The Newsletter 51 Summer 2009

The future of the Chinese and East Asian musical past

Frank Kouwenhoven

What do we know about the great traditional music of East Asia, past or present? Why are faithful renderings or reconstructions of such music so seldom heard on today’s concert stages? What can be done to bring back to life or to preserve their sounds? International experts will discuss ‘the future of the Chinese and East Asian musical past’ in Brussels from 18 to 22 November.

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