9 - Community Music in Italy with Antonella Coppi and Johann van der Sandt

In this conversation, Antonella Coppi, Johann van der Sandt and Alicia de Bánffy-Hall discuss the special issue on Italy published in 2024. Antonella and Johann share how they got involved in community music, what challenges they have faced in introducing the concept of community music in Italy and the progress they have made in developing the field. They also talk about the articles published in the special issue on community music in Italy, which cover topics such as community opera, university choirs, and the cultural heritage of a community. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the future of community music in Italy.

Our guests:
Prof.Dr. Antonella Coppi is an Associate Professor of general and social pedagogy at IUL, Florence.  She has been an academic lecturer since 2003  and conductor of the university choir and orchestra of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.
Prof.Dr. Johann van der Sandt is a professor of music education and musicology at the Free University of Bolzano, Italy. His research focuses on choral conducting and music pedagogy.
More information about the International Journal of Community Music:
https://www.intellectbooks.com/international-journal-of-community-music

Take a look at the Special Issue on Community Music in Italy  in the IJCM here:
https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/ijcm/17/1 

This podcast series is hosted by Alicia de Bánffy-Hall and Roger Mantie and produced by Laurie Hall. 

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction and Background
• 2:37 How did you get into the field of Community Music
• 5:08 Challenges and Progress in Introducing Community Music in Italy
• 10:25 The Special Issue on Community Music in Italy