Conference Programme

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Thursday 23 October

18:00 Registration
19:00 Welcome Ceremony
20:00 Concert 
          by the "Derech-as-Salam Ensemble"
          (Palestinian - Israeli Music Group)
21:00 Dinner

Friday 24 October

09:30 Session I: Bridging the Gap
          Myrna Lewis (South Africa): Deep Democracy

11:00 Coffee Break

11:30 Session II: Global Reports on Musical Projects
          Moderator: Henrik Melius
          Laura Hassler (The Netherlands): Musicians Without Borders
          Prof. Veronica Cohen (Israel): Jerusalem Academy of Music
          Nenad Bogdanovic (Cyprus) Jeunesses Musicales
          Marion Haak (PT): Music Teacher
          Frans Wolfkamp (The Netherlands): Music in Me

14:00 Lunch

15:00 Tour no. 1: Jerusalem in a glimpse
20:00 Dinner
21:00 Fim Screening: The Visit of the Orchestra

Saturday 25 October

09:30 Session III: Politics and Music Making on Troubled Soils
          Moderator: Timo Klemettinen
          Wouter Turkenburg (Holland): Royal Academy of Music - Den Haag
          Henrik Melius (Sweden): Spiritus Mundi
          Alenka Barber-Kersovan (University of Hamburg,Germany):
         „Before the Shooting there was a song ... The Role of Music in the
          Yugoslav Civil Wars 1991 – 1999"
          Melisse Lewin (Israel): Children of Peace

11:00 Coffee Break

12:00 Session IV: Education and Creativity on Troubled Soils
          Moderator: Wouter Turkenburg
          Musicians witout Borders Workshop
         
          Dochy Lichtenstein (Israel): The Israeli Music Education College
          Danny Felsteiner (Israel): The Silwan Project
          Merlijn Twaalfhoven (Holland): Composer 

14:00 Lunch

15:30 Tour no. 2: Ancient Musical Traditions in Jerusalem
          (Christian Churches)
          15:15 The Armenian Church
          15:45 The Syrian Church
          16:30 The Ethiopian Church
          17:30 The Magnificat Inst. - The Franciscan Church 
                    with Hania Souda Sabbra & Fr Armando Pierucci 

19:30 Concert: Mozaik choir (Arab-Jewish Youth Choirs)
20:30 Dinner

Sunday 26 October

09:30 Session V: 2008, European Year of Intercultural Dialogue
          Moderator: Edwin Seroussi
          Marco Abbondanza (Italy/ Portugal): 7sois 7 luas festival
          Dov Lenz (Israel): IDF Radio Station
          Timo Klemettinen (Finland): Chairman European Music Council

          General Discussion and concluding Panel 

11:30 Farewell Ceremony
12:00 Lunch