17/10/2024 –

On November 12, Xavier will present the content of his PhD thesis in Mandarin at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music as part of the Chinese Sounds in Western Music conference.

The content of his PhD will focus on Chinese elements in works from Dutch composers, including Guus Janssens’ Hierº (2000), Dick Raaijmakers’ Mao Leve! (1977, rev. 1996) and Willem Jeths’ Hôtel de Pékin (2008, rev. 2010).

In 2023, Shanghai Conservatory of Music Press published Convergence: Chinese Culture in Western Music (西方音乐中的中国). Preliminary plans have been made to incorporate (parts of) Xavier’s thesis into a new edition.

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