3/16/20

Covid-19 Disruptions

Norway is now on lockdown with widespread quarantine measures due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Many processes will be much slower for a while now due to emergency conditions. This also impacts an array of music-related activities and events, including rehearsals and recording sessions, concerts, tours, conferences, private lessons, and classroom teaching. One can only wonder how long it may go on: 2 months, 6 months, more ... ?

Despite the formidable challenges, this is an ideal time to make music and write. I am staying home for about a month, developing new books and mentoring students (through videoconferencing) on their thesis writing.

Both above and below are images from our home in Norway, a good place to relax, make music, and write. In both January and February, shortly before the pandemic came to Norway, I greatly enjoyed hosting co-authors from abroad (USA and China).



I really hope the suffering and deaths can be minimized. Difficult times ahead.
As of today, Norway is officially the third worst country in the world for infections per capita, although we have seen relatively few deaths, and the situation is likely to keep changing.

Here are links for further information on Covid-19 in Norway:





UPDATE: Online PhD Course in May 2020:
Click HERE for PhD-911: Non-Western Educational Philosophy and Policy.

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