Music & Civil Society (November 18-19, 2011)

Several musical initiatives around the world have been gaining prominence in recent years for the impact they’re having on historically challenged communities, and for the quality of music making they’re producing.

A two and a half day symposium co-sponsored by Community MusicWorks and the Cogut Center for the Humanities at Brown University examining the impact of music on a civil society will bring together academics and practitioners from several of these initiatives. Through a series of dialogues and musical presentations, musicians, teachers, students, and academics from Providence, Venezuela, Berlin, the Middle East, and other locations will explore a rich set of questions to build further understanding and share best practices.