Dear friends and colleagues,

        This is a preliminary programme of our Conference

                "THE MUSIC AROUND BALTIC: PAST AND PRESENT",
         Institute of Musicology, University of Klaipeda, Lithuania
                            April 15-19, 1999.


             P R E L I M I N A R Y     P R O G R A M M E

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April 15, 1999, Thursday

Day of arrival.

Registration desk in the evening.
Adress: Institute of Musicology: Faculty of Arts, University of Klaipeda,
Donelaicio 4, LT-5800 Klaipeda, Lithuania
tel. +370 6 256575 (office); +370 6 229904,(private, Rimantas Sliuzinskas).
fax +370 6 293643;

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April 16, 1999, Friday.
                        Opening of the Conference
                        Sessions 1-4, 9.00 - 17.00 h.

        Martin BOIKO (Riga, Latvija) "On the Interaction of Styles in the
                Baltic Traditional Music: Baltic Polyphonies and East Baltic
                Refrain Songs"

        Zaiga SNEIBE (Riga, Latvija) "Latvian Folk Songs of Literary Origin"

        Ingrid RUUTEL (Tallin, Estonia) "Estonian Ethnomusicology: Past and
                Present"

        Anu VISEL (Tallin, Estonia) "Setu Herding Tunes in the Baltic Context"

        Piotr DAHLIG (Warshaw, Poland) "The Baltic Sea as a Component of
                Music Regionalism in Poland"

        Susanne ZIEGLER (Berlin, Germany) "The Berlin Phonogramm-Archive and
                its Role in Promoting Traditional Music in Europe"

        Cajsa S.LUND (Lund, Sweden) "Studies on Musical Instruments in
                Archaeological Excavations: Presentation of new Research
                Projects in Sweden"

    (?) Asa SODERGREN (Tobo, Sweden) "Swedish Folk Songs and their Local
                Singing Traditions" [not confirmed yet]

    (?) Esbjorn HOGMARK (Tobo, Sweden) "The Swedish Nyckelharpa: An Example
                of Folk Music Instrument in Baltic Context" [not confirmed yet]

        Gjermund KOLLTVEIT (Oslo, Norway) "The Lyre in Medieval Scandinavia.
                A Survey"

19.00 Concert of Scandinavian and Lithianian Music
21.00 Evening party with some Lithuanian folk music (etc...)

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April 17, 1999, Saturday

                        Sessions 5 - 7   10.00 - 17.00

        Romualdas APANAVICIUS (Kaunas, Lithuania) "Ethnic Music of Northern
                Europides in the Context of the Ethnic Music of Human Races"

        Karina FIRKAVICIUTE (Vilnius, Lithuania) "The Musical Heritage of
                Lithuanian Karaims in the Context of the Development of their
                National Identity in 20th Century"

        Lolita FURMANE (Riga, Latvija) "Latvian Symphonic Music of 1990 - 1999
                Year"

        Rimantas SLIUZINSKAS (Klaipeda, Lithuania) "Water Symbolics in the
                Poetry and Melodic Lines of the Baltic Seashore Lithuanian
                Folk Songs"

        Daiva KSANIENE (Klaipeda, Lithuania) "The Psalms and Psalmbooks of
                Lithuania-Minor Lutheran Gatherings"

        Danute PETRAUSKAITE (Klaipeda, Lithuania) "Juozas Zilevicius in the
                Background of Lithuanian Integrate Musical Culture (1920 -
                - 1924).

        Regimantas GUDELIS (Klaipeda, Lithuania) "The Stylistics of Lithuanian
                Choir Singing"

        Alfonsas MOTUZA (Klaipeda, Lithuania) "The Peculiarities of Latvian
                and Lithuanian Catholic Ritual Music in Samogitian Calvary"

Discussions

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April 18, 1999, Sunday

         Excursion. Neringa - Nida dunes. Mount of Witches near Juodkrante.
                                                                (etc.)
                Farewell dinner.


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April 19, 1999, Monday

        Day of Departure
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Dear all my friends and colleagues,

As You see, You are welcome everybody. The programme may be changed a little,
according the last informations, which I am still expecting from Denmark,
Finland, Ukraine, etc.

Are all Your titles right here?

Your abstracts are already welcome as well (1-2 pages).
The dead line is February 15th !

You may send Your abstracts on this my e-mail. It will help me in typing
and publishing the abstracts. They will be ready for all of us at the
Conference.

Don't forget to send me the information about the hotels.
THANK YOU !!!

Sincerely Yours -

Rimantas
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