SoM Intranet - ICTMAbout the ICTMThe Australian National University has agreed to host the International Council for Traditional Music, whilst the secretariat is in Australia following the appointment of Dr Stephen Wild as the as the Secretary-General of the Council. The AIMS of the ICTM are to further the study, practice, documentation, preservation and dissemination of traditional music, including folk, popular, classical and urban music, and dance, of all countries. To these ends, the Council organizes meetings, World Conferences, Study Groups and Colloquia. In addition the Council maintain a membership directory and supervise the preparation and publication of journals and bulletins. The ICTM was founded on 22 September, 1947, in London, England, by scholars and musicians as The International Folk Music Council. In 1949, the Council was one of the Founding Members of the International Music Council - UNESCO, and is currently an NGO in Formal Consultative Relations with UNESCO. Through its wide international representation the Council acts as a bond among peoples of different cultures and thus serves the peace of humankind.
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