The SongArt Performance Research Group organises a range of core events, both at the Institute of Musical Research in the School of Advanced Study, University of London (Senate House), and at associated conservatoires, universities, conferences, and other institutions and meetings in the UK and abroad.

We warmly invite musicians, writers, academics and interested members of the public to all of our public events. Please follow the associated links to sign up where indicated, since for some meetings, space is limited.

Additionally, we are pleased to list associated events reflecting our core research principles. Please see the list below for details of these meetings, projects and concerts, which we warmly recommend.

Upcoming Core Event

21 June, 2012: WORKSHOP (PUBLIC EVENT): "Lyric Song in Idea and Performance". Research questions: "What is the lyric and how do we make it?". A cross-disciplinary performance-led workshop on instances of the lyric, itscreation and invocation, in song performance in concert.

Upcoming Associated Events

NOVEMBER 2012

19 November, 2012: Schubert Institute, London: 20th Anniversary of the Schubert Institute, Special Goethe and Schubert Study Day. Lecture-recital: “Performing Goethe’s poetry; performing Schubert’s song." Presenters: Amanda Glauert and Kathryn Whitney

JUNE 2012

2 JUNE 2012 13.15: Love to Death: Transforming Opera Conference in association with the Royal Musicological Association. Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. Lecture-recital: "Aesthetic transfer in live performance": Presenter: Kathryn Whitney

Further information: Love to Death / RMA Conference, Cardiff

MAY 2012

21 May 2012 17.00 - 18.30: IMR & Centre for Music Performance as Creative Practice Performance Research Seminar. Chancellor's Hall, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1. Lecture-recital: "Liveness': a quality, a platform, an essential creative space in notated music" Presenter: Kathryn Whitney

Further information: AHRC Research Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice

Past Core Events

13 May 2011: SONG STUDY DAY (PUBLIC EVENT): "Inside Song Performance: Mapping the Interior of the Performative Act". Venue: Institute of Musical Research, Chancellor's Hall, Senate House, London. A Royal Musical Association Associated Event.

Speakers and performers: Kathryn Whitney (singer, IMR), Amanda Glauert (musicologist, Royal College of Music), Fiona Sampson (poet, author "Music Lessons"), Helen Abbott (literature specialist, Bangor University), Sholto Kynoch (pianist, Artistic Director, Oxford Lieder Festival), Jane Boston (actress, voice specialist, Central School of Speech and Drama, RADA), Paul Alan Barker (composer, director of Music Theatre, Central School of Speech and Drama).

Further information: Inside Song Performance

18 MAY 2010: SONG STUDY DAY (PUBLIC EVENT):"Performativity, poetry, creation: investigating the creative space of live art song performance". Institute of Musical Research, Chancellor's Hall, Senate House, London. 9.30am-7pm. Convened by Amanda Glauert and Kathryn Whitney

Speakers and performers: John Irving (IMR), Amanda Glauert (Kingston), Kathryn Whitney (IMR, RWCMD), Norbert Meyn (Lieder Theatre London), Stephen Coombs, pianist, Sophie Fuller (Trinity Laban), April Fredrick (RAM), Briony Wiliams (RAM).

Follow this link to dowload a PDF of the final report: "Performativity, Poetry, Creation"

14 MAY 2010: SONG AND POETRY RESEARCH DAY (PUBLIC EVENT): "Creating the Lyric: Music and Poetry Dialogues":. Coombehurst Studio, Kingston Hill campus, Kingston University. Convened by Amanda Glauert (Kingston) and Fiona Sampson (Poet in Residence, Kingston University)

Speakers and performers: Amanda Glauert (Kingston); Fiona Sampson (Kingston); Jane Manning (Kingston); April Fredrick (RAM); Norbert Meyn (Lieder Theatre London); Kathryn Whitney (RWCMD/ IMR)