Three events in three locations exploring the relationship between music and the unconscious for composers, players and listeners.
A collaboration between The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, Sadler's Wells, Opera North Projects, Harry Guntrip Psychotherapy Trust, the Institute of Psychoanalysis and the Hampstead and Highgate Festival.
Pleasing Sorrows and Grateful Terrors: Musical Form and its Relation to Unconscious Emotion
Wednesday 23 January 2008, 8.30pm, The Institute of Psychoanalysis
A psychoanalytic exploration of the Chaconne from Bach’s D Minor Partita for Solo Violin. Anthea Gomez will look at whether we can discover implicit and unconscious meanings in the piece from how it was written and think about the nature of the emotional work involved for both composer and listener. The talk will be illustrated and followed by a performance of the Chaconne by Sara Trickey. No prior knowledge is required of musical theory, Bach or the Chaconne.
To reserve a place, please contact:
Winnie Delaney
020 7563 5016
winnie.delaney@iopa.org.uk
Songs without Words: Alone in the Presence of Bach
Saturday 1 March 2008, 11am - 1pm, Sadlers Wells
We often associate Bach with the voice, with massed or solo voices singing cantatas of praise or joy, where the intricacy and beauty of the written music mirrors and enhances the text. At the other end of the spectrum, we find the lone voice: his “Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin”. They are intimate, complex, unsupported by text, by narrative, or by the company of another player. Over the last year, child psychotherapist Lydia Hartland-Rowe has been observing the process by which soloist David Greed rehearses and
prepares this unaccompanied music. In this event therapist and musician discuss the meaning of learning and playing Bach and David Greed will perform selected movements from the work.
To book tickets, please contact:
Sadlers Wells Box Office
0844 412 4300
www.sadlerswells.com
The Inspiration of Dreams
Thursday 15 May 2008, 7.30pm, Tavistock Centre
What part do dreams and the unconscious play in the creation of music? David Matthews attempts an answer, drawing on his own experience and evidence from other composers of the past three centuries. This illustrated talk will include time for questions and discussion, introduced and chaired by Margaret Rustin.
To book tickets, please contact:
The Hampstead and Highgate Festival Box Office*
0870 033 2733
www.hamandhighfest.co.uk
*Bookings accepted from 14 January 2008 onwards
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