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The new '''Edmonton Transcultural Orchestra''' (ETO) seeks to bridge the constructed "cultural" divides that appear to separate people from each other. " | The new '''Edmonton Transcultural Orchestra''' (ETO) seeks to bridge the constructed "cultural" divides that appear to separate people from each other. In reality "culture" is an attribute of individuals, not groups; we share more than what divides us, and even what divides us is not separable, homogeneous groupings but rather overlapping, heterogeneous sets. The ETO demonstrates the linkages among all humanity in two ways: (1) socially, in the group itself, which is diverse: university students, staff, and faculty; community, and (2) musically, by highlighting the flow of music through people, via continuous performances connecting diverse regions and societies around the world. | ||
The ETO is committed to representing and creating connections above and beyond perceptions of individual "cultures", imagined to be separable, countable bubbles ("Chinese culture", "Arab culture", "Norwegian culture"...). Rather, in our view, culture is individual - we're all culturally unique, just as we're genetically unique -- and at the same time culture is pan-human: it connects us all. There is no way to separate any one culture from another, and "cultures" are not internally homogeneous, because too much is shared, and all is in motion. We transcend "culture" considered as a countable noun to create a more general cultural flow. | |||
The group, ETO, expresses these ideas - transcending "culture" - in two ways. Socially, we aim to represent our community, drawing membership from every corner, in all its diversity, transcending rather than reinforcing boundaries in our performances. Musically, we focus on the idea that music crosses boundaries, just like we do, and erases them in the process - we look for melodies and sounds that have traveled, and invent new ones that will travel in the future. | |||
Music is such a powerful tool for connection and understanding. | |||
Upcoming performances: | Upcoming performances: | ||
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* Jan 31, 7 pm - Convocation Hall (part of International Week) | * Jan 31, 7 pm - Convocation Hall (part of International Week) | ||
Anyone | Anyone is welcome to join; please contact [mailto:michaelf@ualberta.ca Michael Frishkopf] | ||
Revision as of 17:46, 10 November 2017
short link: http://bit.ly/edtror
The new Edmonton Transcultural Orchestra (ETO) seeks to bridge the constructed "cultural" divides that appear to separate people from each other. In reality "culture" is an attribute of individuals, not groups; we share more than what divides us, and even what divides us is not separable, homogeneous groupings but rather overlapping, heterogeneous sets. The ETO demonstrates the linkages among all humanity in two ways: (1) socially, in the group itself, which is diverse: university students, staff, and faculty; community, and (2) musically, by highlighting the flow of music through people, via continuous performances connecting diverse regions and societies around the world.
The ETO is committed to representing and creating connections above and beyond perceptions of individual "cultures", imagined to be separable, countable bubbles ("Chinese culture", "Arab culture", "Norwegian culture"...). Rather, in our view, culture is individual - we're all culturally unique, just as we're genetically unique -- and at the same time culture is pan-human: it connects us all. There is no way to separate any one culture from another, and "cultures" are not internally homogeneous, because too much is shared, and all is in motion. We transcend "culture" considered as a countable noun to create a more general cultural flow.
The group, ETO, expresses these ideas - transcending "culture" - in two ways. Socially, we aim to represent our community, drawing membership from every corner, in all its diversity, transcending rather than reinforcing boundaries in our performances. Musically, we focus on the idea that music crosses boundaries, just like we do, and erases them in the process - we look for melodies and sounds that have traveled, and invent new ones that will travel in the future.
Music is such a powerful tool for connection and understanding.
Upcoming performances:
- Nov 10 - noon; City Hall
- Dec 10 - noon; City Hall
- Jan 31, 7 pm - Convocation Hall (part of International Week)
Anyone is welcome to join; please contact Michael Frishkopf