Jerwood Hall
Musical Myths and Miracles
Gresham College Lecture Series
LSO St Luke's
Wednesday 25 November 2026 • 6pm
Book TicketsProfessor Milton Mermikides speaker
Tickets
Tickets free, advance booking necessary.
Visit gresham.ac.uk to register
Seats are allocated on a first come first serve basis. Doors open 30 minutes before the lecture begins, so we recommend arriving early. Any unclaimed seats will be given away to attendees without tickets 10 minutes before the lecture begins. Guest reserved seating is given away 5 minutes before the lecture begins. A ticket does not guarantee a seat, so we recommend arriving early.
For millennia, music has been credited with extraordinary powers. Ancient Greek modes were said to heal, while modern culture offers everything from expensive audiophile obsessions with ‘perfect’ sound to wilder claims that the music of Mozart enhances intelligence. Film and media often romanticise and misrepresent how music works.
But what is real, and what is invention? This lecture separates fact from fiction, unpicking the stories we tell about its powers, and uncovering its genuine miracles.
Watch online or attend in person.
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