CMPCP launch
2 October 2009
The AHRC Research Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice (CMPCP) celebrated its launch on 1 October 2009 with a musical evening held on 2 October at the West Road Concert Hall at the University of Cambridge. The evening started with a drinks reception which was attended by approximately 120 guests. This was followed by speeches from Dr Martin Ennis, Chairman of the Faculty Board of Music at the University of Cambridge; Professor Ian Leslie, University of Cambridge Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research; Professor Shearer West, Director of Research at the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC); Professor Nicholas Cook, Director of the AHRC Research Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music (CHARM); and Professor John Rink, CMPCP Director. A performance showcase then took place featuring a range of musicians who have pursued or participated in practice-led research projects funded by the AHRC. The Marmara Piano Trio performed Movement I: Allegro of Beethoven’s Piano Trio Op. 1 No. 1 in E-flat major (1793), and then The Duo Dolan played Olivier Messiaen’s Le Merle Noir (1951). This was followed by two Henry Purcell songs – ‘Tis Nature’s Voice (1692) and Sweeter Than Roses (1695) – performed by Sarah Barnes (soprano) and Erik Dippenaar (harpsichord). The showcase ended with an improvisation on the saxophone by Franziska Schroeder, based on a graphic score by Mark Applebaum of Medium (2008). After the formal proceedings had ended, guests raised their glasses to the new Research Centre at a dessert reception in the foyer of the Concert Hall.
Photographs from the evening:
Dr Martin Ennis
photograph by David Nelson
Professor Ian Leslie
photograph by David Nelson
Professor Shearer West
photograph by David Nelson
Professor Nicholas Cook
photograph by David Nelson
Professor John Rink
photograph by David Nelson
Professor John Rink
photograph by David Nelson
The Marmara Piano Trio: Zsuzsa Berényi, Mine Dogantan Dack, Pál Banda
photograph by David Nelson
Erik Dippenaar and Sarah Barnes
photograph by David Nelson
Erik Dippenaar and Sarah Barnes
photograph by David Nelson
Erik Dippenaar and Sarah Barnes
photograph by David Nelson
Franziska Schroeder
photograph by David Nelson
Franziska Schroeder
photograph by David Nelson