Institute for European Musicology

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Current Events:

"Wondrous Relations. A Festival of Arts, Education & Ecology"

September 7–9, 2026, Orangerie Theater, Volksgartenstr. 25, 50677 Cologne

Over the past two and a half years, the EcoLit project has explored what it means to live and learn in a world of interconnected relationships. For us, being in relationship means understanding ourselves as part of life on this planet, its development, and its future. What does this mean for the arts, for education, and for ecological thinking? We’d like to discuss this with you, other researchers, artists, educators, and interested individuals—through music, poetry, and forms of learning that express care, attentiveness, awareness, and resonance.

For more information, visit https://ecolit.cologne/

Summer School “Collaboration in Music, Dance, and Research”

September 14–18, 2026, St. Josef Monastery, Wildbad 1, 92318 Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

In cooperation with the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

The Institute for European Ethnomusicology (IfEM) at the University of Cologne, in collaboration with the Institute for Ethnomusicology at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, announces the Summer School “Collaboration in Music, Dance, and Research.” This English-language summer school offers students the opportunity to explore current topics in ethnomusicology and ethnochoreology.

The summer school is sponsored by COLOGNE SUMMER SCHOOLS.

For more information, visit https://ethnomusikologie.kug.ac.at/veranstaltungen/symposien-tagungen-konferenzen/summer-school-collaboration-in-music-dance-and-research

Conference “Music, Migration, Diversity: Musical Practices in Pluralistic Societies”

Conference of the Commission for the Study of Folk Musical Cultures within the German Society for Empirical Cultural Studies (DGEKW) e.V.

October 23–24, 2026, Faculty of Human Sciences, Gronewaldstr. 2, 50931 Cologne

Migration and diversity entail societal changes that have received significant attention in recent years and are also relevant in musical contexts. Time and again, the influence of migration and cultural exchange on musical practices becomes evident—in musical styles, in diaspora communities, or in inclusive approaches to music education. Please register for the conference by September 30, 2026, by contacting Elias Sotomayor (he/him): elias.sotomayor@uni-koeln.de

For more information and the program, visit https://www.hf.uni-koeln.de/34757