RNCM Research Forum: Imagining Unsung Voices at Erddig

Speakers Professor Wiebke Thorm?hlen Royal Northern College of Music Professor Jeanice Brooks University of Southampton Sarah Cleave Manchester Metropolitan University About During an afternoon of poetry reading, music, and sound immersion, we will explore Erddig Hall, long-time country seat of the Yorke family. Located near Wrexham in North Wales, and among the National Trust?s most fascinating houses, it is richly layered with sights, sounds, and stories from 300 years of habitation. Four poets and creative writers will share their re-imaginings of these stories through sounds, imagery, and the spoken word. This performance-based Forum presents work undertaken during the project Hearing History: Writing the Sounds of Erddig, a University of Southampton Impact Accelerator?funded project following the large AHRC project Music, Home, and Heritage. The project explored country house histories through their sounding past to investigate how sounds give space to unseen voices and narratives. Hearing History asked creative writers and composers to bring these voices to life, and it tests how to present these through new immersive publication technology combined with traditional print. In this forum, we introduce the audience to this technology and celebrate the creative outputs in their live form. Introduction, concept, and design Wiebke Thorm?hlen, Jeanice Brooks, and Sarah Cleave Poets Theo Langdale (with sounds by Sophia Hurst), Guruleen Khalo, Iris Skipworth, and Cherry Eckles Composers James Waide and Colin Wu Tickets Free admission, no ticket required This event will end at approximately 5.30pm. FREE Wednesday 18 February 2026, 4.15pm