Forced Musical Labor: A Colonial History of Classical Music and Music Schools (1527-1750) Next Wednesday Jon gives a virtual presentation […]

PANEL DISCUSSION: Expanding Cultural Inclusivity in New Music
As part of the “Diversity and Inclusion in New Music” Symposium at the Goethe-Institut Boston, in conjunction with Ensemble Recherche […]

PRESENTATION: The Influence of Turkish Music in Mozart’s Vienna
Jon will give a short presentation about Janissary Music and its influence on music in Vienna and Europe during the […]

Global Perspectives on Classical Music: A View from Asia – Mahattan School of Music
This October 11, Jon is giving a talk at Manhattan School of Music’s “Setting the Stage” workshop series titled “Global […]

How to Integrate Global Music History in Our Teaching – AMS/SEM/SMT 2022
Info about the session Jon is presenting at AMS/SEM/SMT 2022 in November below: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~How to Integrate Global Music History in […]

BBIA Music Education Symposium 2023
We have BIG news! We are launching our first BBIA (Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian) Music Education Symposium January 26th-28th, […]

Artist Residency with the Manchester Symphony Orchestra
Jon will be in residency with the Manchester Symphony Orchestra in May of their 2022-2023 season. He will be composing […]

“World of Classical” on BBC Radio 3
How much richer would our listening experience be if we could join the dots between classical music traditions around the world?
In this three-part series, Thai-American cellist, composer and transcultural researcher Jon Silpayamanant traces shifting global trends across different musical cultures.