Event overview
PhD student Paul Cassidy presents his research into the performance-practice issues that surround Reich’s Piano Phase, with particular reference to his own method for developing and perfecting the gradual phasing technique that is central to this work.
The Music Research Series is designed to help postgraduate students advance their research and careers. The events stimulate exchange, hones skills, facilitates the creation of professional networks and helps to consolidate the department’s postgraduate community, all over a glass of wine! Attendance is strongly recommended for all postgraduate students (MA, MMus and PGR) in Music but of course undergraduates, music researchers, and visitors from across the college and the community are also most welcome to these public lectures.
Paul Cassidy studied as a Foundation Scholar at the Royal College of Music with Irina Zaritzskaya and Andrew Ball, graduating in 2001 as recipient of the Hopkinson Silver Medal for his performance in the RCM Chappell Medal Final. Upon graduation from the RCM Paul studied philosophy at the University of Manchester and Kings’ College London, whilst maintaining a career as a freelance pianist and contemporary music specialist. He has twice reached the semi-finals of the British Contemporary Piano Competition, and has given numerous premieres of new works, including the world premiere of Goldsmiths Alumnus Kevin Malone’s Count Me In for piano and electronics at the University of Manchester.
In 2007 Paul performed in the PLG Young Artists Concert Series at the Purcell Room, London, and later that same year he participated alongside Michael Nyman and Gavin Bryars in a complete performance of Erik Satie’s Vexations at the Tate Modern, London. Since 2008 Paul has been a member of the six-piano contemporary music ensemble Piano Circus and has performed extensively with the group across the UK, Europe and the United States. Paul is currently a PhD student in Music Performance at Goldsmiths, where he has been working with Keith Potter and Andrew Zolinsky on his primary research and repertoire interest – American minimalist piano music. As part of his research, Paul presented his lecture-recital on the complete solo piano works of John Adams at various UK universities in the spring term of 2015, and during that same term he presented a paper on Steve Reich’s Four Organs at the Society for Minimalist Music’s Steve Reich study day at King’s Place, London. Most recently, Paul presented his research into methodical approaches to Steve Reich’s phasing technique at the 2015 International Conference on Minimalist Music in Helsinki, Finland.
Image: Steve Reich, BBC
Dates & times
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| 20 Oct 2015 | 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
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