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Fifth International Conference FREEMASONRY IN MUSIC & LITERATURE 1st & 2nd November 2003
SATURDAY 1st November
9:15 Registration and Coffee
9:50 Opening: CMRC Trustee
Introduction: Carole McGilvery, CMRC Conference Organiser
CHAIR: Professor David Stevenson, University of St Andrews
10:00 Andrew Pink Goldsmiths College, London 18th century English Masonic Song Repertoire
10:40 Edward M Batley BA. M.Litt Formerly Hon. Director Inst. of Germanic Studies University of London 'The Master of Matters’: The Genius of Goethe & the Manifestation of Freemasonry in his Work
11:20 Morning Coffee
11:45 Professor Giovanni Carla Ballola University of Lecce - Italy The Sarastro Brothers: Opera & Freemasonry in the 1800's
12:25 Speakers' Panel - Questions and discussion
1:00 Lunch break
2:30 Professor Andrew Prescott University of Sheffield The Legendary Histories of the Masonic Old Charges: a neglected literary genre
3.10 Robert Cooper, BA.FSA(Scot) Curator, The Grand Lodge of Scotland Museum & Library Freemasonry in the Work of Sir Walter Scott
3:50 Afternoon Tea
4:20 Lauren G. Leighton Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA The Revival of Freemasonry in Russia: The Poet Pushkin at Issue
5:00 Speakers' Panel -Questions and discussion
5.30 Close
SUNDAY 2nd November
9:30 Coffee
9:50 Welcome and Introduction
CHAIR: Professor Andrew Prescott, University of Sheffield
10:00 Dr. Malcolm Davies The Cecilia International Music School-The Netherlands The Voice of 18th century Freemasonry Music & Lyrics of the Early Song Collections 1720-1810
10:40 Dr. Marie Mulvey Roberts Reader in English University of the West of England ‘His Prints We Read’: The Masonic Narratives of William Hogarth
11:20 Morning Coffee
11:45 Professor David Stevenson St Andrews University, Scotland Why Was James Boswell a Freemason?
12:25 Speakers' Panel Questions and discussion
1: 00 Lunch break
2:30 Andreas Onnerfors BA. PhD Lund University, Sweden Masonic Songbooks & The Relationship between Music Texts & Ideology
3:10 Claire Nelson Research Fellow, Trinity College of Music The Musical Masons of Freemason's Hall - The Earl of Kelly (Grand Master of England & Scotland) & Concerts combined musical recital & talk
3:50 Speakers' Panel - Questions and discussion
4:20 Afternoon Tea
5:00 Close
Book early for this popular event. Tickets available for weekend conference - fee £70, excluding meals. Contact: Carole McGilvery, Director and Conference Organiser, for bookings, meals, travel and accommodation.
Tel: 020 7226 6256. Fax: 020 7759 6194 E-mail: mailto:mcgilvery@canonbury.ac.uk
To book a place at the Conference:
Send cheques made payable to: Canonbury Masonic Research Centre, or just CMRC, please send a cheque for £70 to:
CMRC, Canonbury Tower, Canonbury Place, London, N1 2NQ.
You might wish to visit the Canonbury Masonic Research Centre website if so - please click on the image below:
Future conference themes have yet to be decided but may include: Masonic Ritual - Origin and Development The Knights Templar - Medieval and Modern
CMRC also weekly lectures, on Wednesday evenings, to which all are welcome. Tickets should be purchased in advance as numbers are limited. Unsold tickets will be available at the door on the night. Before travelling any distance you are strongly recommended to contact the centre to confirm that tickets shall be available.
The most recent lecture (a sell out by the way) was:
Spring - Summer 2003
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR IN SCOTLAND MYTH & REALITY
ROBERT COOPER, BA. FSA (Scot), is Curator of the Grand Lodge of Scotland Museum and Library, he member of the Supreme Council for Scotland a Knight Templar, and a member of Quatuor Coronati Lodge of Research, London, England. He is an internationally recognised expert on Scottish Freemasonry, the Knights Templar in Scotland, Rosslyn Chapel and the Sinclair family and lectures on these subjects world-wide. Robert has also written numerous articles on Freemasonry, and is the author of an important study of a quasi-Masonic body, The Order of Free Gardeners. 'Many argue that Scottish Freemasonry and modern Freemasonry in general are, in some way, connected with the mediaeval Order of Knights Templar often suggesting that there is a direct lineal descent from one to the other. This lecture draws on the copious amount of material written in the early 18th century regarding the "history" of Scottish Freemasonry - presenting a fascinating insight into the views of this period on the origins of the Scottish Craft In addition it will attempt to analyse the origin and development of hypotheses and the evidence, literary and physical, used in support of the supposed "Templar Connection".
The next lecture is due to be held on the 18th June - book now!
THE HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN IRELAND & ITS FUTU'RE
MICHAEL WALKER, BSc (Hon), is Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, Knight Commander of the Order of the Temple (K.T.C.) in the Great Priory of Ireland, and, was appointed Grand Secretary General of the Supreme Council 33 of the Ancient and Accepted Rite for Ireland in 2001. Michael studed Agricultural Science and graduated at Leeds University, Yorkshire, England, and afterwards went on to become a teacher in Bandon Grammar School, Co. Cork, Ireland. He took the Higher Diploma in Education at Cork University, graduating with honours, and later became a successful Agricultural Consultant. This lecture will outline events surrounding the very early years of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons in Ireland; and following the introduction of organised Freemasonry, how it led the way to being the first Grand Lodge to issue Warrants to regular Lodges; Grand Lodge Certificates to Brethren; Travelling or Ambulatory Warrants to Lodges in Military Corps and Clearance Certificates. The development of Masonic ritual is also of interest. Ireland boasts the first reference to Royal Arch Masonry at Youghal in County Cork in the year 1743. Leading on from that he considers the underlying ethos of Freemasonry and how we relate to it, and explores, ways in which Freemasonry can survive in future years in an ever-changing society. |
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