(M)other Russia: Evolution or Revolution Twenty Years since the Collapse of Communism

Presented by The Centre for Russian Music, Goldsmiths, University of London. In association with the Institute of Musical Research and BBC Symphony Orchestra

This festival/symposium commemorates the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of communism within Europe - an event that has brought unprecedented political, social and cultural change worldwide during the last two decades.

The festival/symposium, in association with the BBC 'full immersion' day (28 April 2012), is dedicated to the music of Arvo Pärt, arguably the most successful composer to have emerged from a former Soviet republic.

The festival/symposium will include performances of new Russian chamber music, new piano works, vocal compositions, music for choir, talks given by notable post-Soviet composers as well as the showing of documentary films. The final concert will be followed by a round-table discussion with the leading composers: Alexander Raskatov, Vladimir Tarnopolsky, Elena Firsova, Dmitry Smirnov, Faradzh Karaev.

The symposium aims to invite interdisciplinary discussion and debate on:

- New concepts and styles developed after the fall of Communism.
- The legacy of Soviet ideology and its existence within the post-communist era.
- The issue of political pressure and whether its removal has been productive for Russian and/or East European cultures.
- The issues surrounding the Soviet Diaspora: to what extent large-scale emigration this has affected post-Soviet music, and/or whether Soviet émigré composers living/working abroad feel that this has affected their musical identity.
- Recent developments within the former Soviet Republics and their new cultural identities.

VENUES:

26 - 27 April Chancellor’s Hall, Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU

28 April The Barbican Centre, Silk St, London, EC2Y 8DS

29 April Great Hall, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW

FEES (including coffees/teas):

Special 2-day rate (for 26 and 27 April):
Standard rate £25, £15 Students, Concessions (retired, unwaged)

Daily rate:
Standard rate £15 per day, £10 Students, Concessions (retired, unwaged)

PROGRAMME:

http://www.gold.ac.uk/crm/motherrussiasymposium/

(M)other Russia website

Dates & times

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26 Apr 2012	10:00am - 6:00pm Chancellor's hall, Senate House	apple google outlook
27 Apr 2012	9:00am - 6:00pm Chancellor's Hall, Senate House	apple google outlook
29 Apr 2012	1:00pm - 5:00pm Great Hall, Goldsmiths	apple google outlook

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