| VALDIS MUKTUPAVELS |
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Curriculum vitae |
| PERSONAL DATA | |
| Born | November 9, 1958 |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Home address | Inženieru iela 1-5, Rīga LV-1050, LATVIA |
| Telephone | +371-67228281, +371-29147903 |
| Fax | +371-67034809 |
| mukti@latnet.lv | |
| Family status |
married, my wife - Rūta Muktupāvela (1963) children - Krišus (1982), Anna (1984), Marija (1987), Rasa Audange (1993) |
| EDUCATION AND SCHOLARLY QUALIFICATION | |
| Present qualification | Doctor of Arts (1999, Habilitation and promotion board of the Latvian art college association) |
| Previous qualifications |
Master of Arts (1996, Latvian Academy of Culture) University degree in music (1983, Latvian State conservatory), University degree in chemistry (1980, University of Latvia) |
| AREAS OF EXPERTISE | |
| Baltic organology, sources, scholarship, musical instruments. | |
| Cultural study of music. | |
| Baltic
(Latvian, Lithuanian, Prussian) traditional culture, religion
and mythology. Forms of Baltic paganism. |
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| Musical
education: contents, methods, practices. Traditional music in modern musical education. |
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| Traditional and modern culture, folklorism and national self-identification. | |
| PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC OFFICES | |
| Work |
Associated professor of ethnomusicology, coordinator of external affairs at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Humanities |
| Offices |
Member of the National Culture board Member of the Latvian Composers' union. Chairman of the "Letonics fund" board Member of the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM) Member of the Fellowship of Makers and Researchers of Historical Instruments (FoMRHI) Member of the European Seminar in Ethnomusicology (ESEM) Member of the board and honorary member of the "Norden Latvija" Society |
| RECENT EXPERIENCE IN ADMINISTRATION | |
| 2001 | the organizer of the musical part of the Festival of Baltic Traditional Culture in Skansen, Stockholm "Möt Baltikum pa Skansen" |
| 2000 | the chief organizer of the 4th International Baltic psaltery symposium in Riga |
| 2000 | the main speaker of the conference session at the International Trade Fair in World Music "WOMEX 2000" in Berlin. |
| 1994-2000 | international folk music festival "Nordic Christmas", director |
| RECENT PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES | |
| 2003, Turku | Traditional music culture - divider or unifier in the Baltic world // 5th conference on Baltic studies in Europe "The Baltic world as a multicultural space". Organizer: University of Turku |
| 2003, Spogi | On some musical instruments in the Catholic ecclesiastical and calendar rites // International conference "Identity of Periphery". Organizer: University of Latvia |
| 2002, Riga | Traditional kokles in Latvia and their playing styles // Conference within the 7th International Kokles Music Festival. - Organizers: J. Vitols Latvian Music Academy, The State Folk Art Centre, Latvian Kokle Society. |
| 2001, Joensuu | Traditional kokles styles in the 20th century Latvia: Stability and changes // International symposium "Currents of kantele". - Organizers: Joensuu University, Finnish Ethnomusicological Society, North Karelian Arts Council. |
| 2000, Riga | Kokles making and playing in the Courland suiti region: stability and changes of the tradition // The 4th International Baltic Psaltery Symposium. - Organizers: University of Latvia, Society "Norden Latvija", Latvian Kokle Society. |
| 2000, Markneukirchen | Some relations between traditional and modern styles of Latvian musical instruments // 14th International meeting in Markneukirchen / Germany. - Organizers: ICTM Study group on folk musical instruments, Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau |
| 1999, Vilnius | Latvian musical instruments in the published sources of the 13th-19th centuries // International conference "Ethnic relations in musical folklore". - Organizers: Lithuanian Music academy, Chair of Ethnomusicology, Institute of Musicology, Department of Ethnomusicology. |
| 1999, Riga | Latvian Culture academy, University of Latvia: Conference dedicated to the memory of Valdis Zeps - Latvian exile linguist, researcher of literature, writer. |
| 1999, Riga | Swedish institute, Latvian Ministry of culture, Swedish embassy in Latvia, Association of Swedish culture schools: "Culture school in multi-ethnic society" |
| 1999, Klaipeda | University of Klaipeda, Institute of musicology: The 2nd international scientific conference "Music around Baltics: past and present" |
| GUEST LECTURES AND COURSES | |
| 2003, Canada | University of Toronto |
| 2002, USA | Stanford University |
| 1998, Germany | E.-M.-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, Institut für Baltistik |
| 1998, Estonia | Viljandi Culture college |
| 1997, Finland | Sibelius academy, Folk music department |
| 1995, USA | City university of New York |
| 1994, Switzerland | Zentrum der Einheit in Schweibenalp |
| 1994-2000, Latvia | US Peace Corps courses |
| 1993, Finland | Kaustinen Folk music institute |
| 1993, Finland | Sibelius academy, Folk music department |
| LANGUAGE SKILLS | |
| native | Latvian |
| free | English, Lithuanian, Russian |
| reading and talking ability | Polish, German |