A S/He story of Western improvisation

Summary, in English

I have come to notice that the outcomes of the dialogue with the audience is crucial for the improvisational communication between me and the pianist in Impromans, Conny Antonov. This has very much to do with the room of the performance, and its implicated expectations and discourses. As improvisation is very dependent on the context of the room, Antonov and I decided to explore performing in a more intimate space, similar to the actual rooms where salons and improvisations usually took place until the end of the 19th century.

In relation to the salon, I decided to create an exhibition presenting Western music history, focusing on aspects of vocal improvisation (where music and text are created) and gender. I designed an exhibition on the story and practice of vocal improvisation, with the help of artist and teacher Margot Edström at the Inter Arts Center. The exhibition is an attempt to contribute to communicating on music history from a singer’s and artistic researcher’s perspective, since these are not usually represented in music history literary formats, which in practice work as canons in the HME and professional musical fields.

• Author: Sara Wilén
• Department/s: Teachers (Malmö Academy of Music); Unit for Educational Services
• Publishing year: 2016-09-13
• Language: English
• Links: https://www.singinginaction.com/salon-and-exhibition/
• Document type: Conference - other
• Topic: Music
• Status: Published