14. april er den eksperimenterende britiske musikproducent 3rd ear vært for et stort symposium i London for professionelle aktører i den britiske ny musik-branche. SNYK er med i oplægspanelet omkring samarbejds- og partnerskabsbaserede produktionsformers fordele på den eksperimenterende scene, et felt hvor Wundergrund er pioner for branchen.

Symposiet byder på tre sessions, som handler om publikumsudvikling, samarbejds- og partnerskabsbaserede produktioner og lydkulturens interaktion med den visuelle kunst. Dagen slutter med en koncert med London Sinfonietta, som opfører "Anais Nin" og "De Staat" af den hollandske komponist Louis Andriessen.

Læs beskrivelse af symposiet herunder (engelsk):

Third Ear are hosting a symposium on 14 April 2011 as part of Ether at London's Southbank Centre - an annual gathering for everyone involved in producing, presenting and promoting contemporary music in the UK.

Susan Philipsz wins the Turner Prize; Saatchi adds (John Wynne's) sound art to his collection; Tate Liverpool holds a major retrospective of composer and 'godfather of video art' Nam June Paik; a major exhibition of Cage's work tours the UK. As more artists' work blurs the lines between visual arts, moving image, sound and music, what can curators and programmers learn from each other about presenting and promoting contemporary music? How can galleries or museums collaborate effectively with promoters and producers? How do audiences compare for visual arts and for new music?

For informed opinions on these questions, to add your own views, and to discover and discuss models for co-producing and co-commissioning in an 'age of austerity', this is the event to come to. The day ends with a feature on the composer Louis Andriessen, with the London Sinfonietta, Cristina Zavalloni and Synergy Vocals under David Atherton giving the UK premiere of his new work with film, Anais Nin and his masterpiece on the ethics of music, De Staat.

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For further information about participating and attending, contact Julia Haferkorn and Ed McKeon on symposium@thirdear.co.uk

Arrival / registration / coffee 10.30 - 11.00

Topic 1: Audiences for contemporary music and arts, 11.00 - 12.30

Sarah Boiling, Interim Chief Executive, Audiences London

Edward Venning, Marketing & Communications Director, Southbank Centre

Johnny Gibson, Head of Marketing, Sound And Music

James Doeser, ACE research - Arts audiences: insight

Alastair Cameron, Arnolfini, Bristol

What does the latest research tell us about audiences for music and sound? What are the comparisons with audiences for other contemporary arts, especially visual arts and moving image? What trends are anticipated in the current and coming financial climate? How can venues develop their own research tools? How can audience research inform and develop artistic programming?                  

Lunch 12.30-13.30                  

Topic 2: Co-producing and co-commissioning (with fewer resources), 13.30 - 14.45

Heather Maitland, Arts Consultant and Author of 'A Guide to Audience Development'

Thorbjørn Hansen, Wundergrund/SNYK, Copenhagen

Vanessa Reed, PRS for Music Foundation

Ben Lane, ACE Music

Alastair Cameron, Arnolfini

This session will test the proposition that the best way to support new and risk-taking work - especially intermedia art - whilst making each pound go further is through co-producing and co-commissioning between promoters, venues, galleries and other partners.

Those attending the event are invited to submit ideas of projects they would like to develop - composers / artists they would like to commission, performers they would like to invite, concepts they hope to research. These will be available to browse in advance, and will form the basis for a 'speed dating' type session, a marketplace of ideas.

Break 14.45 - 15.15

Tea/coffee to be provided

Topic 3: Exposition of Music - Music and Performance in a Visual Culture, 15.15 - 17.15

What can galleries and music promoters learn from each other about presenting live music events? What examples are there of successful partnerships? What is the experience of artists / musicians / composers who work in both fields?

Limor Tomer, Whitney Museum, New York

Sandra Naumann, See This Sound exhibition curator, Linz

John Kieffer, Sound and Music

Richard Bernas, Conductor and Music Consultant to Tate Modern

Jenny Walshe, composer

Janek Schaefer, sound artist

Jim Aitchison, composer

Rebecca Shatwell, AV Festival

18.30 - 19.00  pre-concert talk

19.30 London Sinfonietta / Cristina Zavalloni / Synergy Vocals / David Atherton (cond) perform Louis Andriessen's Anais Nin (UK premiere) and De Staat

Dutch composer Louis Andriessen's music combines unusual orchestral instrumentations, dissonance and amplification with influences from jazz to minimalism.

Anais Nin, co-commissioned by the London Sinfonietta, is a 'monodrama opera' for Christina Zavalloni, Andriessen's long-time muse, based on texts by the avant-garde novelist Anais Nin, and incorporates the composer's debut as film-maker. De Staat is Andriessen's astounding setting of - and musical commentary on - Plato's writing on music and politics from The Republic.

Tickets for this performance should be booked separately through the Southbank Centre.

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Thank you for reading,

Julia Haferkorn, Kate Halsall and Ed McKeon

Third Ear is a not-for-profit company

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