Faculty of Music
University of Oxford
A Look into the Chamber Musicianship Toolkit: developing the art of conceal and reveal
with Dr Maria Razumovskaya and Daniel Roberts
Free entry, no registration required.
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Violinist and acclaimed chamber musician Daniel Roberts and the Faculty's Dr Maria Razumovskaya lead this interactive workshop to explore the practical and interpretative spaces chamber musicians negotiate. The focus is on the idea of blended tone in ensemble work, and a providing a toolkit of how to achieve this in practice. When does standing out, rather than blending in, become a creative space instead of something to fear as 'too much' or 'too loud'.
This workshop will involve participation from Faculty of Music Students and is open to an audience of students, staff and the general public.
<speaks> | Tomomi Adachi
Adachi will talk about his wide-ranging practice spanning music, poetry and visual art. Topics will include human voice, composition, improvisation, performance technique (and its absence), site-specific work, technology and artificial intelligence. The talk may also include a short performance designed for the online format.
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