Artistic education and university autonomy in Mexico: origins of the National University Symphony Orchestra (1929-1936)

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to unveil the origins of the National University Symphonic Orchestra in its different key moments: the conflict of autonomy and the segregation of the musicians of the conservatory, the creation of the music faculty and the organization of its own orchestra within a defined time and space, in the context of the post-revolutionary governments. In this field common problems were discussed and debated in common places as it happened during the extraordinary sessions of the assemblies for the creation of a new university music school. In this research, the author lays a basis for the study of the transition from the University Extension Department to the Social Action Department, from the Music Faculty Orchestra to the National University Symphony Orchestra, as well as for the study of the integral training of the university musician.