On the 11th and 12th of this month a Symposium entitled ‘Wind Bands in Cross-Cultural Perspective’, will be held at Queen’s University Belfast.
Exploration
The event is sponsored by the School of History and Anthropology and the Queen’s Internationalization Fund and will explore the range of issues of ethnomusicological, anthropological and sociological interest in addition to theoretical and methodological orientations opened up by the neglected field of wind and brass band research.
The Symposium will explore the range of issues of ethnomusicological, anthropological and sociological interestorganisers
Programme
The programme includes discussion sessions on numerous topics, including:
The Military Legacy on Global Wind Bands (Discussant: Professor Trevor Herbert, Open University)
Colonialism & Globalization (Discussant: Professor Robert Boonzajer Flaes, University of Amsterdam)
Place & Space (Where the Bands Perform Geographically and in which Contexts)(Discussants: Dr. Domnic Bryon and Dr. Suzel Reily, Queens University Belfast)
Archives, Manuscripts, and Repertoires (Discussant: Mary Angela Bison, Museu da Inconfidência/UNICAMP)
Music Education & Community Music-Making (Discussants: Professor David Hebert, Sibelius Academy, Finland; Gordon Ramsey, Queens University Belfast)
Development of Instruments & Instrumentation in Global Traditions (Discussant: Dr. Richard Jones)
Competitions (Discussant: Dr. Katherine Brucher, DePaul University; Sylvia Bruinders, South African College of Music
Beyond the Band (Future of Banding Global Traditions)(Discussants: Dr. Helena Simmonett, Vanderbilt University)
Discussions
During the symposium there will be discussions and revision of materials that will be included in a book compendium of information and topics relevant to performance practice in global wind and brass band phenomena.
In addition there will be a number of concerts and opportunities to meet and discuss matters associated with bands, where ever they originate.
Interested
Those who are interested in attending the event should meet in the Performance Room, 13 University Square, School of History and Anthropology, Queens University Belfast at 9.30am on Thursday the 11th of June.
