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Current MMST events:
World Premiere Recording of 'Towards Silence' Sir John Tavener
This recording has received outstanding reviews;
Other News.... The Medici Quartet recently had the honour of an invitation to perform at Buckingham Palace in aid of The Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts. They performed a section of 'Hymn' written for them by Alan Bennett and George Fenton. On this occasion eminent actor Alex Jennings played the part of of Alan Bennett. photo by Paul Burns
Autumn 2009 'The Musical Brain' Sept 17 & 18: private conference at Oxford University hosted by Green-Templeton College MAPPING THE MUSICAL BRAIN SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2009, 11.00–17.00 Curated by Professor Paul Robertson Wellcome Collection Saturday 19 September 2009, 11.00 – 17.00 A unique free event at Wellcome Collection invited the public to share their curiosity about the power of music with some of the world’s leading authorities on researching the relationship between music and the brain. Mapping the Musical Brain united musicians, neuroscientists and psychologists as well as gifted young performers to explore the science of music, music and autism, music in infancy and more. The day included a series of musical events and performances designed to provoke discussion, debate and participation between audience and experts, each of whom were keen to share their insights with a broader public.
Professor Paul Robertson, curator of the event and Director of the Music Mind Spirit Trust, comments: “For centuries humanity has created music whilst wondering at its mysterious power. By revealing the underlying neurobiological structures of music this event shows how current brain studies can offer entirely new insights into both the personal and social aspects of the Musical experience.” Lisa Jamieson, Wellcome Collection’s Events Manager comments:
"This lively, topical event shed light on why scientists are so excited by the possibilities of studying music and its effect on the human brain and satisfied those curious to understand better the power of music."
Mapping the Brain Programme Saturday 19 September 2009 11.00 – 17.00
Welcome and introduction from Paul Robertson
The brain science of music
An overview by Robert Zatorre, University of McGill, Montréal Music, performance and the musician’s brain Performance by the Medici Piano Trio (Paul Robertson, violin; Mikhail Kazakevich, piano and Anthony Lewis, cello). Programme included: Shostakovich Piano Trio no 2 opus 67. The musicians were joined by Robert Zatorre and Stefan Koelsch, Univeristy of Sussex for a discussion. The session invited us to consider such issues as: the meaning and ‘language’ of music, musical performance and communication, ensemble, empathy, rythmicity and entrainment, the relationship between notation and embodiment, gesture and affect. Music making and autism
In this session musicians with Autism Spectrum performed and discussed their musical experience with Pam Heaton from Goldsmiths. The session offered a new perspective upon the nature of the musical experience, as well as an intimate and detailed insight into the particular and challenging qualities of the autistic mind and the way it interfaces with music. Tim Griffiths of Newcastle University joined the panel to explain how neurological damage can affect the musical areas of the brain and explored the science of hearing as well as feeling music. Included audience Q&A Music in infancy A discussion with psychologist Colwyn Trevarthen, neuroscientist Lawrence Parsons and Robert Turner of the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig. The subjects covered included: the hearing foetus; mother/infant communication; and a child’s first foray into musical learning.
Music as Therapy
Presentation of a selection of short film clips by David Aldridge of music as therapy In addition to the presentation sessions above there were workshops throughout the afternoon which were suitable for all ages and abilities: Song Trees (13.15 – 14.00, 15.00 – 15.45, 16.45 – 17.00)
Created by Chika Robertson as part of the Music Mind Spirit Trust, this innovative music project brings children and families together to rediscover, learn and then perform music drawn from family member’s earliest musical memories. The session was facilitated by internationally renowned composer and conductor Jonathan Willcocks and was an opportunity to sing songs and share memories whilst creating family and community spirit through the celebration of music. The event also invited us to enquire into the uniquely precocious formation of musical response, relationship and integrity, and further reflect upon the lifelong influences that such early music experience has upon our later health and wellbeing. The Song Trees workshops were open to all ages and abilities and no booking was required. The programme was arranged by Paul Robertson with scientific advice from Robert Turner.
The Wellcome Trust is the largest charity in the UK. It funds innovative biomedical research, in the UK and internationally, spending around £650 million each year to support the brightest scientists with the best ideas. The Wellcome Trust supports public debate about biomedical research and its impact on health and wellbeing. The Wellcome Trust's former headquarters, the Wellcome Building on London's Euston Road, has been redesigned by Hopkins Architects to become a new £30 million public venue. Free to all, Wellcome Collection explores the connections between medicine, life and art in the past, present and future. The building comprises three galleries, a public events space, the Wellcome Library, a café, a bookshop, conference facilities and a members' club. http://www.wellcomecollection.org
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