Second International Roberto Gerhard Conference

University of HuddersfieldCentre for Research in New Music, CeReNeMConservatori del Liceu • Institut d'Estudis Vallencs • Biblioteca de CatalunyaSecond InternationalRoberto Gerhard ConferenceBarcelona — Valls. 24 – 25 April 2012OUTLINE PROGRAMMEConference sponsors:Conservatori del LiceuInstitut d’Estudis VallencsBiblioteca de CatalunyaCentre Robert GerhardAjuntament de BarcelonaUniversity of HuddersfieldCeReNeM

Second International Roberto Gerhard ConferenceUniversity of HuddersfieldCentre for Research in New Music, CeReNeMConservatori del Liceu • Institut d'Estudis Vallencs • Biblioteca de CatalunyaTuesday, 24 th April09:00 Registration and coffee atConservatorio del Liceu09:30 Welcome reception andoutline programme10:00 Paloma Ortiz: Letters betweenRG-Arnold Schoenberg10:30 Visit to Schoenberg´s house.Unveling of a plaque from theCity Council near Parque Güell12:30 Diego Alonso: A New“Detached” Music: RobertoGerhard’s Conception of MusicalModernity after his Studies withSchoenberg13:00 Mac Mcclure: Insights andreflections on the SpanishClassical Tonada and RobertGerhard.13:30 Mark E. Perry: Mirador andRoberto Gerhard: A Perspectiveof a Universal Catalan Composer14:00 Lunch15:00 Michael Russ: Gerhard, Setsand the Concerto for Piano andString Orchestra15:30 Julian White: A Sense ofProportion: Gerhard and thepost-war avant-garde16:00 Darren Sproston: Brokenstructures in Roberto Gerhard’sMetamorphoses16:30 Move to the Biblioteca deCatalunya17:00 Margarida Ullate: RobertGerhard archive: a personalexperience17:30 Desirée García: Catalonianmusical life at the beginning of the20th century through thebiographical and musicalcoincidences of Robert Gerhard andFrederic Mompou18:00 Visit the Gerhard´sexhibition at Biblioteca deCatalunya and the Library20:30 Dinner (for those delegateswho booked in advance)Wednesday, 25 th April08:00 Visit to Valls: Meet at theLiceu main entrance.09:30 Coffee and welcome in theIEV (Institut d’EstudisVallencs)10:30 Trevor Walshaw: SevenHaiku 1922 – a partialreconstruction11:00 Rachel E. Mitchell:“Sonorous Possibilities” andFormal Continuity in Gerhard’sString Quartet no. 211:30 Open session: FerranGerhard (Gerhard’s nephew)and Mariona Agustí (ConxitaBadía’s daughter)12:15 Moving to BibliotecaPopular12:30 Concert: Gerhard StringQuartet—Xavier Montsalvatge:Indiano String Quartet.—Roberto Gerhard:String Quartet No. 2—Maurice Ravel:String Quartet in F major14:00 Lunch15:00 Visit to Valls. Visit placesassociated with RobertoGerhard.16:00 Visit to the Robert Gerhardarchive, and to theexhibition at IEV18:00(circa)19:30(circa)Return to Barcelona: Coachnear IEV main entrance.Arrive at Barcelona: Coachin Conservatorio of Liceu’smain door

Second International Roberto Gerhard ConferenceUniversity of HuddersfieldCentre for Research in New Music, CeReNeMConservatori del Liceu • Institut d'Estudis Vallencs • Biblioteca de CatalunyaThursday, 26 th April10:00 Leticia Sánchez: Science in theaesthetic thought of RobertGerhard10:30 Eva Moreda: After 25 years:The Music of the RepublicanExiles at the Festival de Músicade América y España11:00 Belen Perez: Betweenastrology and human solidarity:an interpretation of Gerhard’sapproach to musical structures.11:30 Coffee12:00 Germán Gan: From ‘prodigalson’ to ‘spiritual guide’: thereception of Robert Gerhard’smusic in Spain (1950-1970)12:30 Samuel Llano: Gerhard'smusic for the theatre: TheTaming of the Shrew13:00 Ana Vega Toscano:Lecture/Recital. Piano Music ofthe Spanish 27 Generation:Roberto Gerhard14:00 Lunch15:00 Monty Adkins: The electronicmusic of Roberto Gerhard-AHRCarchive project15:30 Gregorio García Karman:Towards a reconstruction ofRoberto Gerhard´s “Bullfighter”16:00 Carlos Duque: Metamorphosisof a composer. Electronicinfluence in acoustic Gerhard´smusic.16:30 Coffee17:00 Free Panel: with invited guestsand general discussion.18:00 Free time(circa)19:15 Closing reception andconcert. Drinks.20:00 Concert of Gerhard´sacoustic and electronic musicList of delegatesMonty AdkinsUniversity of HuddersfieldDiego AlonsoUniversidad de La RiojaCarlos DuqueUniversity of HuddersfieldGermán GanUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaDesirée GarcíaUniversidad Complutense de MadridGregorio García KarmanUniversity of HuddersfieldSamuel LlanoUniversity of CambridgeMac McclureUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaRachel MitchellUniversity of IllinoisEva MoredaOpen UniversityPaloma OrtízUniversidad de Alcalá de HenaresBelén PérezUniversidad Complutense de MadridLuis PérezUniversidad Simón BolivarMark PerryNorth Georgia UniversityMichel RussUniversity of HuddersfieldLeticia SánchezUniversidad Autónoma de MadridDarren SprostonUniversity of ChesterMargarida UllateBiblioteca de CatalunyaAna Vega ToscanoUniversidad Complutense de MadridTrevor WalshawUniversity of HuddersfieldJulian WhiteWriter and performerSpecial guests:Mariona Agustí(Conxita Badía’s daughter)Ferran Gerhard(Gerhard’s nephew)

Second International Roberto Gerhard ConferenceUniversity of HuddersfieldCentre for Research in New Music, CeReNeMConservatori del Liceu • Institut d'Estudis Vallencs • Biblioteca de CatalunyaTuesday, 24 th April, 11:00The unveiling of a plaque by the City Council toidentify the house in which Schoenberg lived duringhis period in Barcelona.Kindly sponsored by Institut de Cultura,Ajuntament de BarcelonaA representative from Barcelona City Council will unveil a plaque inthe house where Schoenberg composed his opera Moses und Aaron.

University of HuddersfieldCentre for Research in New Music, CeReNeMConservatori del Liceu • Institut d'Estudis Vallencs • Biblioteca de CatalunyaTuesday, 24 th April, 18:00Visit the Gerhard exhibition at Biblioteca deCatalunya and the LibraryKindly sponsored by Biblioteca de CatalunyaBenvolgut Robert GerhardFrom the 11 th of April until the 10 th of May, the Biblioteca deCatalunya will be presenting an exhibition on Roberto Gerhard. Thecomposer was working at the Music Department from 1934 until1939 and he edited La Merope by Domènec Terradelles and the SixQuintets by Antoni Soler. The exhibition will include letters andscores from different archives, like Felip Pedrell, Higini Anglès,Conxita Badía, Frederic Mompou, Josep Valls and Joaquim Homsarchives, among others.After the exhibition library staff will present a guided tour.

University of HuddersfieldCentre for Research in New Music, CeReNeMConservatori del Liceu • Institut d'Estudis Vallencs • Biblioteca de CatalunyaWednesday, 25 th April. 12:30Concert at Biblioteca Popular, Valls.Concert kindly sponsored by Centre Robert Gerhard, L´auditoriCuarteto GerhardLluís Castan Cochs y Judit Bardolet Vilaró, violinsMiquel Jordà Saún, violaJesús Miralles Roger, celloProgramme:MONTSALVATGE: Cuarteto IndianoGERHARD: Cuarteto núm. 2RAVEL: Cuarteto en fa major

University of HuddersfieldCentre for Research in New Music, CeReNeMConservatori del Liceu • Institut d'Estudis Vallencs • Biblioteca de CatalunyaWednesday, 25 th April. 15:00Visit to Valls, visiting the places linked with RobertoGerhard and visit to the Robert Gerhard archive, andto the exhibition at Institut d’Estudis Vallencs (IEV).Kindly sponsored by Institut d’Estudis Vallencs.Staff from IEV will show the places linked with Gerhard (birthplace,casa dels mics, Teatre principal, etc).From 20 th until 27 th of April, Institut d’Estudis Vallencs will presentan exhibition on Roberto Gerhard. The composer was born in Vallsin 1896 and his first compositions date from this place. In theexhibition there are some letters, music manuscripts andphotographs from Roberto GerhardAfter seeing the exhibition the delegates will have access to theRoberto Gerhard archive in the IEV, and staff from this instritutionwill explain how to access and the specific characteristics of thecollection.