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Inaugural lecture of the Doctoral Program in Music | Marcel Cobussen
On October 6, at 2:30 p.m., the Department of Communication and Art (DeCA) of the University of Aveiro (UA) will host the inaugural lecture of the Doctoral Program in Music. The lecture, open to the community, will be given by Marcel Cobussen and focus on the theme "What is the relationship between society and music?". This presentation is also part of the events and activities promoted by the Institute of Ethnomusicology - Center for Studies in Music and Dance (INET-md).
Starting from the principle that music has co-created our society, the lecturer and researcher will talk about what this means for professional music education. What roles can former conservatoire students play in our contemporary daily lives? Do we need to rethink and perhaps expand these roles? And how can artistic research be useful in this area? What new perspectives can be developed so that music is seen (again) as crucial to our well-being, and indispensable to the direction of our civilization?
The class is free to attend.
About Marcel Cobussen
Marcel Cobussen is Professor of Auditory Culture and Philosophy of Music at the University of Leiden (The Netherlands). He studied jazz piano at the Rotterdam Conservatory and Artistic and Cultural Studies at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
