The premiere of the first Australian musical composition commemorating those who fell in the Great War will be performed by Sydney University Graduate Choir on August 10th 2014.
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Western Front Association marks Centenary of British troops arriving in France in 1914
The Western Front Association will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the British Expeditionary Force being sent to France in 1914.
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The Academic World in the Era of the Great War, Dublin
The International Society for First World War Studies has announced that the Trinity College, Dublin, will host a conference on the academic world during the First World War.
Continue readingBelgium remembers civilian atrocity victims of 1914
Belgian 'Martyr Cities' will hold commemorations between August 16 and September 6 2014 to remember victims of atrocities at the start of the First World War.
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Battle of Mons Centenary to be marked with day of commemorations on August 23 2014
The Belgian town of Mons has announced more details of commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Mons in August 2014.
Continue reading‘The Music of War 1914-1918’ international conference in London
The British Library, supported by The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities, will host an international conference in 2014 exploring music during the First World War.
Continue reading‘History of the Soldier’, a new play funded by the Mission du Centenaire 14-18
The Mission du Centenaire 14-18 is funding and supporting a project put together by TM+ (ensemble orchestral de musique d' aujourd'hui), which will be opening in September 2014.
Continue readingInternational seminar: ‘Small Power is a Power? The role and resilience of small and medium powers during the Great War 1914-1918’
An international seminar will take place in Portugal in 2014, considering the role of smaller nations during the First World War.
Continue readingBritish Poetry and the First World War international conference
The English Association will hold an international conference in September 2014 to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
Continue reading1914 Siege of Maubeuge to be commemorated with two days of events
A two-day programme of commemorations is planned in Maubeuge to mark the siege of the French town by German troops in 1914.
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