Prof.Greg Barz’s inaugural lecture focuses on “Music, Advocacy and Activism in Contemporary Scholarship”. Photo: Stephen Collett 19 November 2012

Lecture (Pdf format)

“The roles of musicians, dancers, and storytellers are changing and continue to adapt in the face of increasing health care crises in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere, as are the roles of ethnomusicologists as they engage community responses to global issues.” This is according to Prof. Greg Barz, Senior Professor at the Odeion School of Music, in his inaugural lecture delivered this month. Prof. Barz’s lecture focused on Music, Advocacy and Activism in contemporary scholarship.