Chamber Music as a Metaphorical Model of Negotiated Peaceful Dialogue

This event sounds very interesting and it echoes some of things I have been talking about for awhile, but it does not seem to consider the socially derived meaning of music and instead focuses on some innate inner quality of the music, which I find problematic. At least it is being discussed.

Filed under: Art of Peacework,Conferences, Events,Dispute resolution and negotiation — story spotted by Catherine Morris @ 09:57 PST

Tuesday, 6 March 2012

Chamber Music as a Metaphorical Model of Negotiated Peaceful Dialogue

Please come to this interdisciplinary presentation. Admission is free and community members are very welcome!

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Where: Vancouver School of Theology Chapel
Chamber Music as a Metaphorical Model of Negotiated Peaceful Dialogue

When musicians perform a string quartet, it may appear that they are reading a pre-set dialogue in the mysterious language of pitched sound. In fact, however, notation of Western classical music is consummately imprecise. Performance involves an intense negotiation through which conflictual beliefs somehow reconcile into beautiful co-created soundscapes. Thousands of collective decisions are achieved through democratic process and real-time non-verbal debate. How they accomplish the task may have ramifications across many fields of collaboration. Speakers include: Prof. Rena Sharon, School of Music, 2011 Wall Distinguished Scholar in Residence; Prof. David Gillham, Violin and Chamber Music; Prof. Maxwell Cameron, Political Science, Director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions and Wall Distinguished Scholar in Residence; Prof. Michelle LeBaron, Law, Director of the Dispute Resolution Program and CRANE project.

See http://www.calendar.events.ubc.ca/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=B30DDBE095C7D21D958CF4C4C01BBEAB