Faculty of Asian and African Cultures at the University of Warsaw, Poland & The Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History at Boston College, U.S.A. Jointly present a lectur with: 

Prof. Joyce Lindorff, DMA Temple University, U.S.A.

9:00–9:50 a.m. October 30, 2025 GMT+01:00 (CET) Faculty of Asian and African Cultures, Room 1.22, Old Rectorate Building, University of Warsaw

Dr. Joyce Lindorff is Professor of Keyboard Studies at Temple University, U.S.A. (DMA The Juilliard School, New York). Her scholarship has produced landmark studies of East-West cultural exchange through music and her performances are acclaimed worldwide. This lecture precedes an evening recital at the University of Warsaw on October 30, 2025, featuring the world premiere of songs from Xiqin quyi bazhang 西琴曲意⼋章 (Eight Songs for a Western Keyboard Instrument) with text by Matteo Ricci, S.J. (1552–1610) arranged by Prof. Lindorff to music by 16thcentury Spanish and Italian Renaissance composers.

This lecture is both in-person and online. For online participation, please register through the QR Code or at: https://forms.gle/cAFQEJLSDcfXA1mE8. A Zoom link will be sent to registered attendees 24 hours prior to the occasion. Time in Poland is given by the Central European Time.

The local time in Poland (the Central European Time = GMT+01:00 (CET) is scheduled for this lecture.