18 April 2012: 21st-Century Music in Society is a series of talks and debates by major cultural figures addressing the changing consumption, creation, context, and valuations of music in modern society. The inaugural lecture and performance, “The Challenges of Modernist Music”, will be given by Charles Rosen. It will be followed by a conversation with Daniel J. Wakin of the Culture Department, The New York Times. The event will take place at Elebash Recital Hall of the Graduate Center of The City University of New York on 18 April 2012, 6:30 pm. Admission free, reservations required at https://community.gc.cuny.edu/challenges_of_modernist_music.
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Charles Rosen is a celebrated pianist and writer upon whom President Barack Obama conferred the National Humanities Medal in early 2012. Rosen is the author of the acclaimed The Classical Style, a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books, and a passionate advocate of new music. He will assess the impact of contemporary music in the 21st century, exploring issues such as the role of public and private institutions, the responsibility of education in keeping the arts alive, the divide between commercial popular music and the concert experience, and the challenges of art’s accessibility from the 18th century until today.