Since ancient times, music has been regarded as a central medium for artistic exploration of the topic of "peace", the various facets of which will be examined in the lecture series "Music and Peace" organised by the Detmold/Paderborn Musicology Seminar. To kick things off on Wednesday, 15 October, Dr Florian Henri Besthorn, Director of the Paul Sacher Foundation in Basel, will give a lecture on the topic "Et in terra pax? On the appeal for peace in J?rg Widmann's compositions". The event will take place from 6.15 pm in the Kuppelsaal of the Detmold University of Music (Willi-Hofmann-Str. 5). Admission is free.
The focus of "Music and Peace" is on compositions and performance contexts from the 17th to the 21st century and the associated questions about the respective musical form, the effect, their instrumentalisation in power politics or their usability in educational contexts.
More information on the lecture series and an overview of further dates can be found on the event page.
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