Accomplished

The collection – Anzor Erkomaishvili and Contemporary Trends in the Study of Traditional and Sacred Georgian Music

The two volume collection “Anzor Erkomaishvili and Contemporary Trends in the Study of Traditional and Sacred Georgian Music“ provides a comprehensive review of the current state of, and new developments in, Georgian ethnomusicology, from raising the tourist industry for lovers of Georgian traditional music to the peculiarities of teaching Georgian traditional music to countless choirs around the world. It presents a tribute to Anzor Erkomaishvili, a pivotal figure in Georgian traditional music, the author of many widely known masterpieces of Georgian traditional and church-song repertoires. The steadily increasing popularity of Georgian traditional music, both among professional ethnomusicologists and lovers of choral singing, provides an urgent need for this volume.

The 11th International Symposium is over

On September 26-30, 2022 Tbilisi State Conservatoire and the Folklore State Center of Georgia hosted the 11^th International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony at Tbilisi State Conservatoire. The symposium was held under the patronage of the President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili and with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth of Georgia.

It has already been 20 years since the first symposium was held at Tbilisi State Conservatoire; and the international conferences that started in the 1980s have continued to exist under the name of International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony since 2002. Over the past years, more than 450 scholars from 38 countries, and about 250 folk ensembles have participated in the symposium.

ACHARAN FOLK SONGS – COLLECTION OF SHEET MUSIC WITH CD FOR SELF-STUDY

The publication continues the “Teach Yourself Georgian Folk Songs” publication series by the
Georgian Chant Foundation and this time it features the study of Acharan folk songs. This is a score
collection for study purposes accompanied with audio CDs. The publication is intended for professional
as well as amateur musicians. These songs are performed by the Moqvare and Elesa ensembles from
the Keda municipality.

KIST TRADITIONAL MUSIC

In 2018 with the financial support of the Georgian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport International Research Centre for Traditional Polyphony of Tbilisi State Conservatoire published the book “Kist Traditional Music” (in Georgia, Kist and English)

Ninth International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony

On 30 October-3 November, 2018 Tbilisi State Conservatoire hosted the 9^th International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony held by the Conservatoire, The International Centre for Georgian Folk Song, and Folklore State Centre of Georgia with the financial support of Georgia Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, under the patronage of President of Georgia.

GEORGIAN POLYPHONY IN WESTERN TURKEY: ON THE FOOTSTEPS OF PETER GOLD

In 2018 with the financial support of the Georgian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, and “Georgian Chanting Foundation” International Research Centre for Traditional Polyphony of Tbilisi State Conservatoire published the book “Georgian Polyphony in Western Turkey: In the footsteps of Peter Gold” (in Georgia, Turkish, English and German); the book was published by WPN Polish Publishers specially for Frankfurt Book Fair.

Tbilisi State Conservatoire (TSC), which is a centre for researching traditional polyphony in Georgia, has been studying for several years already musical culture of the Georgians living in Turkey, particularly musical traditions of the village Hayriye, Inegol district.

Grimaud and Georgian Song

In 2018 with the financial support of the Georgian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, and “Georgian Chanting Foundation” International Research Centre for Traditional Polyphony of Tbilisi State Conservatoire published the book “Grimaud and Georgian Song” (in Georgia and English); the book was published by WPN Polish Publishers specially for Frankfurt Book Fair.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ESEM-2017

International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony together with representatives of ESEM has already started working on the English book of Proceedings of the ESEM-2017 to be published in 2018.

ESEM Conference

On September 5-9, the 33^rd European Seminar in Ethnomusicology took place in Tbilisi, Georgia. The conference was hosted by the International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony at Tbilisi State Conservatoire, which is very experienced in holding International Symposia on Traditional Polyphony since 2002.

Proceedings of the 8th Symposium

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International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony has already started working on the bilingual book of Proceedings of the 8^th symposium to be published in 2018. The editors of the publication are Doctor of Arts Rusudan Tsurtsumia and Prof. Joseph Jordania. The collection reflects current state of polyphony research worldwide and Georgian scholars’ searches in the study of native polyphonic song-chant.

International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony

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