Tang Music in Contemporary China: Sensing Artistry Through Time
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Tang Music in Contemporary China: Sensing Artistry Through Time October 8 Keynote Lecture (125 Morrison Hall) October 9 (125 Morrison Hall) October 10 (Hertz Hall)— Full program available here (https://events.berkeley.edu/live/files/60-music-program) — The resplendent court-entertainment music of the Tang dynasty (618–907 CE), born from cultural exchange along the early Silk Road, has always loomed large in histories of Chinese music. But in today's China, reconstructive performances of this music have begun to assert its place — as living, breathing performance art — in concert halls and social media feeds, too. This conference brings together scholars and performers from across the world, including leading and emerging experts from China, to present, evaluate, and propel forward global scholarly and artistic discourse on Tang music in the contemporary world. Papers will explore the material culture of the Silk Road, early notations and musical instruments, techniques of historic
