Event overview
Storytelling as a Trope in Researching Orchestras
Ethnomusicology Symposium is from 2pm-5.30pm in the New Academic Building, with keynote presentation by Dr Tina K Ramnarine from Royal Holloway, plus presentations by current Post Graduate students
2pm: Symposium Keynote Presentation by Professor Tina K. Ramnarine (Royal Holloway) – “Storytelling as a Trope in Researching Orchestras”
Followed by presentations by Rie Yamada, Brandon Stover, Manuela Carrillo, Valerie Balligand and Joao Ribeiro Cardoso.
Abstract
Storytelling has been theorised as a performative, narrative practice, but it has not been employed often as a trope in studies of musical performance. In this presentation, a theoretical context for exploring the possibilities of such a conceptual move within Music Studies is outlined by referring to the anthropological and performance studies approaches of Turner and Schechner. The trope of storytelling is applied to a case-study on a youth orchestra in the context of European Integration.
Biography
Tina K. Ramnarine is a musician, anthropologist and global cultural explorer. She has undertaken field research across the Nordic countries, the Caribbean, India and Indonesia. Publications include the books Creating Their Own Space: The Development of an Indian-Caribbean Musical Tradition (2001), Ilmatar's Inspirations: Nationalism, Globalization, and the Changing Soundscapes of Finnish Folk Music (2003), Beautiful Cosmos: Performance and Belonging in the Caribbean Diaspora (2007), and an edited volume Musical Performance in the Diaspora (2007). She is Professor in Music at RHUL.
All welcome
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2014 | 2:00pm - 6:00pm |
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