Atlantic Canada's largest university, Memorial University of Newfoundland will be the host campus for the 2011 International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM) World Conference. Memorial is home to the Research Centre for Music, Media and Place, the Qualitative Research Centre, and the Memorial University Folklore and Language Archive, the largest oral history and folklore archive in Canada.
North America's oldest city, St. John's is the capital of Canada's newest province (Newfoundland and Labrador). Our historic city, with a current population of roughly 250,000 people, sparkles with music, dance and theatre. Located on a centuries-old shipping route, this port city developed at the hub of trans-Atlantic trade, becoming home to a variety of vibrant cultural traditions. Today, from the pubs of the George Street district to the concert halls and outdoor stages, visitors can hear everything from traditional Irish sessions and Newfoundland songs/tunes to original indie pop and the latest dance mixes.
For more information on the ICTM and Memorial University, please visit the following links:
www.ictmusic.org
www.mun.ca/music
www.mun.ca/folklore
