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Peter Maxwell Davies

wardourcastlesummerschool wrote 2 years ago: On 7 June, 2010 I went to the Royal Academy of Music to interview Peter Maxwell Davies about his inv … more →

Tags: What music was performed?, What was analyzed/discussed?, Commentary from Interviews, birtwistle, Davies, Tragoedia, Northcott, Ecce Manus, rhythm

Two Reviews

wardourcastlesummerschool wrote 2 years ago: Here are two reviews of the Melos Ensemble’s London performance of Birtwistle’s Tragoedi … more →

Tags: Reviews, birtwistle, Davies, Tragoedia, In Nomine

Copyright1 comment

wardourcastlesummerschool wrote 3 years ago: One of the issues that is raised by making information publicly available through this medium is tha … more →

Tags: Methodology, NMC, Northcott, Copyright, Wikipedia, Eebahgum, Gerda Arendt

Comments by Bayan Northcott on the 1965 WCSS

wardourcastlesummerschool wrote 3 years ago: Speaking with Bayan Northcott uncovered a wealth of information about the WCSSs and the period in wh … more →

Tags: General details of the Summer Schools, interviews, What music was performed?, babbitt, Bach, Bedford, Beethoven, Bethany Beardslee, Bill Colleran

1965 Concert Programme with comments

wardourcastlesummerschool wrote 3 years ago: 1965 Programme of Concerts submitted to the Arts Council. (ACGB/51/265; see 1) The comments are thos … more →

Tags: What music was performed?, Commentary from Interviews, birtwistle, Goehr, Alldis, Smalley, Wood, Tragoedia, eisler

1964 Concert Programme with comments

wardourcastlesummerschool wrote 3 years ago: 1964 Programme of Concerts as given in the publicity leaflet, a copy of which was given to me by Mic … more →

Tags: What music was performed?, Commentary from Interviews, birtwistle, Goehr, Tippett, Gilbert, Wood, gabrielli, maxwell davies

Accounts for 1965

wardourcastlesummerschool wrote 3 years ago: 1965 Accounts The following are excerpts from the 1965 Certified Statement of Accounts, held at the … more →

Tags: How was it funded?, Beardslee, Smalley, stein, Hacker, spnm, Arts Council, Downes, Pruslin

1965 budget

wardourcastlesummerschool wrote 3 years ago: The V&A archive (ACGB/51/1265) contains the accounts for the 1964 and 1965 summer schools and a … more →

Tags: What music was performed?, General details of the Summer Schools, How was it funded?, birtwistle, Goehr, Beardslee, Holloway, Schoenberg, Bach

Advertisement for the 1965 WCSS

wardourcastlesummerschool wrote 3 years ago: The following is the text from a flyer/booklet advertising the 1965 WCSS. [1] THE WARDOUR CASTLE SUM … more →

Tags: Who was there?, Other Information, General details of the Summer Schools, birtwistle, Crowson, Goehr, Hurwitz, Tippett, Alldis

Advertisement for the 1964 WCSS

wardourcastlesummerschool wrote 3 years ago: THE WARDOUR CASTLE SUMMER SCHOOL OF MUSIC 15TH TO 23RD AUGUST, 1964 PRESIDENT: MICHAEL TIPPETT MUSIC … more →

Tags: Who was there?, General details of the Summer Schools, birtwistle, Crowson, Goehr, Hurwitz, Tippett, gabrielli, maxwell davies

Funding, the SPNM and the ICA

wardourcastlesummerschool wrote 3 years ago: The archived documents for the Arts Council of England’s annual report for 1965/66 includes a brief … more →

Tags: How was it funded?, Arts Council, berg, birtwistle, Crosse, Gambier, ica, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Lawrence Foster

What was performed?

wardourcastlesummerschool wrote 3 years ago: 1964: Messiaen 1 ACGB/51/1265 Anthony Gilbert: solo piano Sonata, performed by Margaret Kitchin. 1 P … more →

Tags: What music was performed?, birtwistle, Goehr, Tippett, Beardslee, Davies, Gilbert, Wood, stein

Ensembles/performers in residence

wardourcastlesummerschool wrote 3 years ago: 1965: Melos Ensemble 1, 2 Bethany Beardsley 1 vocal quartet: Barbara Elsy, Pauline Stevens, Ian Part … more →

Tags: Who was there?, What music was performed?, Goehr, Beardsley, elsy, Stevens, Partridge, Shaw, Holloway


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