Event overview
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Conference/Festival organized by the Centre for Russian Music and the Department of History, Goldsmiths, University of London
“Orthodoxy, Music, Politics and Art in Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe” is a two-day conference organized by the Centre for Russian Music at Goldsmiths, University of London, dedicated to the interaction between music, politics, the plastic arts and Orthodox Christianity from the beginning of the 20th century to the present.
Particular areas of interest include, but are not limited to: the expression and suppression of religious faith in the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries; the role of faith in artistic expression since the fall of institutionalized communism; the spiritual/the sacred in music; chant as an element of musical vocabulary; the revival of sacred choral music, and politics and faith.
The language of the Conference is English. The possibility of the publication of some or all the papers presented will be considered.
The Conference will include concerts by the English Chamber Choir and the Goldsmiths Chamber Choir.
The convenors of the Conference are Professor Alexander Ivashkin (Centre for Russian Music, Goldsmiths, University of London) and Rev. Dr Ivan Moody (CESEM – Universidade Nova, Lisbon).
The Keynote speaker is Rev. Dr Ivan Moody.
Dates & times
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| 16 Mar 2013 |
10:00am - 5:00pm with lunchtime concert by Goldsmiths Chamber Choir |
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| 17 Mar 2013 | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
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