Music, Poetry, and Moral Philosophy in Early Modern Europe

This interdisciplinary conference brings together an international group of musicologists, literary scholars, and historians to consider how poetry and music in early modern Europe creatively explored questions of living and dying well. The conference is co-organized by Julien Goeury (Université de Paris IV-Sorbonne) and Isabelle His (Université de Poitiers). Featuring a performance by Ensemble Faenza entitled “Sons et soupirs: Music of Life and Death in Early Modern France” on April 29 at 8:00 p.m. in Distler Performance Hall. All events are open to the public, but advance registration is required.