The Musicology / Ethnomusicology Division and the Fine Arts Diversity Council
are delighted to host
intercultural multi-instrumentalist, composer, researcher, and music educator
Jon Silpayamanant
for two virtual presentations
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 – 9 AM – as a guest of MUS 213M, History of Music 1
“Forced Musical Labor: A Colonial History of Classical Music and Music Schools (1527-1750)”
The session will focus especially on the history of forced musical labor models used by the Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish at colonies in South America and Southeast Asia during the early modern period. Please see Classical Music and its Slave Orchestras for an initial essay by Silpayamanant on this project, and Silpayamanant’s web page for more context.
Register in advance for this Zoom presentation:
https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsf-Gprz0qHNG54Sm0Hq3f6h_yCBdikaju
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the presentation meeting.
Thursday, November 17, 2022 – 1 PM – as a guest of the AGEMS Colloquium
“Integrating Colonial Histories of Forced Musical Labor into the Music History Curriculum”
The session will address the broader research and pedagogical project that Silpayamanant is developing on the topic of enslaved musical labor as an essential component of the European colonial and trade-expansionist project, drawing from his Bibliography of Slave Orchestras, Choirs, Bands, and Ensembles.
Register in advance for this Zoom presentation:
https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYrfuuupjotHNGL7NBMG3FkURXR0IToCKH9
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the presentation meeting.
The Musicology/Ethnomusicology Division thanks the Fine Arts Diversity Council for its generous support of this virtual residency.