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Professor ·¡»å·É²¹°ù»åÌý°­±ô´Ç°ù³¾²¹²Ô is part of McGill's Bicentennial Digital Time Capsule

Prof. Edward Klorman sitting in front of a book shelf
Published: 22 July 2021

After 200 years of trail-blazing research and innovation, McGill continues to look towards the future. In theÌý, some of McGill’sÌýtopÌýresearchersÌýcraft their own answers to the question:ÌýWhat will be the biggest change in your field over the next 25 years?ÌýÌý

·¡»å·É²¹°ù»åÌý°­±ô´Ç°ù³¾²¹²Ô,ÌýAssistant Professor of Music Theory at the Schulich School of MusicÌýandÌýCanada Research Chair in Musical Analysis and Performance,Ìýwhose work is at the intersection of music theory, historical musicology, and musical performance shared his thoughts as part of this uniqueÌýÌý±è°ù´ÇÂá±ð³¦³Ù.ÌýÌý

Time capsules offer the unique opportunity to capture a snapshot of an era while imagining possible futures, and it's exciting to haveÌýmusicÌýresearchÌýbe a part of the conversation.ÌýKlormanÌýis the author ofÌýMozart’s Music of Friends: Social Interplay in the Chamber WorksÌý(Cambridge, 2016) as well as numerous award-winning publications. As performer, teacher, researcher, and author, he is sure to have an interesting response to the Digital Time Capsule question.ÌýÌýÌý
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ÌýtoÌýfind outÌýhow theÌýtrends he’s seeingÌýthrough his researchÌýareÌýleading to his predictions onÌýmusic makingÌýin the coming decades.Ìý

ThoughÌýwe find ourselves in a digital age where time capsules no longer need to be buried undergroundÌýbutÌýcanÌýinsteadÌýbe concealed in the virtual cloudÌý—Ìýthey can still be sealed up! Be sure to watch the predictions fromÌýresearchers acrossÌýcampus before the time capsule is shut tightÌýon December 31, 2021, only reopening slowly over the next 10 years.Ìý

You can join in the conversation by sharingÌýyourÌýpredictions for the future of innovation at McGill using the hashtag #McGill200 on Twitter and Instagram.ÌýÌýÌý

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