The Music of  Byambasurengin Sharav

Prof. Lerangis will explore the relationship between Mongolian music and nature, speaking on practical uses of music and sound in nomadic life, direct connections between animals and types of instruments and sound, the "animation" of inanimate objects such as geographies and landscapes, and interactions and invocations of spirits associated with both the animate and inanimate in Mongolia's shamanic tradition.

Dr. Enkhbold will be joined by long-song (urtyn duu) vocalist Ganchimeg Badamsuren and Horse-Head Fiddle (Morin Khuur) player Urtnasan Gantulga, as well as Assistant Professor of Music Joe Lerangis to highlight the shifting folk influences in Sharav's music.

What does the Mongolian steppe sound like? A country of just over 3 million people with a vast expanse of land, Mongolia has produced a kaleidoscope of music over the past century. This concert is part of the Endless Steppe Project, an initiative founded by Lerangis and Dr. Shuree Enkhbold to foster musical exchange between Mongolia and the United States.