School of Music to host
international conference
By Mike Duncan
Of the Emerald
This July 8-14 the University School of Music
will host the 16th World Conference of the Inter
national Society for Music Education.
“We are very pleased and excited about the
opportunity to present this conference to the
Eugene area,” says Morrette Rider, music school
dean and chair of the conference. “It is the most
significant international conference that is held
in the field of music education.”
The purpose of the conference is to stimulate
music education worldwide. This year’s con
ference theme, “Music for a Small Planet,” will
focus on a global understanding of music culture
with an emphasis on the use of native folk
materials in education.
It has been 18 years since the conference was
held in the United States, and this will be the first
time that it will be hosted by an American univer
sity, Rider says.
In reference to the confusion surrounding the
participation of the Soviet-bloc countries, Rider
says that “we have recently received a telegram
from the Soviet delegation saying that in spite of
the fact that they will not be participating in the
Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, they do expect
to send their delegation to this conference. And
this includes the entire Soviet-bloc countries.
Rider adds that the Soviets “have mentioned no
concern over the safety of their delegates.
The event is expected to draw more than
3,000 delegates and musicians from more than 60
countries. Activities will include more than 50
hours of concerts; 125 special interest presenta
tions, which will involve workshops and
demonstrations on all phases of music and educa
tion; daily industry show cases by numerous ex
hibitors from the music industry; and 10 plenary
sessions and major presentations by interna
tionally recognized authorities.
Topics for the plenary sessions will include
“Music, An Instrument of Dialogue Between
Cultures”; “Music of the Americas: Its Influence
on a Multicultural Society”; and “Impact of Mass
Media on Musical Taste and Practice.”
In addition to the presentations, more than
30 youth ensembles will give public perfor
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Morrette Rider
mances throughout the week at the University’s
Beall Concert Hall and the Hult Center for the Per
forming Arts. The groups are selected by commit
tees in each nation and then recommended to
organizers in the United States.
English and French are the offical languages
of the 1SME. Spanish has been added to this con
ference in anticipation of a sizable delegation
Persons seeking information regarding the
conference are urged to contact Morrette Rider at
the School of Music.
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