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Symposium 2017
Drom organizes the 2017 NoBorder#7 Symposium on the theme of Pentatonism, its original and universal fantasy, its relation to modality, Celtic music and Breton music.
In parallel with the symposium, Drom organizes with its partners an internship on world music "From the village to the planet" for media practitioners, journalists and radio hosts, live performance professionals.
Thursday 7th December
09h30 : Welcome | Greeting
10h00 : Symposium opening speech
10h30-12h30 : The relationship between Pentatonism and modality
Moderation by François Picard, professor of analytical ethnomusicology at Paris Sorbonne University and researcher at the IREMUS Institute for Research in Musicology.
13h30-15h00 : Screening of the movie Chant of a lost country
Bernard Lortat-Jacob & Hélène Delaporte, 2007, 1h04. On the Tcham community, followed by exchanges with Hélène Delaporte.
15h-17h30 : Pentatonisms of Africa and other great musical currents
Moderation by Soro Solo, radio host at France Inter, "L’Afrique en solo"
17:30 : Aperitif in partnership with BWS
Friday, December 8
10h30-12h30 : Pentatonism: an identity marker?
The color given by the use of pentatonic scales can direct the listener’s ear to a space, a real and / or mythical culture.
Moderation by Erik Marchand, singer and artistic director of Drom.
12h30-13h : Presentation of the pedagogical portal of modal music of Drom
14h30-15h30 : Conference "Blues and Pentatonism" by Pauline Cornic, doctoral student in musicology.
15h30-17h30 : Screening of the movie "Blues between Teeth"
Robert Manthoulis, 1973, 1:28.
in the presence of Pauline Cornic, and exchanges
In partnership with the University of Western Brittany, UFR Humanities and Letters, Laboratory HCTI, Master Project Management or cultural institutions, management of performing arts