2024 University Sports Awards.🏆 There are nine categories to choose from so celebrate the breadth of King’s sporting success and vote in as many categories as you like – any ‘unsung heroes’ you can think of?🏅 Nominations are now open with an awards ceremony taking place on 17 June. Fill out the online nomination form at sport.cam.ac.uk/sports-awards-nomination-form or follow the link in bio 🔗 @kcsucambridge @CamUniSport @CambridgeUniversity #CambridgeUniveristy #CollegeSports #CollegeLife #UniversityLife #StudentLife #SportsAwards

Unfortunately, our old hive perished over the winter. We have since found two new hives to cherish and so this is one of the first inspections of the season… with many more to come. We hope you all welcome the new bees with love ❤️. P.S. spot the queen bee in pictures 8 & 9!!!

All shades of pink and purple met in the Cambridge sky last night, and so many gathered on the Back Lawn to try to capture it on camera. 😍 Thank you for sharing the moment with us, keep tagging the College in your posts and fingers crossed the show will continue tonight! #northernlights #cambridgecollegelife 📷 by @_sjnl

Bodley's Court has proven to be a great revision / alfresco lunching / end-of-the-week catching up spot today. 🌷