[366] April 7 Lecture At MTSU To Focus on Music's Global Influence

March 22, 2011
Contact: Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919


APRIL 7 LECTURE AT MTSU TO FOCUS ON MUSIC’S GLOBAL INFLUENCE

MURFREESBORO—Dr. Leslie C. Gay Jr., associate professor of ethnomusicology at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, will present a lecture on “Karrierekanonen and Danish Rock: Cultural Politics, Global Markets, and Artistic Expressiveness” on Thursday, April 7.
The event will take place at 4:30 p.m. in the Center for Popular Music, located in the Bragg Mass Communication Building on the MTSU campus.
Gay’s presentation will focus on musical globalization, particularly the influence of English-language rock on Danish popular music. The professor contends that many contemporary Danish rock musicians compose and perform in English, inspiring a variety of responses, both positive and negative.
An attempt to return the music to Denmark’s native language brought music lovers and scholars together to launch a project known as “Karrrierekanonen,” a collaboration of the Danish Ministry of Culture’s Rock Council and Dansk Radio. The people behind the movement hope to bring about new artistic expressiveness as artists strive to reclaim their native tongue, Gay notes.
The event is part of MTSU Scholars Week and is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Dale Cockrell at the CPM at 615-898-2449.

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