Helen Abbott leads a workshop for undergraduates and graduate students registered at the University of Oxford for The Oxford Song Network
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Oxford University Faculty of Music Holywell Music Room
In Hilary Term 2016, the Oxford Song Network will host a series of three workshops for undergraduate and graduate students registered at the University of Oxford. These workshops are designed to explore the interpretation, translation and performance of songs in different languages.
Opening discussion about the contexts and possible interpretations of the poems
•Readings of the poems in the original language and comparison with submitted translations
•Performance of key extracts which raise particular issues of translation and interpretation
•Closing ‘recital’ of the songs (whether in the original or in translation)
•Feedback and closing discussion
