# Event Details - **Event Name**: Against Decolonisation: In defence of classical music - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 25 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 25 Sep, 2025 at 09:00 pm - **Event Description**: Pianist and academic Professor Ian Pace will offer a defence of classical music at this Battle of Ideas Satellite event.About this EventAgainst Decolonisation: In defence of classical musicThe movement to “decolonise the curriculum” has recently been prominent in music, in particular music education in the Western classical tradition. Documents obtained through Freedom of Information requests revealed proposals by a small number of academics at Oxford University to present “white European music from the slave period” as a “colonialist representational system”. Some have also questioned the teaching of Western notation.It is already the case that Western classical music has an ever-decreasing role in British degree courses. Fewer than 20 per cent of music students are enrolled on degree courses in which academic study of the classical tradition plays a significant role — the majority of whom now take more vocationally-oriented courses, such as music technology, musical theatre or popular music, equally important but of a different nature.The virulence of the decolonisers’ rhetoric demonstrates that some in universities still think this is too much and will be satisfied only when such a huge and heterogeneous tradition becomes a wholly marginal force.Even in conservatoires this has helped create many unhappy and unfriendly environments for those still drawn to the study of classical music, music in history, or other approaches associated with the humanities.Furthermore, the centres of colonisation and of classical music production have historically been far from synonymous, demonstrating that this movement has little to do with colonialism and much to do with kneejerk anti-Western hatred.To defend classical music, it is essential to understand it is of universal value rather than an imposition by white supremacists. If we do not make that case against the decolonisers classical music may have no future.Speaker: Professor Ian PaceIan Pace is a distinguished pianist, and professor of music culture and society, at City St George’s University. He is a convenor the City and St George’s AFAF Branch and is the Secretary of the London Universities’ Council for Academic Freedom.Chair: Dr Vanessa PupavacVanessa Pupavac has begun a new career as a translator. She was previously an Associate Professor in International Relations at the University of Nottingham. She is a convenor of the Nottingham Universities AFAF Branch.(Photo Credit: Julia Vash, of Ian Pace, Kiev, 2015) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/4748e700-8c14-11f0-9c5f-cd27b3802ea0-rimg-w1200-h203-dca2d934-gmir.jpg This East Midlands Salon discussion is a Battle of Ideas Festival Satellite event. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/4785a1e0-8c14-11f0-8110-718a93934f4e-rimg-w1200-h588-dcaa1719-gmir.jpg This Battle of Ideas Satellite is supported by Academics for Academic Freedom. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/derby/against-decolonisation-in-defence-of-classical-music/100001605514690659 - **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, nonprofit, workshops, festivals, art, theatre, live-music, music-festivals - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fagainst-decolonisation-in-defence-of-classical-music-tickets-1605514690659 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 3.96, max: 3.96, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Derby - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: The Brunswick Inn - **lat**: 52.9182254 - **long**: -1.4641524999999547 - **full address**: The Brunswick Inn, 1 Railway Terrace, Derby, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: East Midlands Salon (https://allevents.in/org/east-midlands-salon/18919405) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/39fb74eee466e877436b04053298f80050da1bdc2e66c4331712188cb37906ef-rimg-w400-h400-dc040409-gmir.jpg?v=1757267921 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/70264276f2a0cfb6966503131f28bc92b0d0cb91c1119d63118f3a54d872d9c7-rimg-w400-h400-dc040409-gmir.jpg?v=1757267921 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Thu, 25 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** The Brunswick Inn, 1 Railway Terrace, Derby, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 3.96 up to 3.96 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** East Midlands Salon - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** music, entertainment, nonprofit, workshops, festivals, art, theatre, live-music, music-festivals - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Against Decolonisation: In defence of classical music ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Against Decolonisation: In defence of classical music", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/39fb74eee466e877436b04053298f80050da1bdc2e66c4331712188cb37906ef-rimg-w400-h400-dc040409-gmir.jpg?v=1757267921", "startDate": "2025-09-25", "endDate": "2025-09-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/derby/against-decolonisation-in-defence-of-classical-music/100001605514690659", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "The Brunswick Inn", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1 Railway Terrace", "postalCode": "DE1 2RU", "addressLocality": "Derby", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "52.9182254", "longitude": "-1.4641524999999547" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Pianist and academic Professor Ian Pace will offer a defence of classical music at this Battle of Ideas Satellite event.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "2025-09-25", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "lowPrice": "3.96", "highPrice": "3.96", "price": "3.96", "url": "https://allevents.in/derby/against-decolonisation-in-defence-of-classical-music/100001605514690659" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/derby/against-decolonisation-in-defence-of-classical-music/100001605514690659", "price": "3.96", "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "East Midlands Salon", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/east-midlands-salon/18919405", "description": "The idea of a Salon was developed in 17th and 18th Century France. 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