Massimo Vito Avantaggiato’s interest in ethnomusicology forms part of an interdisciplinary research approach devoted to the exploration of sound as an acoustic phenomenon, a form of cultural expression, and a means of constructing collective identity.

His research investigates the relationships between musical traditions, soundscapes, cultural memory, and contemporary technologies, with particular emphasis on oral musical traditions, fieldwork documentation, and processes of sonic transformation.

This perspective is closely intertwined with his artistic practice and teaching activities in Electroacoustic Composition, a discipline in which sound recording, analysis, synthesis, and processing technologies become essential tools for investigating and creatively reinterpreting the acoustic and musical heritage of different communities.

Within this framework, ethnomusicology and electroacoustic composition emerge as two complementary dimensions of a broader research inquiry: understanding sound through its historical, anthropological, and perceptual dimensions while exploring its expressive potential through the languages and technologies of contemporary musical creation.

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15, 16, 18 September  2026 – SOUNDS OF IDENTITY: RESTORING AND PROMOTING ETHNOMUSICOLOGICAL AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVES FROM SOUTHERN ITALY.

Organizers: Prof. Massimo Vito Avantaggiato, Prof. Daniela Geria

7, 8, 10 October 2026 – ENHANCING THE VALUE OF ETHNOGRAPHIC MATERIALS IN THE CALABRIAN SOUNDSCAPE.

Organizers: Proff. Massimo Vito Avantaggiato, Daniela Geria

Guests: M ° B. Battaglia; M° S. Di Giorgio; M° D. Pizzimenti