MusicUpClose – On the Brink of War

The Conway Hall Ethical Society sound collective and Trinity Laban presents MusicUpClose V: Music under Fire – Music in London and Paris during World War One Curated by Professor Barbara L. Kelly with sound collective and musicians from Trinity Laban Conservatoire/Royal College of Music Session One: On the Brink of War Wednesday 1 October 19.00 Presenter: Barbara Kelly Works to be performed: Ravel Trio Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge etc. Our first session explores music written and performed on the eve of the First World War. It was a period of considerable experimentation freedom and artistic confidence. European composers were challenging traditional rules of melody harmony and form. They were also playing with size of musical forces from the huge orchestra of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring to small chamber works for just a few instruments and often voice. It is easy to forget that there was considerable musical interaction between composers from very different national traditions. The English composer Vaughan Williams came to Paris to work with Ravel; Ravel spent time with the Russian composer Stravinsky and both wrote works inspired by the Austrian Schoenberg. We will hear works by a number of these composers tonight including Ravel’s colourful Trio and Vaughan William’s lyrical On Wenlock Edge . Come and join us in an evening of live music and discussion with Barbara Kelly and musicians from sound collective and Trinity Laban Conservatoire . Tickets for each session are priced at £10 adv. online (£12 on the door). There’s a special discount for teachers and their students (14+ years old) at £35 per group for one single session. Advance for all six sessions is £50 in advance. (which can be bought here )