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The Musical Brain is a registered charity which aims to bring
together artists, scientists, teachers, therapists and the public,
in original and stimulating environments, to examine the effects of
music and other art forms upon the human mind, brain and body.
2012 c on fere nc e
The Beethoven Question:
The question posed in the title of this conference – “Can Music
Make Life Worth Living?” – is inspired by Beethoven’s words in his
Heiligenstadt Testament: “It seemed to me impossible to leave this
world before I had completed that for which I was destined.”
In seeking to answer the question, the Conference will both explore
the life, work and struggle of one of the greatest artistic minds, and
examine the impact of music on the deaf in a contemporary context.
Who should attend? Musicians, scientists, medical professionals,
therapists, teachers, researchers, music lovers, artists, composers,
writers, thinkers… in fact anyone with an interest in
Arts, Science & the Mind!
Certificates of hours of attendance for CPD or
portfolio purposes can be provided on request.
The Musical Brain®
Arts, Science & the Mind
Registered Charity Number: 1135554
Contact details: Hilary Bartlett, Secretary,
The Musical Brain, 32a Halford Road, Richmond tw10 6ap
E [email protected] · T 0208 404 1327
www.themusicalbrain.org
In partnership with
A not for profit educational trust founded in 1958,
promoting cultural understanding and providing music and
arts courses for a wide range of ages, abilities and interests.
www.acefoundation.org.uk
Can Art Make Life Worth Living?
Ian Brown and Stephen Johnson at the 2011 conference
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The majority of the conference lectures will be signed.
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please inform The Musical Brain (contact details on left fold-in).
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In person: Royal Festival Hall Ticket Office, 10am–8pm (daily)
Single day: £95 Weekend: £160
Student single day: £45 Student weekend: £75
Please note: student tickets are limited and available on a
first come first served basis.
IMHSD brings together research and practice from
a range of disciplines including music, psychology, neuroscience,
informatics, education, sociology, philosophy, and medicine.
www.music.ed.ac.uk/Research/imhsd
Media partner
Beethoven declared that his encroaching deafness
would have led him to end his life had it not been for his art.
The worlds of music and medical science are brought together in
a weekend of illustrated talks, discussions and performances
to consider what it is about music and the other arts that
can help the human being rise above adversity.
Conference Leader: Stephen Johnson
Artistic Director: Ian Ritchie
Speakers: John Suchet, Professor Age Smilde, Dr Edoardo Saccenti,
Dr Paul Whittaker, Robert Fulford, Professor Nigel Osborne,
Lloyd Coleman, Professor Barry Cooper, Professor Richard Stokes,
Professor Michael Trimble
with: Ian Brown piano, Stephan Loges bass-baritone,
Anna Tilbrook piano, Sacconi Quartet
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Saturday 27th/Sunday 28th October 2012
Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall,
Southbank Centre, London
Saturday 27th October 2012 (Registration from 9.00)
Sunday 28th October 2012 (Registration from 9.00)
SPEAKERS
Beethoven’s Life and Deafness John Suchet
Stephen Johnson, Writer, Music Journalist and Broadcaster, regular
presenter of BBC Radio 3’s “Discovering Music”, his publications
include works on Bruckner, Mahler and Wagner.
Recent research into Beethoven’s deafness and his string quartet
writing Professor Age Smilde and Dr Edoardo Saccenti with the
Sacconi Quartet
Ian Ritchie, Director of the City of London Festival, Artistic Director
of the Setúbal Music Festival and Visiting Professor at London
Metropolitan University.
Lost and Sound A film directed by Lindsey Dryden
John Suchet, Television and radio presenter, host of Classic FM’s
flagship morning show and author of six books on Beethoven.
10.00
Introduction Stephen Johnson
This moving creative documentary weaves its way through a startling world of
sound and silence of a dancer deaf since birth, a young pianist who lost her
hearing as a baby and the music critic, Nick Coleman, facing sudden partial
hearing loss. Featuring: Dr David Eagleman, Philip Ball, Professor Nigel Osborne,
Dr Katie Overy, Professor David Huron, Dr Robert Zatorre.
Music and Deafness Introduced by Professor Michael Trimble
Dr Paul Whittaker OBE
The Role of Art in Coping with Sensory Impairment
Robert Fulford with Professor Nigel Osborne and Lloyd Coleman
pa n e l d i s c u s s i o n The Need to Compose
Professor Age Smilde and Dr Edoardo Saccenti of the Department
of Biosystems Data Analysis, Amsterdam University.
Dr Paul Whittaker OBE, Founder and Artistic Director of Music
and the Deaf, he has provided signed performances for The Sixteen,
Ballet Rambert and the first accessible BBC Prom in 2010.
Robert Fulford, Researcher into interactive performance for musicians
with hearing impairments at the Centre for Music Performance
Research, Royal Northern College of Music.
Professor Nigel Osborne, Stephen Johnson, Professor Barry Cooper
and Lloyd Coleman
Professor Nigel Osborne, Composer, Reid Professor of Music and
Co-director IMHSD, University of Edinburgh, pioneer in the use of
music therapy to help children traumatized by war.
6.45 Concert — Sacconi Quartet
Introduced by Ian Ritchie and Stephen Johnson
Beethoven
String Quartet Op. 18 No.4 in C minor (1800)
Lloyd Coleman String Quartet (2009)
Beethoven
String Quartet Op. 132 in A minor (1825)
Lloyd Coleman, Composer, prize-winner for three consecutive years
in the BBC Young Composers’ Competition, is studying composition
with Gary Carpenter at the Royal Academy of Music and has a
moderate to severe hearing impairment.
Professor Barry Cooper, Beethoven scholar, Professor of Music at
University of Manchester, his realisation of the first movement of
Beethoven’s 10th Symphony was premiered at the RFH in 1988.
Professor Michael Trimble, Emeritus Professor of Behavioural
Neurology, Institute of Neurology, writer on neuroanatomical concepts
including the cerebral basis of artistic experience.
Professor Richard Stokes, Professor of Lieder at the Royal Academy
of Music, authority on German and French song, translator and writer.
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Stephan Loges, bass-baritone,
Stephan has given recitals throughout
the world, including Carnegie Hall,
New York, Concertgebouw Amsterdam
and City of London Festival.
The Sacconi Quartet (Ben Hancox violin, Hannah Dawson violin, Robin
Ashwell viola and Cara Berridge cello) has a fast-growing international
reputation for brilliant performance and creative programming.
Anna Tilbrook, piano, is one of Britain’s most
exciting young pianists and chamber musicians
10.00
Summary Stephen Johnson
Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Professor Barry Cooper
Coffee Concert — Piano Recital by Ian Brown
Beethoven Piano Sonata WoO 47 No 2 in F minor (1783)
Beethoven Piano Sonata Op. 110 in A flat major (1821)
Ian Brown, piano, is one of the world’s leading chamber
musicians, and has a growing reputation as a conductor.
pa n e l d i s c u s s i o n The Need to Perform
Ian Brown, Stephen Johnson, Professor Barry Cooper and
members of the Sacconi Quartet
Beethoven: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know?
Professor Michael Trimble
Beethoven and Words:
Beethoven’s approach to Word Settings and Folksong arrangements
Professor Barry Cooper
Beethoven: Father of the Lied Professor Richard Stokes with
Stephan Loges and Anna Tilbrook
pa n e l d i s c u s s i o n The Need to Listen
Music in the Face of Human Problems
Michael Pugh, Stephen Johnson, Professor Michael Trimble and
Lloyd Coleman
ope n discussion Can Art Make Life Worth Living?
Ian Ritchie, Stephen Johnson, Professor Michael Trimble,
Richard Stokes and Professor Barry Cooper
6.45 Concert — Sacconi Quartet
Stephan Loges, bass-baritone, Anna Tilbrook, piano
Signed by Dr Paul Whittaker OBE
Introduced by Ian Ritchie and Stephen Johnson
Beethoven String Quartet Op. 59 No.3 in C major, Razumovsky (1808)
Beethoven Folksong arrangements (1813—1818) baritone and piano trio
The Soldier
Faithfu’ Johnie
The Pulse of an Irishman
Beethoven An die ferne Geliebte Op. 98 — baritone and piano
(1816)
Beethoven String Quartet Op. 135 in F major (1826)