Photo of Simon Allen performing the first Aural Diversity Concert, July 2019. Credit: Miguel Angel Aranda de Toro

Part of a two-day conference of academic papers and artist statement exploring Aural Diversity - because everyone hears differently.

An Aural Diversity concert is a unique event, for several reasons:

• Both the musicians and the audience are aurally diverse (because everybody hears differently). This means there are many different ways to listen and many different types of hearing.

• Audiences, musicians, technicians and Aural Diversity concert organisers follow a set of rules or conventions.

• There is no one type of music that represents Aural Diversity, but all music will be fully described in a written programme so as to enable audiences to choose how best to listen to each work.

The concert includes various ways of listening, including visual, audio streaming, signing, and even a vibrating floor. Performance follows a set of conventions including 'relaxed' sound and lighting, 'flapplause', and options to listen in break out spaces and even outdoors.

New, original performances have been created by aurally diverse musicians and are being performed in an environment that caters for the fact that everyone hears differently.

This concert is also part of a weekend conference at the University of Leicester. If you are interested in attending the conference as well please see our other event.

Access guide available here for: Attenborough Arts Centre Access Guide and George Davies Centre Access Guide.