Alyssa Mathias: "Songs from the Silicon Mountains"
- Event Type
- Lecture
- Sponsor
- Russian, East European and Eurasian Center
- Location
- 0357 Music Building (1114 W. Nevada St.)
- Date
- Apr 18, 2023 12:00 pm
- Contact
- Danielle Sekel
- dsekel2@illinois.edu
- Views
- 15
Join us as Dr. Alyssa Matthias discusses "Songs from the Silicon Mountains: Music and IT Development in 21st-Century Armenia" by exploring the confluence of art and technology in Armenia's burgeoning IT sector. This talk focuses on the surprising prevalence of traditional music in the IT sector, where musicians teach folk songs to young coding students, consult on heritage-related mobile apps, and lead traditional dances at industry trade shows.