Songs of Solidarity: Dr. Florian Scheding

“Mobility, movement, migration—these aren't just things that happen to music. It is really very much a part of what music itself is.”

Josephine is joined by Dr. Florian Scheding, Associate Professor of Music and Migration at the University of Bristol. Together, they explore how music acts not merely as a passive reflection of human movement, but as an active force capable of crossing physical boundaries and temporal divides.

From the exile compositions of Hanns Eisler to Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time composed inside a prisoner-of-war camp, Florian shares with us how mobility is fundamental to music itself. The conversation addresses the ethical imperative of keeping displaced voices audible, the barriers facing migrant artists today, and why migration lies at the very heart of human culture and history.

Here’s the link to do your listening homework set by Florian : To the Little Radio by Hanns Eisler and Bertolt Brecht

℗ 1965 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Folkways Records.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwCLHi96CfU

In this episode we hear from:

Josephine Burton - Artistic Director of Dash Arts

Dr Florian Scheding - Associate Professor in Music and Migration at the University of Bristol

Songs of Solidarity, is a PROJEKT UTOPIA and Dash Arts co-production. We’re currently in the research and development stage co-produced with the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, in partnership with the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama, School of Advanced Studies, Arts Council England, Roundhouse London, Asylum Welcome and Unbound Philanthropy.

Our gratitude goes to all the wonderful international artists, academics and participants who enriched our project.

Find out more at:

www.projektutopia.org

www.dasharts.org.uk