„It has to be mutual.“

Maria Westvall is a Swedish professor of Music Education currently
working at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, Denmark.
As a field researcher, she has observed and interviewed people
about their music-making with others – in many different countries
and from many stages of life. She has been doing research on the
concept of “artistic citizenship“ for several years. In 2021, she
has established CreArC, the Centre for Research in Artistic
Citizenship. So she also observed how artists take on the role of
artistic citizens leading music groups, how they create meaningful
interactions with participants and offer opportunities for
co-creation. Two of these artistic citizens are Karolin Broosch and
Tiago Cosmo, who have started the Camerata Laranjeiras, a
participatory youth orchestra in Rio de Janeiro. In the beginning
of this episode, they tell their story and share their views about
artistic citizenship. Later on, Maria tells the story of Swedish
citizens in their 80s who started making music as young men in the
military, and who became artistic citizens in their communities
after having finshed their military service. Apart from these
examples, we talk about these questions: How do people interact in
musical communities? How can artists consciously shape these
interactions? What could be the role of artists in society in
general? For more information about CreArC and the Camerata
Laranjeiras, go to: https://rmc.dk/en/crearc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QeOF_M1AXs&t=1s