Symposium: Tools and Treasures: Perspectives on Early Musical Instruments of the Academic Orchestra

🎶 Join us for an enriching symposium focusing on the historic instruments of the Lund University Academic Orchestra! Initiated in 1745, this orchestra showcases student talents under professional guidance. The event coincides with a new exhibition at Lund University's Historical Museum, emphasizing the significance of these instruments.

Topics Covered:

• Instrument Collection Overview: Tobias Lund (Odeum, Lund University)
• Historical Instruments as Museum Objects: Madeleine Modin (Stockholm)
• The Lund Chalumeaux: A Global Resource by Ingrid E. Pearson (Royal College of Music, London)
• Richard Haka’s Double-Reed Instruments: Luís Tasso Athayde Santos
• Eighteenth-Century Banana Flute: Bert Junno (Gabather)
• Recorders in the Lund Collection: Emelie Roos (Höör Barock)
• Horns in the Academic Orchestra: Eric Wahlsteen (Lund University)
• Importance of Danzig in Music: Benjamin Vogel (University of Szczecin)
• Danish ‘Bachbow’ Discussion: Tobias Junno & Tobias Lund
• Concluding Remarks: Marie Martens (Danish Music Museum)

🎟 FREE ADMISSION! Registration is a must, opening on 2 September. If you are a scholar or musician interested in early musical instruments or the history of Lund University, please reach out at sylvia.lysko@odeum.lu.se for early registration details.

🎨 Don’t miss the exhibition Three Centuries of Music in Lund: The Instrument Collection of Akademiska Kapellet at the Historical Museum. Learn more about the exhibition here!

📍 Location: Paradisgatan 11B, 223 50 Lund, Sverige