List of all IKS Symposia

 

List of all IKS Symposia

 

1st — August 1 to 15, 1973, Holy Names College, Oakland, California

2nd — August 5 to 12, 1975, Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute of Music, Kecskemét, Hungary

3rd — August 7 to 14, 1977, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada — "Music belongs to everyone"

4th — August 5 to 11, 1979, N.S.W. State Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, Australia

5th — August 2 to 8, 1981, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan — "Music for humanistic life and its education"

6th — August 7 to 14, 1983, Rijksmuziekacademie, Antwerpen, Belgium — "Music, a universal language for all

peoples and cultures"

7th — July 17 to 22, 1985, Avery Hill College, London, United Kingdom — "Music in a Multi-cultural Society"

8th — August 2 to 7, 1987, Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute of Music, Kecskemét, Hungary — "Source and

Vitality of Kodály's Music and Educational Ideas"

9th — August 14 to 20, 1989, Ethniki Estia Agion Anargyron, Athens, Greece — "Constant values in the changing

world of education — the significance of Kodály's philosophy"

10th — August 11 to 17, 1991, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada — "Toward Universal

Music Literacy in the 21st Century"

11th — August 8 to 15, 1993, University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA — "Partners in Artistry"

12th — August 16 to 22, 1995, Cittadella Cristiana, Assisi, Italy — "Music as Poetry — Kodály's genius towards

the future"

13th — August 17 to 23, 1997, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines — "East Meets West

Through Music: The Universality of Kodály"

14th — August 2 to 6, 1999, Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute of Music, Kecskemét, Hungary — "Survival

and Revival of Kodály's Heritage: Back to the Sources"

15th — August 6 to 11, 2001, Helsinki, Finland — "Kodály: The Human Voice and Instruments"

16th — July 7 to 11, 2003, Newcastle, Australia — "Making Music Together"

17th — August 13 to 20, 2005, Leicester, Great Britain — "Kodály, the whole man, and his inspirational gift to

the 21st century"

18th — August 3 to 10, 2007, Columbus, Ohio, USA — "Let All the World in Every Corner Sing"

19th — August 10 to 17, 2009, Katowice, Poland — "On Values of Music"

20th — July 5 to 9, 2011, Brisbane, Australia — "Shared Visions – Connecting with Kodály"

21st — July 29 to August 2, 2013, Kecskemét, Hungary — "Music and music education in the 21st

century – global challenges"

22nd — August 3 to 7, 2015, Edinburgh, Scotland — "Singing, singing, singing — The core of musical expression"

23rd — August 8 to 13, 2017, Camrose, Canada — "Singing the circle — Kodály-inspired music education"

from birth to adult"

24th — August 5 to 9, 2019, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia — "Embracing a New Era — Nurturing

the Kodály Philosophy Around the World"

25th — August 9 to 13, 2021, Katowice, Poland — "Village voices in global harmony"

26th — July 31 to 4 August, 2023, Los Angeles, CA, USA — "Golden Anniversary: Connecting Humanity Through Music"

looking forward to

27th — August 4-8, 2025, Kecskemét, Hungary - "50 years of Excellence" - Core Prrinciples in Changing Contexts