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21/06/2017
by R. Kuchar
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June is New York Music Month

NYC kicks off the first-ever  (NYMM) – a citywide celebration of New York City’s diverse music ecosystem during the month of June. Music is central to the city’s economy, social fabric, and cultural identity. NYMM celebrates this with programming and … Continue reading

12/06/2017
by R. Kuchar
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Music City´s Origin – Hector Berlioz´ Euphonia

Topos Music City came up in the essay ‚Euphonia or the Musical City‘ by the French romantic composer Hector Berlioz  (1803-1869) first. Published in 1852 in his collection ‚Evenings with the Orchestra‘ Berlioz envisions a future town, situated on the … Continue reading

01/06/2017
by R. Kuchar
Comments Off on New Book on Cultural Policy, Urban Music & Migration by Lisa Gaupp: Die exotisierte Stadt. Kulturpolitik und Musikvermittlung im postmigrantischen Prozess.

New Book on Cultural Policy, Urban Music & Migration by Lisa Gaupp: Die exotisierte Stadt. Kulturpolitik und Musikvermittlung im postmigrantischen Prozess.

The book sketches the interaction between music mediation, cultural policies, urban popular music and identityconstruction in today’s complex societies. Likewise, this study reveals how a global transcultural youth culture is emerging and developing under the influence of institutional structures in … Continue reading