The symposium seeks to explore improvisation behaviours related to culture, politics, education and practice from historical, philosophical, theoretical and sociological perspectives.
It aims to outline the common creative ground, possibilities, and challenges, and to compare and contrast different traditions and their approaches. The main focus of the event is to approach improvisation in music from a wide variety of perspectives and historical practices (Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary), through presentations, performances, workshops and student roundtable discussions.
Improvise! 2021 is co-organised by the music departments of Hong Kong Baptist University and Zurich University of the Arts.