Programme for the Public Day on October 2025
10:15 – 10:20 WELCOME
Gwyneth Wentink – CEO Springhead Constellation
10:20 – 11:10 KEYNOTES 1&2 + Q&A
Sir John Eliot Gardiner – Farmer & Musician
Patrick Holden – Sustainable Food Trust
Title: “The interface between agriculture and music.”
11.10 – 12.15 PANEL 1
Jonathan Pinder, Henry Edmunds, Jonathan Garratt
Moderator: Fanny Charles
Title: “Regenerative Futures – Soil, farming, and cultural renewal”
12.15 – 12.30 BREAK
12.30 – 13.15 LECTURE – WORKSHOP
Mark Seow – violinist, writer, broadcaster & musicologist
Title: “Hearts of Soil” – combining musicology, storytelling and performance
13.15 – 14.15 LUNCH
14.15 – 15.15 KEYNOTE 3 + Springs visit
Guy Hayward
Title: “The Home of Songs” – Place, Identity & Folk Tradition
15.15 – 16.00 DIALOGUE
Tim Laycock, John Eliot Gardiner & Constellation Academicians
Title: “Folksongs and Poems of Dorset Rural Life.”
16.00 – 16.20 BREAK
16.20 – 17.00 PRESENTATION & PERFORMANCE
Ensemble Échappée
Title: “The Listening Pilgrimage.”
17.00 – 18.15 PANEL 2
Garry Cook, James Grossman, Poppy Walshaw, Aisling Hedgecock
Moderator: Gwyneth Wentink
Title: “The Artist as Ecologist.”
18:15 – 19.00 CLOSING REMARKS & DRINKS
The 2025 Constellation Symposium: Music and the Land will explore the profound relationship between land, culture, and creativity through performances, discussions, and interdisciplinary exchanges. Bringing together artists, scholars, and sustainability practitioners, the symposium will examine how artistic expression can reflect and influence our connection with the environment.
Topics include the role of farming in cultural health, the impact of land stewardship on artistic traditions, and the ways in which music and the arts inspire sustainable living.
As part of the symposium, Springhead Constellation invited proposals from artists, musicians, and interdisciplinary creators for the 2025 Constellation Symposium. Selected artists present works responding to the theme “Music and the Land”. This open call welcomed projects across diverse media, including sound-based performances, interdisciplinary collaborations, and site-specific installations.
A key highlight of the symposium will be a musical production exploring the deep connection to nature and the elements. This performance will offer a unique artistic perspective on the symposium’s themes, weaving together historical and contemporary reflections on music, land, and sustainability.
The symposium will take place in October 2025 at Springhead, Dorset, UK.
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Orkest van de Achttiende Eeuw
Herengracht 62
1015 BP Amsterdam
info@springheadconstellation.com
