Greeting from the Director of the Graduate Institute of Musicology
Dear participants of the 2016 NTU-CUHK-EARS
Forum: It is my special pleasure to welcome all of you to Taipei
for this year’s Joint International Forum on the theme of Music and Mobility,
hosted by National Taiwan University,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the University
of Tokyo, and Seoul National
University. Our event
combines two of the most lively academic gatherings of recent years for
graduate students in musicology: the biennial joint forum hosted by the music
departments of National Taiwan University and The Chinese University of Hong
Kong, and the annual East Asian Research Seminar (EARS) for Graduate Students
in Musicology jointly hosted by the University of Tokyo and Seoul National
University. Bringing together the faculty and students of these four
outstanding East Asian institutions is sure to make for a most stimulating and
lively three days of lectures, roundtables, and discussions. We are also
exceptionally honored that Professor Kay Kaufman Shelemay of Harvard University
will be with us to deliver a keynote address on the forum’s theme. In this
transnational yet Asian event, we are sure to encounter a fine demonstration of
the vitality of musicological research in this region of the world,
characterized both by strong local identities and by a passion for active
international dialogues. Let me take an opportunity to express my thanks to all
staff members, students, and faculty who have generously contributed their
efforts to organizing this forum, and who have played an indispensable role in
making our event a success.
Jen-yen Chen,
Director
Graduate Institute of Musicology
National Taiwan University