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RED STRAINS: MUSIC AND COMMUNISM OUTSIDE THE COMMUNIST BLOC, 1945-1990
The British Academy, London
Thursday 13 January - Saturday 15 January 2011
This is advance notice of an international conference to be held at the
British Academy in London in January 2011, in conjunction with the
University of Nottingham.
The relationship between state communism and music behind the Iron
Curtain has been the subject of much scholarly interest. The importance
of communism for musicians outside the communist bloc, by contrast, has
received little sustained attention. This conference aims to examine:
* the nature and extent of individual musicians' involvement with
communist organisations and parties;
* the appeal and reach of different strands of communist thought
(e.g. Trotskyist; Cuban; Maoist);
* the significance of music for communist parties and groups (e.g.
groups' cultural policies; use of music in rallies and meetings);
* the consequences of communist involvement for composition and
music-making;
* how this involvement affected musicians' careers and performance
opportunities in different countries.
Keynote speakers will include Professor Anne Shreffler (Harvard
University) and Professor Gianmario Borio (University of Pavia). A
round-table of key protagonists will include Henry Flynt and Konrad
Boehmer. A concert of related music will be presented by the ensemble
Apartment House.
A call for papers will be released in the autumn. Further details may be
found at the conference website:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/music/communism.php .
Dr Robert Adlington (Conference Organiser)
Department of Music
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham NG7 2RD
United Kingdom
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Dr J. P. E. Harper-Scott
Senior Lecturer
Department of Music
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, Great Britain
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Music/jpeh-s.html
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