Mahler's Heavenly Retreats

 

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Past presentations have been given at Proms 2008, Gresham College, Barbican Library and City Lit. For forthcoming events send an Email via this website.

Lecture: Mahler's Heavenly Retreats: Encounters with the master's 'Composing Houses'
Date: July 9, 2008

 

published papers

Paper 1: Gustav Mahler, places he loved and his inspiration
The Gustav Mahler Society of the United Kingdom - The Wayfarer Vol. 6 Issue 2
July 2007

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Paper 2: Mahler and JB: Two great artists in search of the sublime
The Barbirolli Society Journal. Spring Edition 2008

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Welcome to Mahler's Heavenly Retreats events. These events will enrich your understanding of the roots of Mahler's inspiration, revitalise your passion for the work of this great artist, provide a deeper insight into the environment where Mahler wrote his music and provide opportunities for new friendships and discussion.

Events for 2010 and 2011: an inspiring series of presentations that celebrate Mahler’s genius

Architectural Tour

Date/Time: Sunday 30th May 2010

The tour departs at 11.30am at Covent Garden Tube at street level. Keith James Clarke is your guide in an architectural tour that visits key sites during Mahler’s one and only visit to London during the summer of 1892.

Booking: This event is given in association with the Gustav Mahler Society, UK. Please send your cheque (payable to ‘GMS UK’) to ‘Mahler’s London’, GMS UK, 15 David Avenue, Wickford Avenue, Wickford, Essex SS11 7BG Cost: £15 per person (includes copy of DVD: Mahler’s London) or walk only (no DVD) £9.

City Lit Presentation: Mahler’s Heavenly Retreats

Date/Time: Sunday 6th June, 2010 at 11.00am

Venue: City Lit Music Department

Keith James Clarke explores Mahler’s third ‘Composing House’ in the Dolomites, south Tyrol where he composed his last three works – Song of the Earth, 9th and 10th Symphony.

Booking: www.citylit.ac.uk (Tel: 020 7831 7831)

Architectural Tour

Date/Time: Sunday 20th June 2010

The tour departs at 11.30am at Covent Garden Tube at street level. Keith James Clarke is your guide in an architectural tour that visits key sites during Mahler’s one and only visit to London during the summer of 1892.

Booking: This event is given in association with the Gustav Mahler Society, UK. Please send your cheque (payable to ‘GMS UK’) to ‘Mahler’s London’, GMS UK, 15 David Avenue, Wickford Avenue, Wickford, Essex SS11 7BG Cost: £15 per person (includes copy of DVD: Mahler’s London) or walk only (no DVD) £9.

City Lit Presentation: Mahler’s Heavenly Retreats

Date/Time: Sunday 26th September, 2010 at 11.00am

Venue: City Lit Music Department

Keith James Clarke explores Mahler’s first ‘Composing House’ in the Steinbach in upper Austria where he composed the later stages of Symphony No 2 and the entire 3rd Symphony.

City Lit Presentation: Mahler’s Heavenly Retreats

Date/Time: Sunday 20th March 2011 at 11.00am

Venue: City Lit Music Department

Keith James Clarke explores Mahler’s second ‘Composing House’ in southern Austria where he composed symphonies 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.

Booking: www.citylit.ac.uk (Tel: 020 7831 7831)

Gresham College Presentation: Mahler’s Heavenly Retreats

Date/Time: 18th May, 2011, 6.00pm

Venue: Lecture Theatre, Museum of London

On the 18th May, 1911 at 11.05pm Gustav Mahler died in Vienna. To mark this event and as a celebration of Mahler’s life, Architect Keith James Clarke, will explore three evocative places that inspired the master’s music.

Details: www.gresham.ac.uk (Tel: 020 7831 0575)

Gresham College Presentation: Mahler’s London

Date/Time: 25th May, 2011, 6.00pm

Venue: Lecture Theatre, Museum of London

In this second talk Architect Keith James Clarke will describe Mahler’s one and only visit to this great city during the summer of 1892. You will hear about Mahler’s impressions of London- where he lived and worked and the impact he had on the music-loving public of the day.

Details: www.gresham.ac.uk (Tel: 020 7831 0575)

City Lit Presentation: Mahler’s Heavenly Retreats

Date/Time: Sunday 12th June, 2011, 11.00am

Venue: City Lit Music Department

Keith James Clarke explores Mahler’s third ‘Composing House’ in the Dolomites, south Tyrol where he composed his last three works – Song of the Earth, 9th and 10th Symphony.

Booking: www.citylit.ac.uk (Tel: 020 7831 7831)

Send an Email via this website should you have any queries.

In Mahler's Footsteps

In this new film In Mahler's Footsteps, Keith Clarke retraces a summer trek and cycle ride Mahler made in a mountainous region near Salzburg.
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There is an evocative and dynamic relationship between Mahler's music and the particular 'places' where he composed his symphonies.

Keith James Clarke

Keith James Clarke
Who are the events for?
The lectures are designed for scholars, music and Mahler enthusiasts and take place at a central London venue with presenters Keith James Clarke and live or recorded contributions by actor Richard Burnip.
 
What's included?
The multimedia presentations will include film, music and sound recordings, extracts from a specially prepared radio programme together with architectural drawings and analysis to define a new way of thinking about Mahler. The Lecture Series celebrates Mahler's life – his extraordinary music and genius.

During each lecture there will be readings from the book Mahler's Heavenly Retreats: Encounters with the master's Composing Houses.
 
Who are the speakers?
Architect Keith James Clarke (pictured above) is an Associate Lecturer at Chelsea, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and Director of Mahler's Heavenly Retreats. He has practised in Birmingham and London as well as Cambridge where he made a film about one of his commissions. In this investigation he applies his expert knowledge of buildings and their sites to key places where Mahler lived and worked.

Richard Burnip is an actor and historian whose work involves numerous audio books. He is also the voice on various documentary programmes.