Philip V. Bohlman presents “On Goodness” — Humanities Day Keynote Address

Asked what the primary goal of their teaching and research is, many music scholars, and ethnomusicologists in particular, may answer simply: “to do good in the world.” The goodness that motivates music scholars, however, is anything but simple. Rather it takes shape as intersecting experiences of knowledge and practice in the humanities. It is the pursuit of those experiences that leads scholars to empower musical practice through the force of moral imperative. Philip V. Bohlman joins with musician colleagues from the “New Budapest Orpheum Society” and the “Taraf Ensemble” to give voice and sound to goodness for the sites and moments of precarity in today’s world. 

This presentation will be offered in person and on Zoom.