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SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES GIVES KEYNOTE SPEECH

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has given his keynote speech at the ISM Annual Conference. Read the speech here or click here to read the media release. For press/media please contact Danny Whatmough.

Earlier the ISM President, Colin Bradbury gave his Presidential Address - read it online.

PRESS COVERAGE: The 2007 Conference attracted a fair amount of press interest. The press coverage can be downloaded here as a PDF. This a large file (3MB) and so may take a while to download even on a broadband connection. DOWNLOAD HERE .

The ISM’s 2007 annual conference, under the chairmanship of Colin Bradbury, the Society’s President for 2006-07, will take place at the Palace Hotel, Torquay, from Tuesday 10 April to Friday 13 April.  The theme – Reclaiming the Stage – will focus on the place of classical music in today’s culture.

Following Colin Bradbury’s welcome and Presidential Address, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, the Master of the Queen’s Music, who will have travelled from Orkney for the occasion, will give the keynote speech. Roger Wright, Controller of BBC Radio 3, will give a talk and lead a discussion session; and the guest speaker at the annual dinner will be Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian, chairman of the National Youth Orchestra and a noted amateur musician. There will be a round table session with exponents of ‘classical outreach’, including Maureen Lehane Wishart (artistic director of Jackdaws Educational Trust), Ben Ellin (conductor of the EMFEB Symphony Orchestra), Gillian Green (Welsh director of Live Music Now) and Graham Sheffield (artistic director of the Barbican, and chairman of the Royal Philharmonic Society). Neuroscientist Dr Lauren Stewart will explain the physical effects of music on the brain, and Oliver Davies will talk about the Museum of Music History which is being set up. Apart from the AGM and Annual Section Meetings, the programme will include a visit to Exeter Cathedral, where participants will sing Evensong under the guidance of the cathedral’s organist, Paul Morgan, and a wind ensemble concert in St Matthias’s Church, a short walk from the hotel. At the close of the conference, Roger Vignoles will take over the ISM Presidency for 2007-08.