Call Number : PER-14

Dr. Joseph J. Palackal C.M.I.

Invited Lectures, Workshops and Research Papers

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3 April 2021 Fr. Abel Periyappuram, CMI Creator of a Syriac Music Genre in Malayalam
Article by - Dr. Joseph Palackal, TheCMSIndia.org .
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17 - 21 March, 2021

Conference on the Syriac Musical Tradition, Geneva

Topic - THE SYRIAC MUSICAL TRADITION : AN EASTERN HERITAGE EXCHANGES & INFLUENCES

Organisers - THE LAUS PLENA FOUNDATION , GENEVA
Lectures and Zoom Online meeting

AP 232 - Video | AP 233 - Video | AP 234 - Video

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10 Feb, 2021

Webinar on Liturgical Music - Organised by Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram , Bangaluru - Dr. Joseph J. Palackal as Keynote speaker

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22-24 October, 2020

Invitation to participate in the Musicological Conference on the Syriac Musical Traditions.

The Haute Ecole de Musique of Geneva (CH) (HEM) and the Laus Plena Foundation, Lugano (CH) (LPF) are organizing a Musicological Conference in Geneva on October 22, 23 and 24, 2020.

Topic : THE SYRIAC MUSICAL TRADITIONS – AN EASTERN HERITAGE EXCHANGES & INFLUENCES

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2 August, 2019 Lecture at Syro Malabar Convention 2019, Houston explaining the role oif music in liturgy .

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August 1 - 4, 2019 Syro Malabar National Convention and ENGLISH CHOIR 2019, Houston , TX

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May 25, 2019

LEGACIES AND PROSPECTS: THE PAST AND FUTURES IN MUSIC

Video presentation on the Aramaic Project. at Universite du Quebec, Montreal, Canada at 12:00 -1:00 noon on 25 May, 2019

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July- 25-2018 Abhimukham with Sahapedia, Kochi -A talk on Aramaic Language and Music Cultural Influences of Early Christianity in India
Venue - Sacred Heart College, Kochi, Kerala

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July-14-2018

Kennara-2018 - First International Sacred Syriac Music Conference at Gloucester,London

Syriac Music Conference and Syriac Music festival - Gloucester, England

Reported by M. Thomas Antony, Nazrani.net ( NSC networks)

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July-11- 2018

Presentation on Syriac Chants of Syro Malabar Church at Oxford University

ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies - Forty Eighth International Conference organised by The Oriental Institute Oxford University

Presentation by Fr. Dr. Joseph J. Palackal

Topic : THE SURVIVAL STORY OF THE SOUND, SENTIMENTS, AND MELODIES OF THE ARAMAIC CHANTS IN INDIA
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Venue - The Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane

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July-10-2018

SOAS-University of London Presents Aramaic Chant and Liturgy in India: A new disourse of on the music of South Asia

(Lecture , Video Performance of Video Presentation and presentation of Syriac chants) at Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS London

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May -31-2018 Benjamin A. Botkin lecture at The Library of Congress ,Washington D. C.

Topic: Syriac chants and Aramaic Christianity in India

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March 18 , 2017

Jesus and India -A Connection through Aramaic Language and music


One day Seminar at Collegio Damasceno, Via de Boccaa 480, Rome

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4 to 6th -March-2016

Reviving the sound, sentiments, and melodies of the Aramaic Chants in India -

A Film Presentation (45min) by Dr. Joseph Palackal during the Conference on the Music of South, Central and West Asia. Harvard University

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1-Aug 2015 Guest speaker at the Festival of Eastern Catholic Churches at Ukranian Catholic Cathedral, Central London. Flyer
26 July 2015

Celebrant and Guest Speaker on the occassion of Syro Malabar day - A Festival of Indian Christianity held at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Warrington, Archdiocese of Liverpool, UK

 

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24th To 26th May-2015 Jesus and India: A Connection through the Aramaic Language and Music. Conference on Safeguarding the Musical Traditions of Eastern Christianity. Rome Global Gateway, University of Notre Dame. Via Ostilia15, 00184 Roma.

Jesus and India : A Connection through the Aramaic Language and Music - (45 min) Film Presentaion by Dr. Joseph Palackal

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24 May, 2015 Safguarding the Chants from East Syriac Tradition of the Syro Malabar Church
Handout - Chants from East Syriac Traditon of the Syro Malabar Church

The Nazrani Chior, Rome

Rome Global Gateway, University Norte Dame, Via Ostillia 15, 00184
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23 May 2015

Chavara Lectures 2014-'15. Jesus and India: A Connection through the Aramaic Language and Music.Chavara Institute of Indian and Interreligious Studies, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 294/10, 00186 Rome.

Lecture I. An Audio-visual tour of the Aramaic Project in India and USA

Lecture II. The Aramaic Heritage and the Faith Formation of the Syro Malabar Catholics

(Dr. Isaac Arickappalil comments on Dr. Joseph J. Palackal's Chavara Endowment Lecture at the Chavara Institute in Rome. 23 May 2015)

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7 May 2011 Celebrant and homilist at the first celebration of the Solemn High Mass of the Syro Malabar Church (English), composed by Joseph J. Palackal and George Thaila, at the National Shrine and Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D. C. 7-May-2011 Flyer
28 January 2011 Conflicting Views on Christian Music and Art in the Colonial Encounter between the Portuguese Missionaries and the St. Thomas Christians in Kerala, India held at Musee du Quai Branly. Paris 28 January 2011

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09 Aug 2003 A Christian Festival of India Flyer
09 May 1998 Chant in India: Two Traditions 1998 ( Washington D. C.) Flyer
24 June 1996 Christian Music of India: First to Fifteen Centuries. A lecture-demonstration. Flyer 1 Flyer 2
29 May 1997 Hindustani and Carnatic Classical Indian Music: A Comparison.
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18 June 1990 Letter from Cara Chaiet, Company Manager, Nunsense Flyer
19 June 1999 Problems and Issues in the Study of Syriac Chants in India Flyer
4-7 August 2015 Featured speaker at the "Christian Congregational Music: Local and Global Perspectives" Conference at Oxford, UK.  
19 July 2014 Denha Endowment Lecture 2014. "The Syriac Heritage and the Faith Formation of the Syro Malabar Catholics in Bangalore." Dharmaram, Vidyaskhethram, Bangalore. Abstract.
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24 July 2013 “The Musical Treasures of the Syro Malabar Church." Liturgical Research Center of the Syro Malabar Church, St. Thomas Mount, Kakkanad, Kerala.  
29 July 2011 “The Current Status of Syriac Chants in India." Holy Family Church, Gowrie (Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn), Australia.  
16 March 2010
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13 March 2010
Pre-screening lecture and film presentation, Kerala, the Cradle of Christianity in South Asia: The Cultural Interface of Religion and Music. Pontifico Instituto Orientale, Rome, Italy: March 16, 2010; Chiesa di Villa Benedetta (Suore di Giovanni Battista), Rome: March 14, 2010; Chiesa di S. Caterina della Rosa, Rome: 13 March 2010.  
29 October 2009 Pre-screening lecture and film presentation, Kerala, the Cradle of Christianity in South Asia: The Cultural Interface of Religion and Music. Conference on "Musical Heritage: Movements and Contacts." Faculty of Music, University of Montreal, Canada.  
17 August 2009 Key note address. Christliches indisches Fest (Christian Festival of India). Begegnungszentrum, Erlangen, Germany.  
09 August 2009 “The Cultural Interface of Music and Religion in India." Pre-screening lecture, followed by screening of the film, Kerala, the Cradle of Christianity in South Asia: The Cultural Interface of Religion and Music. Pfarrsaal der Josephs-Kirche, Josephsplatz, Munich, Germany. August 9, 2009; Navodaya Indian Association, Gross-Gerau, Frankfurt, Germany. Flyer
01 November 2008 Featured speaker at Conversations Across Cultures SOUTH ASIAN IMAGINARIES. Art, Film and Music from South Asia. Milbank Memorial Chapel. Teachers College Columbia University. Flyer
25 October 2007 "Syriac Chants in South India: The Local-locus Continuum in Music." Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology. Columbus, Ohio.  
09 August 2007 “The Cultural Interface of Christian Music in India." Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore, India.  
04 Oct 2005 Christianity in India: Faith in a Multireligious Milieu." 37th Annual National Catholic Development Conference. St. Louis, Missouri. Pdf
04 Oct 2005 A special Presentation - "India for the Soul" - Dr. Joseph J.Palackal CMI Speaks about Christianity in India at St. Louis, Missouri. Flyer
13 September 2005 Dr. Joseph J. Palackal sings in Sanskrit and Hindi at the "Incredible India" event organized by the Tourism Dept. of the Government of India. Union Square Ballroom. Manhattan, New York. 13 September 2005 Link
15 Feb 2005 "The Musical Mosaic of South India." Fordham University.  
09 Aug 2004 "The Religious Basis of Indian Classical Music." Center for Studies in World Religions, Bangalore.  
06 Dec 2003 An Analytical Study of Raag Bageshri." Hunter College-CUNY.  
02 Oct 2003 Ettuniram of the Syrian Orthodox Churches in South India: Music in Transition." Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology. Miami, Florida.  
21 Sept 2002 "Interaction between Music and History in the Christian Context of South India." International Conference on Christianity and Native Cultures. St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana.  
01 March 2002 “The Concept of ‘Music’ in the Sanskrit Tradition." Hunter College.  
28 Nov 2000 "Improvisation in Indian Music." Hunter College.  
15 April 2000 "Chant: A Musical Means to Interior Silence." Malankara Catholic Mission of Greater New York.  
21 August 1999 "The Scope of an Indian Christian Musicology." Jeevass Kendram, Aluva, India.  
19 June 1999 "Problems and Issues in the Study of Syriac (Aramaic) Chants in India." University of Notre Dame, Indiana.  
19 April 1999 "Talam: The Organization of Metric Structure in South Indian Art Music." Hunter College.  
23 April 1998 "Interplay of Melodic and Metric Structures in Indian Classical Music." Brooklyn College.  
May 14, 1988 All Kerala Marian Convention at Ernakulam. . - Handout for the choir conducted by Fr. Joseph J. Palackal Handout
09 May 1998

Chant in India: Two Traditions." St. Stephen and Incarnation Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C.

Report by Mark Jennins-Washington CityPaper May 8, 1998

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22 October 1997 “Harmony in Indian Music." Julliard School of Music.  
29 May 1997 "Hindustani and Carnatic Classical Indian Music: A Comparison." The Fifth Annual Performing Arts of Asia Festival, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.  
15 May 1997 "Vocal Pedagogy in Indian Classical Music." Hunter College.  
25 April 1997 "Appreciation of a Carnatic Classical Music Concert." Pre-concert lecture, World Music Institute, NY.  
13 March 1997 "Folk Music of Kerala." Columbia University.  
02 February 1997 "Formation of a Christian Musical Style in India." MACSEM, State University of New York at Stony Brook. This paper won the MACSEM award, the Hewitt Pantaleoni Prize, for the best student paper delivered at the annual meeting in 1997.  
24 June 1996 "Christian Music of India: First to Fifteenth Centuries." The Fourth Annual Performing Arts of Asia Festival, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Flyer.
28 Sept 1994 The Concept of Sruti in Indian Music." Juilliard School of Music.  
14 Dec 1992 "Ragam and Scale: A Comparison." Juilliard School of Music.  
25 March 1991 "The Unwritten Elements in the Transcription of Indian Music." Hunter College.