INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE

"BYZANTINE MUSICAL CULTURE"

OF
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BYZANTINE MUSIC AND HYMNOLOGY


Under the Aegis of
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic (2007)
The Ministry of Education of the Hellenic Republic (2009)
The Ecumenical Patriarchate (2011, 2013)
and the Municipality of Peania, Attica, Greece (2007, 2009, 2013)


FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

DEDICATED TO THE GREAT MANUEL VRYENNIOS

OCTOBER 10-13, 2013
Peania, Attica, Greece


It is a pleasure to announce the Fourth International Conference "Byzantine Musical Culture", a series which began in 2007 and takes place every two years. The Conferences focus on all scholarly musical, musicological, artistic, poetic and literary aspects relevant to the global theme of Byzantine Musical Culture of that year and are open to academic scholars as well as practicing musicians and independent scholars. The Conferences also includes musical soirees, cultural events and visits to theme-related sites of interest.

The Conferences’ general focus on "Byzantine Musical Culture" shapes this year's theme, "Historic Figures: Composers, Poets, Teachers" along with the dedication of the Conference to Manuel Vryennios: Mathematician, Astronomer, Musician, Poet, Diplomat”.

The Conference Presentation Videos are now on-line. Please go here.

The Conferences are co-organised by the American Society of Byzantine Music and Hymnology (ASBMH) of the University of Pittsburgh and the European Art Center for the Study of the Culture and Civilisation of the Eastern Roman State in Europe (EUARCE) which is also an advisor to the Society. We are grateful to Athens Information Technology for the generous allocation of their conference facilities.




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