Internationalisation of Georgian Traditional music in the UK
Welcome to a one-day event dedicated to the practice and research of Georgian traditional music in the UK. The programme includes a Georgian polyphonic singing workshop, academic sessions, and an informal concert. This event marks 30 years since the historical workshops conducted by Georgian ethnomusicologists Edisher Garakanidze and Joseph Jordania in the UK. Attendance is free, and no registration is required.
Programme:

10:00 am-12:00 pm, Old Fellows Dining Room
Georgian traditional polyphonic singing workshop led by Magda Kevlishvili, head of the ‘’Mtiebi’’ and ‘’Amer-Imeri’’ folk groups.
Please consider bringing cash for tips.

14:00-16:00, Nissan Lecture Theater, Conference session 1:
1. Teona Lomsadze (University of Oxford, Tbilisi State Conservatoire): General Trends of the Internationalisation Process of Georgian Music in the UK
2. Caroline Bithell (The University of Manchester): Georgian Polyphony and Intercultural Performance: Finding Community in Song
3. Nana Mzhavanadze (Folklore State Center of Georgia, Tbilisi State Conservatoire): Georgian Traditional Polyphony in the UK: Unpacking Social, Emotional, and Musical Dimensions
4. Frank Kane (Voice Teacher): Vocal Pedagogy Based on Georgian Folk Singing: My Experiences in the UK and Elsewhere

16:00-16:30: Coffee Break

16:30-17:45, Nissan Lecture Theater, Conference Session 2:
1. Magda Kevlishvili (Edisher and Gigi Garakanidze Mtiebi Ethnomusic Theatre):
The Garakanidze Family Legacy in the UK
2. Joan Mills (The Center for Performance Research):
Doorways to the Lives of Others: The Emergence of Georgian Folk Music in the UK
3. Susan Thomson and Holly Taylor-Zuntz (Voices of the Ancestors podcast):
Bringing Georgian Songs and Stories to a Global Audience
4. Sandro Shar (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance):
Musical Bilingualism: Integrating Georgian Musical Thinking into Western Contexts

18:00-18:45, Old Fellows Dining Room
Informal concert of Georgian traditional singing, featuring ensemble ‘’Maspindzeli,“ Frank Kane trio, and ‘’Georgian trio.“
Date: 18 October 2024, 10:00 (Friday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2024)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Speaker: Various Speakers
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Public
Editor: Lisa Haynes