CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH MUSIC WORKSHOPS: CLIMATE OF SOUND
CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH MUSIC WORKSHOPS: CLIMATE OF SOUND
19 – 28 April 2023
OPEN CALL
DomDom and Goldsmiths, University of London, in collaboration with the Vietnam National Academy of Music, invite Vietnamese music researchers to apply for the Contemporary Music Research Workshop, which will take place over 10 days in Hanoi, Vietnam. The program is initiated and organized by DomDom and funded by the British Council Vietnam through the UK/Viet Nam Season 2023 Collaboration Grant.
Application deadline: 12 April 2023
Selected candidates will be notified on: 15 April 2023
INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
DomDom, a small and tenacious engine, has nurtured two generations of contemporary and experimental musicians over the past 10 years, creating numerous “playgrounds” for knowledge exchange, community development, and international exchanges through small activities such as monthly performances, workshops, artist talks, presentations, and large-scale events such as the Hanoi New Music Festival.
This time, DomDom collaborates with the music department of Goldsmiths, University of London, with the support of the Vietnam National Academy of Music, to open a 10-day experimental contemporary music research workshop in Hanoi, aimed at stimulating the interest of the community of music researchers and creating a premise for effective research on contemporary and experimental music in Vietnam in the future. The latest is the international conference program within the framework of the Hanoi New Music Festival in December 2023.
The research workshop includes knowledge and information exchange activities: a series of presentations by researchers and experimental contemporary music practice in the UK and Vietnam provide participants with an overview of contemporary experimental music in Vietnam and the West, as well as current trends in ethnomusicological research worldwide. The program also includes presentations and practical sessions on ethnomusicological film-making – a new and effective way of ethnomusicological research – and a screening of the most important ethnomusicological films in world history. Additionally, the program includes an experimental music concert in Hanoi and field trips… The training sessions to enhance practical research and documentary filmmaking skills in ethnomusicology, under the guidance of Professor Barley Norton from Goldsmiths University, also play an important role in the activities of the “Research Workshop” to support researchers participating in the workshop to carry out a contemporary music research outline and Vietnamese experiential film or writing. The Climate of Sound research workshop is concise and informative, with the hope of achieving specific results towards the 4-day workshop at the Hanoi New Music Festival, where we will introduce the articles, research projects, or ethnomusicology films of workshop members.
ABOUT GOLDSMITHS UNIVERSITY
For over a century, Goldsmiths has been a world-renowned unit of the University of London, with international reputation for combining excellent academic quality with deep creativity. In particular, Goldsmiths University is a leading cultural research institution in the UK. If you love Art, Goldsmiths is the key. The university has a rich history of contributing to arts and science. Its Art Department is known as one of the most prestigious institutions in the UK for Art, receiving over 20 Turner Prize nominations. Goldsmiths has an outstanding faculty and publishes many textbooks taught throughout the UK.
PARTICIPANTS
Music researchers of all ages and experience levels are welcome.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Registration link: here
Please fill in all the fields in the registration form (below) in either Vietnamese or English, including the following information:
- CANDIDATE INFORMATION
- Please provide your full contact information.
- PERSONAL BIO
- Please submit a CV with detailed information on your education (not required) and an overview of your music research activities and experience.
- PORTFOLIO
- Please submit a portfolio that can help viewers understand your previous music research activities and projects, including:
- A list of research projects/activities
- Up to 3 links to view or read about your notable articles/research projects (if you have made a music anthropology film, you can submit a link to the film).
- MOTIVATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM
- Please indicate the reason and motivation for your participation in the program (no more than 500 words).
- COMMITMENT TO PARTICIPATE
- Once selected to participate in the program, you agree to the “commitment requirements” listed below:
- Participate fully and actively in the program’s activities over the 10-day period.
- Write a new research outline on experimental contemporary music. Or make a trailer for a new music anthropology film on experimental contemporary music.
- Present the research outline or film trailer that you completed during your participation in the Workshop on the final day of the Workshop (April 28, 2023).
PARTICIPANT’S BENEFITS
● Each researcher participating in the Workshop will receive a grant (because they have to stop income-generating activities during the participation in the Workshop) of 4,000,000 (four million Vietnamese dong).
● On the last day of the Workshop, if you register and commit to writing an essay or making an ethnographic music film that is developed from the outline or trailer that you have worked on during the participation in the Workshop, you will receive an additional grant of 5,000,000 (five million Vietnamese dong) to carry out the essay/film. At the same time, your essay or ethnographic music film will be introduced at the conference and film screening program at Hanoi New Music Festival in December 2023.
● Provided with professional knowledge and research skills of ethnographic music, including making ethnographic music films.
● Explore and enhance knowledge about contemporary music and world experiments (historical and contemporary), including watching a world ethnographic music film screening.
● Directly experience contemporary music cultural spaces and experiments through field trips to meet artists to explore their work, life, and thoughts; as well as going behind the scenes while witnessing a contemporary music performance and experiment with Professor Barley Norton.
● Supported to develop a research outline or make an ethnographic music film.
● Opportunity to screen the film or present the research essay at the international conference program within the framework of the Hanoi International Music Festival (Hanoi New Music Festival) in December 2023.
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION
Registration forms are accepted from March 17, 2023, to April 12, 2023. Any registration forms submitted after this deadline will not be considered for review.
Please fill out the registration form and upload the required documents at the registration link: https://bit.ly/3lnGj98
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
Maximum of 8 researchers
SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process will be carried out by the council of researchers participating in the presentation and guidance in the Workshop from Goldsmiths University, and the chairman of the selection board is Dr. Barley Norton.
Note: The decision of the selection board is final and there is no appeal process.
RESULT ANNOUNCEMENT
Selected candidates will be notified on April 15, 2023, via email or phone.
Related links:
http://hanoinewmusicfestival.net/
To learn more information or have your questions answered, please contact:
Project Coordinator – Nguyen Thi Hai Van
Phone: 0335.192.334
Email: domdomhanoi@gmail.com
Website: https://domdommusic.net/
