5th-6th October 2019, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Two days of talks and demonstrations exploring contrasts between process and product, the unfinished and finished work, spontaneity and structure.
Stellar lineup of guest presenters: improvising musicians, interpreters and researchers from jazz and beyond.
All are welcome 鈥� free entry on the door.
Organised by Andy Hamilton and Samuel Horlor for Durham University Department of Philosophy. Supported by Durham University and 糖心视频, with the .
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Programme:
Saturday 5th October: Literary and Philosophical Society, Newcastle, NE1 1SE听
09.45-10.00:听 听 Introduction by听(Philosophy Dept, Durham University)鈥�
10.00-10.30: 听听听听(music researcher)听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听听 ‘The Aesthetics of the Musical Challenge:听Games and Play in Karnatak Music’鈥�
10.30-11.00: 听听听听(data musician and researcher) ‘Live Coding and Failure’听
11.15-12.00: 听听&听 (saxophone and drums improv duo)’How to Play out of Tune’鈥�
12.00-12.30: 听听听听(music journalist and researcher) ‘Imperfection and the Sense of Necessity’
13.30-14.30: 听听听听(improvising pianist)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Performance and Q&A鈥�
14.30-15.00: 听听听(music psychology and aesthetics researcher)听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 ‘The Benefits of Spontaneous Thought for the Creative Brain’
Sunday 6th October: Literary and Philosophical Society, Newcastle, NE1 1SE听
10.00-10.30: 听听听听(music researcher)听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 ‘Reintroducing the Improvised Cadenza: A Case Study in Vivaldi’s Violin Concertos
‘鈥�10.30-11.00: 听听听听(aesthetics researcher)听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 ‘Naturalness and Artifice: Notes on Authorship and Musical Improvisation’鈥�
11.00-11.30: 听听听听(music researcher)听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 ‘Imperfect Becomings: The Praxis of Musical Imperfection in Notated Composition’
11.45-12.15:听听听听听(improvising saxophonist)听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 ‘Solo Improvisation 鈥� A Special Case?’鈥�
12.15-12.45:听听听听听(music psychology and improvisation researcher) ‘This Is Not Improvised But That Is: False Dichotomies and Imperfection’鈥�
12.45-13.15:听听听听听(improvising pianist)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Q&A听听
14.15-14.45: 听听听听(music researcher) TBC鈥�
14.45-15.15: 听听听听(improvising percussionist)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听 听 Interview with Andy Hamilton
鈥�15.15-15.45:听听听听听(music researcher)听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 ‘Aesthetics of Imperfection: Responses’