New Book by BFE Member
Oxford University Press has just published a new book by BFE member David R. M.
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Brian Moser and Donald Tayler Colombia recordings online
A significant collection of field recordings made by anthropologists Brian Moser and Donald Tayler in Colombia in 1960-61 has been added to the British Library’s Archival Sound Recordings website.
News from the Hochschule fuer Musik und Theater, Rostock
Dr Frances Wilkins and Dr Barbara Alge have gained a Eurolecture from the Alfred-RoepferFoundation Hamburg.
New Co-editor for Ethnomusicology Forum
The BFE committee is pleased to announce that Simone Kruger, of Liverpool John Moores University, has been appointed as co-editor of our journal, Ethnomusicology Forum.
News from University of Cambridge
In April 2010, Ruth Davis spent a month at the Villa Serbelloni in Bellagio, Italy as a Rockefeller Foundation Scholar in Residence. Ruth has also been appointed Fellow of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Yale University, for the year 2010-11. Many congratulations!
News from the Hochschule fuer Musik und Theater, Rostock
Dr Frances Wilkins and Dr Barbara Alge have gained a Eurolecture from the Alfred-Toepfer Foundation Hamburg. Frances Wilkins is invited to teach at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Rostock for one semester from October 2010 until March 2011.
Danica Janković & Maud Karpeles: An exploration of the historic connection between two leading 20th Century Folklorists based in Serbia and Great Britain
The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) runs Cecil Sharp House, and in this historical building is the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (VWML). The VWML is a most significant library and archive for traditional culture in the UK.
World Arts: A new Master’s degree Program at the University of Bern, Switzerland
Since autumn 2009, the University of Bern, Switzerland, offers a new master’s degree program in World Arts.
Congratulations to Dr. des. Sarah Ross
Dr. des. Sarah Ross has recently finished her PhD in Ethnomusicology at the University of Music and Theatre Rostock, Germany, under the supervision of Prof. Ellen Koskoff (Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester) and Prof. Hartmut Möller (University of Music and Theatre Rostock).
Congratulations to Dr. des. Sarah Ross
Dr. des. Sarah Ross has recently finished her PhD in Ethnomusicology at the University of Music and Theatre Rostock, Germany, under the supervision of Prof. Ellen Koskoff (Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester) and Prof. Hartmut Möller (University of Music and Theatre Rostock).