Global Mediterranean. Postcolonial music histories (16th-20th centuries). IMS Intercongressional Symposium

Session

Building Musicology from the Ground Up: The Valencian-Mediterranean Experience of AVAMUS

Local 1

9 Jul 2025, 12:30

Saló de Graus "Enric Valor"

Conveners

Building Musicology from the Ground Up: The Valencian-Mediterranean Experience of AVAMUS

• Marta Mechó Fenollosa (AVAMUS)

Description

In 2025, AVAMUS (Associació Valenciana de Musicologia) celebrates its 20th anniversary. Founded in 2005, this association has become a key platform for the promotion of musicological research in the Valencian Community and the broader Mediterranean area. This panel offers a multi-voiced reflection on its trajectory, its institutional and academic contributions, and its future potential within the international musicological landscape.

208. Building Musicology from the Ground Up: The Valencian-Mediterranean Experience of AVAMUS

Marta Mechó Fenollosa (AVAMUS)

09/07/2025, 12:30

Round table

In 2025, AVAMUS (Associació Valenciana de Musicologia) celebrates its 20th anniversary. Founded in 2005, this association has become a key platform for the promotion of musicological research in the Valencian Community and the broader Mediterranean area. This panel offers a multi-voiced reflection on its trajectory, its institutional and academic contributions, and its future potential within...

206. Origins and Legacy: 20 Years of AVAMUS

Marta Mechó Fenollosa (AVAMUS)

Round table

This first part will feature a series of short presentations by key figures in the history of AVAMUS — Ramón Canut Rebull (founding president), Daniel Vidal Ribero (first secretary), Salvador Astruells Moreno (editor of Quadrivium), and Mario Masó Agut (current president). They will reflect on the foundation of the association, its development over the last two decades, major milestones,...

207. Perspectives from Outside: Explaining AVAMUS to the World

Marta Mechó Fenollosa (AVAMUS)

In this second part, Cristina Urchueguía and Andrea García Torres will engage in a dialogue exploring how AVAMUS is perceived from beyond the local and regional spheres. They will discuss the role of the association within broader academic and cultural networks, and how its mission, identity, and work might be made more visible and accessible to international scholars and institutions.