Critical Perspectives on Music, Education, and Religion

In recent years, professional and academic discourses in Western music education have been increasingly secularized, distancing policies and practices from religion. A renewed consciousness of cultural diversity in music education, however, has revitalized discussion regarding the nexus of music, education and religion. The presence of religion in music education contexts is a situation fraught with political, cultural, social, legal, educational, aesthetic, ethical, and religious tensions. This conference will bring together scholars from different disciplines for a critical examination of these complex issues in both theory and practice.

Organizing Committee:

Heidi Westerlund, Sibelius Academy University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland

Alexis Kallio, Sibelius Academy University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland

Philip Alperson, Temple University, USA

For further information please visit the website http://sites.siba.fi/web/cpmer

or contact Alexis Kallio at [email protected]