The thematic focus is to encourage interest, understanding and knowledge about the development of contemporized circumpolar musical traditions among higher music educational institutions in the circumpolar region.
The network aims to pave the way for a new contemporary circumpolar musical tradition with an artistic research-based approach which brings arctic-ethnic musical expressions and classical and jazz-/improvised-based music together in a respectful interplay.
The ultimate vehicle for this artistic research-based approach is the Arctic World Ensemble project (AWE).
The network will develop a system of student and teacher exchanges that gradually will form the base for an artistic research-based circumpolar co-partnered music ensemble which by blending arctic-ethnic musical expressions with western classical and jazz-/improvised tradition, will create a genuine arctic sound that can inspire higher music education institutions in the circumpolar region to nurture and develop music traditions in the region.
The AWEensemble will provide researchers, teachers and students in the participating institutions, with a vehicle for developing, studying and performing musical/artistic expressions from the circumpolar Arctic on the highest international artistic level.
Visit also the home page of Department of Music, Dance and Drama, located at the UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
More information and past activities can be found here.
Video interview: Fred Glesnes, Lead of the UArctic World Ensemble
