Professor Milton Mermikides has completed his inaugural lecture series at Gresham College.

The Nature of Music examines how music exploits our innate and highly evolved listening faculties in order to communicate complex and otherwise inexpressible emotions. Using a diverse range of examples – from Bach to Beatles, Bossa to Björk, Bartók to Billie Holliday – we explore the universal building blocks of prediction, rhythm, pitch, scale, dissonance and multiplicity in the musical experience.

The complete series is now available to view online on the Gresham College Website or by clicking on the links below