Guildhall School of Music & Drama

This vibrant research forum brings together staff, students and guests of international standing to create a live laboratory of exploration and debate. The following events will take place during the Summer term and are open to the public:

Spring 2012

24 & 25 May Guildhall School & Wallace Collection 
Combattimento 

Directed by Prof Andrew Lawrence-King, Guildhall School, with swordmaster Dr Klim Zhukhov, St Petersburg State University. Historical action, Baroque harps and violin bows all move together to the tempo and measure of 17th-century Italian swordsmanship. This production follows Monteverdi’s original stage directions, representing Tancredi and Clorinda’s epic swordfight in music.

Events as part of the project include:

Thursday 24 May 7–9pm | Room 147 Guildhall School
Seminar: Continuo at the Cutting Edge
Andrew Lawrence-King and Dr Simon Capp explore the tempo and measure of early 17th-century continuo. 
To book email research@gsmd.ac.uk

Friday 25 May 6pm & 8.30pm | Wallace Collection
Performance: Combattimento
Tickets from the Wallace Collection include pre and post-event panel discussions led by Prof Jane Davidson (Australian Research Council Centre
for the History of Emotions) and Prof John Sloboda (Guildhall School). The audience research will investigate: how does this strike you?

Tickets: £15 (£8.50 concessions) available from the Wallace Collection on 0207 563 9567. For full details visit: www.gsmd.ac.uk/research

External events

Saturday 7 July, 10.00 - 17.30, Guildhall Livery Hall
City of London Festival 2012: Level Playing Field – Symposium 

A symposium on the development of musical opportunities, aesthetics and instrument technology for musicians of all physicalities. Participants include Charlotte White, Christian Lindberg, Clarence Adoo and the Headspace Ensemble, Drake Music, Rolf Gehlhaar, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Stephen Langridge, the London Symphony Orchestra, Frank Lyons, Nigel Osborne, Peter Renshaw, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Share Music Sweden, Skoogmusic and other experts from the fields of music, arts, education and disability.

The day includes presentations, panel discussions, performances and refreshments. For more information view the online brochure.