Interpreting Music, Interpreting the World: Listening Beyond Ourselves (Hybrid)

Drawing from philosophy, anthropology, and aesthetics. this lecture explores the parallel between interpreting music and interpreting the world. Musical interpretation is never singular—each performance, each listener, each historical moment reveals a new facet. This multiplicity echoes broader existential and epistemological questions about how we navigate different "modes of being." How do you adapt to and participate in changing narratives?

Dr. Chaden Yafi holds degrees from Boston University's College of Fine Arts (DMA and recipient of the Dean’s Award), Longy School of Music (Master’s in Piano Performance, Graduate Performance Diploma), and Damascus University (Bachelor in Pharmacy). She has worked at the University of Houston, Tufts University, and Boston University, and lectured at Dartmouth College, Tufts University, University of Houston, and Boston University.

This program is being offered both IN-PERSON and ONLINE. Please select how you will attend when registering. Recordings will be distributed by request to registrants only, and will not be available for individual purchase.

All times are CT. Please contact onlinelearning@junghouston.org with any questions.

Please register early. Programs with four or fewer participants are subject to cancellation, 48 hours prior to their start.