9 February 2010
Council Chamber, Deptford Town Hall
4 pm
Research Forum
CRM Research students:
- Elena Artamonova : ‘Nikolay Roslavets: Violinist and his Dream of “New Unheard
Worlds of Sound”’
Roslavets was one of the most intriguing representatives of the group of composers later
called Russian Avant-Garde Composers or Modernists. Roslavets invented what he called
“The New System of Organised Sounds” which received special attention among his
contemporaries. This paper analyses the factors that made a successful amateur violinist
from a village band become an authority in the field of composition and music theory.
- Cameron Pyke: 'Researching Britten and Shostakovich'
Cameron will examine the creative relationship between Britten and Shostakovich from
1960 to 1975. His paper explores the sources that he is using, which include interviews
and archival materials (from Britten-Pears Library and the Shostakovich Archive in
Moscow) and the wider problems of identifying musical influence. He will review the
crossover between Britten's and Shostakovich's Rostropovich-inspired works for the cello
from 1960 onwards, and possible areas of creative exchange between the composers.
3 June 2010, Council Chamber, Deptford Town Hall
6 pm
Elena Firsova at 60
Composer Elena Firsova in conversation with Alexander Ivashkin
7 pm Concert featuring new works by Elena Firsova.
Karine Georgian, cello
Goldsmiths Strings
Alexander Ivashkin, conductor
June (date tbc)
Council Chamber
Deptford Town Hall,
6 pm
Research Seminar. Professor Ilya Levinson ( Chicago, USA):
George Gershwin and Joseph Schillinger.
The Schillinger's System of Music Composition as found in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Including Goldsmiths students performances of Levinson's own compositions influenced by
Schillinger.
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