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  • October 24–25, 2024

    Why More-Than-Human Musicking Now?

    Founding Symposium of the Study-Group-in-the-Making on Multispecies Sound and Movement Studies in the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance (ICTMD)

    Room E.09 (and via Zoom)

    We are pleased to announce the Inaugural Symposium “Why More-Than-Human Musicking Now?” of the ICTMD Study-Group-in-the-Making on Multispecies Sound and Movement Studies. The conference seeks to highlight the integration of other-than-human voices and sonic ecologies into our academic, artistic, and performance research, as well as interactions on a shared planet.

    In an era marked by ecological challenges, cultural shifts, and technological advancements, it is important to (re)consider our understandings of music and sound within multispecies contexts. From indigenous communities to urban settings, from natural habitats to digital realms, the ways in which humans engage with other species through music and sound offer ground for exploration and dialogue. Scholars and artists from diverse disciplines will contribute to our symposium.

    Conference registration and participation is free! To submit your registration, please complete the E-Form here: Symposium Registration Form - Google Forms

    Please find the program here: Why More-Than-Human Musicking Now? - Google Drive. The conference language is English.

    Conference management:

    Dr. Lisa Herrmann-Fertig (Nuremberg University of Music)
    Dr. Susanne Heiter (Nuremberg University of Music)
    Dr. Robert O. Beahrs (Center for Advanced Studies in Music / MIAM, Istanbul Technical University)
    Mitra Jahandideh (ANU School of Music, Australian National University)

    Any questions or comments can be addressed to Dr. Lisa Herrmann-Fertig (lisa.herrmann-fertig(at)hfm-nuernberg.de).

    Call for Proposals

  • October 25–26, 2024

    Of Singing Birds, Trumpeting Elephants and Breathing Forests: Multispecies and Interdisciplinary Research Approaches and Musical Practice in Ethnomusicology and Free Reports

    Annual Meeting of the National Committee for Germany within International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance (ICTMD) and General Assembly

    Room E.09 (and via Zoom)

    Taking a look at the history of Music Research—especially of Ethnomusicology—shows that a large part of research as well as music practice in everyday university life is determined by anthropocentric assumptions. In comparison to other (sub)disciplines of the humanities and cultural studies, impulses from Human-Animal Studies and Multispecies Studies have only recently been taken into account in the field of Music Research: Ecomusicology, Multispecies Ethnomusicology, and Interspecies Music are increasingly focusing on non-human animals or rather other-than-human beings and their sounds in order to give them voices in research and practice.

    At the Annual Conference of the National Committee for Germany within ICTMD, we will explore the integration of non-human voices and sound ecologies in our academic, artistic, and performative research, and reflect on our understanding of music in multispecies contexts.

    Please find the program here: Why More-Than-Human Musicking Now? - Google Drive. The conference language is German and English.

    Conference Management

    Dr. Lisa Herrmann-Fertig (Nuremberg University of Music)
    Dr. Susanne Heiter (Nuremberg University of Music)
    Dr. Dorit Klebe (Chair of the ICTMD National Committee for Germany)

    Keynote (Friday, October 25, 2024, 2 p.m.)

    Prof. Dr. Martin Ullrich (Professor and Chair of Interdisciplinary Music Research and Human-Animal Studies, Nuremberg University of Music): Animal Voices: Listening in the Anthropocene

    Any questions or comments can be addressed to Dr. Lisa Herrmann-Fertig (lisa.herrmann-fertig(at)hfm-nuernberg.de).