Paradigmatic Revolutions Music Festival and Conference: Reframing Western Music Globalism from the Perspective of Asian Composers

Apr. 2, 2025 - Apr. 5, 2025
North Campus - please visit event website for venues

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Paradigmatic Revolutions is a four day intercultural music composition festival and conference that investigates developments in music composition across the Asian continent over the past 30 years. This project uses a collaborative research-creation approach to its inquiries, inviting both musicians (composers, performers) and scholars to participate, share research and creative work as a way to expand understanding about creativity and composition rooted in Asia-Centric perspectives. 

​Events include mixed ensemble intercultural composition concerts by guest ensembles and , a two day conference on intercultural composition (with presentations from scholars, performers and composers, workshops on intercultural experimentation, and composition masterclasses by guest composer (Beijing Central Conservatory of Music). The project will feature keynote speeches by (Chinese Hong Kong University) and (Seoul National University). ​

This is part of a broader initiative on intercultural music by the in partnership with the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, University of South Florida, Pan Project Ensemble and the Contemporary Art Music Project (CAMP) organization.
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Free
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Contact
Jeffrey Roberts
jsr1@ualberta.ca
Audience
Community, Public
Faculty, Staff
Category
Alumni Arts, Culture Conferences, Meetings, Forums Lectures, Seminars Presentations