Event overview
Ian Gardiner (Goldsmiths) and Tom Armstrong (University of Surrey) are organising this one-day conference focussing on British composers from the 80s to the 90s
Ian Gardiner (Goldsmiths, University of London) and Tom Armstrong (University of Surrey) are organising a conference focussing on British composers from the 80s to the 90s whose music faced away from modernist styles and techniques and instead embraced minimalism, popular music and experimental music from Britain and the United States. These composers – Orlando Gough, Lawrence Crane, Jeremy Peyton Jones, Jocelyn Pook and Errolyn Warren to name but a few – were often below the radar of mainstream concert activity and institutions in the UK, indeed much of their work actively sought alternative venues and means of dissemination as well as collaborative relationships with artists of all kinds.
These composers, the ensembles they wrote for and the period of their formative work, warrants much further investigation and documentation. Ian and Tom were both composing and performing during this time including with many of its leading musicians; they have organised the conference to begin rectifying the lack of research, scholarship and history about this important time in British music-making.
Ian Gardiner (Goldsmiths, University of London) and Tom Armstrong (University of Surrey) were both active as composers and performers during this time, between them having worked with many of the musicians associated with it. They are interested in rectifying the lack of research and documentation attending this period of British contemporary music and in bringing together a broad group of scholars, musicians, journalists, broadcasters and students to share insights into these nearly two decades of music making. They will be holding a one-day conference at Goldsmiths, University of London on Wednesday 18th September 2024, and will conclude with a roundtable of composers, chaired by Sarah Walker (BBC Radio 3).
Spaces are free, but please book via Ticket Tailor
Image: Regular Music, c. 1983
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 18 Sep 2024 | 9:30am - 6:00pm |
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