Christian Wolff at Orpheus

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Symposium

Description

The Orpheus Institute hosted “Christian Wolff at Orpheus,” two study days in September 2015, with the composer in attendance. Included was a keynote talk by Philip Thomas (University of Huddersfield) and an open rehearsal by TWO (Joseph Houston, Aisha Orazbayeva) of American experimental works, including a new composition by Wolff. Three papers were presented on Monday, chosen by the organizer from proposals received in the preceding months. On Tuesday a performers’ workshop was held at which appropriate repertoire was presented and coached by Thomas and Wolff.
Period28 Sept 2015 → 29 Sept 2015
Event typeConference
LocationGhent, BelgiumShow on map

Keywords

  • composition
  • Orpheus Institute
  • Christian Wolff
  • New York School
  • performance
  • American music
  • 20th century music
  • analysis

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