David Hebert is a Professor of Music with Grieg Academy,
Bergen University College, Norway, and he frequently lectures for China
Conservatory in Beijing. He has recently chaired arts sessions for the World
Congress of Sociology, and given keynote speeches for music conferences in
Europe, Asia, and Africa. Books include Theory and Method in Historical
Ethnomusicology, Wind Bands and Cultural Identity in Japanese Schools,
Patriotism and Nationalism in Music Education, and the forthcoming volume
International Perspectives on Translation, Education and Innovation in Japanese
and Korean Societies (Springer). Website: sociomusicology.blogspot.com