Voiceworks Partners

Birkbeck College

The internationally regarded Contemporary Poetics Research Centre at Birkbeck College is part of the School of Arts. The Centre is committed to exploring, though poetic and critical practice, the role of experiment in contemporary poetry. It is concerned with current practice in all its dimensions: voice, sound, kinetic performance, and visual work. It brings together a group of MA and PhD students, and engages, more widely, with poets and readers, through workshops and readings. The Poetics Centre students taking part in the Voiceworks project are active performers and writers who work and publish in a number of media. They include this year associate students from the London Consortium PhD programme and from the Poetic Practice PhD at Royal Holloway University of London. This project has offered students a unique opportunity to collaborate with composers, musicians and singers. Exploring relationships between music and poetry has heightened students’ awareness of the possibilities of their own work. Since its inception in 2006 the programme has produced some extraordinary and original work for voice, opening up what the making of song might become in the twenty-first century.

Project Tutors for Birkbeck College:
Dr Carol Watts, Professor William Rowe, Dr Stephen Mooney

www.bbk.ac.uk

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Composers at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama thrive in collaborative contexts, and each year the department runs a variety of projects placing student composers with actors, dancers, singers and visual artists. So we are delighted that Wigmore Hall have enabled us to work with writers, establishing this new partnership between the Guildhall School Composition Department and the Contemporary Poetics Research Centre at Birkbeck College. This year, we have also involved fourth year undergraduate students from the Vocal Studies department as part of their Contemporary Specialism course, and we are particularly grateful to Armin Zanner for his invaluable assistance in coaching singers. The remarkable variety and inventiveness of the finished works attest to remarkably fruitful pairings, and if the previous two years are indicative, some of these creative partnerships will endure well beyond the end of this particular project.

Project Tutors for Guildhall School of Music and Drama:
Richard Baker, Julian Philips, Armin Zanner.

www.gsmd.ac.uk

Wigmore Hall Learning

Wigmore Hall Learning runs events and projects for people of all ages, enabling them to join in with chamber music and song as performers, listeners, composers and music makers. Wigmore Hall Learning provides access to chamber music and song through innovative creative programmes, online resources and events. We invite a broad audience to get involved in music making of the highest standard, particularly focusing on those who may be excluded from regular arts provision. We make connections through projects and partnerships - using music to inspire people, open opportunities and enhance learning and development. Events at Wigmore Hall include talks, masterclasses, concerts and workshops.

For more information about Wigmore Hall learning visit
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

The Arts and Humanities Research Council

The Arts and Humanities Research Council [AHRC] supports world-class research that furthers our understanding of human culture and creativity. Established in April 2005, the Arts and Humanities Research Council [AHRC] is a Non-Departmental Public body. AHRC evolved from the Arts and Humanities Research Board, which was founded in 1998. Today, we are sponsored by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (previously DIUS). Our vision is to be a recognised world leader in advancing arts and humanities research.

For more information about The Arts and Humanities Research Council visit
www.ahrc.ac.uk