What Each Day Will Look Like
Mornings
Morning sessions will offer daily seminars and workshops designed to integrate music and poetry, explore topics related to composition, and foster creativity through group discussion and improvisation. Some of these seminars are designed for both composers and poets, while others focus on each art form separately.
Workshops and seminar topics include:
For music:
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Interpretive Expressions in Literature and Music
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Composers and Performers
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The Poetics of Music Instrumentation and Orchestration: Writing for Ensembles
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Analysis seminars
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Composers' Forum
For poetry:
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Lorca's Duende
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Poetry and Cinema
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Digging into Craft
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The Poetics of Music
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Pessoa's Book of Disquiet
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Working with Performers
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Publishing and literary life
Afternoons
Most afternoons will be an opportunity to explore Porto. We believe such meditative time is essential to the cultivation of new art. The afternoon will also allow for one-on-one composition/poetry lessons and mentoring, an essential part of the program. Each composer/poet will have at least one of these conferences during the program.
Later in the week, there will be time for both musicians and poets to rehearse with instrumentalists, to prepare for events. For musicians, these sessions will provide a chance to workshop pieces for the performance at the end of the program.
Evenings
In the evenings, composers and poets will meet for a series of readings, performances, and collaborations. These performances will be structured, while also leaving room for improvisation. Porto's music scene is vibrant, and will be an integral part of the events.
