Bloomsbury Festival: Sounding the Archive: The Emily Penrose Diaries

Ilenia Cipollari weaves archival text with medieval and Mediterranean polyphony to investigate memory, erasure, and the living voice.

The programme takes as its starting point the diaries of Emily Penrose, which form the basis of the evening's concept of sounding an archive. The title places the music in dialogue with a written personal record, so the evening is built around the link between a private document and the sound made from it.

Conway Hall hosts concerts and shows in London, and the evening is part of the Bloomsbury Festival, a cultural event rooted in the neighbourhood of Bloomsbury. The hall suits listeners interested in classical music presented in a festival context, and the event is aimed at those who want to hear a classical programme connected to a specific archival source.

The classical genre places this as a performance of art music, with performers presenting the works in the order chosen for the evening. Details of the performers and the works are a matter for the programme on the night.