Cultural aspects of sustainability, using music as an example
Cultural aspects of sustainability, using music as an example

Cultural aspects of sustainability, using music as an example


Lecture as part of the Studium Generale programme at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences on 7 February 2017 at the Kleve campus on the subject of music

Music is everywhere. It shapes our everyday lives, whether we like it or not. Most of the time, we perceive it unconsciously, which makes its effect on us all the more powerful. Music works through familiar means and requires little explanation. Messages are conveyed through music, and emotions are stirred.

The lecture will focus, amongst other things, on the cultural aspects of the environment, such as environmentally friendly practices at music festivals and within the musical instrument industry. In addition, the speakers will discuss various aspects of cultural sustainability in music research and funding.

The lecture is part of the Studium Generale programme. The lecture series is aimed at the general public as well as students, lecturers and staff at Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences, and presents current topics in a way that is relevant to everyday life and informative. The series also offers the opportunity to engage with current issues. “We invite everyone, regardless of age, to attend these fascinating lectures,” says the University’s President, Dr Heide Naderer.

Attendance at the Studium Generale lectures at Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences is free of charge for all members of the public.