Institute of Musical Research
Re-writing the Past
John Woolrich at 60
Thursday 20 November 10.00 – 16.30
Garden Room, Level 3, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London
Re-writing the Past: John Woolrich at 60
In celebration of the sixtieth birthday of John Woolrich, the study day focuses on Woolrich’s compositional models: the operas of Monteverdi and the songs of Purcell, with papers on the music, poetry and visual art of the seventeenth century.
Speakers to include: John Woolrich, Julian Philips, Stephen Walsh, Anthony Pryer, Andrew Parrott, Peter Holman and Bruce Wood, chaired by Sir Nicholas Kenyon.
Admission free to the study day.
To register, please send an email to [log in to unmask]
Promoted by the IMR in partnership with Britten Sinfonia as part of Being Human: A Festival of the Humanities.
18:15 John Woolrich at 60: Pre-concert event
Milton Court Concert Hall, Silk Street, London
Admission free to concert ticket holders.
19:30 John Woolrich at 60: Britten Sinfonia
Milton Court Concert Hall, Silk Street, London
Britten Sinfonia celebrates the sixtieth birthday of John Woolrich.
Sophie Bevan soprano, Thomas Gould violin/director, Clare Finnimore viola, Duncan Ward conductor
Works by John Woolrich, Hugo Wolf, Mozart, Purcell and Stravinsky.
Tickets: £10 - £30 plus booking fee. Students £5.
For details of the Britten Sinfonia concert and ticket prices please visit: barbican.org.uk
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Conference schedule
Re-writing the Past: John Woolrich at 60
Thursday 20 November
Garden Room, Level 3, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London
Admission free. Please register by email to: [log in to unmask]
10:00 Registration and welcome
10.30 Stephen Walsh
“Stravinsky’s Tchaikovsky: putting Humpty back together”
11.00 Dr Anthony Pryer (Goldsmiths, University of London)
“Visions and Revisions: Monteverdi’s Compositional Cultures and Ours”
11.30 BREAK
11.45 Roundtable 1 “Re-writing the past”
John Woolrich, Prof. Julian Philips (Guildhall School)
Sir Nicholas Kenyon (chair)
12.30 LUNCH (not provided)
13.30 Lunchtime concert
Musicians from the Guildhall School
Emily Owen - Soprano
Jennifer Harper - Soprano
Satoko Doi-Luck - Harpsichord
Kate Conway - Viola de gamba
Toby Carr – Theorbo
Purcell Sound the trumpet
Purcell Two daughters of this aged stream
Monteverdi Quel sguardo sdegnozetto
Monteverdi Zefiro torna, e di soave accenti
Purcell A New Ground
Purcell Music for a while
Purcell If Music be the Food of Love
Purcell Suite in D
Purcell My dearest my fairest
Purcell Sweeter than Roses
Monteverdi Pur ti miro
15.00 Prof. Bruce Wood (Emeritus Professor of Music, Bangor University)
“Purcell and his poets”
15.30 Roundtable 2 “Early Music meets New Music”
Andrew Parrott, Prof. Peter Holman (Emeritus Professor, University of Leeds)
Dr Paul Archbold (chair)
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