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Music & Civil Society: November 18-19, 2011
Several musical initiatives around the world have been gaining prominence in recent years for the impact they’re having on historically challenged communities, and for the quality of music making they’re producing. Music & Civil Society, a two and a half day symposium co-sponsored by Community MusicWorks and the Cogut Center for the Humanities at Brown University (November 18-19), will examine the impact of music on a civil society by bringing together academics and practitioners from several of these initiatives.
Through a series of dialogues and musical presentations, musicians, teachers, students, and academics from Providence, Venezuela, Berlin, the MiddleEast, and other locations will explore a rich set of questions to build further understanding and share best practices.
Featured presenters:
Nabeel Abboud Ashkar, General Director, Barenboim-Said Music Conservatory, Nazareth and Jaffa
Eric Booth, Author, Speaker, International Arts Learning Consultant
Leon Botstein, President, Bard College
Thomas Cabaniss, Teaching Artist, New York
Arlene Goldbard, Writer, Speaker, Social Activist, Consultant
Maxine Greene, William F. Russel Chair Emerita, Teachers College
Toshiko Mori, Architect, Harvard University
Pamela Rosenberg, Director, American Academy in Berlin
Sebastian Ruth, Artistic Director, Community MusicWorks
Carson Siebert, Baremboim Said Foundation, Berlin
Michael Steinberg, Director, Cogut Center for the Humanities
Russell Willis Taylor of National Arts Strategies
Also featuring experimental youth performances (Saturday).
Light breakfast and lunch are included (Friday and Saturday) with pre-registration.
Supported by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Reserve a space online:
Conference Logistics
LOCATIONS
Friday
Cogut Center for the Humanities, Pembroke Hall, 3rd Floor
172 Meeting Street
Providence RI 02912
Campus maps: http://brown.edu/Facilities/Facilities_Management/maps/
Saturday
Providence CityArts for Youth
891 Broad St
Providence, RI 02907
PARKING
Friday
Parking on the Brown campus can be an adventure! There is a visitor parking lot at Brook (close to Waterman), but it is small and a decent walk to our conference location (Pembroke Hall). Rates are $3 per hour or daily rate is $15. More informationcan be found here http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Finance_and_Admin/transportation/parking/visitor.htm
Street parking is the best option. The closest streets will require you to move your car every 2 hours, and spots are not always easy to find. Some are metered ($1.25/hour in quarters. Our advice is to arrive early, plan to park a little distance away and walk. There are streets with in a 10 minute walk where you can park all day, for example Arlington Ave at Lloyd Ave. Keene and Barnes streets between Thayer and Prospect may also have spaces.
Saturday
Street parking around CityArts is not metered and is generally not difficult to find. We are a large group so again you may need to park a few blocks away and walk. There is a grocery store (Compare Foods) across the street from CityArts; please do not park in their lot.
TAXIS
Recommended taxi companies, should you need a cab, are:
Big Daddy
401-943-3636
Corporate Taxi
401-231-2228
Gonzalez Cab (Best for Saturday - South Side)
401-331-9560
Bus information can be found at http://www.ripta.com/
WAITING LIST/CANCELLATIONS
We have a waiting list for the conference; if you know you are unable to attend, please email jori@communitymusicworks.org to cancel your reservation and make space for others.
OTHER/DAY OF QUESTIONS
Questions? Lost? Call Jori at 401-559-5211 or email at jori@communitymusicworks.org
Post-Symposium Publication
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Following the symposium, we'll be creating a publication that captures its essence in vignettes, quotations, ideas, stories, lessons learned, and examples of music's positive impact on civil society. You will be able to download the publication free-of-charge from Community MusicWorks' website.
We'll collect as much information as possible from you at the symposium. If you have anything to add, we invite you share it by emailing Arlene Goldbard here. If there are relevant online links, please include them. Finally, please be sure to include your name and email address, so we can follow up if we use your story. Thanks! |
Learn about past Community MusicWorks Conferences
In 2008, Community MusicWorks, together with the Providence Youth Arts Collaborative, hosted the Imagining Art + Social Change conference. Over the last several years, CMW has also brought together new and mid-career musicians interested in social change through the Institutes for Musicianship and Public Service. Click here to read writing by CMW Artistic and Education Directors on Music and Social Change.
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