Antrittsvorlesung Christopher A. Williams – What if? Why not?

Antrittsvorlesung: What If? Why Not? In Praise of (Musical) QuestionsIn Questions
Christopher A. Williams, MAK, GMPU

In this inaugural lecture I will explore the notion of the musical question — both in my current work in improvisation and ethics, and as a beacon for the new professorship for musical

performance and artistic research. Music making will of course be part of the event.

For us self-interpreting animals — AKA “humans” — life comes with questions. Why are we here? Who am I? How should one live?

O ur histories, cultures, and communities occasionally provide durable answers. But such questions perpetually reappear as we move through life, generating new questions and answers. We might not always articulate them with verbal language; nonetheless, our actions in the world disclose them.

02.06.2026, Neuer Saal (GMPU)

16.30 Uhr – Empfang mit Tee

17.00 Uhr – Vorlesung

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